中考模擬測試《英語試卷》含答案解析

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第I卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)；滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項。

A

Shoponline

Areyoutiredofcarryingalotofthingsaftershopping?Areyoustandingwaitingfora

longtimetopay?WelcometoFashionShopontheInternet.Youcanhavelesstrouble.

Havesomethingdelicious

Areyouworryingaboutwheretohavedinner?Doyouhavetroubleorderingdishes?

CometoHappyEveryDayandfeelthedifferenceshere!

Learnlanguages

Areyouafraidthatyouaretoooldtostartlearningalanguage?WithourSmart

LearningProgram,youcanlearntospeakanylanguageinamonth.Justhaveatrynow.

Learntousecomputers

Doyouwanttolearnhowtousecomputers?CometoComputerWorld!Nomatterhow

oldyouare,youwillbeinterestedinitwithourhelp.Andyoucangeta50%discountif

youcomeherebeforeAugust1st.Ifyouareourregularcustomer,wewillgivealower

price,60%off.Callusat8855-6731formoreinformation.

1.Ifyou,youcanlearnanylanguageinaveryshorttime.

A.gotoShopB.gotoHappyEveryDay

C.jointheSmartLearningProgramD.callsomeoneat8855-6731

2.Accordingtothepassage,weknow.

A.oldpeoplecan'ttakethecomputercoursesatComputerWorld

B.wecaneatsomethingdeliciousatHappyEveryDay

C.SmartLearningProgramoffersservicetwelvehoursaday

D.wecancall8855-6731togetsomeinformationabouthowtocook

3.Thepassageaboveisprobablyfrom.

A.TVB.newspapers

C.thefoodmagazineD.theshopontheInternet

B

Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithIones（音調(diào)）.Unlike

songs,musictonesinthemselveshavenospecificmeanings.Differentpeoplemaygetdifferentthings

fromthesamemusicalperformance.Thoughsomemusicworksaredifficulttounderstand,peopleneed

musicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeoplelikedifferentmusic.Forexample,

someloveclassicalmusic,andotherstakepleasureinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelikepopmusic.Pop

musicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararoundtheworldduringthe1950sand1960s.Thebest

knownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicin

manypartsoftheworld.Ithascausedthenumberofpeopleforjazzmusictobecomemuchsmaller

thaninthe1950sandithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartistic

value,buttheworksofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles,BobDylan,thegroupslikePinkFloydand

Crosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreatinterestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheld

allovertheworld.

4.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis.

A.feelingsB.lyricsandtones

C.languagesandcountriesD.meanings

5.Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopularaccordingtothepassage?

A.Popmusic.B.Nativemusic.

C.Jazz.D.Classicalmusic.

6.Whydopeopleneedmusicintheirdailylife?

A.Becausemusictonesinthemselveshavespecificmeanings.

B.Becausemusicworksarealleasytounderstand.

C.Becausemusicbringsfuntopeople.

D.Becausemusicispopulararoundtheworld.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.

B.Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemid-twentiethcentury.

C.Thebestknownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.

D.Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue,soitinterestsyoungpeoplegreatly.

C

Ayoungmanwenttoseeawiseman,sayingthataftergraduation,hesetgoalsforhimself,butyears

laterhestillachievednothing.Thewisemanwasreadinginthesmallhousebytheriver,whentheyoung

manfoundhim.Withasmile,thewisemanheardtheyoungman'swords,andsaidtohim,"Cometohelp

meboilapotofwaterfirst!"Theyoungmansawabigpitcher水罐）standinginthecorner,nexttoa

smallfirestove（爐子）,buthefoundnofirewoodinthestove,sohewentoutforit.

Hecamebackwithsomedeadwood,filledupthepotwithwaterandputonthestove.Heputsome

firewoodinthestoveandburnedup,butbecausethepotwastoolarge,whenthewoodburnedout,the

waterdidnotboil.Thenheranofftogetfirewood.Whenhewentback,thewaterhadnearlyturnedcold.

Thistimehebecamesmart,sohewasnoteager（急切的）tolightthefire,butwentouttolookforsome

firewoodagain.Becausethefirewoodwaswellprepared,thewaterboiledprettysoon.

Thewisemansuddenlyaskedhim,"Ifthereisnotenoughfirewood,howshouldyouboilthewater?u

Theyoungmanthoughtforamomentandshookhishead.Thewisemansaid,"Ifso,pouroutsomewater

ofthepot!"Theyoungmannoddedthoughtfully.Thewisemancontinued,"Youhadsomanythingsyou

wantatfirstandsettoomanygoals,justasthelargepotwasfilledwithtoomuchwaterbutyoudidn'thave

enoughfirewood,soyoucouldn*tboilwater,andifyouwantedtomakethewaterboil,you'dbetterempty

someofthewater.Theyoungmansawhislightsuddenly.Whenhewenthackheremovedmanylisted

goalsfromhisplan,leavingonlyafewrecentones,whilewiththesnaretimehestudiedallkindsof

hobbies.Afewyearslater,hisgoalscametrue.

8.Thewisemanaskedtheyoungmanto

A.findfirewoodB.boilwaterC.lightthefirestoveD.fillthepot

9.Thewaterdidn'tboilbecause

A.theyoungmanwasnotwiseB.therewasnotenoughfirewood

C.itturnedcoldsoonD.thestovedidn'tworkwell

10.Thewisemanadvisedtheyoungmantoboilthewaterby

A.goingtofindmorefirewoodB.askingforanotherperson'shelp

C.fillingthepotwithmorewaterD.emptyingsomeofthewater

11.Whatdidtheyoungmanfinallyrealize?

A.Heshouldtakeupsomehobbies.B.Heshouldn'tsetmanygoals.

C.Thewisemanwasagoodteacher.D.Noonecansucceedeasily.

D

Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeanshasinfluencedourlivesinmorewaysthanjusttraffic

signals（信號）.Wehavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatthecolorredmeansdangerandgreenmeansit's

okaytomoveforward.Butwhywerethosecolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?Forsomething

wehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn'ttheyhavebeenprettiercolors?

Well,it'simporttoknowthatbeforetrafficlightsforcars,thereweretrafficsignalsfortrains.Atfirst,

railwaycompaniesusedredtomeanstop,whitetomeango,andgreentomeanwarn.Asyoucould

imagine,trainsranintoafewproblemswithwhitemeaninggo.Forexample,onetrainmistookabrightstar

forawhitelightandsomethingunexpectedhappened.Becauseofthat,railwaycompaniesfinallymoved

greenmeaninggoandusedyellowtomeanwarn.Andit'sbeenthatwayeversince.

Redhasalwaysbeenacolorthatmeandanger,longbeforecarswereevenaround.Thismostlikely

startedbecauseit'sthecolorwiththelongestwavelength（波長）soitcanbeseensomewherefartherthan

othercolors.

But,believeitornot,yellowwasonceusedtomeanstop.Backinthe1900s,somestopsignswere

yellowbecauseitwastoohardtoseearedsigninapoorlylitarea.Finally,highlyreflectivematerials（高

反射材料）weredevelopedandredstopsignswereborn.Sinceyellowcanbeseenwellatalltimesofthe

day,schoolzones,sometrafficsigns,andschoolbusescontinuetobeprintedyellow.

Sonexttimeyouareimpatientlywaitingatatrafficlight,don'tgetsomadatthem,they'vecertainly

comealongway.

12.Whatweretrafficsignalsforbeforetrafficlightsforcars?

A.TrainsB.Boats.C.PlanesD.Bicycles

13.Whydoesredmeandanger?

A.Becauseit'sthebrightestcolor.B.Becauseitcanbeseenfaraway.

C.Becauserailwaycompaniessayso.D.Becauseithastheshortestwavelength.

14.Whyareschoolbusespaintedyellow?

A.Becauseyellowisaprettiercolor.

B.Becauseyellowoncemeatdanger.

C.Becauseyellowcanbeseenwellindaytime.

D.BecauseyellowmeansitsOKtogoforward.

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Howimportanttrafficlightsare.

B?Whichcolorhasthelongestwavelength.

C.Whatred,yellowandgreencanbeusedfor.

D.Whytrafficlightsarered,yellowandgreen.

第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）

下面文章中有五處（第16—20題）需要添加一個問題。請從以下選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）

中選出符合各段的提問。選項中有一項是多余選項。

16

ManykindsofbirdsliveintheUnitedStates,butthenumberofthebirdsisbecomingsmallerand

smallereveryyear.Oneoftheleadingreasonsisthegrowingnumberofpetcats.Bykeepingyourpetcats

inyourhome,youcanhelpgivebirdsabetterpossiblechancetolive.

17

Ofthe90millionpetcatsinthiscountry,abouttwo-thirdsareallowedtogooutside.Itissaidthat

thesecatskillhundredsofmillionsofbirdseachyearaswellasbillionsofsmallanimalssuchasrabbits

andfieldmice.

18

Theycanalsobringillnesstotheanimalsthatliveinpeople'syard,andfurtherweaken（變?nèi)酰﹖he

healthofthenaturalpopulations.

19

Allowingpetcatstogooutsideisnotjustbadforbirdsandwildlife（野生動物）.Itisbadforthecats

themselves,too.Outdoorcatscangetsickveryeasily.Theymaybeindangerfromtrafficandattacks（攻

擊）fromotheranimals.Infact,outdoorcatsusuallydon'tpasstheageoffive,whileindoorcatsoftenlive

tobe17orolder.

20

Keepyourpetcatinside!Ifyouraiseayoungcat,it'syourdutytoletitplayinside.

A.Youshouldletyourcatinside.

B.Goingoutsideisbadforcats,too.

C.Keepingacatisgoodforyou.

D.ThebirdsarefewerandfewerinAmerica.

E.Catscanbringillness.

F.Catskillmanybirdsandsmallanimalseveryyear.

第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Lisahasalwaysbeenoverweight.Shewantedtoloseweight,notjustbecauseshewantedto21

morebeautifulandbehealthier,butalsobecauseitwouldmakelifeeasier.Forexample,itwas22for

Lisatofindready-madeclothesthatwouldfit.Shehadtoaskatailor（裁縫）23clothesthatwere

largeenough.Inschool,sheneededaspecialchairwhichwas24andstrongerthantheotherchairs.

Ifshewentforawalk,shegottiredveryquickly.Shewasalsounhappyaboutthewaypeopletreated25

sometimes.<4Peoplelookatmeandevenmakefunofme.That'sunfair!It'struethatI'moverweight,butI

don'tthinkpeople26treatmedifferentlybecauseI'mbig.Ican'tenjoy27withmyfriends

becauseI'mafraidofgettingfatter.^^Herfriendsandfamilynevermadefiinofher.Theytriedtohelpher

28.Theywantedhertobehappyandhealthy.SometimeswhenLisawasfeelingsad,shedidn'twantto

speakto29

Butnowthings30quitedifferent.LastmonthherclassmateswerepreparingfortheSchool

31Week.SomeoneadvisedLisatoplaytheleadroleoftheproudQueen（女王）whowastallandfat.

Lisa32andpracticedalot.

Soonaftertheplay,Lisabecamethestar!Shedidso33thateverybodyrememberedtheproud

Queen.Theystoodaroundherandsaid“34”toher.SheevenwontheSchoolBestActressAward

forherwonderfulperformance.

NowLisadoesn'tworry35beingfatanymore.ShebelievesintheEnglishsaying“Everydog

hasitsday.^^

21.A.seeB.watchC.noticeD.look

22.A.easyB.difficultC.wrongD.right

23.A.tobuyB.buyC.makeD.tomake

24.A.thinnerB.smallerC.biggerD.softer

25.A.herB.himC.meD.you

26.A.needB.mayC.shouldD.must

27.A.havingdinnerB.tohavedinnerC.doingsportsD.todosports

28.A.howeverB.insteadC.thoughD.either

29.A.nobodyB.someoneC.anyoneD.everyone

30.A.wasB.isC.wereD.are

31.A.SportsB.ArtC.ScienceD.Environment

32.A.agreedB.disagreedC.refusedD.allowed

33.A.badB.goodC.badlyD.well

34.A.Good-byeB.GoodluckC.CongratulationsD.Sorry

35.A.withB.aboutC.inD.for

第II卷

第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）

第二節(jié)：（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。將答案填寫

在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置。

Batstendtoliveindarkandwetplaces.Thereareall36.ofviruses.Batsalwaysliveingroups

37.____thevirusescanhavelarger“playgrounds"toevolve（進(jìn)化）andbecomemorepowerfulvariants

（變體）.Batsaremammals（哺孚L動物），justlikehumans.Oursimilargenes（基因）makeiteasier

for38.____（we）tobecomeinfectedwiththesameviruses.

Whenbatsfly,theirbodytemperaturecanreachas39.（high）as40C.Thishightemperature

cankillweakviruses,but40.____（strong）oneswillsurvive（存活）andcontinuetoevolve.Batshave

specialimmune（免疫的）systems41.allowthemtolivewithviruseswithoutgettingsick.Since

theycanfly,batscanspreadvirusesfartherandmoreeasilythanotheranimals.

Althoughwildanimalscarrymanydiseases,itdoesn'tmeanthatweshouldviewthem42.evil.

Eachspecieshasaroleintheecosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）andallofthemareimportantforkeepingagood

ecologicalbalance.The43.（lesson）weshouldlearnfromvirusoutbreaksistorespectand44.____

（protect）animalsandtoliveinharmonywiththem,instead45.hunting,killing,oreatingthem.

第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）

第一節(jié)：單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)下列句子及所給的首字母，在答題紙上按題號寫出各單詞的正確、完全形式（每空限填一

詞）。

46.InthenorthofChina,leavesusuallyfaildownwhenacomes.

47.Apataschoolisaplaceforstudentstoplayanddosports.

48.InChinamoreandmorepeoplersharedbikestoandfromwork.

49.Don'tworryaboutthechildren.Theyareoldenoughtolookaftert.

5（）.Asawonderfulvolleyballp,ZhuTingisknowntopeopleallovertheworld.

51.Bobisinterestedindancing.Hisdreamjobistobead.

52.Myfriendscollectstampsinorderto1moreabouthistory.

53.AliceaskedmetoreadthebookHarryPotter,butIhaveareadittwice.

54.Hesuplatetowatchthefootballmatchlastnight.

55.Comeon!Wehaven'tfinishedourtasky.

第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（共1小題；滿分15分）

56.九年級學(xué)生面臨中考，學(xué)習(xí)壓力較大。為了高效學(xué)習(xí)，也為了自己的身體健康，我們都應(yīng)該學(xué)

習(xí)減壓。請以"Learntolowerstudypressure”為題并根據(jù)要點(diǎn)和要求，寫一篇英語短文。

1.要點(diǎn)：1）闡述減輕學(xué)習(xí)壓力的重要性；

2）提出兩至三種減輕學(xué)習(xí)壓力的方法。

2.要求：1）作文應(yīng)包含所有要點(diǎn)，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；

2）文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

3）詞數(shù)80左右。

Learntolowerstudypressure

答案與解析

（考試時間：100分鐘試卷滿分：100分）

注意事項：

1.本試卷共三部分，六大題，滿分100分，考試時間100分鐘。

2.請務(wù)必在答題卡上答題，在試卷上答題無效。

3.考試結(jié)束后，請將試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第I卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)；滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出最佳選項。

Shoponline

Areyoutiredofcarryingalotofthingsaftershopping?Areyoustandingwaitingfora

longtimetopay?WelcometoFashionShopontheInternet.Youcanhavelesstrouble.

Havesomethingdelicious

Areyouworryingaboutwheretohavedinner?Doyouhavetroubleorderingdishes?

CometoHappyEveryDayandfeelthedifferenceshere!

Learnlanguages

Areyouafraidthatyouaretoooldtostartlearningalanguage?WithourSmart

LearningProgram,youcanlearntospeakanylanguageinamonth.Justhaveatrynow.

Learntousecomputers

Doyouwanttolearnhowtousecomputers?CometoComputerWorld!Nomatterhow

oldyouare,youwillbeinterestedinitwithourhelp.Andyoucangeta50%discountif

youcomeherebeforeAugust1st.Ifyouareourregularcustomer,wewillgivealower

price,60%off.Callusat8855-6731formoreinformation.

1.Ifyou,youcanlearnanylanguageinaveryshorttime.

A.gotoShopB.gotoHappyEveryDay

C.jointheSmartLearningProgramD.callsomeoneat8855-6731

2.Accordingtothepassage,weknow.

A.oldpeoplecan'ttakethecomputercoursesatComputerWorld

B.wecaneatsomethingdeliciousatHappyEveryDay

C.SmartLearningProgramoffersservicetwelvehoursaday

D.wecancall8855-6731togetsomeinformationabouthowtocook

3.Thepassageaboveisprobablyfrom.

A.TVB.newspapers

C.thefoodmagazineD.theshopontheInternet

［主旨大意豚文是一篇廣告應(yīng)用文。給出了有關(guān)網(wǎng)上購物、就餐、學(xué)習(xí)一種語言、計算機(jī)課程四

則廣告。介紹了其相關(guān)信息。

1.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三則信息“LearningProgram,youcanlearntospeakanylanguageinamonth.”

可知在很短時間內(nèi)學(xué)會一門語言，可以加入theSmartLearningProgram。故選C。

2.B細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第四則信息"Nomatterhowoldyouare,youwillbeinterestedinitwithour

help”可知，老人也可以參加計算機(jī)課程，排除A。根據(jù)第二則信息，可知B選項描述是正確

的。文中沒有涉及到C選項,排除C。根據(jù)“Callusat8855?6731fbrmoreinfbrmation.”出現(xiàn)在

第四則信息內(nèi)，撥打這個電話可以了解計算機(jī)課程信息。故選B。

3.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)各部分的描述可知是有關(guān)網(wǎng)上購物、就餐、學(xué)習(xí)一種語言、計算機(jī)課程四

則廣告，可能來源于報紙。故選瓦

B

Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithtones（音調(diào)）.Unlike

songs,musictonesinthemselveshavenospecificmeanings.Differentpeoplemaygetdifferentthings

fromthesamemusicalperformance.Thoughsomemusicworksaredifficulttounderstand,peopleneed

musicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeoplelikedifferentmusic.Forexample,

someloveclassicalmusic,andotherstakepleasureinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelikepopmusic.Pop

musicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararoundtheworldduringthe1950sand1960s.Thebest

knownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicin

manypartsoftheworld.Ithascausedthenumberofpeopleforjazzmusictobecomemuchsmaller

thaninthe1950sandithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartistic

value,buttheworksofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles,BobDylan,thegroupslikePinkFloydand

Crosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreatinterestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheld

allovertheworld.

4.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis.

A.feelingsB.lyricsandtones

C.languagesandcountriesD.meanings

5.Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopularaccordingtothepassage?

A.Popmusic.B.Nativemusic.

C.Jazz.D.Classicalmusic.

6.Whydopeopleneedmusicintheirdailylife?

A.Becausemusictonesinthemselveshavespecificmeanings.

B.Becausemusicworksarealleasytounderstand.

C.Becausemusicbringsfuntopeople.

D.Becausemusicispopulararoundtheworld.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.

B.Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemid-twentiethcentury.

C.Thebestknownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.

D.Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue,soitinterestsyoungpeoplegreatly.

［主旨大意作文是一篇說明文。介紹了音樂和歌曲的不同，同時著重介紹了流行音樂的起源。流行

音樂起源于美國，并在二十世紀(jì)50年代和6()年代風(fēng)靡世界，最早的流行音樂是“搖滾樂”，后來慢

慢變成了世界上最流行的音樂，并且在全世界舉辦音樂會和音樂節(jié).

4.B［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題中的關(guān)鍵信息“differencebetweenmusicandsongs”可以定位

到第一段第二句"Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithtones（音調(diào)）.歌曲用歌

詞來表達(dá)情感，但是音樂用音調(diào)來表達(dá)?！笨芍x項B與之相符，故選B。

5.A［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題中的關(guān)鍵信息“themostpopular”可以定位到第二段第三四句“Pop

musichastakentheplaceofnativemusic...ithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.搖滾

樂已經(jīng)取代了本土音樂……現(xiàn)在它（流行音樂）開始變成了最流行的音樂?！笨芍x項A與之

相符，故選A。

6.C［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題中的關(guān)鍵信息“peopleneedmusicintheirdailylife^以定位到第

一段第五句“…peopleneedmusicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem….人們?nèi)粘Ｉ?/p>

活中需要音樂是因?yàn)樗鼛Ыo他們歡樂:‘可知選項C與之相符，故選C。

7.D［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。分析四個選項并結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容可知，答案定位在第二段第五句

“Muchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvalue...許多流行音樂沒有藝術(shù)價值...”，可知選項D不符

合短文內(nèi)容，故選D。

C

Ayoungmanwenttoseeawiseman,sayingthataftergraduation,hesetgoalsforhimself,butyears

laterhestillachievednothing.Thewisemanwasreadinginthesmallhousebytheriver,whentheyoung

manfoundhim.Withasmile,thewisemanheardtheyoungman*swords,andsaidtohim,"Cometohelp

meboilapotofwaterfirst!1'Theyoungmansawabigpitcher水罐）standinginthecomer,nexttoa

smallfirestove（爐子），buthefoundnofirewoodinthestove,sohewentoutforit.

Hecamebackwithsomedeadwood,filledupthepotwithwaterandputonthestove.Heputsome

firewoodinthestoveandburnedup,butbecausethepotwastoolarge,whenthewoodburnedout,the

waterdidnotboil.Thenheranofftogetfirewood.Whenhewentback,thewaterhadnearlyturnedcold.

Thistimehebecamesmart,sohewasnoteager（急切的）tolightthefire,butwentouttolookforsome

firewoodagain.Becausethefirewoodwaswellprepared,thewaterboiledprettysoon.

Thewisemansuddenlyaskedhim,"Ifthereisnotenoughfirewood,howshouldyouboilthewater?"

Theyoungmanthoughtforamomentandshookhishead.Thewisemansaid,"Ifso,pouroutsomewater

ofthepot!"Theyoungmannoddedthoughtfully.Thewisemancontinued,"Youhadsomanythingsyou

wantatfirstandsettoomanygoals,justasthelargepotwasfilledwithtoomuchwaterbutyoudidn'thave

enoughfirewood,soyoucouldn'tboilwater,andifyouwantedtomakethewaterboil,you'dbetterempty

someofthewater.Theyoungmansawhislightsuddenly.Whenhewenthackheremovedmanylisted

goalsfromhisplan,leavingonlyafewrecentones,whilewiththesnaretimehestudiedallkindsof

hobbies.Afewyearslater,hisgoalscametrue.

8.Thewisemanaskedtheyoungmanto.

A.findfirewoodB.boilwaterC.lightthefirestoveD.fillthepot

9.Thewaterdidn'tboilbecause

A.theyoungmanwasnotwiseB.therewasnotenoughfirewood

C.itturnedcoldsoonD.thestovedidn'tworkwell

10.Thewisemanadvisedtheyoungmantoboilthewaterby

A.goingtofindmorefirewoodB.askingforanotherperson'shelp

C.fillingthepotwithmorewaterD.emptyingsomeofthewater

11.Whatdidtheyoungmanfinallyrealize?

A.Heshouldtakeupsomehobbies.B?Heshouldn*tsetmanygoals.

C.Thewisemanwasagoodteacher.D.Noonecansucceedeasily.

［主旨大意游文講述了?個年輕人的故事。畢業(yè)后，他給自己定了目標(biāo)，但多年后他還是?無所

獲，他找智者答疑。智者讓他用小火灶爐煮開一壺水（壺很大），剛開始他試了一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)柴火，發(fā)現(xiàn)根

本水煮不開；后面他準(zhǔn)備/很多柴火，終于燒滾了。智者建議他應(yīng)該倒掉一部分水，年輕人突然醒

悟過來。當(dāng)他回去的時候，他從他的計劃中刪除了許多列出來的目標(biāo)，只剩下最近幾個。

8.B［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Cometohelpmeboilapotofwaterfirst”先來幫我煮一壺水吧!故選Bo

9.B［解析］細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)”...Thistimehebecamesmart,sohewasnoteager（急切的）tolightthe

fire,butwentouttolookforsomefirewoodagain.Becausethefirewoodwaswellprepared,the

waterboiledprettysoon.”這一次他變得聰明，所以他并不渴望（急切的）來生火，但是出去尋

找?些柴火。因?yàn)槟静駵?zhǔn)備好了，水很快就開了，所以之前是沒有足夠的柴火。故選B。

10.D［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)"ifyouwantedtomakethewaterboil,you'dbetteremptysomeofthe

water「如果是這樣的話，把鍋里的水倒出來一些!故選D。

11.B［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Whenhewenthackheremovedmanylistedgoalsfromhisplan,leaving

onlyafewrecentones”當(dāng)他回去的時候，他從他的計劃中刪除了許多列出來的目標(biāo)，只留下最

近的幾個，所以他明白不應(yīng)該設(shè)立太多目標(biāo)，故選B,

Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeanshasinfluencedourlivesinmorewaysthanjusttraffic

signals（信號）.Wehavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatthecolorredmeansdangerandgreenmeansit's

okaytomoveforward.Butwhywerethosecolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?Forsomething

wehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn'ttheyhavebeenprettiercolors?

Well,it'simporttoknowthatbeforetrafficlightsforcars,thereweretrafficsignalsfortrains.Atfirst,

railwaycompaniesusedredtomeanstop,whitetomeango,andgreentomeanwarn.Asyoucould

imagine,trainsranintoafewproblemswithwhitemeaninggo.Forexample,onetrainmistookabrightstar

forawhitelightandsomethingunexpectedhappened.Becauseofthat,railwaycompaniesfinallymoved

greenmeaninggoandusedyellowtomeanwarn.Andit'sbeen