2020-2021學年北京密云區(qū)初三第一學期英語期末試卷及答案

2020-2021學年北京密云區(qū)初三第一學期英語期末試卷及答

案

知識運用（共14分）

一、單項填空（共6分，每小題0.5分）

從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1.Ihaveabrother.________nameisSimon.

A.HerB.HisC.TheirD.Your

【答案】B

【解析】

【詳解】句意：我有一個弟弟，他的名字叫西蒙。

考查代詞的用法°Her她的；His他的；Their他們的；Your你的。根據(jù)前一句的"abrother

一個弟弟，可知是男孩，物主代詞用His,故選B。

2.—Whendoyouleavehomeforschool?

—Iusuallyleave7o'clockinthemorning.

A.onB.inC.atD.of

【答案】C

【解析】

【詳解】句意：一一你什么時候離開家去上學?一一我通常早上7點離開。

考查時間介詞，on后接具體的某一天或某一天上午/下午；in后接世紀/年份/月份/季節(jié)；

at后接具體時間點；of...的。根據(jù)"7o'clockinthemorning.v早上7點，可知是

具體時間點，應(yīng)該用at,故選C。

3.—________youpleasetellusthewaytothenearestpostoffice?

一Sure.Followme,please.

A.CouldB.ShouldC.MustD.Need

【答案】A

【解析】

【詳解】句意：一一你能告訴我們?nèi)プ罱泥]局怎么走嗎?一一當然。請跟我來。

考查情態(tài)動詞，Could能，語氣比can更委婉；Should應(yīng)該；Must必須；Need需要。根據(jù)

upleasetellusthewaytothenearestpostoffice?”可知應(yīng)該是在請求幫助，故選

Ao

4.一isthetrainridefromBeijingtoShanghai?

-Foraboutfourandahalfhours.

A.HowlongB.HowmanyC.HowoftenD.How

much

【答案】A

【解析】

【詳解】句意：一一這輛火車，從北京開到上海多長時間？一一大約四個半小時。

考查特殊疑問詞組。Howlong多長(時間)，對一段時間或長度提問；Howmany多少，對可

數(shù)名詞的數(shù)量提問；Howoften每隔多久，多對頻率提問：Howmuch多少，對不可數(shù)名詞的

數(shù)量或?qū)﹀X提問。根據(jù)"Foraboutfourandahalfhours."可知，問句是對一段時間提

問。故選A。

5.YaoMingisoneof________basketballplayersintheworld.

A.tallB.tallerC.tailestD.the

tallest

【答案】D

【解析】

【詳解】句意：姚明是世界上最高的籃球運動員之一。

考查形容詞最高級。根據(jù)"oneof+形容詞最高級+名詞復(fù)數(shù)”表示“……之一”；所以此處

用最高級，最高級前面需加the,故選D。

6.Washyourhandsbeforemeals,youmaygetill.

A.andB.butC.orD.so

【答案】C

【解析】

【詳解】句意：飯前洗手，否則你可能會生病的。

本題考查連詞。and而且，but但是，or否則，s。所以。結(jié)合句意，“飯前不洗手”是“你

可能會生病”的條件，故選C。

7.—Lily,whatisyourdaddoing?

—He_______hiscarintheyard.

A.washesB.willwashC.iswashingD.has

washed

【答案】C

【解析】

【詳解】句意：一莉莉，你爸爸在干什么?——他正在院子里洗車。

考查動詞時態(tài)，根據(jù)提問"whatisyourdaddoing?",是問正在干什么，可知應(yīng)該用現(xiàn)

在進行時(be+v.ing)來回答，這里主語為he,be動詞用is,故選C。

8.MillionsofpeopletheGreatWalleveryyear

A.visitB.visitedC.willvisitD.are

visiting

【答案】A

【解析】

【詳解】句意：每年有數(shù)百萬人參觀長城。

考查動詞時態(tài)，根據(jù)"everyyear”可知應(yīng)該用一般現(xiàn)在時表示經(jīng)常性行為，并且主語

Millionsofpeople為復(fù)數(shù)，故選A。

9.IgreatprogressinEnglishsinceIstartedtoreadanEnglishstory

everyday

A.makeB.madeC.havemadeD.was

making

【答案】C

【解析】

【詳解】句意：自從我開始每天讀一個英語故事以來，我在英語方面取得了很大的進步。

考查動詞時態(tài)，觀察句子，本句是含有since的復(fù)合句，從句用一般過去時，主句應(yīng)該用現(xiàn)

在完成時，故選C。

10.Theteacheroftentellsuscarefulwhengoingontheroad.

A.beB.areC.beingD.tobe

【答案】D

【解析】

【詳解】句意：老師經(jīng)常告訴我們在路上要小心。

考查固定句型，根據(jù)固定句型：tellsb.todosth"告訴某人做某事"，becareful“小

心”，故選D。

11.Manynewbuildings________inthatareanextyear.

A.buiIdB.willbuildC.arebuiltD.willbe

built

【答案】D

【解析】

【詳解】句意：明年許多新大樓會在那片區(qū)域被蓋起來。

考查一般將來時的被動語態(tài)。根據(jù)"nextyear”可知，句子要用一般將來時，而

“buildings”是build這一動作的承受者，用被動語態(tài)，一般將來時的被動結(jié)構(gòu)是“will

be+過去分詞”，故選D。

12.Idon'tremembermyChinesedictionaryyesterday.

A.wheredidIputB.whereIput

C.wherewillIputD.whereIwillput

【答案】B

【解析】

【詳解】句意：我不記得昨天我把我的漢語字典放哪兒了。

考查賓語從句。根據(jù)"Idon'tremember”可知考查賓語從句，賓語從句為陳述語序，排除

選項A、C；根據(jù)時間狀語“yesterday”得知，從句應(yīng)該用一般過去時態(tài)，排除選項D；故

選Bo

二、完形填空（共8分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇

最佳選項。

Whenyouhearthewordhero,youmaythinkofsomeonelikeMahatmaGandhior

NelsonMandela.Buttherearealso“everyday”heroes-theymaynotbewell-known

tothepublic,buttheydowhattheycantohelp13peopleJs1ivesaswell.

Everydayheroesarenormalpeoplewhoareworkingtomaketheworldabetterplace.

AmongthemisRobertLee.

LeegrewupinNewYorkCity.Ashisfamilywasnotrich,helearnedfromayoung

agetheimportanceof14thewasteoffood.Whenincollege,hewaspart

ofastudentgroupthatgaveoutleftover（乘馀的）foodtohomelesspeople.This

experiencemadehimrealizehow15theproblemoffoodwastage

actuallywas.

AfterheleftuniversityLeeandhisfriendsetupanorganizationcalled

RescuingLeftoverCuisine（RLC）.Its16istocollectunsoldfoodfrom

restaurantsandsenditforfreetoshelters（收容所）.Volunteerspickupthefood

fromrestaurantsaroundthecityandhanditouttothoseinneed.

RLCoperatessimply.UsinganappdevelopedbyLee'steam,restaurants17

howmuchleftoverfoodtheyhaveeachday.Thenvolunteersaresenttofetchit.

Thedistanceisusuallyshort,sovolunteerscanjustdotheirdeliveries（遞送）

bywalkingfromtherestaurantstotheshelters.Leebelievesthisisaquickway

ofdelivery.

Sofar,Leeandhisteamhavesuccessfully18over150,000kilogramsof

food,servingalmost300,000mealstopeoplewhoneedthem.Leehasshownthata

19actioncanhelppeoplearoundusgreatly.Itmayhaveagreaterinfluence

thanweimagine.WhenLeeisaskedwhathisnextplanis,he：saysthere'sstill

alottodo."It'sjustthe20.Withmorerestaurants,whoknowshowmuch

morewecando.”

13.A.recordB.shareC.improveD.manage

14.A.storingB.avoidingC.burningD.

recycling

15.A.easyB.seriousC.curiousD.

strange

16.A.productB.passwordC.positionD.

purpose

17.A.reportB.noticeC.discussD.

consider

18.A.savedB.heatedC.lentD.grown

19.A.directB.secretC.socialD.small

20.A.needB.saleC.beginningD.

sympathy

【答案】13.C14.B15.B16.D17.A18.A19.D20.C

【解析】

【分析】這篇短文主語講述了Lee從小就知道避免浪費食物的重要性,大學畢業(yè)后，和小伙

伴一起建立一個組織來把餐廳賣剩下的食物免費送給無家可歸的人，這個小小的舉動極大

程度上幫助了很多有需要的人。

【13題詳解】

句意：但他們也盡其所能幫助改善人們的生活。

record記錄；share分享；improve提高；manage經(jīng)營，管理。根據(jù)上文“Buttherearealso

“everyday“heroes-theymaynotbewell-knowntothepublic,buttheydowhatthey

cantohelp"可知，此處是他們也盡其所能幫助改善人們的生活。故選C。

【14題詳解】

句意：由于家里不富裕，他從小就懂得避免浪費食物的重要性。

storing貯存；avoiding避免；burning燃燒；recycling回收。根據(jù)上文“Ashisfamily

wasnotrich”及下文"Whenincollege,hewaspartofastudentgroupthatgaveout

leftover（剩余的）foodtohomelesspeople."可知,此處是他從小就懂得避免浪費食物

的重要性。故選B。

【15題詳解】

句意：這段經(jīng)歷使他意識到食物浪費的問題實際上是多么嚴重。

easy容易的；serious嚴肅的,嚴重的；curious好奇的；strange奇怪的。根據(jù)"theproblem

offoodwastageactuallywas.”可知，此處是他意識到浪費是多么的嚴重。故選B。

【16題詳解】

句意：它的目的是從餐館收集未售出的食物，并免費送到收容所。

product產(chǎn)品：password密碼;position位置;purpose目的。根據(jù)下文“tocollectunsold

foodfromrestaurantsandsenditforfreetosheltersw可知，此處是說Lee和他的

朋友建立這個組織的目的是什么，故選1）。

【17題詳解】

句意：利用李的團隊開發(fā)的一個應(yīng)用程序，餐館報告他們每天有多少剩菜。

report報道；notice注意；discuss討厭；consider考慮。根據(jù)下文"howmuchleftover

foodtheyhaveeachday.Thenvolunteersaresenttofetchit.”可知，此處是參觀

每天報道他們的剩菜數(shù)量，自愿者去取。故選A。

【18題詳解】

句意：到目前為止，Lee和他的團隊已經(jīng)成功地節(jié)省了超過15萬公斤的食物，為有需要的

人提供了近30萬頓飯。

saved節(jié)省;heated討厭；lent借出；grown長大。根據(jù)下文"servingalmost300,000meals

topeoplewhoneedthem.可知，此處是Lee為需要的人們提供食物，說明這個團隊節(jié)省

了食物。故選A。

【19題詳解】

句意：Lee已經(jīng)證明，一個小小的行動可以極大地幫助我們身邊的人。

direct直接的：secret秘密；social社會的；small小的。根據(jù)文中"Itmayhaveagreater

influencethanweimagine.n可知,此處是說小小的舉動，能極大的幫助了我們身邊人。

故選Do

【20題詳解】

句意：這只是個開始。有了更多的餐館，誰知道我們還能做多少。

need需要；sale銷售；beginning開始；sympathy同情的。根據(jù)"Withmorerestaurants,

whoknowshowmuchmorewecando.”可知此處是說這是個開始，前面的還長。故選C。

閱讀理解（共36分）

三、閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇

最佳選項。（共26分，每小題2分）

A

Question:Areyoupunctual（守時的）？

PostedonNovember29,2020byTina.Andthenthefourgirlsgavetheirreplies.

I'mpunctualinmyworklife,butnotinmypersonallife.However,it'sOK

inmycountry.We,Brazilians,arealwayslate.Forexample,ifthepartyisateight,

someoneshowsupattenandeveryone,includingthehost,ishappyaboutthat.

Lisa,Brazil

Ofcourse!MyfriendsandIallbelievethatshowinguplateforanappointment

(約會)oraclassisaninsult(冒犯)totheperson(s)wearemeeting.Itseemsto

say,“Mytimeismoreimportantthanyours.”

Vera,Switzerland

Peoplearoundmearealwayspunctual.Forme,notonlyamIpunctual,butIam

alwaysearlyformosteventsinmylife.Thesecretis(anditreallyworks!):I

keepalltheclocks(exceptmycomputer)inmylife10minutesfast!

WangMeimei,China

Foranappointment,IalwaysmakesureI*montime.OnceIhadafriendwho

wasalwayslateforeverymeeting.Forexample,ifwemadeitat9,itwouldbea

45-minutetripforher.Andthenshewouldarriveat9:45.Ilikedheralot,but

1couldnotstandherunpunctuality.

BudBerlim,Germany

21.IfyouaretwohourslateforaBrazilianparty,thehostwill,

A.behappyB.thinkyouareimpolite

C.askyouwhyD.askyoutodrinkwithhim

22.HowdoesWangMeimeikeepbeingearly?

A.Bytakingtimetoworkfast.

B.Byaskingherfriendstoremindher.

C.Bysettingclockstenminutesahead.

D.Bymakingsureofkeepingthesecret.

23.Thegirlsareallverypunctualexcept_

A.Bud,sfriendB.BudC.Vera'sfriendD.Vera

【答案】21.A22.C23.A

【解析】

短文主要例舉了不同國家的四個人對于守時的看法。

【21題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)"Forexample,ifthepartyisateight,someoneshowsupatten

andeveryone,includingthehost,ishappyaboutthat."可知如果你在巴西派對上遲

到了兩個小時，主人會很高興，故選A。

[22題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)"Thesecretis(anditreallyworks!):Ikeepalltheclocks(except

mycomputer)inmylife10minutesfast!”,可知是通過把時鐘調(diào)快十分鐘的方式。故

選Co

23題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“OnceIhadafriendwhowasalwayslateforeverymeeting.For

example,ifwemadeitat9,itwouldbea45-minutetripforher.”每次開會都

遲到，可知Bud的朋友不守時，故選A。

B

Lastweek,myten-year-olddaughterlaycomfortablyonthesofa,listeningto

music.Suddenly,shespokeinalowmumble,asiftoherself,“Howaboutcreating

heart-shapedcardswithbeautifulmessagesandthenhangthemoneveryoneJs

mailboxaroundthecommunity?Herbrothersheardwhatshesaid.Theyalsogot

reallyexcitedabouttheideaandtheirprojectstarted.

Everydaytheycreatedafewcards-theycutthecardsintoheartshapes,wrote

kindmessagesandwishesandthendecoratedthem.Theywrotemessages

like-"You'reloved.Giveourbestwishestoyourfamily.Wewishyouallthe

happinessandlove.Goodlucktoyou.It,sbeenagreatpleasuretohaveyouwith

us.Wearealltogether.Thankyouforbeingyou.Thankyouforyourkindness.”

Andmanymore…

Withinaweek,theyhadmorethan50cardsreadytobedelivered.Everyafternoon,

thekidswerereallyexcitedtoworkontheirprojectforafewhours.Howcarefully

andseriouslytheydid!Andtheywereverysatisfiedwiththeirproject.Oneday-

whiletheywereworkingonthecards,mydaughtersaid,“Itmakesmeveryhappy

andveryenergeticwhenIdothis.”

Finally,thisFriday,thekidswentaroundthecommunityontheirbicyclesand

hungtheheartsoneveryone'smailboxaroundthecommunity.Forthem,itwasa

joyfuldayfulloflaughter,excitementandexpectation.Theydidn'tknowhow

peopleweregoingtoreactbuttheywerejusthappydoingit.Theyfinished

deliveringcardsbylateeveningandtheydidn,tfeeltiredatall.

However,laterthatnightitrained.Someofthecardsprobablygotwetbecause

oftherain.Thekidsfeltalittlesad,buttheyrecoveredquickly,sayingthat

theydidtheirbestandhadsomuchfun.Andtheysaidtheycoulddoitagain.

Theyreallyhavebeautifulsouls（靈魂），withsomuchloveinthem.

24.Thewriter'sdaughterwantedto.

A.makeheart-shapedphotos

B.hangcardsonpeople*smailboxes

C.writebeautifulsongsforotherpeople

D.sendbeautifulmessagestoherbrothers

25.Thewriter'sdaughterfelthappyandenergeticbecause.

A.shewaseagertogetcards

B.shewouldliketohelpherbrothers

C.shewantedtomakeherfamilyhappy

D.shehopedtohavealovingcommunity

26.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AHappyFamily

B.ALovingCommunity

C.HowtoMakeBeautifulCards

D.SendLoveandKindnesswithCards

【答案】24.B25.D26.D

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，主要介紹了作者的孩子們在卡片上寫上美好的話和祝福語，并把卡片掛

到信箱上，雖然最后下雨卡片有可能被淋濕，但是他們依然很開心做了這件事。

【24題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Howaboutcreatingheart-shapedcardswithbeautifulmessagesand

thenhangthemoneveryone'smailboxaroundthecommunity?,,可知，作者的女兒想

要把卡片掛在人們的信箱上。故選B。

【25題詳解】

推理判斷題根據(jù)"Howaboutcreatingheart-shapedcardswithbeautifulmessagesand

thenhangthemoneveryone,smailboxaroundtheco^lmunity?,,和uTheywrotemessages

like—'You'reloved.Giveourbestwishestoyourfamily.Wewishyouallthe

happinessandlove.Goodlucktoyou.It*sbeenagreatpleasuretohaveyouwith

us.Wearealltogether.Thankyouforbeingyou.Thankyouforyourkindness.’"

可知，作者的女兒想要在卡片上寫上美好的信息，并把帶有這些信息的卡片掛到小區(qū)里人們

的信箱上?？梢酝茰y出，作者的女兒希望有個充滿愛的社區(qū)。故選D。

【26題詳解】

標題歸納題。根據(jù)"Theyreallyhavebeautifulsouls,withsomuchloveinthem.”

以及本文發(fā)生的事情，作者的幾個孩子在卡片上寫美好的語言和祝福語，并把卡片掛到人們

的信箱上，可知他們希望通過卡片傳遞愛和善良。故選D。

C

Whatdoastronautseatinspace?Dotheyeatspecialfood?Whatwillastronauts

eatwhenaspacetriptakesyears?

“Lotsoffreshvegetables,“saysDr.JanetWilliams,whoseteamhavespent

thelast10yearslearninghowtogrowplantsinaspacestation.Andit,sagood

thingthatshehasalreadystartedherwork,becausespacegardeningcanbereally

hard.

Asusual,astronautGeorgeWhitelookedintotheclosedplantroom.Hehad

plantedDr.Williams'squick-growingseedlingsinit,butnoneofthestemswere

growing.Heopenedtheroomtocheckandfoundtheproblem.Thestemsweren,tgrowing

upwardandtheroots

weren,tgrowingdownward.OnEarth,gravityhelpsaplant*sstemsandroots

tofind“up"and“down”.However,inthespacestation,therewasnogravity.

Dr.Williamssuggestedasolution:givetheplantsmorelight,asplantsalso

usesunlighttofindtheirway.Anditworked.Whentheplantshadmorelight,the

stemsturnedupandtherootswentdown.

NowDr.Williamswasfreetoworryaboutthenextproblem:Wouldherbabyplants

livetoflower?Canwegrowfoodonaspacejourney?

Manyplantsdiedinthespacestation.Dr.Williamsthoughtsheknewthereason:

thespaceplantswerehungryforair.PlantslivebytakingupC02fromtheair.

Sinceaplantusesitupintheairaround,theplantneedsmovingairtobringmore

C02closetoitssurface.OnEarth,theairisalwaysmoving.Gravitypullsdown

coldair,andwarmairrises.Andwiththeseairmovements,plantsgetenoughC02.

Manyearlierexperimentswithplantsinspacehadusedclosedrooms.Dr.Williams

triedanewgreenhousethathadafantokeeptheairmove.Theplantslovedit.

Theyfloweredandevenproducedmoreseeds.UsingDr.Williams'smethod,astronaut

Georgecompletedthefirstseed-to-seedexperimentinspace,andmovedoneplant

closertoagardeninspace.

“Andthis,“saysDr.Williams,“isgoodnewsforlong-termspacetravel.”

27.WhyhaveDr.Williams'steamtriedtogrowplantsinspace?

A.Toproducefreshairforastronauts.

B.Tohelpastronautsrelaxthemselves.

C.Toprovidefoodforlongspacejourneys.

D.Tomakethespacegardenmorebeautiful.

28.HowdidlighthelpsolvetheproblemmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Itcausedthegravitytochange.

B.Itencouragedtheplantstogrowfaster.

C.Ithelpedtheplantstogrowintherightdirection.

D.Itshowedtheastronautswheretoplantvegetables.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph7referto?

A.Themovingair.B.Thefan.

C.Theclosedroom.D.Thespace.

【答案】27.C28.C29.A

【解析】

本文主要介紹了威廉博士和他的團隊為了給太空旅行提供新鮮蔬菜，開展太空種植植物的研

究。

【27題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段和第二段“Whatdoastronautseatinspace…inaspace

station"可知在太空種植物是為了給太空旅行提供食物，故選C。

【28題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段"givetheplantsmore1ight,asplantsalsousesunlight

tofindtheirway.Anditworked.Whentheplantshadmorelight,thestemsturned

upandtherootswentdown.可知，光線幫助植物按正確的方向生長。故選C。

【29題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)前文“Manyearlierexperimentswithplantsinspacehadusedclosed

rooms.Dr.Williamstriedanewgreenhousethathadafantokeeptheairmove.”

許多早期的太空植物實驗都是在封閉的房間里進行的。威廉姆斯博士嘗試了一種新的溫室，

它有一個風扇來保持空氣流通?？芍颂帯癷t”指的是移動的空氣themovingair,故選A。

D

Howdoyoufeelaboutnature?Afterspendinghoursindoors,doyoufeelbetter

whenyouvisityourlocalpark?Ibelievetheanswermustbe"YES”.Weshouldwalk

intonaturesothatwecanenjoythenaturalbeautiesaround.

Mostpeoplethinkthatnatureisgoodforourbodiesandbrains.However,humans

arespendingmoretimeinsideandlesstimeoutside.Forexample,thenumberof

visitorstoCanadaJsnationalparksisgettinglowereveryyear.Andincountries

suchastheUSA,only10%ofteenagersspendtimeoutsideeveryday.Manydoctors

feelthatthisisaprobleminthetwenty-firstcentury.

Asaresult,somedoctorsarestudyingtheconnectionbetweennatureandhealth:

oneexampleofthisistheworkofDr.MatildainSweden.Thedoctorgavepeople

amathtest.Duringthetest,theirheartrates（心率）werefast.Afterthetest,

onegroupofpeoplesatina3D-virtual-reality（虛擬現(xiàn)實）roomforfifteenminutes

withpicturesandsoundsofnature.Theirheartrateswereslowerthanpeople,s

intheothergroup.

Thevirtualtouchwithnaturehelpedthemfeelmorerelaxed.Thenaturalworld

allowsourbrainstorestandslowdown,andcantriggerpositivefeelingsanda

senseofpeace.Beinginnaturecanleaveusfeelinghappierandlessstressed.

AnothergoodexampleofhownatureisgoodforhealthcomesfromCanada.InToronto,

researchersstudied31,000peoplelivinginthecity.Ingeneral,theyfoundthat

healthierpeoplelivednearparks.

Becauseofstudies1ikethese,somecountriesandcitieswantnaturetobepart

ofpeople,severydaylife.InDubai,forexample,thereareplansforanewshopping

mallwithalargegardensoshopperscanrelaxoutsidewithtrees,plantsandwater.

AndSouthKoreaisanothergoodexample:ithasnewforestsnearitscitiesandaround

13millionpeoplevisittheseforestseveryyear.Exposuretonaturehasbeenthought

tobenecessaryforbraindevelopmentinchildren.InSwitzerland,“forest

schools,,arepopular.Schoolchildrenstudytheirsubjectsintheforestsanddo

lotsofexerciseoutside.Soafterbuildingcitiesforsolong,perhapsit'snow

timetostartrebuiIdingnature.

Natureholdsaspecialkindofenergy:itispureandwildandspirit-renewing.

Inaword,thehumanbeingcannotlivewithoutnature,andMotherNaturemakesus

growstronger.

30.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Teenagers,probleminthe21stcentury.

B.Howmuchtimewespendoutdoors.

C.Visitingyourlocalparks.

D.Feelingaboutnature.

31.Whatdotheresultsofthestudiesshow?

A.MoreandmoreCanadianswilllivenearparks.

B.Themathtestisdifficultandmakespeoplenervous.

C.Naturecanhelppeoplefeelmorerelaxedandbehealthier.

D.People'sheartratesgetslowerina3D-virtual-realityroom.

32.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A.Natureismoreimportantthancities.

B.Countrylifeishealthierthancitylife.

C.Peoplehavelivedinthecitiesforsolong.

D.NatureshouldbepartofpeopleJsdailylife.

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.31,000healthierpeoplelivenearparksinToronto.

B.AnewshoppingmallwithalargegardenwillbebuiltinDubai.

C.10%ofteenagersspendtimeinnationalparkseverydayintheUSA.

D.About13millionschoolchildrenvisitnewforestseveryyearinSouthKorea.

【答案】30.B31.C32.D33.B

【解析】

本文主要介紹了大自然和健康之間的關(guān)系。有研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，經(jīng)常接觸大自然的人，身體會更健

康。不同的國家采取了各自的措施來改善國民健康狀況。

[30題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“However,humansarespendingmoretimeinsideandlesstimeoutside.

Forexample,thenumberofvisitorstoCanada?snationalparksisgettinglower

everyyear.AndincountriessuchastheUSA,only10%ofteenagersspendtimeoutside

everyday.”可知，這一段舉例介紹了人們花費在戶外的時間。故選B。

【31題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Thenaturalworldallowsourbrainstorestandslowdown,and

cantriggerpositivefeelingsandasenseofpeace.”和“theyfoundthathealthier

peoplelivednearparks.”可知，大自然能幫助人們放松大腦，變得更健康。故選C。

[32題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Inaword,thehumanbeingcannotlivewithoutnature,andMother

Naturemakesusgrowstronger.可知,我們的生活離不開大自然,大自然會使我們更強

壯。所以大自然是我們生活的一部分。故選D。

[33題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“InDubai,forexample,thereareplansforanewshoppingmal1

withalargegardensoshopperscanrelaxoutsidewithtrees,plantsandwater.”

可知，在迪拜，有計劃將會建帶有大花園的大型購物中心。故選B。

四、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。（共10分，每小題2分）

FoodasCommunication

Weusuallyunderstandwhensomeonespeaksorwritestous,andmanygestures

andfacialexpressionshavemeanings,too.Buthaveyoueverconsideredwhatand

howweeatasaformofcommunication?Inmanycultures,peoplesittogetherand

sharefoodwitheachother,whichisacommontraditionthatcanpromote（促進）

unity（統(tǒng)一，和諧）andtrust.Foodcanalsoplayanimportantroleinafamilyor

culture'scelebrations.Thefoodsweeat—andwhenandhowweeatthem—areoften

specialtoaparticularcultureormayevendifferbetweenareaswithinone

country.

Inmostcultures,breadrepresentsdeliciousfood.Itisalsooneofthemost

commonlysharedfoodsintheworld.Sharingbreadisacommonsymbol（象征）

ofcompanionshipandtogetherness.Infact,thewordcompanioncomesfromtheLatin

rootscom-（together）andpanis（bread）.Inmanycultures,peoplealsocelebrate

birthdaysandmarriageswithdecoratedcakesthatarecutandsharedamongthe

guests.Earlyformsofcakeweresimplyakindofbread,sothistraditionhas

itsrootsinthecustomofsharingbread.

Therearefoodslikebreadinothercultures.InGreece,peopleshareaspecial

cakecalledvasilopita.Acoinisbakedintothecake,whichstandsforsuccess

intheNewYearforthepersonwhoreceivesit.Mostofthefoodseatenduring

theChineseNewYearhavemanydifferentmeanings.Sometimesthisisbasedontheir

shapes.Forexample,longnoodlessymbolizelong1ife.Thesymbolismcanalsobe

basedonthesoundofthewordinChinese.Forexample,peoplegiveoutoranges

becausethewordfor“orange“soundslikethewordfor“wealth”.Inmany

cultures,roundfoodssuchasgrapes,bread,andmooncakesareeatenatwelcome

celebrationstosymbolizefamilyunity.

Foodisbasicandnecessaryforlife,soitisnotsurprisingthatitissuch

animportantpartofdifferentculturesaroundtheworld.Thefoodpeopleeatduring

celebrationsmayhavealonghistoryandcansymbolizemanythings,butsharing

foodisonecustomthatalmostallhumanshaveincommon.

34.Whydopeoplesittogetherandsharefoodwitheachother?

35.Howdopeoplecelebratebirthdaysandmarriagesinmanycultures?