英語閱讀理解(三)

英語閱讀理解(三)

根據(jù)所掌握的文化或背景知識，選擇最佳選項。

()61.Qilin,whichisalongtheGreatPalace,standsfor.

A.thepowerofthecountryB.awarofthecountry

C.thepeaceofthecountryD.theprestigeofthecountry

()62.Theheatfromthesuncan'tescapebecauseoftoomuch.

A.ozoneB.oxygenC.carbondioxideD.radiation

()63.Inwesternculture,isoftenusedtodescribeawomenwhoiscruel.

A.thedogB.thecatC.thetigerD.thelion

()64.liesinthecenterofChina.Thereareoverl,000lakesinit.

A.HubeiB.HunanC.AnhuiD.Jiangxi

()65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.IfsimpolitetoeatwithyourarmsorelbowsonthetableinAmerica.

B.InThailandpeopledon'tuseknivestoeatatall.

C.It'snotimpolitetosmokeduringamealinFrance.

D.Indianseatwiththeirlefthands.

()66."Sheilas"standsforallgirlsin.

A.CanadaB.AustraliaC.theUSA

D.alltheEnglishspeakingcountries

第二節(jié)閱讀理解(共7小題;每小題2分，滿分14分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項中選出最佳選項。

(1)

Treesareusefultomeninthreeimportantways:Theyprovidethemwithwoodandotherproducts(產(chǎn)晶),

theygivethemshade(樹蔭)，andtheyhelptopreventdroughtandfloods.

Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,menhavenotrealized（功能）isthemostimportant.Intheir

eagerness（渴望）tomakemoneyformtrees,somepeoplehavecuttreesdowninlargenumbers,onlyto

findthatwithoutthemtheyhavelostthebestfriendstheyhad.Andbesides（此夕卜），theyareusuallytoo

carelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees,sotheforestsslowlydisappear.

Thisdoesn*tonlymeanthatmenwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:wherethere

aretrees,theirroots（根）breakupsoil—allowingtheraintosinkinandalsobind（固定）thesoil,thus（因

而）preventingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily,butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsandcarrying

awaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilisgone,nothingremains（乘”下）butworthlessdesert.

（）67.Landbecomesdesertafteralltreesartecutdown,because____.

A.thereistoomuchrain

B.therearenomoretreestokeeptherichtop-soilfrombeingcarriedawaybyfloods

C.thereisastrongwind

D.rootsoftreesbreakupthesoil

（）68.Peoplecutdownmanytreesbecause____.

A.theywantedtogetwoodfromthem

B.theywantedtogetmoneyfromthem

C.theydidn'trealizetheimportanceofthem

D.alltheabove

（）69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Treerootscanmakethetop—soilrichandthegroundhard.

B.Treescanmaketherainsinkintotheground.

C.Treescanpreventdroughtandfloods.

D.Treerootscantakeawaythetop-soil

（2）

Tomasteralanguageonemustbeabletospeakandunderstandthespokenlanguageaswellastoread

andwrite.LeninandhiswifeKrupskayatranslatedalongEnglishbookintoRussian.Butwhentheywent

toEnglandin1902,Englishpeoplecouldn'tunderstandawordtheysaidandtheycouldn'tunderstand

whatwassaidtothem.ThesedaysmoreandmoreforeignersarecomingtoChinaandmoreChinese

aregoingouttoforeigncountriestoworkorstudy.Sothespokenlanguageisbecomingmoreandmore

important.

Speaking,ofcourse,can'tgowithoutlistening.Ifyouwanttopronounceawordcorrectly,firstyoumust

hearitcorrectly.ThysoundsoftheChineseandEnglishlanguagesarenotexactlythesame.Ifyoudon*t

listencarefully,you'llfinditdifficultorevenimpossibletounderstandthenativespeakers.

Well,whataboutwriting?Likespeaking,ifstoexchangeideas.Peoplegenerallyuseshorterwordsand

shortersentencesintheirwriting.Theimportantthingistomakeyourideaclearinyourheadandthento

writeitinclearlivelylanguage.

Chinesestudentsreadfartooslowly.Ifyoureadfast,youunderstandbetter.Ifyoureadtooslowly,by

thetimeyouhavereachedtheendofapageyouhaveforgottenwhatthebeginningisabout.Whenyou

meetwithnewwords,don'tlookthemupinthedictionary.Guessthemeaningfromthecontext.Youmay

notguessquitecorrectlythefirsttime,butasnewwordscomeupagainandagainindifferentcontexts,

theirmeaningwillbecomeclearerandclearer.Ifyoulookupeveryword,you'llneverfinishabook.

Studentsofaforeignlanguageneedaparticularknowledge,theknowledgeofthelife,historyand

geographyofthepeoplewhoselanguagetheyarestudying.Theyshouldstudythesesubjectsinthe

foreignlanguage,notonlyintranslation.Inthiswayonecankilltwobirdswithonestone:learnaforeign

languageandgetsomeknowledgeoftheforeigncountryatthesametime.

()70.Inhisfirstpointthewritertoldus.

A.howtospeakEnglish

B.howtoreadandwrite

C.whyspokenEnglishisimportant

D.whyEnglishpeoplecouldn,tunderstandLenin

()71.Inhislastpointthewriteradvisedus.

A.tokilltwobirdswithonestone

B.tolearntwolanguagesatatime

C.tostudyallthesubjectsinaforeignlanguage

D.togetsomeknowledgeoftheforeigncountrywhoselanguageyouarestudying

()72.Inthefourthparagraphthewritergavesomeadviceon.

A.howtoreadfaster

B.howtoguessthemeaningfromthecontext

C.howtolookupnewwordsinthedictionary

D.howtograspthegeneralmeaningofapassage

()73.“ToMiltwobirdswithonestone'*means.

A.togetsomeparticularknowledge

B.togetmorethanwhatonepays

C.thestoneistoobig

D.thebirdsareblindenough

第二部分非選擇題(共40分)

第三節(jié)任務(wù)型閱讀(共7小題;每小題2分，滿分14分)

閱讀卜.面兩篇短文，根據(jù)所給語境，按要求完成卜列各題

(3)

1.Manypeoplelikeanimalsandtakethemastheirpets.Nowadayspethospitalsareverybusy.Weneed

kindpersonswholoveanimalstoworkinbusyanimalhospitals.

2.Scientiststhinkthatpetswillprobablybemuchsmallerbecausepeopleinthefuturewillbelivingin

muchsmallerspaces.Scientistsarealreadyworkingonmakingverysmallfarmanimals.(1)Thesame

thingsmightbedonetomakesmallercatsanddogs.

3.It'ssaidthatsomedayyoumightownapantherasapet.Scientistsmighthavetostartturningwild

animalsintopets.(2)Thismightbetheonlywaytosavethemfromdyingout.

4.Whataboutarobotforapet?Thismaysoundsilly,butitcouldbecometrue.Robotdogshavebeen

madetobarklikerealdogs.These“pets”mightbecomemoreandmorepopularinthefuture.Afterall,

robotsdon'tlosehairorchewonthingsthewayrealpetsdo.

5.Lotsofpeoplemisstheirpetswhiletheyareonholiday.OnehotelinMinnesotahassolvedthis

problem.Theylendcatstotheirguests.Manyexpertsbelievethisideawillbecomemoreandmore

popular.(3)ltisverypossiblethatinthefutureyouwillbeabletoorderapet,aswellasroomservice,at

ahotel.

74.將(1)處改為同義句。

Wethesamethingtomakesmallercatsanddogs.

75.將(2)處翻譯成漢語。

76.根據(jù)⑶處完成下面的句子。

Ifspossibleyoubeabletoorderapetandroomserviceathotelinthefuture.

⑷

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，找出相關(guān)信息，完成表格。

Scientistssaidthatinthepast100years,astheglobal（全球的）temperatureswentupby0.74℃,the

temperatureinNorthChinahasclimbed1.4℃inonly50years.

Chinaneedstotocutcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）emission（排放）,becauseit'sthemainreasonforglobal

warming.ThegoodnewsisthatChinahasseentheimportanceofgoinggreen.Chinasetthegoalof

cuttingenergyuseby20andpollutionemissionby10inthe11thFive-YearPlan.

Canyouslowdownglobalwarming?Sure!（3）Youandyourfamilycantakestepstocuttheamountof

carbondioxidethatissentoutintotheair.

Herearesomepiecesofadvicetohelpyousavetheearth.

▲Wearusedclothes.Wearingyourbrother's,sister'sordad'soldT-shirtmeansyousavetheenergy.

▲Changeyourlightbulbs（燈泡）.Useenergy-savinglightbulbs.Anddon'tforgettoturnoffthelights

whenyouleavearoomandturnoffyourtelevisionandcomputerwhentheyarenotinuse!

▲Ridethebus.Takingabussavesalotofoileveryyear.

▲Saynotoplasticbags.Thenexttimeyourparentsgotothemarket,askthemtousebaskets

▲Openawindow.Don'tusetheairconditioner（空調(diào)），andletsomefreshairin.Whenyouhavetouse

theconditioner,setthetemperaturehigherinthesummerandlowerinthewintertosaveenergy

Makesmallchangesinyourdailylife.Don'tusepapercups,bagsandboxes.

It'stimeforallofustodosomethingtosavetheearth.

Thereasonforglobalwarming（77）carbondioxideintheair

Howto（78）_________________

1.Wearusedclothes.

2.Useenergy-savinglightbulbsand

（79）turnoff

thelightswhenyouleavearoom

3.Ridethebus.

4.Use（80）instead

ofplasticbagswhenshopping.

5.Trytousetheairconditionerless.

答案：

61—66CCBADB67—69BDD70—73ADAB74.mightdo

75.這可能是唯一保護動物免于滅絕的方式。

76.for,to77.Toomuch78.savetheearth79.rememberto80.baskets

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三、綜合閱讀（共三節(jié)，計34分）

第?節(jié)綜合知識（共6小題;每小題1分，滿分6分）

根據(jù)所掌握的文化或背景知識，選擇正確答案。

61.WhenwilltheExpo2010ShanghaiChinabegin?

A.OnMay1.B.OnOctober1.C.OnApril1.D.OnMay3.

62.ThespiritoftheOlympicsis.

A.OneWorldOneDreamB.FasterHigherStronger.

C.TheRedOlympicsD.TheGreenOlympics

63.companieshavealreadymaderobotswalkanddace.

A.lndianB.AustraliaC.JapaneseD.American

64.childrenandsomeyoungpeopleplaytricksontheiron__

A.HoloweenB.EasterC.AprilFool'sDayD.Christmas

65.ZhaiZhigang,LiuBomingandJiangHaipenwentintospaceon_.theirflightaroundtheearthlasted

abouthours.

A.September24,2008,67B.September25,2008,68

C.Semtember26,2008,69D.September27,2008,70

66.whichcountryisthelandofwatches.

A.SwedenB.ThailandC.SwitzerlandD.Italy

第二節(jié)閱讀理解(共7小題;每小題2分，滿分14分)

閱讀卜.面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

(1)

ThetroublewithChristmasisthatitcomesjustbeforetheendoftheyear.EarlyinJanuary,lotsofbills

arrive.ThereIam,surroundedbypresents,havingspentalllastyear'ssalaryandmostofthisyear's,too,

whenlittlebrownenvelopesstartdroppingthroughtheletterbox.Thegas,theelectricity,the

telephone-lotsofpiecesofpaper,allaskingformoney.

Isupposethepeoplewhosendthesebillsdidn'twanttospoilmyChristmas,sotheydidn'tsendthebills

tomebefore25thDecember.It'sreallyverykindofthem,butIwishthey'dsendalettertomybank

managerexplainingwhatisgoingtohappenimmediatelyaftertheholiday.Thenhewouldbereadyfor

mewhenIgotoseehim,anditwouldsavemeadifficultfifteenminuteswhileIexplainwhyIneedto

borrow￡200andhetellsmewhyIcan'thaveit.

Nextyearit'sallgoingtobedifferent.Inmyhouse,wearegoingtohaveChristmasinJuly,duringour

summerholiday.SonextDecemberI'llhaveenoughmoneyinthebanktopayallthebills.It'sa

wonderfulideabuttheonlyproblemisthatmywifeandchildrendon'tseemtolikeitverymuch..

67.Thepeoplethewritershouldpay.

A.arekindtohim

B.wanttospoilhisChristmas

C.wanttosay'MerryChristmas*tohim

D.costhimmoremoneythanhecanpaybysendinghimalotofbills

68.Attheendoftheyear,thewriterisusually.

A.worriedbecauseofsomanybills

B.havingasunnyday

C.worriedabouthowtospendhisholiday

D.visitinghisfriendsabroad

69.Thepassagetellsthat.

A.troublesometimescomeswithhappiness

B.moneyiseverything

C.nomoneymeansnohappy

D.moneycanbuyhappiness

（2）

Canwelivewithoutsalt?No,saltisveryimportanttous,weneedsaltinourfood.Animalsneedit,too.

Mostofthesaltinourcountrycomesfromthesea.Peopledigverybigpoolsandletseawaterin.When

thesundriesupthewater,peoplecangetsaltfromtheground.Thesaltiswhite,cleanandbeautiful.

Therearealotofsaltwells（井）inSichuan.Asaltwellinmuchlikeawaterwell.Peoplebringthewell

wateruptothegroundandthendryitinbigjarsoverfire.Inthisway,theygetsalt.

Wecanalsogetsaltfromsaltmines（礦）.Asaltminemaybefoundundertheground.Someyearsago,

peopleinJiangxifoundabigsaltmineandsoonopenedit.Peopletheredon'tneedsaltfromother

placesanymore.

Inthenorthwestofourcountry,therearemanysaltlakes.Someoftheselakesareverybig.Thesalt

eveninonebiglakewillbeenoughforourpeopleforcenturies.

70.Wecan'tlivewithoutsalt,so_.

A.weneedit,tooB.itisveryimportanttous

C.animalsneedit,tooD.thereissaltinallourfood

71.Wegetmostofthesaltfrom__.

A.saltlakesB.seawaterC.saltwellsD.saltmines

72.Notlongago,abigsaltminewasfoundandopened__.

A.inSichuanB.inJiangxiC.inthenorthwestD.besidethese

73.Thebesttitleforthisarticleis

A.SaltB.WhyWeNeedSalt

C.SaltIsImportantD.WeNeedSalt

第三節(jié)任務(wù)型閱讀（共7小題;每小題2分，滿分14分）

（3）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給語境，按要求完成下列各題。

Happinessisforeveryone.Infact,①happinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyour

heartintoit.Whenyouareintroubleatschool,yourfriendswillhelpyou;whenyoustudyhard

atyourlessons,yourparentsarealwaystakinggoodcareofyourlifeandyourhealth;whenyou

getsuccess,yourfriendswillcongratulateyou;whenyoudosomethingwrong,peoplearound

youwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Andwhenyoudosomethinggoodtoothers,youwillfeelhappy,

too.Alltheseareyourhappiness.Ifyounoticeabitofthem,youcanfindthathappinessis

alwaysaroundyou.?Happinessisnotthesameasmoney,it'safeelingofyourheart.Whenyouare

poor,youcanalsobeveryhappy,becauseyouhavesomethingelsethatcan'tbeboughtwithmoney.

Whenyoumeetwithdifficulties,youcansayloudlyyouareveryhappy,becauseyouhavemorechances

tochallenge（挑戰(zhàn)）yourself.Soyoucannotalwayssayyouarepoorandyouhavebadluck.③Ifyou

takeeverychanceyouget,youcanbeahappyand-luckyperson.

74.將①處改為否定句形式（意義不變）。

75.將②處譯成漢語。

76.將③處改為sothat引導(dǎo)的目的狀語從句。

⑷

Asweknow,XiaoShenyangandLiuQiandidwonderfuljobsintheCCTVSpringFestivalGala.Now

manypeoplearecrazyaboutthesetwopersons.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?

XiaoShenyangwasborninapoorpeasantfamilywhichisindifficultfamilyconditions.Hisrealnameis

ShenHe.Heisanactor.HeisgoodatErRenZhuan.Helearnedacts,followingZhaoBenshan.During

theschoollife,hewasveryactiveinmanyactivities.Helookslikeasimpleman,butheneverstops

pursuing(追求)hisartisticaspiration(渴望).Moreandmorepeoplelikehisstyleofperformance,andwe

hopehecanmakegreatprogressinthefuture.

LiuQianisayoungmagicianfromTaiwan.Attheageof7,Liusawacutemagictoyinashop.Atthat

momenthebegantoloveanddecidedtolearnmagic.Liudidn'tgotoanymagicschool.hepracticed

trickseverydaytoimprovehisskills,untilonedayhewasabletoputonashowforhisclass.Hesawthe

surpriseoneveryone'sface,andhefeltitwascool.Heoftendoesstreetshowsforpassers-by,police

andfarmers.Heworkedhardatit.Nowheisafamousmagician.

任務(wù)：請閱讀這篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成下面表格中關(guān)于小沈陽和劉謙的信息。

XiaoShenyangLiuQian

JobAnactorAyoungmagicianfromTaiwan

HowtosucceedHelearnedacts,followingZhaoBenshan.

Duringtheschoollife,he78..

Helookslike80..Butheneverstopspursuingtheartisticaspiration.Healwayslearned

magic77.atthebeginning.

Athisshowforhisclass,hefoundeveryone79.andhefeltitwascool.

Heoftendoesstreetshowsforpeople.Heworkshardatit.

答案：

61—65ABCCB66—70CDAAB71—73BBA

74.happinessisnotalways(never/hardly)aroundyouifyoudon'tputyourheartintoit.

75.快樂與金錢不一樣，它是你內(nèi)心的一種感受

76.Takeeverychanceyougetsothatyoucanbeahappyandluckyperson.77.byhimself

78.joinedin/took(active)partin/wasveryactiveinmanyactivities

79.(was)surprised80.asimpleman

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二、閱讀理解（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和D)中，選出最佳選項.

(A)

Doyouknowtherearemanykindsofgrass?Somearetall.Thekindthatgrowsaroundyourhouseis

shortgrass.Butfieldgrassoftengrowsastallasaman.

Bambooisakindofgrass,too.Maybeitisthehighestgrassintheworld.

Somefoodthatweeatcomesfromplantsofthegrassfamily.Wheatandricearetwoofthem.Weuse

wheattomakebread.Weusebothwheatandricetomakebreakfast.Atsomeplaces,peopleeatmore

ricethananyotherfood.

Animalsaswellaspeoplegetfoodfromthegrassfamily.Cowseathay(干草).Doyouknowthekindof

grassthathorsesliketoeat?

()26.Whichofthefollowingbelongsto(屬于)thegrassfamily?

A.Wheat.B.Rice.C.Apples.D.AandB.

()27.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tgetfoodfromthegrassfamily?

A.Horses.B.Sheep.C.Dogs.D.Cows.

()28.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?

AThegrassfamilyareallshort.

B.Therearemanykindsofgrass.

C.Fieldgrassoftengrowsastallasaman.

D.Horsesgetfoodfromthegrassfamily.

()29____maybeisthehighestgrass.

A.bambooB.HayC.plantsD.wheat

(B)

Manypeoplegotoschoolforeducation.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful,butnoonecan

learneverythingfromschool.Ateacher,nomatterhowmuchheknows,cannnotteachhisstudent

everything.Hisworkistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.

Somuchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbystudentsthemselves.

It'sawaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtolearnbyoneselfthantolearnsomefactsorformulas(公式)by

heart.It*squiteeasytolearnsomefactsinhistoryoraformulainmaths,butifsverydifficulttousethem.

EdisonandEinsteindidn'tgeteverythingfromschool,buttheywereallsuccessful.Theyinventedso

manythings.Thereasonfortheirsuccessisthattheyknewhowtostudy.Theyreadmanybooksoutside

school.Theyworkedhardalltheirlives,wastingnotasinglemoment.Themostimportantthingisthat

theyknowhowtousetheirbrains(大腦)。

()30.Studentscan*tlearneverythinginschoolbecause.

A.theteacherdoesn'tknowmuch

B.theteachercanonlyteachthemhowtoreadandwrite

C.theteacherwouldnotliketoteach

D.therearestillmanythingsforthestudentstolearnoutside

()31.Ateacher'sworkis

A.toteachallsubjectsB.toteacheverything

C.toteachthestudentshowtoreadandthinkD.toworkhard

()32.Toknowhowtoismuchmoreimportantthanfactsorformulasbyheart.

A.workoutmathsproblemsB.rememberallthefacts

C.studyscienceD.study

()33.Whydidthefamousscientistsbecomesuccessful?Because

A.theyknowhowtostudy

B.theyrememberedalltheformulas

C.theydidn'tgeteverythingfromschool

D.theydidn*tknowhowtousetheirbrains

(C)

Whatdoyoueateveryevening?Doyoueatmeat?Doyoueatvegetables?Doyoueatfruitordessert(Stt

點)afterdinner?Weaskedthe55studentsofClass1,Grade7inSunshineSchool.Hereistheresult

()34.HowmanygirlsarethereinClass1,Grade7?

A.Twenty.B.Thirty-five.C.Thirty.D.Twenty-five.

()35.Allthestudentsintheclasseatfordinner.

A.meatB.dessertC.fruitD.vegetables

()36.Intheclass,10studentsdon'teatfordinner.

A.meatB.dessertC.fruitD.vegetables

(D)

MrKingworksinashopanddrivesacarforthemanager.Hedrivescarefullyandcankeepcalmintime

ofdanger.Andheescapedfromseveralaccidents.Themanagerpayshimmoreandthetraffic

policemenoftenspeakhighlyofhim.

MrBaker,oneofhisfriends,worksinafactoryoutsidethecity.Itisfarfromhishouseandhehastogoto

workbybus.Asthetrafficiscrowdedinthemorning,sometimesheislateforthework.Hismanager

warnstheyoungmanw川besentawayunlesshegetstohisofficeontime.Hehopestobuyacar,buthe

hasn'tenoughmoney.Hedecidestobuyanoldone.Hewenttothefleamarketandatlasthechosea

beautifulbutcheapcar.Hesaidhewantedtohaveatrial(實驗)drive,theselleragreed.HecalledMr

Kingandaskedhimtohelphim.

MrKingexaminedthecaratfirstandthendroveitaway.Itwasfiveinthemorningandtherewerefew

carsinthestreet.Atfirsthedroveslowlyanditworkedwell.Thenhedrovefast.Andwhenhereacheda

crossing,thelightturnedred.Hetriedtostopit,buthefailedandnearlyhitanoldwomanwhowas

crossingthestreet.Apolicemantoldhimtostop,butthecarwentonuntilithitabigtreebytheroad.

“Didn'tyouhearme?Hthepolicemanaskedangrily.

“Yes,Idid,sir；*saidMrKing,Hsinceitdoesn'tlistentome,canitobeyyou?”

()37.MrKingispaidmorebecausehe.

A.alwaysdrivesveryslowlyB.isnotafraidofdanger

C.hasdrivenforyearsD.drivesverywell

()38.MrBakerwenttothefleamarketto.

A.buyasecond-handcarB.haveatrialdrive

C.chooseanewcarD.sellhisoldcar

()39.MrKingtriedtostopthecarwhen.

A.hesawanoldwomancrossingthestreet

B.hesawabigtree

C.thetrafficlightsturnedred

D.thepolicemanshoutedangrilyathim

()40.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.MrKingwillbesentawayifhekeepsbeinglate.

B.MrBakercan'taffordtobuyanoldcar.

C.MrKingdidn'thearthepoliceman.

D.Somethingwaswrongwiththecar.

答案：

26-30DCAAD31-35ODADA36-40DDAGD

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四、閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

BelowaresomesuggestionsgivenbytheEnglishchildrenpostedonthewebsiteabouthowtohelp

Africa.Whichonedoyouthinkisthebest?

Ithinkhealthisthemostimportantthing.Weneedtomakesurethatthemoneywegiveisspentwisely.

Themoneyshouldbespentfirstoncleanwatersuppliesandbetterhealthcare.

——Robin,aged16,Birmingham

IthinkthemostimportantthingistoimprovetheeducationoftheAfricancountries.Thereisanold

saying,"Ifyougiveamanafish,you'llfeedhimforaday.Ifyouteachhimhowtofish,youllfeedhimfor

alifetime.HWeneedtohelppeopletohelpthemselves,notjustthrowmoneyattheproblemwhenit

appears.

Rebecca,aged15,Liverpool

Peopleseemtogivealotmoremoneytocharitywhenthereisasudden,hugedisaster(災(zāi)難)likethe

earthquake.Ifsgoodforpeopletodoso,butIalsothinkthateveryoneshouldgiveasmallpartoftheir

salary(工資)tocharity.Ifeveryonedidthat,itwouldmakeabigdifference.

——Mary,aged14,Stratford-on-Avon

Givingmoneytocharitycanhelp,butifsnotthefinalanswer.Ithinkwhatthesecountriesneedisagood

government.

——Bethany,aged16,Newcastle

Thebestthingwecandoistosendexpertslikeengineers,doctorsandteacherstohelpthepeopleto

helpthemselves.

……Robert,aged16,Cardiff

()41.WhopaysmoreattentiontoAfricans5healthcare?

A.Mary.B.Robin.C.Rebecca.D.Robert.

()42.WhatdoesRebeccameanbysaying“Weneedtohelppeopletohelpthemselves”？

A.WeshouldhelptheteachersinAfricatoimprovetheirteachingways.

B.WeshouldhelppeopleinAfricahowtobuildagoodgovernment.

C.WeshouldhelptheAfricanpeopledevelopskillstomakealiving.

D.WeshouldhelptheAfricanpeoplebuildmoreschools.

()43.WhatisMary'sopinion?

A.EveryoneshoulddowhatwecantohelptheAfricanpeople.

B.ItisnotgoodforpeopletogivesomuchmoneytotheAfricanpeople.

C.Itisveryimportanttohaveagoodgovernment.

D.WecansendmoreteacherstheretohelptheAfricanpeople.

()44.Wherearethesesuggestionsposted?

A.Inthetextbook.B.Onthewebsite.C.Intheguidebook.D.Inthemagazine.

B

()45.Waysofthingkingcomesamongthestudents'mainpurposesofgoingtoseniorhighschool..

A.firstB.thirdC.fifth

()46.Thenumberofthestudentswhowanttogetstudyskillsisthesameasthatofthosewhowanttoget

fromseniorhighschool.

A.diplomasB.friendsC.waysofthinking

()47.Thestudentswhowanttogetknowledgefromseniorhighschoolaremorethanthosewhowant

diplomas.

A.10%B.20%C.25%

()48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEfromtheinformationabove?

A.12%ofthe1,000studentshaveotherplansafterjuniormiddleschool.

B.150studentswanttomakefriendsmostinseniorhighschool.

C.Thenumberofthestudentswhowanttogetstudyskillsinseniorhighschoolisthesmallest.

C

ManytextbooksarenotwritteninthekindofEnglishthatwespeakeveryday.Infact,sometimesthe

readingissodifficultthatitalmostseemslikeaforeignlanguage.Inaway,itis—thelanguageofscience.

Youshouldnotexpecttobeabletoreadadifficultsciencepassagethesamewayyoureadan

interestingstory;youshouldnotexpecttoreaditeasilyandallatonce.Instead,youmayhavetoreadit

severaltimesthrough,catchingonthemeaningofdifficultwords,goingbackoverdifficultsentences,and

finallyputtingthewholethingtogether.Donotbediscouragesifthewholepassagedon'tmakesenseto

youatfirst.Youneedtopickitapartpatientlyuntilyoucanunderstandit.

Thesearethestepstofollowwhenyouarereadingsomethingdifficult:

★1.Starttoreadnormallyuntilyourunintoasentencethatdoesn'tmakesensetoyou.

★2.Whenasentencedoesn'tmakesense,gobackandreaditagainmoreslowly.

★3.Lookforanywordyoudon'tknowinthesentence.Trytounderstandtheirmeaningsusingword

partsandcontextclues(上下文線索).Ifnecessary,lookthemupinthedictionary.

★4.Lookatthenextfewsentencestoseeiftheyexplainmoreaboutthesentenceyouareworkingon.

Donotreadverymuchfartheraheaduntilyouunderstandwhatisbeingsaid.

★5.Finally,readthesentenceagain.Trytoputitintosimplerwords.

★6.Readthroughthepassageonce.Trytounderstandallthehardpartswell.Thenreadthewhole

passageoncemoreatausualspeed.Thishelpsyoutoputallidestogether.

Thestopssoundalotharderthantheyare.Itisreallyjustthenormalwaygoodreadersunderstand

anythingthatisdifficulttoread.Afteryouhavedonethebestyoucanthisway,youshouldalwaysfeel

freetoaskforhelpfromyourteacher,ifyouhaveone.

()49.Theunderlinedphrase“runinto”means.

A.workoutB.comeacrossC.lookintoD.passby

()50.Fro