2023年河南省南陽市桐柏縣中考英語一模試卷（含答案）

2023年河南省南陽市桐柏縣中考英語一模試卷

一、聽力理解（20小題，每小題1分，共20分）

1.（1分）Whichseasondoesthewomanlikebest?

A.Summer.

B.Winter.

C.Spring.

2.（1分）WhenisSaragoingtoNanjing?

A.Tomorrow.

B.Today.

C.Thedayaftertomorrow.

3.（1分）Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Watchamovie.

B.Readabook.

C.Gettheclotheswashed.

4.（1分）HowlonghasJanelivedhere?

A.Forsevenyears.

B.Fortwoyears.

C.Forfiveyears.

5.（1分）What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Friends.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Doctorandpatient.

第二節(jié)聽下面幾段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項中選出最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

6.（3分）（1）Wheremaythisconversationhappen?

A.Atafashionshow.

B.Inaclothesstore.

C.Inagirl'sroom.

（2）What'sthenormalpriceoftheskirt?

A.200yuan.

B.70yuan.

C.270yuan.

（3）Whereisthisskirtmade?

A.Hangzhou.

B.Suzhou.

C.NewYork.

7.（3分）（1）HowfaristheHistoryMuseum?

A.3km.

B.4km.

C.5km.

（2）Howwillthewomangotothemuseum?

A.Onfoot.

B.Bybike.

C.Bybus.

（3）Whattimeisitnow?

A.7：00.

B.7：30.

C.9：30.

8.（2分）（1）Whatkindofmusicdidthemanusetolike?

A.Popmusic.

B.Folkmusic.

C-Classicalmusic.

（2）Whatdoesthewomanthinkofclassicalmusic?

A.Serious.

B.Relaxing.

C.Boring.

9.（2分）（1）WhatlanguagedidthespeakerIeam?

A.Chinese.

B.French.

C.Enslish.

（2）Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?

A.Leamingsongs.

B.Usingit.

C.Knowingthemeaningofeveryword.

第三節(jié)聽下面一段日記短文。根據(jù)短文內容，按照你所聽到的先后順序將下列圖片排序,

并將其標號填寫在題號后的橫線上。短文讀兩遍。

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

二、閱讀理解(20小題，每小題10分，共40分)閱讀下面四篇語言材料，然后按文后要

求做題。

11.（10分）

AmericanApparel

AmericanApparelisknownfortheircoolteenclothes

withmanychoicesofcolors.TheirclothesaretypicallyAmerican

brightandthesizesarefromXStoXL.PricesformostApparel

itemsarefrom$15to$80.

Abercrombie&Fitch

Abercrombie&Fitchopenedover100yearsagoasa

men'soutdoorshop.Jeansareafavoriteamong

Abcrcrombic&Fitch

customers.Theyoffercommonsizesonly；pricesrunfrom

$30to$80formostclothes.

OldNavy

OldNavyofferscasual（休閑的）clothesforteens.They

areknownfortheirsales,suchas$1flipflops（人字拖），

andalsofor$5T-shirtstocelebratemostholidays,

fromFourthofJulytoSt.Patrickls23Day.01dNavyhas

clothinginbothcommonandplussizes.

Zara

ZaraisapopularSpanishstore.Zaraisforteensgoing

afteramoreserious,fashion-forwardlook.Pricesare

generally$50-$200,andtheyonlyprovidecommon

sizes.

H&M

SwedishstoreH&MislovedfortheirEuropean

fashionablestyleatverylowprices.Whatmakesit

differentisthatitregularlyworkswithfamous

designers.Theirclothesareontrend.Theyalsoofferplus

sizes,uptoasize24,inadditiontocommonsizes.Prices

runbetween$20to$50.H&Moffersa15percent

studentdiscount.

(1)Tomplanstogofishingwithhisfriends,andheneedsapairofjeans,whichisthebest

placeforhimtogo?

A.H&M.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(2)Janeisateenagegirlwholikesbrightcolorsforclothes,nowshehas15dollarstospend

onaskirt,whichwouldbeagoodplaceforhertobuyone?

A.AmericanApparel.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(3)WhatdoOldNavyandH&Mhaveincommon?

A.Bothofferplussizesaswellascommonsizes.

B.Theybothhaveholidaysales.

C.Bothofferspecialtreattostudents.

D.Y?ucanhavea$5T-shirtinbothshops.

（4）WhatmakesH&Mdifferentfromothers?

A.Theirclothesarecool.

B.Theyofferplussizes.

C.Theirpricesarelow.

D.Theyworkwithfamousdesignersregularly.

（5）Whomayfindthisarticleuseful?

A.ThosewhowanttoIeamtodesignclothes.

B.Thosewhowanttobuyclothesforthecomingseason.

C.ThosewhowanttoknowaboutAmericanclothesbrands.

D.Thosewhowanttotravelallovertheworld.

12.（10分）WhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriawasburned,thestorygoesthatonebookwas

saved.Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andapoormanboughtitforafewcoins.

Thebookwasn,tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagestherewassomethingvery

interesting.ltwasathinpaperonwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthetouchstone（試金石）!The

touchstonewasasmallpebble（卵石）thatcouldturnanycommonmetalintogold.

Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsofotherpebblesthatlooked

exactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis：Therealstonewouldfeelwarm,whileordinarypebbles

werecold.

Sothemansoldhishouse,boughtatent,campedontheseashore,andbegantesting

pebbles.Hethoughtthatifhepickedupordinarypebblesandputthemdownagain,hemight

pickupthesamepebblehundredsoftimes.So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitinto

thesea.Hespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Yethewenton

andonthisway.Pickupapebble.Cold—throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothe

sea.Thedaysturnedintomonthsandthemonthsintoyears.

Oneday,however,aboutmidafternoon,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.Hethrew

itintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hewasusedtothrowingeachpebbleinto

theseaassoonashepickeditup.Sowhentheonehewantedcamealong,hestillthrewit

away.

Soitiswithopportunity(機遇).UnlessWeareVigilan3it'seasytofailtorecognizean

opportunitywhenitisathand.Andit'sjustaseasytothrowitaway.

(1)Whydidthepoormanbuythebook?

A.Becauseitwasverycheap.

B.Becauseithasgreatstories.

C.Becausetherewasasecretinthebook.

D.Becausehewantedworkbythesea.

(2)Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Whythebookwasn,tinteresting.

B.Howtofindthetouchstone.

C.Whatwasspecialaboutthebook.

D.Whatthetouchstonelookedlike.

(3)Howdidthemanprobablyfeelwhenherealizeditwasthe

touchstone?

A.Tired.

B.Moved.

CJnterested.

D.Regretted.

(4)Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword',vigilant"inthelastparagraph?

A.Braveenough.

B.Kindenough.

C.Carefulenough.

D.Strongenough.

(5)Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A-Opportunityknocksbutonce.

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Truthcomesfrompractice.

13.(10分)Whatsubjectdoyouworryaboutthemostatschool?Manystudentsworryabout

math.Somestudentscan,tsleepwellthedaybeforeamathexam.Othersmayfeelverynervous

duringtheexamitself.Buttheremightbeawaytomakethesubjectlessstressful.

"Forpeoplewhoareanxiousaboutmath,posturemakesabigdifference,"saidErikPeper

fromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.That,sright—sittingupstraightcanhelpyoudobetteron

mathexams.

Scientiststested125collegestudents.Theyaskedthemtodoasimplemathquizwhile

sittinginaslumped——over(趴倒的)position,orsittingupstraight.Afterthetest,56percent

ofstudentssaidtheexamwaseasiertodoiftheyweresittingupstraight.

Slumpingoverisadefensive(防御的)posture.ltcanbringnegativememoriesinthebody

andbrain.Thiscanstopyoufromthinkingclearly,Pepersaid.

Studentswhowerenotnervousabouttakingthemathexamdidnotnecessarilybenefit

frombetterposture.Buttheydidfindthatdoingmathwhileslumpedoverwasmoredifficult,

ScienceDailyreported.

Goodpostureisn'tjusthelpfulfortakingmathexams.Athletes,musiciansandpublic

speakerscanallbenefitfrombetterposture.Whenyoufeelstressedout,youcanalsotrytosit

upstraightorstandtall.Itcanhelpyoufeelmorepositiveandfocusbetter.

(1)Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingposturesishelpfulduringexams?

A.Lyingontheback.

B.Puttingtheheadonthedesk.

C.Sittingdownheavily.

D.Sittingupstraight.

(2)WhichoffollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthescientists*experiment?

A.56studentstookpartintheexperiment.

B.Themathquizwasverydifficult.

C.Studentssatindifferentgestures.

D.Studentsallthoughtthequizeasierthanexpected.

(3)Whafsthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?

A.Tointroduceapostureduringthemathexam.

B.Tocomparedifferencesbetweenpostures.

C.Toexplainwhyslumpingovermakesexamsharder.

D.Togiveanexampleofabadpostureduringexams.

(4)WhatcanweIeamfromthetext?

A.Onlyafewstudentsworryaboutmaththemost.

B.Sittingstraightdoesn'thaveaneffectonallthestudents.

C.Apianistmayfeelbetterifheslumpsover.

D.Weshouldsitstraightallthetimeindailylife.

(5)What,sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Posturemakesabigdifferencetoyourhealth.

B.Howtokeepabetterpostureinanexam?

C.Weshouldalwaysbebraveandfacechallengesdirectly.

D.Asimplechangeinposturecanhelpimproveyourmathperformance.

14.(10分)Socialskillsareimportanttosuccessfulcareers(職業(yè))andpersonalrelationships.

(1)Leamhowtoimproveyoursocialskillsandbemorecomfortableinthe

outsideenvironment.Hereissomeadviceforyou.

Payattentiontoyourownmeansofcommunicationwithotherpeople.Findoutwhich

behaviorpatternsandsituationsmakeyouuncomfortable.Askothersforhonestanswersabout

yourmeansofcommunication.(2)Thinkabouthowyoucanchangeyourown

behaviorandturnitintoapositiveexperience.

(3)Whenyoucommunicatewithotherpeople,useeyecontact,facetheperson

you'respeakingtoandavoidbeinginattentive(漫不經(jīng)心的).Attimesbodylanguageismore

importantthanthewordsyouspeak.

Listencarefully.(4)Trytorespectothersanddonotinterruptothers*words.It,s

politetolistentotheircompletewordsandthenrespond(回應).

Changeyourselflittlebylittle.Toimproveyourwholepersonalityatonceisimpossible.

(5)_______

Askyourfriendsandfamilyaboutyourpositivequalities,andletthemshinewhile

communicatingwithothers.Atthesametime,letthempointoutwhatyouneedto

improve.Thenmakeyourselfgetbetterandbetterdaybyday.

根據(jù)材料內容，從下面五個選項中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項，使文章意思通順、

內容完整。

A.Listentowhatothersaresaying.

B.Inthisway,youcanknowwhereyouhavemademistakes.

C.Usepositivebodylanguage.

D.Luckily,socialskillscanbeimproved.

E.Trytochangeoneortwobadpatternsofbehavioratatime.

三、完形填空。

15.(15分)Johnwassixtyyearsold.Heheardthatmanypeoplebegantohavetroublewiththeir

eyesandearswhentheyturnedsixty,sohedecidedtogoandseethedoctortohavehiseyes

andears(1).

ThedoctorgaveJohnsometests.ThedoctortoldJohn,nYoureyesseemfine,butyour

(2)isstartingtogetworse.It'snothingtoworryabout.lthappenstomostpeople

whentheygetolder,(3)itcaneasilybefixedwithahearingaid.'1

Johnwas(4).Hedidn'treallywanttowearahearingaid,butheknewthatthe

doctorwas(5).Heaskedthedoctoraboutdifferentkindsofhearingaids.

Thedoctor(6)himseveralkinds.Someofthemwerequite(7)and

everyonewouldbeabletoseethem.Othersweremuchsmallerandlessnoticeable.

"Dothesmallonesworkas(8)asthelargeones?"heaskedthedoctor.

π0h,yes,''repliedthedoctor."(9),theyaremoremodernandusuallyworkeven

betterthanthelargeones.However,theyaremoreexpensive.uJohntriedtheaids

(10).Hedidn'tlikethelargeonesanddecidedtogetthesmallestone.ltwasvery

expensivebut(11)wouldbeabletoseeit.

ThedoctordesignedahearingaidforJohn,andafewdayslaterJohn(12)from

thedoctor.Heputitinhisearandwenttowork.Atwork,hesawhisworkmateJack.

"Jack,"hesaid,"doyounoticeanything(13)aboutme?"

Jacklookedathimandshookhishead."No,"Jacksaid.

',Good,,,saidJohn."I,11tellyoua(14).Thedoctorsaidmyhearingwas

startingtogetworseand?neededahearingaidso?boughtaverysmallone.ltwasexpensive,

butnoonecanseeit.'*

"That'sgood,"saidhisfriend."Whatkindisit?"

Johnlookedathis(15)."Twothirty,"hesaid.

(1)A.washedB.curedC.checkedD.treated

(2)A.eyesightB.hearingC.attentionD.memory

(3)A.butB.andC.althoughD.so

(4)A.politeB.su?prisedC.angryD.wise

(5)A.rightB.wrongCbUSyD.patient

(6)A.boughtB.soldC.showedD.taught

(7)A.smallB.dirtyC.largeD.loud

(8)A.quicklyB.quietlyC.wellD.hard

(9)AJnshortB.InfactC.InotherwordsD.Ingeneral

(10)A.inB.onC.upD.back

(1?)A.nobodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.somebody

(12)A.putitupB.pickeditupC.turneditupD.useditup

(13)A.beautifulB.similarC.scaryD.different

(14)A.storyB.secretC.jokeD.lie

(15)A.earB.handC.watchD.shoes

四、語篇填空。

16.(10分)

one；require；among；feed；ability；different；both；habit；how；final

Cookingissupposedtobethemostbasiclivingskillforhumans.However,therearemanykids

whoareusedtobeing(1)andtakencareofeverywhereIikenIittleemperorsand

littleprincesses',.Theycan,ttellthe(2)betweenfoodmaterialslikeleeks(韭菜)

andshallots(小蔥).

Inordertostresstheimportanceofhard-workingspiriteducation(3)

students,theCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteerecentlyreleased(發(fā)布)the

guidelines(方針).Theguidelinescallforstudentstorespectlaborwork.Studentsshouldlearn

basiclifeskillsanddevelopgoodworking(4)throughsucheducation.

Studentswillbe(5)tounderstandandmasterthebasicsofhomecookingfrom

preparingvegetablesto(6)beingabletocompletethewholeprocessofhome

cookingindependently.Thesewillbelifelongskillsforkids,helpingthemdevelopintowell-

roundedindividuals(個體)insteadofstudentswhoarejust(7)totakeexams.

Aschildren,s(8)teachers，parentsshouldalsoencouragechildrentolearn(9)

todochoresathome.Studentsshouldmasteroneortwolifeskillseveryyear.Theseskillscan

includecooking,washingtheirownclothesandtidyingtheirrooms.

It'sreallyimportantforstudentstotakelaboreducation(10)atschoolandat

home.

第二節(jié)閱讀短文，根據(jù)語篇要求填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞。

17.(5分)Magpies(喜鵲)areeverywhereallovertheworld.Theyoftenshare(1)

commonmeaningofluck,nomatterwhichculturetheyarefoundin.

(2)isasayinginChinathat',thesingingofamagpieshowsgoodluckand

happinesswhilethatofacrow(烏鴉)badluckandmisery(悲慘),'.(3)meansthat

magpiesaresignsofgoodluck,whilecrowsarethoseofbadluck.IntheUK,crows(4)

alsoseenasabadsignbymanypeople.InTVshowsandfilms,ifyouseeagroupofcrows

crying,thatistointroduceanairofmiseryordeath.Agroupofcrowsisalsocalleda"murder

(兇殺),',bringing(5)mindthesuperstitions(迷信)aroundthebird.

五、補全對話。

18.(10分)根據(jù)下面的對話背景，在每個空白處填上一個合適的句子，使對話的意思連貫、

兀整O

A：Simon,youknowwhat?Ifinishedmyhomeworkrightatschoolyesterday!

B：(1)?Howdidyoudothat?

A：Hahhah,Iamgivenlesshomeworknowbecauseofthe"doublereductionpolicy"(雙減

政策)。

B：Yeah.(2).Butnow,Ialwaysfinishmyhomeworkbefore9o'clock.

A：Whatdoyouusuallydoafteryoufinishhomework?

B：?oftendosomerunningandpracticebasketball.(3).

A：AreyouallowedtodothesekindsofthingsinyourfreetimeinGrade9?

B：(4).MyparentssayIcanmakemyowndecisions.

A：Iagreewithyourparents.Weareoldenoughtoplanourlife.Bytheway,(5)?

B：Iwanttobeabasketballplayerinthefuture,youknow.

A：Hopeyourdreamcancometrue.

六、書面表達(20分)

19?(20分)生活中，總有很多重要的人或者事情，幫助我們成長。比如：一本書、一句話、

一次經(jīng)歷等等。請以"help/helpsmegrowup"為題，結合圖示和要求，用英

語寫一篇短文.

寫作要求：

(1)短文需包含如圖提示的所有要點；

(2)文中不得出現(xiàn)考生的真實姓名和學校名稱：

(3)詞數(shù)100左右。__________________

2023年河南省南陽市桐柏縣中考英語一模試卷

（參考答案與詳解）

一、聽力理解

略

二、閱讀理解（20小題，每小題10分，共40分）閱讀下面四篇語言材料，然后按文后要

求做題。

11.（10分）

AmericanApparel

AmericanApparelisknownfortheircoolteenclothes

withmanychoicesofcolors.TheirclothesaretypicallyAmerican

brightandthesizesarefromXStoXL.PricesformostAppareΓ

itemsarefrom$15to$80.

Abercrombie&Fitch

Abercrombie&Fitchopenedover100yearsagoasa

men'soutdoorshop.Jeansareafavoriteamong

AbCrCrOmbiC&Fitch

customers.Theyoffercommonsizesonly；pricesrunfrom

$30to$80formostclothes.

OldNavy

OldNavyofferscasual（休閑的）clothesforteens.They

areknownfortheirsales,suchas$1flipflops（人字拖），

andalsofor$5T-shirtstocelebratemostholidays,

fromFourthofJulytoSt.Patrick,sDay.01dNavyhas

clothinginbothcommonandplussizes.

Zara

ZaraisapopularSpanishstore.Zaraisforteensgoing

afteramoreserious,fashion-forwardlook.Pricesare

generally$50-$200,andtheyonlyprovidecommon

sizes.

H&M〃

SwedishstoreH&MislovedfortheirEuropeanZY

fashionablestyleatverylowprices.Whatmakesit

differentisthatitregularlyworkswithfamous

designers.Theirclothesareontrend.Theyalsoofferplus

sizes,uptoasize24,inadditiontocommonsizes.Prices

runbetween$20to$50,H&Moffersa15percent

studentdiscount.

(1)Tomplanstogofishingwithhisfriends,andheneedsapairofjeans,whichisthebest

placeforhimtogo?B

A.H&M.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(2)Janeisateenagegirlwholikesbrightcolorsforclothes,nowshehas15dollarstospend

onaskirt,whichwouldbeagoodplaceforhertobuyone?A

AAmericanApparel.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(3)WhatdoOldNavyandH&Mhaveincommon?A

A.Bothofferplussizesaswellascommonsizes.

B.Theybothhaveholidaysales.

C.Bothofferspecialtreattostudents.

D.Youcanhavea$5T-shirtinbothshops.

(4)WhatmakesH&Mdifferentfromothers?D

A.Theirclothesarecool.

B.Theyofferplussizes.

C.Theirpricesarelow.

D.Theyworkwithfamousdesignersregularly.

（5）Whomayfindthisarticleuseful?B

A.Thosewhowanttolearntodesignclothes.

B.Thosewhowanttobuyclothesforthecomingseason.

C.ThosewhowanttoknowaboutAmericanclothesbrands.

D.Thosewhowanttotravelallovertheworld.

【解答】（1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二欄JeanSareafaVoritearnongCUStomers.（牛仔褲深受

顧客的喜愛。）可知，湯姆計劃和他的朋友去釣魚，他需要一條牛仔褲，他可以去

Abercrombie&FitCh。故選BO

（2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一欄TheirclothesaretypicallybrightandthesizesarefromXSto

XLTricesformostitemsarefrom$15to$80.（它們的衣服通常顏色鮮艷，尺碼從XS到

XL不等。大多數(shù)商品的價格從15美元到80美元不等。）可知，簡是一個十幾歲的女孩，

她喜歡鮮艷的顏色的衣服，現(xiàn)在她有15美元買一條裙子，她可以去AmeriCanAPPare1。

故選Ao

（3）細節(jié)理解題。OldNavyhasclothinginbothcommonandplussizes.（Old

Navy有普通碼和加大碼的衣服。）最后一欄Theyalsoofferplussizes,uptoasize24,in

additiontocommonsizes.（除了普通尺碼之外，它們還提供加大碼,最大24碼。）可知,

兩者都有加大碼和普通碼。故選A。

（4）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一欄Whatmakesitdifferentisthatitregularlyworkswith

famousdesigners.（它的不同之處在于它經(jīng)常與著名設計師合作。）可知，它的不同之處在

于它經(jīng)常與著名設計師合作。故選D。

（5）推理判斷題。本文介紹了兒個服裝品牌，它們的服裝特點，尺碼和價格等信息?？?/p>

知，那些想為下一季買衣服的人覺得這篇文章有用。故選B。

12.（10分）WhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriawasburned,thestorygoesthatonebookwas

saved.Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andapoormanboughtitforafewcoins.

Thebookwasn,tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagestherewassomethingvery

interesting.ltwasathinpaperonwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthetouchstone（試金石）!The

touchstonewasasmallpebble（卵石）thatcouldturnanycommonmetalintogold.

Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsofotherpebblesthatlooked

exactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis：Therealstonewouldfeelwarm,whileordinarypebbles

werecold.

Sothemansoldhishouse,boughtatent,campedontheseashore,andbegantesting

pebbles.Hethoughtthatifhepickedupordinarypebblesandputthemdownagain,hemight

pickupthesamepebblehundredsofIimeS.So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitinto

thesea.Hespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Yethewenton

andonthisway.Pickupapebble.Cold——throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothe

sea.Thedaysturnedintomonthsandthemonthsintoyears.

Oneday,however,aboutmidafternoon,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.Hethrew

itintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hewasusedtothrowingeachpebbleinto

theseaassoonashepickeditup.Sowhentheonehewantedcamealong,hestillthrewit

away.

Soitiswithopportunity(機遇).UnlessWearevigilant,it,seasytofailtorecognizean

opportunitywhenitisathand.Andit'sjustaseasytothrowitaway.

(1)Whydidthepoormanbuythebook?A

A.Becauseitwasverycheap.

B.Becauseithasgreatstories.

C-Becausetherewasasecretinthebook.

□.Becausehewantedworkbythesea.

(2)Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?C

A.Whythebookwasn'tinteresting.

B.Howtofindthetouchstone.

C.Whatwasspecialaboutthebook.

D.Whatthetouchstonelookedlike.

(3)Howdidthemanprobablyfeelwhenherealizeditwasthe

touchstone?D

A.Tired.

B.Moved.

CJnterested.

D.Regretted.

（4）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword',vigilant"inthelastparagraph?C

A.Braveenough.

B.Kindenough.

C.Carefulenough.

D.Strongenough.

（5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A

A.Opportunityknocksbutonce.

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Truthcomesfrompractice.

【解答】（1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andapoormanbought

itforafewcoins（但這是一本不值錢的書，一個窮人只花了一點前就買下了它），可知窮

人買這本書是因為它很便宜。故選A。

（2）段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段Thebookwasn'tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagesthere

wassomethingveryinteresting.ltwasathinpaperonwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthe

touchstone（試金石）!Thetouchstonewasasmallpebble（卵石）thatcouldturnanycommon

metalintogold.（這本書不是很有趣，但在書頁之間有一些非常有趣的東西。這是一張薄

薄的紙，上面寫著試金石的秘密！試金石是一塊小卵石，可以把任何普通金屬變成黃金。）

可知第二段介紹的是這本書的特別之處，它有試金石的秘密。故選C。

（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段Thedaysturnedintomonthsandthemonthsintoyears（日子

變成了月，月變成了年），可知他堅持了很久就是為了找到試金石，當他意識到扔進大海

里的是試金石，他會感到惋惜。故選D。

（4）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段it,seasytofailtorecognizeanopportunitywhenitisathand

（當機會就在手中時，很容易沒有意識到它的存在），可知是如果不夠仔細就無法意識到

機會就在眼前，故推斷劃線單詞的意思是“足夠仔細、故選C。

（5）主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段UnIeSSWearevigilant,it,seasytofailtorecognizean

opportunitywhenitisathand.Andit,sjustaseasytothrowitaway.（如果我們不夠仔細，當

機會就在眼前時，我們很容易沒有意識到。而且很容易把它扔掉。）可知文章主要告訴我

們”機會只有一次"。故選A。

13.(10分)Whatsubjectdoyouworryaboutthemostatschool?Manystudentsworryabout

math.Somestudentscan,tsleepwellthedaybeforeamathexam.Othersmayfeelverynervous

duringtheexamitself.Buttheremightbeawaytomakethesubjectlessstressful.

"Forpeoplewhoareanxiousaboutmath,posturemakesabigdifference,usaidErikPeper

fromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.That,sright—sittingupstraightcanhelpyoudobetteron

mathexams.

Scientiststested125collegestudents.Theyaskedthemtodoasimplemathquizwhile

sittinginaslumped——over(MfJ1JStl)position,orsittingupstraight.Afterthetest,56percent

ofstudentssaidtheexamwaseasiertodoiftheyweresittingupstraight.

Slumpingoverisadefensive(防御的)posture.ltcanbringnegativememoriesinthebody

andbrain.Thiscanstopyoufromthinkingclearly,Pepersaid.

Studentswhowerenotnervousabouttakingthemathexamdidnotnecessarilybenefit

frombetterposture.Buttheydidfindthatdoingmathwhileslumpedoverwasmoredifficult,

ScienceDailyreported.

Goodpostureisn'tjusthelpfulfortakingmathexams.Athletes,musiciansandpublic

speakerscanallbenefitfrombetterposture.Whenyoufeelstressedout,youcanalsotrytosit

upstraightorstandtall.Itcanhelpyoufeelmorepositiveandfocusbetter.

(1)Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingposturesishelpfulduringexams?D

A.Lyingontheback.

B.Puttingtheheadonthedesk.

C.Sittingdownheavily.

D.Sittingupstraight.

(2)WhichoffollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthescientists'experiment?C

A.56studentstookpartintheexperiment.

B.Themathquizwasverydifficult.

C.Studentssatindifferentgestures.

D.Studentsallthoughtthequizeasierthanexpected.

(3)What,sthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?C

A.Tointroduceapostureduringthemathexam.

B.Tocomparedifferencesbetweenpostures.

C.Toexplainwhyslumpingovermakesexamsharder.

D.Togiveanexampleofabadpostureduringexams.

(4)WhatcanweIeamfromthetext?B

A.Onlyafewstudentsworryaboutmaththemost.

B.Sittingstraightdoesn'thave