2023-2024學(xué)年山東省煙臺(tái)市萊州市九年級(jí)（上）期中英語(yǔ)試卷（五四學(xué)制）

2023-2024學(xué)年山東省煙臺(tái)市萊州市九年級(jí)（上）期中英語(yǔ)試卷（五四學(xué)制）閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（6分）Thereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent（口音）.Infact，mostnativeEnglishspeakerswon'tcareifyoudo.Youshouldfeelconfidentaboutyouraccent!Butasyouimproveyourlanguageabilities，losingyouraccentmightbesomethingyou'vestartedtothinkabout.And，ifyou'reenteringtheworkforceinanEnglishspeakingenvironment，itisimportanttogetyourpronunciationtoalevelthatnativespeakerscanunderstandwithoutdifficulty.So，here，we'relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanativespeaker.SpeakslowlyandclearlyPaycloseattentiontogettingyourwordsoutclearlyandspeakingslowlyasyougo.Whenyourpronunciationgetsbetter，youcanspeedupyourspeakingspeed.LearntheschwaskillfullyTheschwaisavowelwhichsoundslike"uh".Englishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsastheschwa.LearningwhentoexchangethemcanmakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural.Use"He"and"She"correctlyMakesurethatyoucallmen"he"andwomen"she".Ifyoumixthemup，itcanbeconfusing（混淆的）foryourlistenersanditisagiveawaythatyouarenotanativespeaker.FalltoneandrisetonefluentlyInEnglish，themeaningofwhatyousaycanchangebasedonthewayyousayit.Makesuretoworkonyourfallingandrisingtonessothatyourmeaningiscommunicatedclearly.Learninghowtosoundlikeanativespeakercanbeahardtask.Butit'ssomethingyou'llhavetodoonyourlanguagelearningjourney.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpronunciation，thetipsabovewillbeofgreatvaluetoyou.（1）WhatshouldyoudotomakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural？A．Speakslowlyandclearly.B．Use"He"and"She"correctly.C．Learntheschwaskillfully.D．Fallandriseyourtonefluently.（2）What'sthepurposeofthispassage？A．TosuggestwhatanativeEnglishspeakershoulddo.B．Tosuggestwhatyoushoulddotosoundlikeanativespeaker.C．Toexplainwhythereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent.D．Toexplainwhyyourpronunciationisalwaysofgreatimportance.（3）Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage？A．Inanovel.B．Inastorybook.C．Inanadvertisement.D．Inamagazine.（8分）Somedesigners（設(shè)計(jì)師）aretryingtobuildanewtypeofhouse.Thepicturebelowshowssomeinformationaboutthehouse.（4）Accordingtothepassage，theplantsontherooftopcan.A．keepthehousecoolB．takeinwaterC．makethehousebeautifulD．preventwaterpassingthrough（5）Thewatersensorscanwarnpeopleaboutfloods.A．inthegardenB．inthewallsC．underthefloorD．onthetopoftheroof（6）Duringfloods，canmakethehouseriselikeaboat.A．thefloorsofthehouseB．theplantsontherooftopC．thebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouseD．thedrainagesystem（7）Thedesignersbuildthespecialhouseto.A．moveiteasilyB．fightagainstsnowstormsC．reusethewasteD．keepsafeduringfloods（8分）InPontevedra，Spain，peopledon'tshout.Sincecarsarenotallowedinthecity，therearenohorns（喇叭）ornoisesfromcarengines.Peopledon'thavetotryhardtomakethemselvesheard.Whatyouhearinthestreet，instead，isthesingingofbirds."Listen，"saysMiguelLores，themayor（市長(zhǎng)），openingthewindowsofhisoffice.Fromthestreetbelowrisesthesoundofhumanvoices，"Morethan14，000carsusedtopassalongthisstreeteveryday.Thereweremorecarspassingthroughthecityinadaythanpeoplelivinghere.Loresbecamemayorin1999.Hespentmonthswalkingaroundthecity."Thehistoricalcityisdead，"hesaidoneday."Itisfullofcars.Itisheavilypolluted.Therearealotoftrafficaccidents.Theelderlyandchildrenaren'tabletousethestreetsbecauseofcars.Peoplewhohadachancetoleavehavedoneso."Atfirst，Loresthoughtofimprovingtrafficconditions.However，hecouldn'tcomeupwithagoodplan.Afterlotsofdiscussions，thegovernmentfinallydecidedtogetridofcars.ThechangehasbroughtPontevedramanybenefits.Trafficaccidentsarenowrare.CO2emissions（排放物）aredownby70%.Manypeoplearemovingtothecity，makingitlivelyagain.Mostlocalpeoplelikethechange.RamiroArmesto，amotheroftwoyoungchildren，said，"Inthepast，thefirstthingtoseeinthemorningwastrafficjams.Now，thecityiscleaner，quieterandsafer."RaquelGarcia，anotherparent，saidshehadstayedinmanycitiesaroundtheworld.However，shehadneverlivedinacityas"easytolivein"asPontevedra."Evenifit'sraining，Iwalkeverywhere.Thefeelingiswonderful，"sheadded.（8）FromParagraph1，weknowPontevedraisa（n）cityinSpain.A．a(chǎn)ncientB．quietC．busyD．crowded（9）ForLores，whatwasthecityPontevedra'smainproblem？A．Thehistoricalcitywasdead.B．Therewerelotsoftrafficaccidents.C．Manypeoplewereleavingthecity.D．Thereweretoomanycarsinthecity.（10）Theunderlinedword"benefits"probablymeans""inEnglish.A．choicesB．a(chǎn)dvantagesC．problemsD．symbols（11）Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph？A．Toshowhowpeoplelikethechange.B．Toletmorecitiesfollowthechange.C．Toexplainwhatpeoplethinkofthecity.D．TotellwhypeoplelikelivinginPontevedra.（8分）Scientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence（證據(jù)）toshowthatbeingkindtootherscanresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson'smood，forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions，yetpeopledonotalwaysmakethemostofthem.Instudies，behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation：peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.Intheexperiments（實(shí)驗(yàn)），about1，000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelsefeelgood，Weaskedboththepersonperforming（執(zhí)行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersomequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel，Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe，soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（評(píng)分）how"big"theactseemed.Inallcases，wecomparedtheperformer'sexpectationsofthereceiver'smoodwiththereceiver'sactual（實(shí)際的）experience.Forone，bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive（積極的）moods.Foranother，thereceiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas"bigger"thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.Atfirst，westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople，suchasfriends，classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment，performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again，thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson，whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan？（12）Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments？A．Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.B．Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.C．Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.D．Theycomparedtheperformers'expectationswiththeiractualresults.（13）Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout？A．Differentpurposesoftheresearch.B．Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.C．Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.D．Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.（14）Whatisthewriter'sattitude（態(tài)度）towardsshowingkindnesstoothers？A．Supportive.B．Unclear.C．Doubtful.D．Uninterested.（15）Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle？A．Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.B．Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.C．Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.D．Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.16．（5分）Chinaisthecountrythateatsthemostwatermelonsintheworld.It'snotbecauseforeignersdon'tlikewatermelonsbut"theycan'taffordthem"Doyouknowwhy？（1）It'sreportedthatakiloofUSwatermelonisabout＄6.91inNewYork，whichisabout￥46inChina.（2）ButthingsaredifferentinChina.AccordingtotheFAO（聯(lián)合國(guó)糧農(nóng)組織），Chinanowistheworld'slargestwatermelonproducerandcustomer.（3）Andtheweatherisjustrightforplantingwatermelons.Withthelargeoutput（產(chǎn)量），thepriceisnaturallymuchlower.Secondly，countriesliketheUSAandAustraliahaveawideland，butwatermelonswerenotintroducedthereasearlyasinChina.Thelocalpeoplepreferotherfruitsthatwereknownearliertowatermelons.（4）Thirdly，accordingtosomereports，watermelonsfromforeigncountriesmaynottastegood.（5）Whyisthat？WuMingzhuisan80﹣year﹣oldChinesescientistwhospendsherwholelifeontheimprovementofgrowingbetterwatermelons.Thankstoherhardwork，wecanenjoymoredeliciousandmuchcheaperwatermelons.A.Firstly，China'slandareaislarge.B.Watermelonsaremyfavoritefruit.C.So，watermelonsarenotaspopularasotherfruits.D.That'sbecausethey'retooexpensiveinmostcountries.E.However，inChina，weseldomeatwatermelonsthattastebad.F.WatermelonsarealsofamousforbeingexpensiveinJapanandSouthKorea.語(yǔ)言知識(shí)應(yīng)用閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。（10分）Onahotandwetsummerday，Nuraandherdadfoundaplacetocooloffatthecitymuseum.Suddenlythelightswentout，leavingtheroomcompletely（17）."Dad，what'sgoingon？"Nuracalledoutloudly."Don'tworry.Thelightsmightcomebackonsoon."Dadsaid（18）tocomfort（安慰）Nura.Inamoment，aworkerwavedtheflashlightatthemandsaid，"Excuseme，sir.Thereisapowercut（停電）acrossthecity.Wehaveto（19）themuseum.Iwillwalkyoutothegate."Nuraandherdadstoppedattheirfavoriteshopforicecream.TheshopownerrefusedwhenNura'sdadtriedto（20）."Forgetaboutit，"hesaid，"Itwillallbesoupsoon，anyway!"AfterNuraandherdadarrivedhome，theyfoundtheneighbors（21）theirapartments.Everyonesharedicewater，talkingandlaughingaboutthehotweather."Ican't（22）theheatinmyroom."Mrs.Fongsaid，fanningherselfwithanewspaper.Awomanwholiveddownstairswasstandinginthedoorway."Ifthepowerdoesn'tcomeonsoon，I'llhaveto（23）allthefood，"shesaid."Themeatinthe（24）willgobadwithoutpower，"saidNura'sdad."Let'stakeoutthegrill（烤架）tocookit.""I'llseewhatIhave，"thewomaninthedoorwaysaid."I'llmakesuretobringenoughforeveryone."Astheyhadtheir（25），nightfelloverthecity.Theairwasthickandhot，butNuradidn'tmindanymore.Shehadenjoyed（26）icecream，andshehadsharedamealwithherneighbors.Shesmiledtoherselfandcontinuedtowatchthestars.（17）A．coldB．crowdedC．darkD．empty（18）A．peacefullyB．weaklyC．fairlyD．strangely（19）A．openB．closeC．tidyD．visit（20）A．spendB．costC．payD．a(chǎn)fford（21）A．a(chǎn)longB．insideC．a(chǎn)boveD．outside（22）A．standB．suggestC．raiseD．create（23）A．takeoffB．throwawayC．lookthroughD．cutup（24）A．marketB．bowlC．glassD．fridge（25）A．breakfastB．drinkC．lunchD．dinner（26）A．smoothB．freshC．freeD．cheap語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FredericChopin（1810—1849）wasagreatcomposerandanexcellentpianist.Hecomposedtwenty﹣fourshort（1）（piece）forthepianocalledpreludes（序曲）.Thelongestone，Preludeno.15，isbetter（2）（know）byitsnickname，the"Raindrop"Prelude.Howdiditgetitsnickname？Onedayin1838，whenChopin'sloverGeorgeSandwentoutinarainstorm，Chopinbecameworried.Whilehe（3）（wait）forSand，hewrotePreludeno.15.WhenSandcamebackChopinplayed（4）（she）themusic.Sandthoughtthenotessoundedlikeraindrops.SheletChopin（5）（listen）totheraindropsfallingontheroof.ThismadeChopin（6）（happy）.Heinsistedthatheneverpaidattentiontothosesoundsor（7）（copy）them.However，likeSand，manypeoplehearraindropsinthisprelude.Somenotesrepeatingthroughoutthepiecesoundlikeraindrops.Theflowofthemusicislikerain，too.Thepiecestarts（8）（soft），（9）itgetslouder，likeraingettingheavier.Thenthemusicgetsquietandfinally（10）（end），likerainwhenitstops.閱讀表達(dá)閱讀下面的短文，完成短文后的問(wèn)題。28．（10分）WorldWaterDayiscelebratedonMarch22everyyear.Itdrawsattentiontotheimportantroleofwaterinourlives，thedifficultiespeoplefaceingettingwaterandsolutionstotheseproblems.Itisreportedbyscientiststhatbetween55and60percentoftheadultbodyismadeofit.Innormalconditions，thehumanbodycanonlystayalivethreeorfourdayswithoutwater.Weneedwatertostayalive，yettherearebillionsofpeopleallovertheworldwhodonothaveaccess（使用）tosafedrinkingwater.TheproblemsfacingcommunitieswithoutwaterExceptfortheobvioushealthproblems，ashortageofcleanwatermeansthatsomepeopleinsomeareas—oftenwomenandchildren—havetospendhourseverydaywalkingtoandfromdistantwatersupplies（供應(yīng)）.Thismeanstheydon'thavetimetofocustheirattentionontheirwork，studiesandotherduties.Sothesearchforwaterbecomestheirmainjobs.Formanypeople，theaccesstowaterhasbecomeincreasinglydifficultbecauseoftheincreasingneedforalimitedresource.Whatarethesolutions？Infact，manygovernmentsandorganizationshavealreadytakenactionstooffergoodsolutions.Waste﹣waterrecycling，storingrainwater，moreefficientirrigationtechniques（灌溉技術(shù)）andreforestationaregoodexamplesofhowwatercanbeusedmoreefficiently.Therearealsomanyothercharitiesworkingoncreatingsustainable（可持續(xù)性）suppliesofcleanwaterfordifferentcommunitiesaroundtheworld，butthisimportantworkneedstocontinue.WhatwecandotohelpThethemeofWorldWaterDayisvaluingwater.Thevalueofwaterisaboutmuchmorethanitsprice.Withoutanunderstandingofwater'struevalue，wewillbeunabletosafeguardit.Whatwecandotohelpistosupportcharities，takepartintheWorldWaterDayevents，becarefulwithhowweusewaterinourownlives.'WecanalsovisittheUNWorldWaterDaywebsitetofindoutaboutaneventnearusandhelpspreadaroundtheworldabouttheimportanceofsavingwater.（1）WhenistheWorldWaterDay？（2）Howlongcanhumanstayalivewithoutwater？（3）Whyhastheaccesstowaterbecomeincreasinglydifficult？（4）Whohastakenactionstooffergoodsolutionstosavewater？（5）Whatcanwedoinourdailylifetosavewater？（Listatleasttwoactions）寫(xiě)作29．（20分）旅游是我們看世界的重要方式，它可以讓我們開(kāi)闊視野，增長(zhǎng)見(jiàn)識(shí)，豐富閱歷，陶冶情操。如果你有機(jī)會(huì)出去旅游，你最想去的地方是哪里？為什么想去那個(gè)地方？你想在那個(gè)地方干些什么？請(qǐng)以"TheplaceIwanttovisit"為題，寫(xiě)一篇100詞左右的短文。要求：（1）文中不得出現(xiàn)考生姓名、學(xué)校及其他相關(guān)信息；（2）照抄試卷內(nèi)容不得分。________

2023-2024學(xué)年山東省煙臺(tái)市萊州市九年級(jí)（上）期中英語(yǔ)試卷（五四學(xué)制）參考答案與試題解析閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（6分）Thereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent（口音）.Infact，mostnativeEnglishspeakerswon'tcareifyoudo.Youshouldfeelconfidentaboutyouraccent!Butasyouimproveyourlanguageabilities，losingyouraccentmightbesomethingyou'vestartedtothinkabout.And，ifyou'reenteringtheworkforceinanEnglishspeakingenvironment，itisimportanttogetyourpronunciationtoalevelthatnativespeakerscanunderstandwithoutdifficulty.So，here，we'relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanativespeaker.SpeakslowlyandclearlyPaycloseattentiontogettingyourwordsoutclearlyandspeakingslowlyasyougo.Whenyourpronunciationgetsbetter，youcanspeedupyourspeakingspeed.LearntheschwaskillfullyTheschwaisavowelwhichsoundslike"uh".Englishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsastheschwa.LearningwhentoexchangethemcanmakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural.Use"He"and"She"correctlyMakesurethatyoucallmen"he"andwomen"she".Ifyoumixthemup，itcanbeconfusing（混淆的）foryourlistenersanditisagiveawaythatyouarenotanativespeaker.FalltoneandrisetonefluentlyInEnglish，themeaningofwhatyousaycanchangebasedonthewayyousayit.Makesuretoworkonyourfallingandrisingtonessothatyourmeaningiscommunicatedclearly.Learninghowtosoundlikeanativespeakercanbeahardtask.Butit'ssomethingyou'llhavetodoonyourlanguagelearningjourney.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpronunciation，thetipsabovewillbeofgreatvaluetoyou.（1）WhatshouldyoudotomakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural？CA．Speakslowlyandclearly.B．Use"He"and"She"correctly.C．Learntheschwaskillfully.D．Fallandriseyourtonefluently.（2）What'sthepurposeofthispassage？BA．TosuggestwhatanativeEnglishspeakershoulddo.B．Tosuggestwhatyoushoulddotosoundlikeanativespeaker.C．Toexplainwhythereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent.D．Toexplainwhyyourpronunciationisalwaysofgreatimportance.（3）Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage？DA．Inanovel.B．Inastorybook.C．Inanadvertisement.D．Inamagazine.【分析】本文主要介紹了一些可以幫助你的發(fā)音聽(tīng)起來(lái)像一個(gè)母語(yǔ)人士的方法。【解答】（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Englishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsastheschwa.LearningwhentoexchangethemcanmakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural."（說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的人把許多其他的元音發(fā)成弱讀元音。學(xué)會(huì)什么時(shí)候交換它們可以讓你的英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)起來(lái)更自然。）可知熟練地學(xué)習(xí)弱讀音可以讓你的英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)起來(lái)更自然。故選C。（2）主旨大意題。根據(jù)第1段"So，here，we'relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanativespeaker."（所以，在這里，我們來(lái)看看一些技巧來(lái)幫助你聽(tīng)起來(lái)像一個(gè)母語(yǔ)人士。）可知文章是為了幫助你應(yīng)該怎么做才能聽(tīng)起來(lái)像母語(yǔ)人士。故選B。（3）推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了一些可以幫助你的發(fā)音聽(tīng)起來(lái)像一個(gè)母語(yǔ)人士的方法，所以文章可能在雜志上看到，故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】通讀全文，理解文章大意，閱讀題目后返回原文閱讀并找出與題目相對(duì)應(yīng)的內(nèi)容，仔細(xì)核對(duì)，選擇符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次閱讀并檢查。（8分）Somedesigners（設(shè)計(jì)師）aretryingtobuildanewtypeofhouse.Thepicturebelowshowssomeinformationaboutthehouse.（4）Accordingtothepassage，theplantsontherooftopcanB.A．keepthehousecoolB．takeinwaterC．makethehousebeautifulD．preventwaterpassingthrough（5）ThewatersensorsAcanwarnpeopleaboutfloods.A．inthegardenB．inthewallsC．underthefloorD．onthetopoftheroof（6）Duringfloods，Ccanmakethehouseriselikeaboat.A．thefloorsofthehouseB．theplantsontherooftopC．thebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouseD．thedrainagesystem（7）ThedesignersbuildthespecialhousetoD.A．moveiteasilyB．fightagainstsnowstormsC．reusethewasteD．keepsafeduringfloods【分析】本文主要介紹了設(shè)計(jì)師們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)的一款能夠在洪水期間保證安全的房子?！窘獯稹浚?）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)圖片內(nèi)容Thereareplantsonthetopoftheroof.Theycan"drink"lotsofwater.（屋頂上有一些植物。他們可以"喝"很多水。）可知屋頂上的植物可以吸收水分，故選B。（5）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)圖片內(nèi)容Garden：Thegardenhaswatersensors.Theycantellpeoplewhenfloodsarecoming.（花園：花園有水傳感器。它們可以告訴人們洪水什么時(shí)候來(lái)。）可知花園里的水傳感器可以警告人們有洪水，故選A。（6）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)圖片內(nèi)容Therearebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouse.Duringfloods，thehousecanriselikeaboat.（房屋下面有浮力材料。在洪水期間，房子可以像船一樣上升。）可知在洪水期間，房屋下面的浮力材料可以使房屋像船一樣上升，故選C。（7）推理判斷題。根據(jù)圖片內(nèi)容Therearebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouse.Duringfloods，thehousecanriselikeaboat.（房屋下面有浮力材料。在洪水期間，房子可以像船一樣上升。）可推知設(shè)計(jì)者建造這種特殊的房子是為了在洪水期間保持安全，故選D。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】通讀全文，理解文章大意，閱讀題目后返回原文閱讀并找出與題目相對(duì)應(yīng)的內(nèi)容，仔細(xì)核對(duì)，選擇符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次閱讀并檢查。（8分）InPontevedra，Spain，peopledon'tshout.Sincecarsarenotallowedinthecity，therearenohorns（喇叭）ornoisesfromcarengines.Peopledon'thavetotryhardtomakethemselvesheard.Whatyouhearinthestreet，instead，isthesingingofbirds."Listen，"saysMiguelLores，themayor（市長(zhǎng)），openingthewindowsofhisoffice.Fromthestreetbelowrisesthesoundofhumanvoices，"Morethan14，000carsusedtopassalongthisstreeteveryday.Thereweremorecarspassingthroughthecityinadaythanpeoplelivinghere.Loresbecamemayorin1999.Hespentmonthswalkingaroundthecity."Thehistoricalcityisdead，"hesaidoneday."Itisfullofcars.Itisheavilypolluted.Therearealotoftrafficaccidents.Theelderlyandchildrenaren'tabletousethestreetsbecauseofcars.Peoplewhohadachancetoleavehavedoneso."Atfirst，Loresthoughtofimprovingtrafficconditions.However，hecouldn'tcomeupwithagoodplan.Afterlotsofdiscussions，thegovernmentfinallydecidedtogetridofcars.ThechangehasbroughtPontevedramanybenefits.Trafficaccidentsarenowrare.CO2emissions（排放物）aredownby70%.Manypeoplearemovingtothecity，makingitlivelyagain.Mostlocalpeoplelikethechange.RamiroArmesto，amotheroftwoyoungchildren，said，"Inthepast，thefirstthingtoseeinthemorningwastrafficjams.Now，thecityiscleaner，quieterandsafer."RaquelGarcia，anotherparent，saidshehadstayedinmanycitiesaroundtheworld.However，shehadneverlivedinacityas"easytolivein"asPontevedra."Evenifit'sraining，Iwalkeverywhere.Thefeelingiswonderful，"sheadded.（8）FromParagraph1，weknowPontevedraisa（n）BcityinSpain.A．a(chǎn)ncientB．quietC．busyD．crowded（9）ForLores，whatwasthecityPontevedra'smainproblem？DA．Thehistoricalcitywasdead.B．Therewerelotsoftrafficaccidents.C．Manypeoplewereleavingthecity.D．Thereweretoomanycarsinthecity.（10）Theunderlinedword"benefits"probablymeans"B"inEnglish.A．choicesB．a(chǎn)dvantagesC．problemsD．symbols（11）Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph？AA．Toshowhowpeoplelikethechange.B．Toletmorecitiesfollowthechange.C．Toexplainwhatpeoplethinkofthecity.D．TotellwhypeoplelikelivinginPontevedra.【分析】這篇短文主要寫(xiě)了西班牙龐特韋德拉市的交通狀況和城市改變。【解答】（8）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段InPontevedra，Spain，peopledon'tshout.Sincecarsarenotallowedinthecity，therearenohorns（喇叭）ornoisesfromcarengines.（在西班牙的龐特韋德拉市，人們不大喊大叫。由于不允許汽車(chē)進(jìn)入城市，所以沒(méi)有喇叭聲或汽車(chē)引擎的噪音。）可推知龐特韋德拉是西班牙一個(gè)安靜的城市，故選B。（9）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Itisfullofcars.Itisheavilypolluted.Therearealotoftrafficaccidents.Theelderlyandchildrenaren'tabletousethestreetsbecauseofcars.（到處都是汽車(chē)。它被嚴(yán)重污染。有很多交通事故。由于汽車(chē)的緣故，老人和孩子不能使用街道。）可推知龐特韋德拉市主要問(wèn)題是城市里的汽車(chē)太多了，故選D。（10）詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第五段ThechangehasbroughtPontevedramanybenefits.Trafficaccidentsarenowrare（罕見(jiàn)的）.CO2emissions（排放物）aredownby70%.Manypeoplearemovingtothecity，makingitlivelyagain.（這種變化給龐特韋德拉市帶來(lái)了許多......。交通事故現(xiàn)在很少見(jiàn)了。二氧化碳排放量下降了70%。許多人搬到城市，使它再次充滿(mǎn)活力。）可推知此處是指帶來(lái)了很多好處，與"advantages"同義，故選B。（11）段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段Mostlocalpeoplelikethechange.RamiroArmesto，amotheroftwoyoungchildren，said，"Inthepast，thefirstthingtoseeinthemorningwastrafficjams.Now，thecityiscleaner，quieterandsafer."（大多數(shù)當(dāng)?shù)厝硕枷矚g這種變化。RamiroArmesto是兩個(gè)孩子的母親，她說(shuō)："過(guò)去，早上首先看到的是交通堵塞?，F(xiàn)在，這個(gè)城市更干凈、更安靜、更安全了。"）可知最后一段主要為了顯示人們對(duì)這種變化的喜愛(ài)，故選A?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)全文大意，展開(kāi)邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，認(rèn)真觀察選項(xiàng)，仔細(xì)推敲，確定最佳答案。（8分）Scientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence（證據(jù)）toshowthatbeingkindtootherscanresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson'smood，forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions，yetpeopledonotalwaysmakethemostofthem.Instudies，behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation：peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.Intheexperiments（實(shí)驗(yàn)），about1，000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelsefeelgood，Weaskedboththepersonperforming（執(zhí)行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersomequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel，Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe，soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（評(píng)分）how"big"theactseemed.Inallcases，wecomparedtheperformer'sexpectationsofthereceiver'smoodwiththereceiver'sactual（實(shí)際的）experience.Forone，bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive（積極的）moods.Foranother，thereceiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas"bigger"thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.Atfirst，westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople，suchasfriends，classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment，performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again，thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson，whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan？（12）Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments？CA．Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.B．Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.C．Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.D．Theycomparedtheperformers'expectationswiththeiractualresults.（13）Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout？CA．Differentpurposesoftheresearch.B．Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.C．Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.D．Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.（14）Whatisthewriter'sattitude（態(tài)度）towardsshowingkindnesstoothers？AA．Supportive.B．Unclear.C．Doubtful.D．Uninterested.（15）Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle？BA．Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.B．Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.C．Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.D．Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.【分析】這篇短文主要講述了科學(xué)家研究幸福感的證據(jù)表明，對(duì)他人友善可以帶來(lái)幸福?！窘獯稹浚?2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe，soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（評(píng)分）how"big"theactseemed.（我們想了解人們認(rèn)為這些行為有怎樣的價(jià)值，所以表演者和接受者都必須給這個(gè)行為看起來(lái)有多"大"打分。）可知接收者在實(shí)驗(yàn)中評(píng)價(jià)表演者的善舉的價(jià)值，故選C。（13）段落大意題。根據(jù)第五段Atfirst，westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople，suchasfriends，classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.（首先，我們研究了對(duì)熟悉的人，如朋友、同學(xué)或家人所做的善事。但我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，表演者也低估了他們對(duì)陌生人的積極影響。）可推知第五段主要介紹了研究結(jié)果可能產(chǎn)生的影響，故選C。（14）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson，whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan？（考慮到這些溫暖的行為可以改善我們自己的心情，照亮別人的一天，為什么不選擇善意呢？）可推知作者對(duì)善待他人的態(tài)度是支持的，故選A。（15）主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段Instudies，behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation：peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.（在研究中，行為科學(xué)家NicholasEpley和我研究了一種可能的解釋?zhuān)鹤龊檬碌娜说凸懒私邮苌埔獾娜藢?duì)自己行為的重視程度。）結(jié)合下文，可知本文主要介紹了善良可以產(chǎn)生意想不到的積極影響，故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】通讀全文，理解文章大意，閱讀題目后返回原文閱讀并找出與題目相對(duì)應(yīng)的內(nèi)容，仔細(xì)核對(duì)，選擇符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次閱讀并檢查。16．（5分）Chinaisthecountrythateatsthemostwatermelonsintheworld.It'snotbecauseforeignersdon'tlikewatermelonsbut"theycan'taffordthem"Doyouknowwhy？（1）DIt'sreportedthatakiloofUSwatermelonisabout＄6.91inNewYork，whichisabout￥46inChina.（2）FButthingsaredifferentinChina.AccordingtotheFAO（聯(lián)合國(guó)糧農(nóng)組織），Chinanowistheworld'slargestwatermelonproducerandcustomer.（3）AAndtheweatherisjustrightforplantingwatermelons.Withthelarge