英語選擇題真題

2014年四川卷

1.She'dlivedinLondonandManchester;butsheliked

andmovedtoCambridge.

A.bothB.neitherC.noneD.either

2.Grandmapointedtothehospitalandsaid,"That'sI

wasborn."

A.whenB.howC.whyD.where

3.WasitbecauseJackcamelateforschoolMr.Smith

gotangry?

A.whyB.whoC.whereD.that

4.Inow,wehaveraised50.000poundsforthepoorchildren.

isquiteunexpected.

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.it

5.Themanagerwassatisfiedtoseemanynewproducts

aftergreateffort.

A.havingdevelopedB.todevelopC.developedD.

develop

6.Istillremembermyhappychildhoodwhenmymother

takemetoDisneylandatweekends.

A.mightB.mustC.wouldD.should

7.—Ihopetotakethecomputercourse.

—Goodidea.moreaboutit,visitthiswebsite.

A.TofindoutB.FindingoutC.TobefindingoutD.Having

foundout

8.I'llbeoutforsometime.anythingimportanthappens,

callmeupimmediately.

A.IncaseB.AsifC.EventhoughD.Nowthat

9.Shesomeone,soInoddedtoherandwentaway.

A.phonedB.hadphonedC.wasphoningD.hasphoned

10.—Howaboutdinnertonight?It'sonme.—.

A.YouarewelcomeC.Well,I'mafraidsoB.OhzI'dliketoD.

That'sallright

2013四川卷

1.一IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeech

Competitiontomorrow.

A.IreallyenvyyouB.Gladtohearthat

C.SoundsgreatD.Takeiteasy

2.Thetrafficonthemainstreetshasalongergreensignalthan

onthesmallones.

A.oneB.thisC.thatD.it

3.Hurryup,kids!Theschoolbusforus!

A.waitsB.waswaitingC.waitedD.is

waiting

4.Readthisstory,youwillrealizethatnot

everythingcanbeboughtwithmoney.

A.orB.andC.butD.so

5.—Whyareyoureyessored?Youhavesleptwell

lastnight.

Yeah,Istayeduplatewritingareport.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.won't

6.yousaidatthemeetingdescribesabrightfuture

forthecompany.

A.WhenB.HowC.WhatD.That

7.Heissobusy.Hecannotaffordenoughtimewithhisson

hewantsto.

A.evenifB.asifC.becauseD.

before

8.whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedher

teacherforadvice.

A.NotknowingB.KnowingnotC.NotknownD.

Knownnot

9.Nowadayspeoplearemoreconcernedabouttheenvironment

theylive.

A.whatB.whichC.whenD.where

10.Theairportnextyearwillhelppromotetourism

inthisarea.

A.beingcompletedB.tobecompletedC.completedD.

havingbeencompleted

2012年四川卷

1.—Excuseme.Howmuchistheshirt?

A.ExtraLargeB.50eachC.ItsellswellD.

Altogetherthereare5

2.Newtechnologieshavemadepossibletoturnoutnew

productsfasterandatalowercost.

A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it

3.一Goodbye,John.Comebackagainsometime.

一Sure..

A.IdidB.IdoC.IshallD.Iwill

4.Atschool,somestudentsareactivesomeareshy,yet

theycanbegoodfriendswithoneanother.

A.whileB.althoughC.soD.as

5.Thisisnotmystory,northewholestory.Mystory

playsoutdifferently.

A.isthereB.thereisC.isitD.itis

6.Tomtookataxitotheairport,onlyhisplanehighupin

thesky.

A.findingB.tofinC.beingfoundD.tohave

found

7.Thehotelisalmostfinished,butitneedsoneortwo

weekstogetreadyforguests.

A.onlyB.alsoC.evenD.still

8.Ilookedupandnoticedasnakeitswayupthetreeto

catchitsbreakfast.

A.towinB.winC.windingD.wound

9.一DidyoucatchwhatIsaid?

—Sorry.Iatextmessagejustnow.

A.hadansweringB.haveansweredC.wouldanswer

D.wasanswering

10.Ifyouhappentogetlostinthewild,you'dbetterstay

youareandwaitforhelp.

A.whyB.whereC.whoD.what

11.Theyarelivingwiththeirparentsforthemomentbecause

theirownhouse.

A.isbeingrebuiltB.hasbeenrebuiltC.isrebuilt

D.hasrebuilt

12.Beforedrivingintothecity,youarerequiredtogetyourcar

A.washB.washC.washingD.towash

13.Inourclassthereare46students,halfwearglasses.

A.inwhomB.inthemC.ofwhomD.ofthem

14.Thistrainingprogramcangiveyoualiftatwork,

increaseyourincomeby40%.

A.aswellasB.solongasC.somuchasD.assoonas

15.Hewillcometounderstandyoureffortssoonerorlater.It's

justamatterof.

A.luckB.valueC.timeD.fact

16.Imake$2,000aweek,60surelywon'tmake

differencetome.

A.thatabigB.athatbigC.bigathat

D.thatbiga

17.Scientistsstudyhumanbrainsworktomake

computers.

A.whenB.howC.thatD.whether

18.WearesaidtobelivinginInformationAge,time

ofnewdiscoveriesandgreatchanges.

A.an;theB.不填;theC.不填;a

D.the;a

19.IgotcloseenoughtohearthemspeakingChinese,andI

said"NiHao"justasIdoinChina.

A.mustB.mightC.canD.should

20.It'ssurprisingthatyourbrotherRussiansoquickly——

hehasn'tlivedthereverylong.

A.pickedupB.lookedupC.putup

D.madeup

2011年四川卷

L-I'msorryIdidn'tfinishitontime—

A.Fine,thanksB.No,thanksC.Thanksalot

D.Thanksanyway

2.Lydiadoesn'tfeellikeabroad.Herparentsareold.

A.studyB.studyingC.studiedD.

tostudy

3.Thereisinhiswords.Weshouldhaveatry.

A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.

everything

4.FrankinsistedthathewasnotasleepIhadgreat

difficultyinwakinghimup.

A.whetherB.althoughC.forD.so

5.—Howcouldyoubesorudeastowalkinhereinthemiddle

ofmyclass?—_____________

A.NothingmuchB.NothingseriousC.Never

againD.Nevermind

6.Asisreported,itis100yearsQinghua

Universitywasfounded.

A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.since

7.Togetabettergrade,youshouldthenotesagain

beforethetest.

A.gooverB.getoverC.turnover

D.takeover

8.Nickzit'sgoodforyoutoreadsomebooksChina

beforeyoustartyourtripthere.

A.inB.forC.ofD.on

9.Allvisitorstothisvillagewithkindness.

A.treatB.aretreatedC.aretreating

D.hadbeentreated

10.Ourteachersalwaystellustobelieveinwedo

andwhoweareifwewanttosucceed.

A.whyB.howC.whatD.which

11.Simonmadeabigbambooboxthelittlesick

birdtillitcouldfly.

A.keepB.keptC.keepingD.tokeep

12.—HowwasyourrecenttriptoSichuan?—I'venever

hadonebefore.

A.apleasantB.amorepleasantC.amostpleasantD.

themostpleasant

13.Alwaysremembertoputsuchdangerousthingsasknives

outofchildren's.A.touchB.sightC.reachD.

distance

14.IoftenthewordsIdon'tknowinthedictionary

orontheInternet.

A.lookupB.lookatC.kookforD.lookinto

15.Wasitonalonelyislandhewassavedone

monthaftertheboatwentdown?

A.whereB.thatC.whichD.what

16.animportantroleinanewmovie,Andyhasa

chancetobecomefamous.

A.OfferB.OfferingC.OfferedD.

Tooffer

17.Theschoolshop,customersaremainlystudents,

isclosedfortheholidays.

A.whichB.whoseC.whenD.where

18.Dr.PeterSpemcezheadmasteroftheschool,told

us,“fifthofpupilsheregoontostudyatOxfordand

Cambridge//

A.不填；AB.不填；TheC.the;TheD.a;A

19.一Whatamistake!

一Yes.Ihisdoingitanotherway,butwithout

success.

A.wassuggestingB.willsuggestC.wouldsuggest

D.hadsuggested

20.Thepolicestillhaven'tfoundthelostchild,butthey're

doingallthey.

A.canB.mayC.mustD.should

2010年四川卷

1.—Here5syourchange.

A.Thankyou.B.Don'tmentionit.

C.NoproblemD.Withpleasure.

答案：A

解析：考查日常用語。句意為：“這是找你的零錢?！薄爸x謝”。

A符合語境。B用于回答道謝或道謙；C、D用于回答求助。

2.Inmostcountries,auniversitydegreecangive

youflyingstartinlife.

A.the;aB.the;不填C.不填；不填

D.不填;a

答案：D

解析：考查冠詞。mostcountries此處表泛指，most前不加

定冠詞the.第二個空處應(yīng)為“一個高起點(diǎn)的開始”，故用a,

正確答案為D。

3.—Itakethebookout?

—I'mafraidnot.

A.WillB.MayC.Must

D.Need

答案：B

解析：考查情態(tài)動詞。表請求可用情態(tài)動詞can,may,

could,might,表允許用can,may.

句意為：“我可以將這本書帶出去嗎？”“恐怕不行”。故應(yīng)

選表情請求的情態(tài)動詞may。正確答案為B。

4.Agreatnumberofstudentssaidtheywere

forcedtopractisethepiano.

A.toquestionB.tobequestioned

C.questionedD.questioning

答案：C

解析：考查非謂語動詞作定語。question與students存在被

動關(guān)系，question表示的動作也已完成，故用過去分詞。

5.Tired,Jimwasfastasleepwithhisbackabigtree.

A.inB.belowC.beside

D.against

答案：D

解析：考查介詞，句意為：“累了，吉姆背倚著樹，很快就

睡著了。"against此處意為：“倚著，靠著"；below"在...

下方"；beside”在……旁邊”；in"在……里面或（時間）……

之后”。

6.Somepeopleeatwiththeireyes.Theyprefertoorderwhat_

nice.

A.looksB.smellsC.feelsD.tastes

答案：A

解析：考查系動詞辨析。與上句中的eatwiththeireyes相對，

后句應(yīng)該為點(diǎn)看起來很好吃的東西。故正確答案為A。

7.Onmydeskisaphotothatmyfathertookof

whenIwasababy.

A.himB.hisC.me

D.mine

答案：C

解析：考查代詞。takeaphotoofsb意為給某人照相,此處應(yīng)

用人稱代詞的賓格。正確答案為C。

8.Jennywaslookingforaseatwhen,luckily,aman

andleft.

A.tookupB.gotupC.shutup

D.setup

答案：B

解析：考查動詞詞組。getup意為“起床，起立”。句意為“Jenny

正在找一個座位，正在那時，很幸運(yùn)地，一個人站起來離開

了?！惫蔬xB。1意為“從事，占據(jù)時間或空間”；C意為“閉

嘴”；D意為“建造，搭起”。

9.Welaughatjokes,butseldomabouthowthey

work.

A.wethinkB.thinkwe

C.wedothinkD.dowethink

答案：D

解析：考查倒裝。seldom為否定副詞放句首，用部分倒裝,

故選D。句意為“我們因笑話而笑，但很少去思考笑話怎樣

讓我們笑?！?/p>

10.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Itooksometimeofftogo

travelling,turnedouttobeawisedecision.

A.thatB.whichC.when

D.where

答案：B

解析：考查定語從句。此處應(yīng)為which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語

從句，which代替前邊整個句子。句意為：“大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，我

們休假一段時間去旅游，這結(jié)果證明是一個明智的決定?！?/p>

11.Inmanypeopledopinion,thatcompany,thoughrelatively

small,ispleasant.

A.todealwithB.dealingwithC.tobedealt

withD.dealtwith

答案：A

解析：考查不定式主動表被動。在某些形容詞后經(jīng)常用不定

式的主動形式表被動，此時，不定式動作和句子的主語存在

動賓關(guān)系。又如：Theapartmentiscomfortabletolivein.

12.Theschoolwasmovedoutofdowntownasthenumberof

studentshadgrowntoo.

A.smallB.fewC.large

D.many

答案：C

解析：考查形容詞的用法。thenumberof意為”……的數(shù)量”,

其后的形容詞應(yīng)為大小，不用多少。又據(jù)句意學(xué)校被移出了

市中心，應(yīng)該是學(xué)生的數(shù)量變得太大了，故選C。

13.一Pmsorry.Thatwasn'tofmuchhelp.

一Oh,.Asamatteroffact,itwasmost

helpful.

A.sureitwasB.itdoesn'tmatter

C.ofcoursenotD.thanksanyway

答案：A解析：考查日常用語。后句中的Asamatteroffact,it

wasmosthelpful,可知是對前句表意的否定，所以A項(xiàng)合適。

句意為：“對不起，那幫助不太大。當(dāng)然不是了，實(shí)際上，

它很有用?！?/p>

14.Howmuchoneenjoyshimselftravellingdependslargelyon

hegoeswith,whetherhisfriendsorrelatives.A.what

B.whoC.howD.why

答案：B

解析：考查介詞后的賓語從句。根據(jù)句末的whetherhis

friendsorrelatives可知應(yīng)是和誰去，故選B。句意為“一個

人旅游多么享受很大程度上取決于他和誰去，無論是他的朋

友還是親戚?！?/p>

15.SuchpoetsasShakespearewidely

read,ofwhoseworks,however,somedifficult

tounderstand.A.are；areB.is；isC.are；isD.is：

are

答案：A

解析：考查主謂一致。主句中的主語應(yīng)為poets,謂語動詞用

復(fù)數(shù)，其后的非限制性定語從句的主語應(yīng)為someofwhose

works,謂語動詞也應(yīng)是復(fù)數(shù)。故選A。

16.一Whenshallwerestartourbusiness?一Notuntilwe

ourplan.

A.willfinishB.arefinishing

C.aretofinishD.havefinished

答案：D

解析：考查動詞時態(tài)。在狀語從句中，經(jīng)常用一般現(xiàn)在時表

將來時，用現(xiàn)在完成時表將來完成時。此處為until引導(dǎo)的時

間狀語從句，故用現(xiàn)在完成時，選D。意為“直到我們完成

我們的計(jì)劃，我們才重新開始我們的生意?！?/p>

17.Thelawyerlistenedwithfullattention,tomissany

point.

A.nottryingB.tryingnot

C.totrynotD.nottotry

答案：B解析：考查現(xiàn)在分詞短語做伴隨狀語及動詞不定式

的否定式。句中l(wèi)isten和trynottomiss為同時進(jìn)行的動作，

故用現(xiàn)在分詞的一般式做伴隨狀語。又動詞不定式的否定式

要在其前加not.故選B。

18.You'vefailedtodowhatyoutoandI'mafraid

theteacherwillblameyou.

A.willexpectB.willbeexpected

C.expectedD.wereexpected

答案：D

解析：考查動詞時態(tài)。句中you與expect存在被動關(guān)系，首

先排除Co又有havefailed提示應(yīng)是過去你被期盼做的事，

故應(yīng)為過去時，正確答案為D。

19.Ifyouhaveajob,yourselftoitandfinallyyou'll

succeed.

A.dodevoteB.don'tdevote

C.devotingD.notdevoting

答案：A

解析?：考查謂語動詞的強(qiáng)調(diào)及“祈使句+and+將來時句子”

的固定搭配。此處應(yīng)是祈使句，又有謂語動詞的強(qiáng)調(diào)要借助

助動詞do,故選A。句意為：“如果你有了一份工作，付出

努力去做它，最后你定能成功?！?/p>

20.Becauseoftheheavytraffic,itwasalreadytimeforlunch

breakshegottoheroffice.

A.sinceB.thatC.whenD.until

答案：C

解析：考查狀語從句。句意為：”因?yàn)榻煌ㄗ枞?，?dāng)她到達(dá)

辦公室時已經(jīng)是午休的時間了?！?，故此處應(yīng)為when引導(dǎo)的

時間狀語從句，故正確答案為C。

2014四川卷BDDBCCAACB

2013四川卷DCDBACAADB

2012四川卷BDDACBDCDB

AACACDBDBA

2011四川卷DBABCDADBC

DBCABCBADA

2014年重慶卷

I.Asmilecosts.butgivesmuch.

A.anythingB.something

C.nothingD.everything

2.—Whynotstayherealittlelonger?

.butIreallyhavetogo.

A.NevermindB.I'dloveto

C.PleasedtomeetyouD.Ican'tfind

anyreason

3.I'veorderedsomepizza,soweworryabout

cookingwhenwegethometired.

A.can'tB.darenot

C,needn'tD.maynot

4.You'dbetterwritedownherphonenumberbeforeyou

it.

A.forgetB.areforgetting

c.forgotD.willforget

5.Theproducercomesregularlytocollectthecamerasto

ourshopforqualityproblems.

A.returningB.returned

C.toreturnD.tobereturned

6.Ican'ttellyou_waytotheWilson'sbecausewedon'thave

Wilsonhereinthevillage.

A.the;aB.a;/

C.a:theD.the;/

7.Shedrovesofastattheturnthatthecaralmostwent

theroad.

A.onB.along

C.from,D.off

8.Jameshasjustarrived,butIdidn'tknowheuntil

yesterday.

A.willcomeB.wascoming

C.hadcomeD.came

9.We'llreachthesalestargetsinamonthwesetatthe

beginningoftheyear.

A.whichB.where

C.whenD.what

10.—IspenttwoweeksinLondonlastsummer.

—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheBritishMuseumduring

yourstay,you?

A.mustn'tB.haven't

C.didn'tD.hadn't

11.Groupactivitieswillbeorganizedafterclass_children

developteamspirit.

A.helpingB,havinghelped

C.helpedD.tohelp

12.—IsittruethatMikerefusedanofferfromYaleUniversity

yesterday?

—Yeah,butIhavenoideahedidit;that'soneofhis

favoriteuniversities.

A.whenB,why

C.thatD.haw

13.ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.Whyareyoutalkingto

measifIit?

A.haddoneB.havedone

C.didD.amdoing

14.Halfanhourlater,Lucystillcouldn'tgetataxi_thebus

haddroppedher.

A.untilB.when

C.althoughD.where

15.—Jack,I'dliketohaveyouropinionsaboutmywritten

report.

—.ButIhaveonesuggestion.

A.That'sagoodideaB.Youaremodest

C.itlooksfinetomeD.Youshouldcheckitfirst

2014年重慶卷閱讀

三、閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分奶分）

請閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、c和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在

答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號涂黑。

A

Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachof

herobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled（貼標(biāo)簽）everything.

Ialways,lookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotnearerandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmy

dirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.

Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.,Soon,Iheardherscreaming,

''Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!"Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedto

myfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.

Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminute

butforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightaway

hergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled（爬）underhercovers,

sobbing.

Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughphone.AUofasudden,awarm

feelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart,

Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocks

andsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticedKatehad

satup.

Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereached

outherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme."Thanks."

KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwe

learnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin.cleaningupandholdingon.

36.WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?

A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.

B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.

C,Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.

D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.

37.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_.

A.shewasscaredbyKate'sanger

B.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy

C.shewantedtoshowhercare

D.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso

38.HowisParagraphImainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcauses.

B.Byshowingdifferences.

C.Bydescribingaprocess.

D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

39.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?

A.MyFriendKate

B.HardWorkPaysOff

C.HowtoBeOrganized

D.LearningtoBeRoommates

B

Therehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatand

doingexercise.Somepeoplebelievethattheycan'thelpputtinganweightastheygetolder,while

othersholdthatiftheystopexercising,theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths

rilneverloseweight—Icomefromafatfamily

Wrong!Whilewecan'tchangethebodytypewearebornwith,wecan'tblameourgenesfor

makingusfat.There'splentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamilies,andthemainreasonis

thattheysharethesamehabitofeatingtoomuchandexercisetoolittle.

IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowly

Wrong!Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism（新陳代謝）.Infact,althoughfatpeople

consumemoreenergythanslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat]Keepinga

diarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemomaccurately.

Exerciseisboring

Wrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopabalanced

and

variedprogramthat*sfunaswellasprogressive.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk,takeadifferent

mute.

Ifyoudoyoga,tryataichiclass.Ifyoulikeswiping,setyourselfadistanceortimechallenge.

Nopain,nogain

Wrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeed,painisyoubodytellingyousomething'swrong,and

continuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.Youmayexperiencemilddiscomfortasyou

begintoexerciseregularly,butthisisyourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyle

andtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Iftheydon't,restandseekmedicaladvice.

40.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?

A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.

B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy.

C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.

D.Itistheconsequenceofpeople'sunbalancedlifestyle.

41.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwemakeexercisemominteresting?

A.Bytakingvariedexercise.

B.Bychoosingsimpleexercise.

C.Bydoingregularexercise.

D.Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.

42.Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutuNopain,nogain"inexercising?

A.Keepinglitisessentiallyapainfulexperience.

B.Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.

C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.

D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.

43.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Todeclaretheimportanceofkeepinglit.

B.Toclarifysomemisconceptionsaboutfatnessandexercise.

C.ToconfiiTnwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.

D.Toexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.

C

Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,

biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid—wesimply

weightoomuch,andallourmmpushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,resultinginalot

ofpressurethatmakesussink.

However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.Oneofthemostinterestingisthe

commonbasiliskBasilicusbasilicus,alizard（蜥蜴）nativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcan

runacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthe

water'ssurfacewithitsfeet.Thelizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecondtokeepmoving

forward.Forhumanstodothis,we'dneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinorderto

create

adequate"hitting.44

Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommon

thickeningagenttowater（anditdoestakealot）,youcancreatea"non-Newtonian"liquidthat

doesn'tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewaterishithardenough,particles（微

粒）inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughand

putenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofanadequatelythick

liquidofcornflour.

Funthoughallthismaysound,ifsstillrathermessymdbettermadaboutintheorythan

carriedoutinpractice,ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustartto

sink—andtakeashowerafterward!

44.Walkingonwaterhasn'tbecomearealitymainlybecausehumans一

A.arenotinterestedinit

B.havebiologicallimitations

C.havenotinventedpropertools

D.areafraidtomakeanattempt

45.WhatdoweknowaboutBasiiliusbasilicusfromthepassage?

A.Itislightenoughtowalkonwater.

B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.

C.Itcanrunacrosswateratacertainspeed.

D.Itsuniqueskinkeepsitfromgettingwetinwatch

46,Whatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?

A.Tocreateathickliquid.

B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.

C.Tohelptheliquidbehavenormally.

D.Toenablethewatertoroverapidly.

47.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheideaofhumans*walkingonwater?

A,Itisriskybutbeneficial.

II.Itisinterestingandworthtrying.

C.Itiscrazymdcannotbecomeareality.

D.Itisimpracticalthightheoreticallypossible.

D

Onemomentitwasquietandcalmintheforest,thenext,theairwaschargedwithtension.

Theelephanthadheardthedistantalarmcallsofanimalsandhermoodsuddenlychanged.Iurged

theelephantdeeperintotheforest.Wesoundedlikeaforestfire-crackling,snapping,trailblazing.

Butthroughallthenoisecameasharpwantingcry.Theelephantstoppedandweheardit

again-thetell-talecallofaspotteddeer.

Ilookedquicklymoundtheshadowsoftheforest.Raysofsunlightshonethroughtree

branches,beneathwhichthepatchwork（交錯）ofgreenplantsandshadow-within-shadowswould

maketigerstripes（條紋）lookmoreattractive.Apartfromanoccasionalnoisefromtheelephant's

stomach,theforestwinssilent.

Gradually,thetensionslippedfromourbodies.Theelephantseizedanearbybranchand

putitintohermouth.Iroachedforwardandgentlymovedmyhandovertheelephant'sneck;there

wasasoftpart,freeofwrinklesandhairs,behindherear.

ThiswasmyfourthtimetosensetheauraoftheforestinCorbett,althoughIsawnotigers

intheend.LocatedatthefootoftheHimalayanmountains,Corbettishometoabout135Bengal

tigers,buttheforestseemedtobeguardingtheirwhereabouts（出沒處），asilentreminderoftheir

secrecyandrarity.Still,Iwashappyenoughtouchingtheelephantbehindtheear.IfIhadso

desperatelywantedtoseeatiger,Icouldhavegonetoazoo.Afterall,spottingtigersmealy

confirmstheirbeauty;backingthemcanmakeyouawareofsomethingmore.

48.Whichofthefollowingwasaclearsignalofalarm?

A.Theelephantstopped.

B.Aspotteddeercalled.

C.Theelephantseizedabranch.

D.Theforestwassilentforawhile.

49.Theauthorbeginshisaccountofthetourintheforestmainlyby

A.describingvarioussounds

B.comparingdifferentanimals

C.listingdifferentactivities

D.introducingvariousplants

50.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"tosensetheaura“mostprobablymean?

A.Toseethediversity.

B.Toenjoythescenery.

C.Tofeeltheatmosphere.

D.Toexperiencethefreedom.

51.HowdoestheauthorfeelafterseveralvisitstoCorbett?

A.SeeingaBengaltigerisquitethrilling.

B.Itisverytime-consumingtotravelinCorbett.