2020中考英语总复习阅读理解练习题提高版（含详解）

2020中考英语总复习阅读理解练习题提高版（含详解）

专题：阅读理解 阅读理解 In the eyes of many Westerners, Chinese are the best hosts (主人) but the worst guests in the world. This is probably because the guest-host relationship in China is much different from that in some Western countries. In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person’s home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the West, things are different. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest. And there are lots of things Westerners find difficult to adapt to. For example, my mother-in-law doesn’t smoke. So when I see some of her guests smoking in her house. As a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly. But I must realize that, to be a good host in China, she mustn’t do that. However, in most North American homes, you should not smoke in the same case. You could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke?” But don’t be surprised if you get a “no”. In our culture, it’s not considered rude at all. In China, you probably won’t need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. But if western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected. 1．Many Westerners think Chinese are the worst guests because ________. A. Chinese act like gods in their home B. they don’t expect gifts from Chinese C. there are cultural differences D. Chinese are heavy smokers 2．When a Western guest visits a Chinese family, he often ________ . A. buys some fruit B. feels like a god C. wants some gifts D. takes a cup of tea 3．If the writer’s guests want to smoke in his house, he will probably say “________” A. It’s OK. Go ahead. B. Would you like a cigarette (香烟)? C. Smoking is a bad habit. D. Sorry, please don’t smoke here. 4．In the passage, the underlined phrase “adapt to” probably means “________”. A. think back to B. get used to C. look forward to D. keep close to 5．When it comes to the guest-host relationship, the writer thinks ________. A. foreigners should learn from Chinese B. hosts must do things in the guests’ way C. Western hosts are always nice to guests D. people should understand cultural differences My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software. If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings. Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you. The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console. I believe that several years from now on, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today. I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How did I live without them?” 6．The writer’s house is NOT made of ________. A. bricks B. wood C. glass D. software 7．What does the passage mainly discuss? A. How to develop a new system. B. The function of the PIN. C. A home for the future. D. Easy life in the future. 8．What is the writer’s purpose of writing the fourth paragraph? A. To let readers know why his ideas are new. B. To explain what the functions of the PIN and the console are. C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console. D. To let readers know how special his house is. 9．The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because ________. A. it has your favourite music following you B. you can make a telephone call anywhere C. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice D. it has been controlled by computers 10．What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage? A. An IT expert. B. A famous engineer. C. A game player. D. An experienced teacher. Have you ever read stories of Sherlock Holmes---a famous detective? Here is one of his cases. Stapleton, Charles’ younger brother, found that he would inherit (继承) the Baskerville lands if Charles and his nephew(侄 子) ---Henry both died. Charles who had a weak heart believed super natural stories. After knowing this, Stapleton had the idea of buying a huge hound, and of using the phosphorus(磷) to make it shine like the hound in one story. Then Stapleton asked his friend Laura to write a letter to bring Charles to the moor gate on that sad night. The hound, which was shining with phosphorus, chased Charles down the Yew Alley. Charles’ fear was so great that his weak heart stopped, and he died but the animal did not touch the dead body. There was no sign of murder. It was difficult for Holmes to find the murderer. Two weeks later, Stapleton learned that Henry had reached England. He took his wife and the hound with him. He wore a false beard and followed Henry in London. He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there. He needed something to give the hound Henry’s smell, so he paid a woman at Henry’s hotel to steal one of his shoes. The first one was a new one, which was no use for the hound, so it was put back. And then another older shoe was stolen. Before he was ready to murder Henry, he wasn’t sure if his wife would keep his secret, so he did not tell her the truth. He locked her up in their hotel. She knew that he must have some evil plans. She sent Henry a letter which was made of words cut from a newspaper. After receiving the letter, Henry realized he was in great danger and it must have something to do with his uncle Charles’ death. So he asked Holmes for help. 11．What does the underlined word “hound” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. 魔兽 B. 猎犬 C. 匕首 D. 猎枪 12．Paragraph 4 is mainly about _______. A. how Stapleton bought the hound B. how Stapleton made the hound shine C. how the hound killed Charles D. how the hound chased Charles 13．The first new shoe was not useful for the hound because ___________. A. it didn’t have Henry’s smell B. it belonged to Henry’s wife C. the hound saw nothing about Henry D. the hound didn’t like the smell 14．What may happen if Stapleton’s wife didn’t send the letter to Henry? A. It may be easy for Henry to find that he was in danger. B. It may be easy for Stapleton’s wife to know the truth. C. Henry may be murdered easily with no sign like Charles. D. Henry may get to know the truth much more easily. You may laugh when you see dog owners talk to their pets as though they were human. Although dogs cannot speak a human language, they seem to understand how you feel. Sounds strange? Now scientists have found that dog and human brains deal with sound and emotion 情感 in a similar way. This may help to explain the language problem. To compare human and dog brains, a scientist called Attila Antics and his team tested 11dogs and 22 humans. Both group listened to almost 200 dogs and human sounds. From crying to laughter and playful barking 吠. At the same time, the team scanned 扫描 both group’s brain activity. The scientists found that a similar part in both brains was activated 激活 when animals ad people heard human voices and emotional sounds, such as crying and laughter. Also, emotional dog voices, such as angry barking also caused a similar action from human and dog volunteers. We know very well that dogs are good at tuning 和..协调 into the feeling of their owners, and we know a good dog owner can find emotional changes in their dog. But we now begin to understand that this similarity may help to explain this can be. 15．we can know from the first paragraph that ___ A. god owners can speak a dog language B. dogs can speak a human language C. dog owners can explain the language problem D. dogs seem to understand how people feel 16．while the dog and human volunteers listened to different sounds. Andics and his team____ A. watched their actions B. scanned their brains C. recorded their sounds D. activated their brains 17．according to the article, which of the following is TRUE? A. the brains of dogs and humans deals with sounds and emotions in a similar way B. only human voices can activate a certain part of the brain C. pets are good at tuning into the feeling of their owners D. dog owners can’t pay attention to the emotional changes in their dogs 18． what is probably the best title for this passage? A. dogs, friends of human B. dogs feel human emotions C. human and dog brains D. a new research on dogs Students at Empire High School started class with no text books－but it wasn’t because of money problems. Instead, the school gave iBooks－laptop computers to each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first US public schools to stop printed textbooks. School officials believe that the electronic materials will make students enjoy learning more. Empire High School was designed to have a textbook-free environment. Students at Empire High School get the materials over the school’s Internet network. The school has a central control system that limits what can be downloaded(下载) at the school. “Students can hand in ho mework online. We have a web program that helps to check if you copy from others,” the headmaster Baker said. In addition to offering up-to-date information, teachers can make the lessons more enjoyable. For example, lessons in history can include links to a person’s daily life, his ideas, his discovery, and so on. Social studies teacher Jeremy Gypton said the change was easier than expected. Gypton said he assigned reading based on websites, used online groups and message boards to keep the students connected. And he also asked them to comment（评论） on each other’s work. Julian Tarazon, a new student, said that it was kind of hard at first, because you had to put things in folders(文件夹). But after a couple of days, you got used to it. Another student Morgan Northcutt said the computer system had made it easier to do homework. The school isn’t completely paperless, however. It has a library, and students can read books in it. “We’re not trying to get rid of books,” Baker said. “We love books.” 19．The students at Empire High School will study in class without ___________ this year. A. text messages B. printed textbooks C. reading materials D. electric machines 20．The teachers at Empire High School began to use iBooks because they___________. A. had money problems B. had limited network C. wanted to improve their teaching D. wanted a web program 21．A central control system can help to control __________. A. how much to download B. what to download C. how to download D. why to download 22．The underlined word “assigned” probably means “___________”. A. 说明 B）完成 C. 转让 D）布置 23．The biggest advantage of the home work online is that___________. A. students can do it anytime B. information online is available C. there is a lot of reading based on websites D. it provides a platform for students to share ideas 24． The best title of the passage might be “___________”. A. High School uses iBooks instead of textbooks B. Don’t try to get rid of books C. Learning without textbooks is harder D. Doing homework online Once my father asked me to hold his hammer while he repaired something, so we could have some time to talk to each other. For 22 years, after I left home for college, he called me every Sunday at 9 am. He was always interested in my life and how my family was doing, and I never once heard him complain about his own life. Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day painting it for three days. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea and for me to hold a paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy. Five years ago, at age 71, my father spent five hours putting together a swingset (秋千组) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea and talk to him. But again, I was too busy. Four years ago, my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka, with an eight-foot Colorado blue spruce (蓝叶云杉) in his trunk, so that my husband and I could have a part of Colorado growing on our land. I was preparing for a trip that weekend and couldn’t spend much time with him. Then, one day, my father telephoned me as usual, this time from my sister’s home in Florida. We talked about the tree he had brought me, “Fat Albert”, but that morning he called it “Fat Oscar”, and he seemed to have forgotten some things. I had to get to church, so I cut the conversation short. The call came at 4:40 pm that day: my father was in hospital in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤). I got on a plane immediately, and on the way I thought of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I realized that I had no idea who he was or what his deepest thoughts were. I promised that when I arrived, I would make up for lost time. I arrived in Florida at 1 am. My father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk to me. 25．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The writer arrived in Florida before her father passed away. B. The writer didn’t find enough time to talk to her father all these years. C. The writer noticed nothing unusual about her father’s health before he was put in the hospital. D. The writer’s father brought them the Colorado blue spruce because it is an expensive kind of tree. 26．How did the writer feel when she was rushing to the hospital where her father was staying? A. Hopeless. B. Sorry. C. Frightened. D. Disappointed. 27．Which words best describe the writer’s father? A. Honest and modest. B. Strict and demanding (要求高的). C. Talkative and positive (积极乐观的). D. Caring and thoughtful. 28．What’s the best title of this passage? A. What a good father! B. How busy I am. C. Time keeps going. D. My father and our family. A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what? It’s not a joke. From September, cookery will be a compulsory (必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK. Primary school students will learn how to put things together and make simple, healthy food. At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking. Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits. These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table. “One in four British families no longer has a table that everyone can eat around. One out of every two meals we eat is eaten alone. Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children,” British writer Joanna Blythman wrote in her book Bad Food Britain: How A Nation Ruined Its Appetite (食欲) in 2006. Instead, ready meals have become the first choice for many British kids, because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal. The Department for Education hopes that the cookery courses can introduce children to good food and reduce childhood obesity. “It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman for the department. “We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up. 29．Students under 14 in the UK _______. A. are fond of cooking B. love to eat junk food C. will learn how to cook at school D. have to prepare breakfast by themselves 30．From the passage, we can learn that _______. A. many British people have unhealthy eating habits B. people in Britain don’t love to eat around the table C. parents cook meals for their kids although they are busy D. many British people don’t like to eat with their families 31．The aim of the cookery course is to help children _______. A. have a good appetite B. learn more life skills C. learn to do housework at home D. enjoy eating and cooking healthy food 32．The underlined word “obesity” in the passage means _______ in Chinese. A. 厌学 B. 懒惰 C. 肥胖 D. 贪玩 "Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her. Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there." She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill. Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?" Her father had an apron（围裙） on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table. After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while. The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes. When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug. "Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother's little helper now, aren't you?" 33．Why did Tammy's sister move out of their home? A. Because she hated doing housework B. Because she was busy with her work. C. Because her school was far away from home. D. Because she disliked her family. 34．From Paragraphs 3 & 4, we can learn that Tammy_______. A. was a middle school student B. did well in all subjects C. always did a lot of housework at home D. was the youngest child in the family 35．What can we learn about Tammy's father from the passage? A. He was a very serious person. B. He wasn't very good at doing housework. C. He liked playing board games very much. D. He always helped Tammy do her homework. 36．Which is the right order for the things that Tammy did in the story? ①Did her homework. ② Prepared breakfast. ③ Played a board game. ④ Helped with super. A①②③④ B①② ④③ C, ①④③② D。①③④② 37．Which is the best title for this passage? A. Mother's Little Helper B. The Life of Tammy's Family C. A Happy Family D. Tammy's School Life Most of the things around you will be replaced or thrown away someday. Where will they go when they are thrown out? What kinds of waste will t hey create, and how will it affect the environment Most of our crash goes to places called landfills. A LANDFILL is a low area of land that is filled with garbage（垃圾）.Most modern landfills are lined with a cover of plastic to keep dangerous liquids（液体）from polluting earth and ground water supply. The problem is that more than half of the states in this country are running out of places to landfill their garbage. Because of the unhealthy materials, landfills do not make good neighbors，and people don’t want to live near them. Many landfills are set in poor neighborhoods. The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, New York, was the largest garbage landfill in the world. For years, people who live nearby complained about air and water pollution caused by the enormous pile of trash. They say that the smoke have made people sick. The landfill closed in April 2001.Now can a harmful waste—material that can pollute air, land, and water –be disposed of in a safe way. Another way to get rid of trash is to burn it. Trash is burned in an incinerator._ Because incinerators in operation can get rid of almost all of the trash, some communities would rather use incinerators than landfills. There is a problem, though. Leftover ash and smoke from burning trash may have dangerous chemicals, and even make it hard for some people to breathe. They can harm plants, animals, and people. You can help reduce（减少）waste by reusing bottles, batteries, and paper. You can also recycle newspaper, glass, and plastics t to provide materials for making other products. From recycled materials, many things are made. For example, from recycled paper we can get newspapers, boxes and so on. From recycled plastic we can get soda bottles, tables, and backpacks. 38．Why don’t landfills make good neighbors? A. Because there are unhealthy materials in them. B. Because people prefer to live in the city center. C. Because landfills are not big enough for trash. D. Because most states are running out of places. 39．What does the underlined word“incinerator”_probably mean? A. An area to collect trash. B. A machine to burn trash C. A metho d that is used to burn trash. D.A station that is run by selling trash. 40．What is probably the best title for the passage? A. How Is Trash Burned? B. What Can Be Reused. C. Why Is Waste Dangerous? D. Where Does Garbage Go? Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He loved writing, hunting and fishing very much. One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there. When it was time to get back home, Mark Twain went to the station with his baggage(行李). After putting it on the train, he sat on a comfortable seat. A few minutes later, another man came over and sat next to him. Mark Twain looked at the man and saw that he was unhappy. He thought it would be impolite to say nothing first, and they began to talk. They talked about the weather and then Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods(森林) in Maine. I guess you have been there, haven’t you?” “Yes, I have,” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just spent three pleasant weeks there. And let me tell you something: although fishing isn’t allowed in Maine this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish. I like eating fish, so I put them on the ice to take them home. May I know who you are, sir?” The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and answered, “I’m a policeman. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And what do you do?” Mark Twain answered, “Well, sir, I’m the man who tells the biggest lies(谎言) in America.” 41．Mark Twain spent in Maine for _________. A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks 42．Mark Twain went home ________. A. by bus B. by train C. by plane 43．The man next to Mark Twain was ________. A. a policeman B. a writer C. a reporter 44．Mark Twain’s vacation in Maine was ________. A. boring B. tiring C. pleasant 45．Which of the following is true about Maine? A. It has beautiful woods. B. Fishing isn’t allowed there. C. It’s Mark Twain’s hometown. Nearly all kids have had the same experience. They are eating in a restaurant with their parents. They finished the spaghetti minutes ago. Now, t hey are bored. Their little brother is kicking them under the table. He is also complaining about the desserts(餐后甜点). Yet their parents are still eating and talking…and talking…and talking. “Be patient.” One parent says. “We’ll have dessert soon.” All kids know what happens next. After dessert, their parents drink coffee. Then they talk some more. Again, the children must wait. They have been in school all day and would rather be running and playing. Instead, they must sit in a chair and stare at a wall. Going to a restaurant doesn’t have to be this way. Many restaurants say they are “family-friendly”. Family restaurants, such as fast-food restaurants should play areas for children. At these restaurants, almost every pla y area is a big room full of climbing equipment. The room is usually, packed with happy kids. Parents can eat while the children play. Everyone is happy. The real problem begins when families want to eat a fancier meal(大餐). The parents don’t want to hurry through the meal but talk to each other. They do not have bored children pestering(烦扰) them about leaving. That’s no fun for kids either. For them, going to a nicer restaurant means just one thing: sit still and be quiet. On family blogs across the Web, dozens of parents post the same question all the time; are there any nicer restaurants with play areas for kids? Research shows that some nicer restaurants do have play areas. In warmer cities, it is easier for restaurants to build play areas outside. For example, at one restaurant kids can sail tiny little motor boats in a small, shallow pond. Parents can sit on a beautiful yard and watch the kids play. Some nicer restaurants even have indoor play areas. Research also shows that these restaurants serve more than just burgers, chickens and fries. So, it’s possible for a restaurant to provide both food and a place where kids can play. These restaurants seem to be popular, too. For some, families must have reservation days in advance. For oth ers, families might be forced to wait in long lines. Clearly, quality food and safe play areas are both good for business. 46．Why do children get unhappy at the restaurant? A. Because they can’t join in their parents’ talk. B. Because the dessert isn’t served in time. C. Because they can do nothing but wait. D. Because the food there isn’t delicious. 47．What is the real problem mentioned in the passage? A. Children don’t like eating fancier food. B. Not many nicer restaurants provide play areas. C. Parents don’t trouble to comfort their bored kids. D. People have to wait for seats in nicer restaurants. 48．What conclusion can we draw from the research? A. It’s common for nicer restaurants to provide good food and play areas. B. Building play areas is more difficult for restaurants in colder cities. C. Serving more kinds of foods may help restaurants to make more money. D. It’s possible for restaurants to find a balance to make both happy. 49．What does the writer mainly want to tell us? A. Cities need to help develop restaurant business. B. Children are supposed to be much more patient. C. Restaurants are supposed to give kids some space. D. Parents need to care more about their kids when eating. How did men first learn to invent words? It is still unknown to people; in other words, the origin* of language is a mystery. All we suppose is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined* to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. We are sure that the power of words lies in their associations-- the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words make us think of the glad and sad things of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which strongly appeal to people and have great effect on our minds and feelings. This lovely and wonderful use of words is what we call literary* style. Above all, the real poet is a owner of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position* and association can move men to tears. We should learn to choose our words carefully and use them true, or they will make our speech silly and low. 50．From the passage, we learn that language might begin with . A. feelings B. actions C. signs D. sounds 51．The underlined phrase appeal to probably means . A. to interest B. to let... down C. to make...relaxed D. to surprise... 52．What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. The power of new words B. The importance of old words C. The association of our experience with words D. The change and development of words 53．From the passage, we can learn that ________. A. people have discovered how words came from B. it’s enough for a good writer to have great thoughts C. the anthor suggest people to use words with right skills D. the longer we live, the number of words that mean something will be smaller. In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous. An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings, especially roosters(公鸡）. So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections. The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year., but he didn’t get the picture. He couldn’t waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper, paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper. After seeing this, the emperor became much angrier. “Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?” he asked. “Your Majesty(陛下），”said the artist. “I will let you know why. But you’ll have to come with me. “ he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster. “Your Majesty(陛下），”said the painter. “It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you. 54．According to the writer, the emperor_____. A. loved beautiful paintings B. did very well in painting C. was good at painting roosters D. Was very kind to the painter. 55．The painter spent ______practicing painting roosters for the emperor. A. only a few months B. only five minutes C. more than a year D. five minutes every day 56．The emperor wanted to kill the painter because______. A. the painter refused to draw rooster B. the painter couldn’t draw rooster well C. he couldn’t find the painter anywhere D. he couldn’t wait to see his painting 57．In fact, during the whole year the painter______ A. escaped from the emperor to live quietly B. worked hard at practice drawing roosters C. was invited to other places to draw roosters D. drew piles and piles of paper to make a living 58．From the passage we can learn that_______. A. it’s hard for painter to success B. it’s easy to paint in a short time. C. hard work causes perfect result D. emperor was hard to deal with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011. “School buses should be safe mobile campuses(校园) for students,” the premier said at a national meeting on women and children, “Society(社会) should remember in mind that children should be the first to enjoy all kinds of social caring and the last ones to suffer from any disaster.” School buses have become a hot topic in China since the deaths of 21 people, including 19 pre-school students, in a traffic accident between a truck and a school-owned minibus in Gansu province on Nov. 16, 2011. The nine-seat minibus was carrying 64 people at the time of the accident, according to the reports. The second accident, in which a school bus in the northern province of Liaoning rolled over on Friday, left 35 people injured, according to China Daily. “In recent days, a series of big accidents involving school buses has led to great anger among the people. These accidents have also made me uncomfortable,” said Mr Wang, an old teacher from Jiangsu. And he also thought that school bus safety must become a serious problem for schools and the government. Premier Wen has already asked the government to develop new safety standard (标准) for school buses and made sure to help local government with safe buses for school-age children. 59．How many seats did the minibus in Gansu province have before it was turned into a school bus? A. 64 B. 21 C. 9 D. 19 60．What does “roll over” mean in Paragraph 4? A. 倒车 B. 翻车 C. 撞车 D.飞车 61．How did Mr Wang feel when such accidents happened? A. nervous B. angry C. stressed D. tired 62．Which of the following sentences is Not True? A. 21 pre-school students died in the school bus traffic accident in Gansu. B. 35 people were hurt in the school bus accident in Liaoning. C. Mr. Wang thought school bus safety was a serious problem. D. The government has been asked to develop new safety standard for school buses. You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth” ? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me. ABC means American-born-Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside---hinting like a Westerner(西方人) and yellow outside --- looking like a Chinese. Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics(政治), But if ABCs can’t speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are oversea Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese____Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen. 63．“ABC” in this passage stands for “_______”. A. a kind of banana B. three English letters C. American-born-Chinese D Chinese-born-American 64．Chinese in Westerner countries are called “banana persons” because _________ A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside. B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese C. they were born in China but go to study in America D. they were born in China but work in America 65．The underlined word “blood” may probably mean _________ A. 血统 B. 洪水 C. 身份 D. 流血 66．C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that _________ A. American Chinese are great. B. Chinese people can win Nobel Prize. C. American Chinese are not Chinese citizen. D. We don’t like him. 67．This passage mainly talks about________ A. Chinese B. the Nobel Prize C. the life story of C.N. Yang D. What the ABC stands for. “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD（公元） 53 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives? Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your frien d appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity（电） often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives. One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave（微波炉）, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（赶时髦的）, beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things. 68．The writer uses the quote（引号） at the beginning of the story to ________. A. tell us a truth about our lives B. tell us what life was like long time ago C. point out what causes such a thing to happen D. point out some problems we will meet in the life 69．In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _______. A. have speeded up our lives B. have improved the quality of our lives C. may make people feel very happy D. may bring people some trouble 70．The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because _______. A. they loved to live simple lives B. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions C. they were troubled by modern inventions D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them 71．According to the passage, which id NOT right? A. People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier. B. An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better. C. The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house. D. With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired. 72．The passage is mainly about ________. A. problems with technology B. improvements of our lives with technology C. changes happening to technology D. the importance of technology 73．Singapore: A Fine City Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember. SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you have to pay fines of up to $ 1,000. LITTER: Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green. Dropping litter in public places is not allowed. You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end. EATING OR DRINKING: In Singapore, when you take a subway or a bus, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything, or you'll be fined up to $ 500. RIDING: When you ride a bike across an underpass(地下通道), please push your bike across the underpass, or you have to pay $ 1,000 for riding your bike. JAYWALKING*: You must always use the pedestrian(步行者, 徒步的)crossing. You can be fined $ 50 for crossing the street less than 50 meters from a crossing. These laws are also for children who are old enough to be in the street on their own. 【小题 1】The underlined word "fine" in the passage means ________. A. 好 B. 罚款 C. 晴朗 D. 健康 【小题 2】When you come to visit Singapore，you should remember to ___________. A. go shopping B. keep the law of this country C. go sightseeing D. visit some fantastic sights 【小题 3】Singapore is a city with _________ according to the passage. A. cigarettes B. green plants C. litter D. bikes 【小题 4】What will happen if you drop a piece of waste paper in Singapore? A. You have to pick it up. B. You have to sweep the street. C. You will be fined up to$500 D. You will be told not to do it again. Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems and confusion（暴乱）. I decided to take a walk even though I didn't know where to go. The most special thing happened when I was out for this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. I thought he looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me. Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, "Grandfather, may I polish (擦干净) your shoes?" That old man took pity on her, smiled and gave her a shoe to polish. The girl told him she needed money to buy her brother a new school uniform. "Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform." Then they walked to a market , and he bought her brother a uniform. The girl said “thanks” to him and left, leaving the old man smiling. He walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, "You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!" As I walked away, I looked back and I could see him still smiling. I was blown away by the kindness I had just seen. Someone who had so little was so generous! Amazing! My own sadness had completely disappeared, chased way by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation (感激) of what I have by following the example of the old man. He only had a little, but shared it so beautifully with someone who had nothing. 74． What did the girl need? A. a pair of new shoes B. a uniform for her brother C. a uniform for herself D. a pair of second-hand shoes 75．Who did the girl clean the shoes for? A. her brother B. the writer C. the old man D. herself 76．From the passage, we know that the old man was . A. rich B. dishonest C. selfish D. poor 77．What would be the best title for the passage? A. A kind shoe seller B. A pair of old shoes C. A clever little girl D. A girl’s new uniform 78．What can we learn from the passage ? A. If we have only a little, we shouldn’t help others B. When we have problems, we must ask others for help C. We should learn to be thankful and share what we have with others D. When we meet with difficulties, we should complain about them. In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant(仆人) and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand' s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 79．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _______. A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. don't want others to know they are rich D. want to make themselves happy 80．It can be inferred（推断）from the story that rich people like to_______. A. live outside New York City B. live in New York city C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors 81．According to the writer, it is_______ to keep up with the Joneses. A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good 82．Which of the following activities probably does not belong to the rich people? A. holding a race B. riding horses C. holding parties D. hiring a servant Charlie was about to climb into bed when he found there was a light on in his garden shed(棚). Then he noticed some people who were busy stealing his things. He call the police right away. The policeman asked, “Are there any intruders(闯入者)in your house?” Charlie replied “no” and explained what was happening. The policeman said, “All patrol cars(巡逻车) have gone out, and a policeman will go to your house when one is free.” Charlie hung up, waited 30 seconds, and then called the police again. “Hello, I just called a short while ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. I want to let you know that they’re not a problem anymore because I’ve just shot every one of them.” Charlie then hung up the phone. In five minutes, three patrol cars, nearly twenty policeman and an ambulance arrived at his house. Of course, the police caught the thieves. One policeman said, “I thought you said that you shot every one of them!” Charlie replied, “I thought you said there were no patrol cars free!” 83．The story happened . A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening 84．The police didn’t want to come at once because . A. there was no patrol cars free. B. they didn’t think it was crucial. C. they didn’t know what happened. 85．Charlie called the police __ for help. A. only once B. twice C. three times 86．The police came quickly because they thought . A. the thieves died B. Charlie was shot C. the thieves broke into the house 87．We can infer(推断) that Charlie . A. was good at shooting B. liked to play a joke on the police. C. didn’t belive what the policeman said. 专题：阅读理解 1．C 2．B 3．D 4．B 5．D 【解析】本文介绍了中国和西方国家，在宾主关系是不一样的。在西方人的眼中，中国人是世界上最好的主人，却 是最差的客人。 1．C 推理判断题。根据 In the eyes of many Westerners, Chinese are the best hosts (主人) but the worst guests in the world. This is probably because the guest-host relationship in China is much different from that in some Western countries.可知许多西 方人认为中国人是最糟糕的客人，这是因为中国和西方国家的文化差异导致的，故选 C。 2．B 细节理解题。根据 In China, guests are almost like gods.可知当西方国家的客人来访问中国的一家人，他经常感觉像上 帝一样，故选 B。 3．D 推理判断题。根据 So when I see some of her guests smoking in her house.As a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly.可知如果作者的客人想在他的房间里吸烟，他将可能会说不可以，故选 D。 4．B 词义猜测题。根据第三段的 But don’t be surprised if you get a “no”. In our culture, it’s not considered rude at all.可知在西 方国家看见客人在自己吸烟，我就可以阻止他。但是中国客人的这种行为被认为是一点也不粗鲁，因此中国和西方 国家的待客之道是不同的，因此很难适应，不习惯，故选 B。 5．D 推理判断题。根据 In China, you probably won’t need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. But if western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.可知,当提到客人和主人之间的关系时，中 国和西方人是不同的，我们应该理解文化的差异，故选 D。 6．A 7．C 8．B 9．D 10．A 【解析】本文介绍了作者设计的未来的房子，用电脑系统来操控房子里的东西。 6．A 细节理解题。根据 My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software.可知作者的房子用木头，玻璃， 石头和软件制成的，因此不是用砖制成的，故选 A。 7．C 概括归纳题。根据本文提到的 This PIN tells the house who and where you are.和 Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.可知此处介绍未来的房子，故选 C。 8．B 推理判断题。根据 My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.可知此处主要介绍了戴着别针 或握着控制台可以让房子为你工作，故此处主要想解释别针和控制台的重要性。故选 B。 9．D 推理判断题。根据 I believe that several years from now on, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.可知作者的新房子是由电脑系 统操控的，因此不同于其他房子，故选 D。 10．A 推理判断题。根据 I believe that several years from now on, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house.可知作者能够操控一些电脑系统，故推断他是一名信息技术专家，故选 A。 11．B 12．C 13．A 14．C 【解析】我们都听说过著名的侦探福尔摩斯，他是一个神奇的私人侦探，破了很多奇怪的案子。这篇短文给我们讲 述了福尔摩斯的一个案子。 11．词义猜测题。根据下文 Charles’ fear was so great that his weak heart stopped, and he died but the animal did not touch the dead body.可知，这句话中的 the animal 指的就是 hound，因此我们可以知道这是一种动物。再根据下文 He needed something to give the hound Henry’s smell 可知，这种动物有好的嗅觉，结合选项我们可以知道 hound 的意思是猎犬。 故选 B。 12．细节理解题。根据第四段中 He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there.以及这一段的内容可知，这一段 描写的是 Stapleton 如何利用猎犬来杀死 Henry，故应选 C。 13．细节理解题。根据短文第四段中 He needed something to give the hound Henry’s smell, so he paid a woman at Henry’s hotel to steal one of his shoes. The first one was a new one, which was no use for the hound, so it was put back 可知，Stapleton 想用同样的方法杀死 Henry，他首先要让猎犬知道 Henry 的气味，所以他买通了宾馆的一个服务员，偷了 Henry 的 一只鞋子。但是这只鞋子是新的，它上面没有 Henry 的气味，所以是没用的。故应选 A。 14．推理判断题。根据文意可知，Stapleton 利用猎犬杀死了 Charles，并且丝毫没有谋杀的迹象。在短文第四段中 He wanted to use the same way to murder Henry there 提到，他想用相同的手法杀死 Henry。因此如果他的妻子没有给 Henry 报信，那么 Henry 就会像 Charles 一样被毫无迹象的杀死。因此应选 C。 15．D 16．B 17．A 18．B 【解析】 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了虽然狗不会说人类的语言,但他们似乎了解人的感受。现在科学家们发现,狗和人类 大脑以类似的方式处理声音和情感。通过这种相似性就能解释为什么狗能了解人的感情。 15．细节理解题。根据短文第一段的大意，虽然狗不会说人类的语言,但他们似乎了解人的感受。现在科学家们发现, 狗和人类大脑以类似的方式处理声音和情感。故选 D 16．细节理解题。根据第二段. At the same time, the team scanned 扫描 both group’s brain activity.描述，故选 B 17．是非判断题。根据第一段 Now scientists have found that dog and human brains deal with sound and emotion 情感 in a similar way 描述，现在科学家们发现,狗和人类大脑以类似的方式处理声音和情感。故选 A 18．标题归纳题。根据文章的主旨大意，狗能了解人类的感情。故选 B 19．B 20．C 21．B 22．D 23．D 24．A 【解析】 试题分析：短文大意：在帝国高中学生上课没有课本－但并不是因为钱的问题。相反，学校给给每位学生－iBook 笔记本电脑，成了第一个停止使用印刷教科书的美国公立学校。给学生提供了一个创意共享的平台。 19．细节理解题。文章的第二段讲述“学校使用 ibooks，学校停止使用 printed textbooks”， 停止使用 printed textbooks 就是不再用的意思，所以本题选 B。 20．细节理解题。文章第一段讲述“不是钱的问题”，文章第四段讲述“学校有一个控制下载内容的中央系统”，所以 其网络没有限制。文章第五段讲述“学校有一个帮助检查是否抄袭的程序”。所以，根据本篇文章的主要意思，学校 推广 ibooks 是因为“想要改进教学”，所以本题选 C。 21．细节理解题。文章第四段讲述“学校有一个控制下载内容的中央系统”，所以答案为 B。 22．词义猜测题。文章第七段第二行，“Gypton 老师是基于网页来进行给学生布置阅读任务”，然后通过“在线小组 进行连接”。所以本题的答案为 D。 23．细节理解题。本题主要问“网上作业的最大优势”，但是学生必须理解考试手册词汇“advantage”。回答这个问题 需要理解整篇文章的意思，然后通过四个论述的比较选择符合文章主要意思，所以本题选 D，给学生提供了一个创 意共享的平台。 24．主旨大意题。文章的主要内容是“使用 ibooks 来代替 textbooks”，其他的三个内容只是论述的三个方面。所以本 题选 A。 25．B 26．B 27．D 28．C 【解析】 试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是伟大的父爱，作者的父亲一直为家庭默默做着贡献，而作者平时连和父亲在一起和谈 话的时间都很少，这也是父亲所期望的，最终父亲去世后，留给了作者遗憾和后悔。 25．推理判断题。根据全文所提供的信息，作者这些年来没有找到足够时间和她的父亲谈话，故选 B。 26．推理判断题。因为作者平时忽略了父亲的感受，所以当得知父亲住院时她感到后悔，故选 B。 27．推理判断题。从全文所提供的信息来看，作者的父亲是细心和有思想的，所给答案的其他方面文中并没有体现， 故选 D。 28．标题归纳题。从全文来看。作者在讲述随着时间的流逝与父亲之间发生的故事及作者自身感情的变化，故选 C。 29．C 30．A 31．D 32．C 【解析】 试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是从九月开始在英国烹饪将成为 7-14 孩子的必修课，英国教育部门希望通过烹饪课程能 向孩子们介绍好的食物和减少儿童时期的肥胖。 29．细节理解题。根据文中原句 From September, cookery will be a compulsory (必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK.（从九月开始在英国烹饪将成为 7-14 孩子的必修课）可知此题答案是 C。 30．细节理解题。根据全文理解及文中原句 Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits.（英国有时作为一个有不好的食物和不健康的饮食习惯的国家而闻名。）故选 A。 31．细节理解题。根据文中原句 These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table. （这些新课程是这个国家为把健康食物带回餐桌而做的部分努力。）故选 D。 32．词义猜测题。根据原句含义：英国教育部门希望通过烹饪课程能向孩子们介绍好的食物和减少儿童时期的肥胖。 所以此处 obesity 是肥胖的意思，故选 C。 33．C 34．D 35．B 36．C 37．A 【解析】 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了塔米在姐姐离开家，妈妈病了，爸爸不擅长做家务的情况下帮助妈妈做家务，准备 早饭，被妈妈称赞是妈妈的小助手。 33．细节理解题。根据短文第三段 Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city 描述可知. 姐姐艾拉,刚刚搬走了是因为去另一个城市的表演艺术高中。对比选项，故选 C。 34．细节理解题。根据第三四段可知塔米九岁，不是中学生，父亲将帮助她的学习，可知她不一定擅长学习，在姐 姐搬走后她才做家务多了。姐姐上艺校高中哥哥上中学，可知塔米是最小的，故选 D。 35．推理判断题。根据第五段 He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that 描述，可知父亲不擅长做家务，故选 B。. 36．细节理解题。根据事情发生的顺序，故选 C 37．标题归纳题。根据短文描述，可知塔米在姐姐离开家，妈妈病了，爸爸不擅长做家务的情况下帮助妈妈做家务， 准备早饭，被妈妈称赞是妈妈的小助手。故选 A。 38．A 39．B 40．D 【解析】 试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述我们周围的垃圾都去哪了，都是怎样被清理掉的？人们通常是在自家周围建立一个垃 圾场，或是焚烧这些垃圾等。可是，这些办法同样也给环境造成了污染。 38．细节理解题。根据第二段第五行 Because of the unhealthy materials, landfills do not make good neighbors，and people don’t want to live near them.可知，故选 A。 39．词义猜测题。根据第五段第一行 Another way to get rid of trash is to burn it. Trash is burned in an incinerator._“另一 种清除垃圾的方式就是焚烧它。垃圾被焚烧在一个机器里。”结合语境，可知选 B，一个焚烧垃圾的机器。 40．标题归纳题。本文主要讲述我们周围的垃圾都是如何被清理掉的，故选 D，垃圾都去哪了？ 41．C 42．B 43．A 44．C 45．A 【解析】 试题分析：本文讲述马克吐温去缅因州度假回来发生在路上的故事，他的旁边坐了一位陌生人，他们开始聊天，马 克吐温对陌生人说虽然现在不允许钓鱼，但是因为自己喜欢吃鱼，他还是钓了很多鱼带回来，之后这个陌生人告诉 马克吐温自己就是抓违规钓鱼者的警察。 41．细节理解题。根据原文 One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there.可知马克吐温 在缅因州呆了三周。故选 C。 42．细节理解题。根据原文 After putting it on the train, he sat on a comfortable seat.把行李放在火车上之后，他坐在舒 适的座位上。可知他乘坐火车回家。故选 B。 43．细节理解题。根据陌生男人回答的 I’m a policeman.可知他是一名警察。故选 A。 44．细节理解题。根据马克吐温回答的 I’ve just spent three pleasant weeks there.可知他在这里的假期非常愉快。故选 C。 45．细节理解题。根据警察所说的 We have some beautiful woods in Maine.可知缅因州有美丽的森林。故选 A。 46．C 47．B 48．D 49．C 【解析】 试题分析：这篇短文讲述家长在带孩子出去吃饭时，孩子们很不开心。因为除了等待没有可做的事情，尽管有些快 餐店提供孩子们游玩的区域，但是并不是所有的饭店都有这项服务。因此，作者呼吁餐馆应该为孩子们提供娱乐的 区域。 46．细节理解题。根据第三段最后 Again, the children must wait. They have been in school all day and would rather be running and playing. Instead, they must sit in a chair and stare at a wall.可知，在餐馆里吃饭的孩子除了等什么也做不了。 故选 C。 47．细节理解题。第五段提到：当家人去吃大餐时，并没有供孩子娱乐的区域。以及第六段第一行 are there any nicer restaurants with play areas for kids?可知不是所有的好点的饭店都提供娱乐区域。故选 B。 48．推理判断题。根据最后一段第一行 So, it’s possible for a restaurant to provide both food and a place where kids can play.提示，可知选 D。 49．主旨大意题。本文主要讲述家长在带孩子出去吃饭时，孩子们除了等待没有可做的事情。故选 C，餐馆应该设 法为孩子们提供一些区域。 50．D 51．A 52．C 53．C 【解析】 试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了语言的发展历史以及语言与经验的关系，告诉我们要正确的使用语言。 50．细节理解题。根据短文第一段 All we suppose is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things, 描述，可知语言可能是从声音开始的。故选 D。 51．词义猜测题，联系下文 have great effect on our minds and feelings 对我们的思想感情产生重大影响。可知前文指 的是，强烈地吸引人们。故选 A。 52．细节理解题。根据短文第二段 We are sure that the power of words lies in their associations-- the things they bring up before our minds. 及本段描述，可知这段主要讲述的是语言和经验的关系。故选 C。 53．细节理解题。根据短文最后一段 We should learn to choose our words carefully and use them true,描述，可知作者 建议我们要用正确的方法应用语言。故选 C。 54．A 55．C 56．D 57．B 58．C 【解析】试题分析：这个故事讲述的是古时候一个画家为了给皇帝画一只完美的公鸡，为此练习了一年多的时间。 从这个故事作者想要告诉们，只有通过艰苦的努力，不断的练习，最后才能有完美的结果。 54．细节理解题。根据短文第二段中 An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings 可知，这个中国的皇帝喜欢画， 尤其是喜欢公鸡的画。由此可知选 A。 55．细节理解题。根据短文第二段中 The emperor waited and waited for one year., but he didn’t get the picture.可知，皇 帝让那个画家给他画一只公鸡，但是他等了一年，也没有等到，所以他就去找那个画家。In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper.五分钟之后，画家就为皇帝画了一只公鸡。由此可知选 C。 56．推理判断题。根据短文第二段的内容可知，皇帝等了一年，都没有等到他想要的公鸡的画，所以他很生气，想 要杀了那名画家。故选 D。 57．推理判断题。根据短文中 he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster 可知，那个画家请皇帝来到了他的家里，在他家里，有一堆堆的纸，纸上画的都 是公鸡。由此可见，这一年里，画家一直在努力的练习画公鸡。故选 B。 58．主旨大意题。这个故事讲述的是一个画家为了画好公鸡，练习了一年多，这样才能不断的提高自己的技能，画 出完美的公鸡。故从这个故事中我们可以学到，只有艰苦的努力，最后才能有完美的结果。故选 C。 59．C 60．B 61．B 62．A 【解析】 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了自从 2011 年甘肃省的校车事故后，校车已经成为一个热门话题。中国国务院总理 温家宝承诺,中国将采取行动改善校车安全。 59．细节理解题。根据短文第三段 The nine-seat minibus was carrying 64 people at the time of the accident, according to the reports. 载客 9 人的微型面包车在事故时载有 64 人。可知应该有 9 个座位，故选 C。 60．词意猜测题。根据第四段描述可知周五在北部省份辽宁一辆校车翻了车，,造成 35 人受伤。故选 B 61．推理判断题。根据第五段 a series of big accidents involving school buses has led to great anger among the people. These accidents have also made me uncomfortable 描述，可知一系列的校车事故引起了人们的愤怒，这些事故也使我 不舒服，根据选项，故选 B。 62．细节理解题。根据第三段 School buses have become a hot topic in China since the deaths of 21 people, including 19 pre-school students, in a traffic accident between a truck and a school-owned minibus in Gansu province on Nov. 16, 2011 描述，可知在甘肃的校车事故中有 21 人死亡，其中有 19 个学前儿童。故 A 叙述的内容不符合原文。故选 A 63．C 64．B 65．A 66．C 67．D 【解析】试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要给我们介绍了什么是 ABC，它指的是在美国出生的中国人。这样的人具有 美国的国籍，从小受美国的思想影响，但是在外表上仍然是中国人，有中国的血统。短文中作者还给我们举例向我 们解释了 ABC。 63．细节理解题。根据短文的第二段中 ABC means American-born-Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. 可知，ABC 的意思是美国出生的中国人，他是一个中国人，但是出生在美国。故选 C。 64．细节理解题。根据短文第二段中 So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside---hinting like a Westerner(西 方人) and yellow outside --- looking like a Chinese.可知，我们说一个人是香蕉人，是因为他里面是白色的，思想就像 西方人一样；而外面是黄色的，外表就像中国人。故选 B。 65．词义猜测题。根据划线的单词所在的句子以及上下文可知，ABC 具有其他国家的国籍，但是有中国的血统，因 为他们的父母、祖父母，甚至曾祖父母都是来自中国的。故这里的 blood 的意思是血统。故选 A。 66．细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段 He got the Nobel Prize Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen. 可知，这里提到了杨振宁，他在 1957 年获得了诺贝尔物理奖，但是他是一个美国公民。故这里作 者提到这个例子是说明美国出生的中国人，他们是美国国籍，所以他们不是中国的公民。故选 C。 67．主旨大意题。这篇短文中作者主要给我们介绍了什么是 ABC，它指的是在美国出生的中国人。这样的人具有美 国的国籍，从小受美国的思想影响，但是在外表上仍然是中国人，有中国的血统。短文中作者还给我们举例向我们 解释了 ABC。故应该选 D。 68．A 69．D 70．B 71．B 72．A 【解析】 试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要想告诉我们随着现代科学技术的发展，我们的生活中有了很多新的发明，但是这些 新发明让人们感到压力和疲惫。作者开头引用了一个不知名的罗马人所说的话，点明了短文的中心，即科学技术的 发展给人们带来的问题。 68．句意理解题。短文的开头作者引用了一个生活在公元 53 年的罗马的一个不知名的人所说的话，意为：生活在 加速，每个人都因此而不安。作者这样做的原因是因此他在这篇短文中想要谈论的话题，即生活的快速发展到底对 我们是好的还是坏的。故选 A。 69．细节理解题。根据短文第四段的内容可知，在这一段中作者给我们描述了一个画面，画面中的我们在一系列的 现代发明面前，生活没有变得更加舒适，反而是一塌糊涂。故选 D，新发明可能会给我们的生活带来麻烦。 70．细节理解题。根据短文第六段 One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.可知，英国的一个家庭想要回到过去的时间，去看看过去的时候，在没有所有这些新发明 之前人们的生活是怎样的。故选 B。 71．推理判断题。根据 people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity （电） often seem to be happier 可知 A 这句话是正确的；根据短文第六段可知Ｃ这句话也是正确的；根据短文 Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired.可知Ｄ这句话也是正确的； 根据短文的开头可知Ｂ是不正确的。故选Ｂ。 72．主旨大意题。这篇短文中作者主要想告诉我们随着现代科学技术的发展，我们的生活中有了很多新的发明，但 是这些新发明让人们感到压力和疲惫。所以作者在这篇短文中讨论的是科学技术的发展给人们带来的问题。故选Ａ。 73． 【小题 1】B 【小题 2】B 【小题 3】B 【小题 4】C 【解析】 试题解析:本文大意：当你来游览新加坡时，请遵守这个国家的法律。下面是你点你需要记住的： 不允许在电梯里、 电影院里、剧院里和所有政府办公室及公交车上吸烟。如果你违反了，必须付最高可达 1000 元的罚款；新加坡是 亚洲的花园城市，清洁、绿色，你会因乱扔废物最多罚款 500 元，即使是一片废纸或一个烟头；不允许在地铁上或 公交车上吃、喝任何东西，否则罚款可达 500 元；过地下通道时需要推着自行车过，否则会罚款 1000 元； 过马路少于 50 米会罚款 50 元。 【小题 1】推理判断题。fine 好的，词性为形容词，罚款，词性为动词和名词，形容词和名词都可以做定语修饰名 词 city,根据语境可知答案选 B. 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据 When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. 当你来游览新加坡 时，请遵守这个国家的法律，可知答案选 B 【小题 3】细节理解题。根据 Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green.新加坡是亚洲的花园城市，清洁、 绿色，可知答案选 B 【小题 4】细节理解题。根据 You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end.你会因乱扔废物最多罚款 500 元，即使是一片废纸或一个烟头，可知答案选 C 74．B 75．C 76．D 77．A 78．C 【解析】 试题分析：短文大意：作者通过他经历的一件事告诉人们应该学会感激，应该学会与他人分享自己所拥有的。 74．细节理解题。根据第四段 The girl told him she needed money to buy her brother a new school uniform. 可知该选 B。 75．细节理解题。根据第三段末 That old man took pity on her, smiled and gave her a shoe to polish.可知该选 C。 76．细节理解题。根据短文最后 I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation (感激) of what I have by following the example of the old man. He only had a little, but shared it so beautifully with someone who had nothing.可知该选 D。 77．标题归纳题。根据短文内容可知该选 A。 78．主旨大意题。读短文可知我们应该学会感激，应该学会与他人分享我们所拥有的，所以该选 C。 79．B 80．A 81．C 82．A 【解析】 试题分析：在美国,当一个人变得富有,他想让人们知道。即使他不会变得非常富有,他希望人们认为他是富有的。这 就是“跟上邻居”。这是这个故事的人想看起来像他的邻居一样富有。人似乎从不厌倦跟上邻居。还有在世界每一个 城市的“邻居”。但人们必须厌倦试图赶上别人,因为无论什么人,琼斯先生似乎总是领先。 79．细节理解题。问题：为什么一些人想追赶邻居？分析原文：when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is.句意：当一个人变得富有,他想让人们知道。即 使他不会变得非常富有,他希望人们认为他是富有的。从而只有第二项符合。故选 B 80．细节理解题。问题：从这个故事中可以推断出富人们喜欢居住在哪里？分析原文：He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City.句意：他结婚,和他的妻子搬到纽约市外，那有一个非常 富有的邻居。同时结合现实富有的人都喜欢居住在别墅，故选 A 81．细节理解题。问题：通过作者的观点，追赶邻居的方式是如何？结合全文的理解，对于追赶邻居的活动是不可 能的，从对亚瑟·蒙德的描述中就体现了这一点。故选 C 82．细节理解题。问题：下列哪个活动可能不属于富人? 从第二自然段中提取的主要信息点：rich people rode horses； rich people had servants；gave big parties 骑马；有仆人；举行大的聚会。因此只有第一项没有提及。故选 A 83．C 84．B 85．B 86．A 87．C 【解析】 试题分析：Charlie 睡觉前发现有人在他的花园里偷东西，给警察打电话报警，警察说巡逻车都出去了，等有闲下来 的巡逻车就过去解决了。Charlie 不相信警察的话，又打电话告诉警察不用着急了，因为他已经对小偷开枪了，警察 以为有人死了，所以马上就赶到了。 83．细节理解题。根据原文 Charlie was about to climb into bed when he found there was a light on in his garden shed.可 知故事发生在晚上，Charlie 刚要去睡觉。故选 C。 84．细节理解题。根据原文 All patrol cars have gone out, and a policeman will go to your house when one is free.可知警 察认为这不是重要的。故选 B。 85．细节理解题。根据原文 I just called a short while ago 意为：我刚才给你打了一个电话。可知一共打了两个电话。 故选 B。 86．细节理解题。根据原文 I thought you said that you shot every one of them!警察说：我记得你说你已经击毙了他们 中的一个。可知警察以为有小偷被枪毙了。故选 A。 87．细节理解题。通过阅读可知 Charlie 不相信没有警车，所以故意说开枪了。故选 C。