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一'閱讀理解

SomeFunandInterestingFacts

?Doyouthinkwhatcolororangesare?Thecommonanswertothisquestionis

“Orange”.However,thefirstorangesfromSoutheastAsiawereactuallygreen.Uptonow,

orangesinwarmerareaslikeVietnamandThailandstillstaygreenwhentheyarefullygrown

?TherewasamannamedJohnChapmanwhoplantedthousandsofappletrees.But

theapplesonthosetreesweremuchmorebitter（苦的）thantheonesyou'dfindinthe

supermarkettoday.Johndidn'texpecthisapplestobeeatenwhole,butrathermadeintohard

applecider（蘋果酒）.

?Likemostfour-leggedanimals,catshavefivetoesonthefrontpaws（腳爪）,buttheir

backpawsonlyhavefourtoes.Scientiststhinkthefour-toebackpawsmighthelpthemrun

faster.Doyouknowanyotherfunfactsaboutcats?

rC。八

?WaltDisneymighthavebeenthefirsttoputglovesonhischaracters,asthestar

MickeyMousein1929'sTheOpryHouse（《奧普里之屋》）.Besidesbeingeasierto

interest,there'sanotherreasonwhyDisneydidso:"Wedidn'twanthimtohavemousehands

becausehewassupposedtobemorehuman."Disneyoncesaid.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"referto?

A.WarmerareasB.Orangesinwarmerareas

C.ThefirstorangesD.PeoplefromVietnamandThailand

2.Johnexpectedhisapplestobe.

A.knownbymorepeopleB.soldinthesupermarket

C.eatenonlybyhimselfD.madeintohardapplecider

3.DisneyputglovesonMickeyMouseinorderto.

A.makehimlookmorehumanB.protecthishands

C.helphimtorunfasterD.makehimfeelmorecomfortable

4.WhichisNOTafactaccordingtotheinformationabove?

A.Thefirstorangesweren'toranges.

B.John'sApplesweren'tsweetenough

C.WaltDisneyputglovesonhischaracterstointerestpeople.

D.Catshavefewertoesontheirfrontpawsthantheonesontheirbackpaws.

In1987,asmallcompanynamedHuaweiwasstartedinShenzhen.Aftermorethan30

yearsofdevelopment,thecompanyhasnowbeatenAppleandbecometheworld'ssecond-

largestmakerofsmartphonesbehindKorea'sSamsung.Ithasalsobecometheworld'slargest

supplier（供應(yīng)商）of5G.

Butrecently,Huaweifacedsomedifficulties.TheU.S.governmentorderedaban（禁令）

onitssalesinAmerica.AmericanofficialssaidHuaweigaveinformationthatitcollectedto

theChinesegovernment.Atthesametime,theU.S.governmentplannedtostopsellingparts

andservicestoHuawei,whichwasbelievedthatHuawei'sbusinesswouldbehurt.

“WehaveneverreceivedsucharequestfromtheChinesegovernmentandwehave

nevertriedtogetintoothersystemstocollectinfbrmation.^^RenZhengfei,Huawei'sfounder

（倉U辦者）andpresidentsaid."ThisbanfromtheU.S.wouldhavelittleeffectonourcompany.

Huaweihasenoughabilitytodealwiththeproblems.^^Renadded.

Inaninterviewseveralyearsago,RenZhengfeisaid,“IstartedHuaweiwithonly

￡4,000atthebeginning,butnowithasbecomea$100billioncompany.Theexperiencewas

notasromantic（浪漫的）asyouimagine.”

FacingthebanoftheU.S.,Huaweiisgrowing.Huawei'ssmartphonesalesaroundthe

worldrose50percentcomparedtothefirstthreemonthsof2019.Atthesametime,sales

frombothSamsungandApplefell.Sofar,Huaweihasgrownintotheworld'slargest

telecommunicationequipment（電信設(shè)備）supplier,sellingin170countries.Itmaybeat

Samsungasthelargestsmartphonemakerinthenearfuture.

5.Whichcompanyisthelargestsupplierof5Gintheworld?

A.Apple.B.Samsung.C.Huawei.D.Nokia.

6.WhydidtheU.S.orderabanonHuawei?

A.Huawei'ssalesinAmericaweregrowingfasterthanApple.

B.HuaweirefusedtosupplyservicestotheU.S.government.

C.Theydidn'twantAppletosellpartsandservicestoHuawei.

D.TheythoughtHuaweicollectedinformationfortheChinesegovernment.

7.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4means.

A.Huawei'sdevelopingexperiencewashard

B.itisromantictostartacompanywith$4,000

C.theromanticexperiencewasalargeamountofwealth

D.peoplecanunderstandHuawei'sdevelopingexperienceeasily

8.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Huaweiwillgrowslowly.

B.Huaweiisfullofhope.

C.Huawei9ssaleswillbedoubled.

D.Huaweiisthelargestsmartphonemaker.

Doyouwanttobeanewsreaderorapresenter?Byreadingthisyou'llknowhowto

takethefirststeptobeone!Makingaradioprogrammeisfun.

Themostimportantthingyouneedtodoistodecidewhatkindofprogrammeyouare

goingtooffer.HaveyoualwayswantedtobeaDJjusttoplaymusic?Ifso,whatkindof

music?Andwillotherswanttolistentothemusicyouwanttoplay?

Maybeit'snotmusicbutinformationthatyouwanttooffer.Youmaywanttodoatalk

showaboutaspecialsubject.Ifso,great!Choosingsomethingyou'reinterestedinwillmake

itagreatexperienceforyou.Ifyou'regoodatasubject,you'llbeknownasagreatpresenter.

Or,maybeyouwouldliketomakeaprogrammelikeaninterviewwithothers.

Programmeslikethisareeasytolistentoandalwaysinterestingtomakebecauseyou'll

neverknowwhataguestisgoingtosayandmaybeyoursubjectwillchange.

9.Thewriterthinksit'stomakearadioprogramme.

A.boringB.hardC.funD.difficult

10.Themostimportantthingyouneedtodoistodecide.

A.whentoofferB.whattoofferC.howtoofferD.wheretooffer

11.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofaprogrammelikeaninterviewwithothers?

A.Easytolistentoandinterestingtomake.

B.Hardtolistentobutinterestingtomake.

C.Easytolistentobutboringtomake.

D.Hardtolistentoandimpossibletomake.

12.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.TheimportantthingofmakingaTVprogramme.

B.Howtopractiseyourlisteningskills.

C.Thewaysoflisteningtoradioprogrammes.

D.Howtomakeyourownradioprogramme.

Whatdidpeopledotocommunicateinancienttimes?Herearesomeveryinteresting

answerstothisquestion.

Alphorns（B可爾卑斯長號）wereonceusedtocommunicateinthemountainsinSwitzerland.

Theyareverylongandtheyareveryheavy,too.So,alphornsarehardtoblow.Thenwhydo

peopleusethem?Well,theymakealoudsoundwhichtravelsmuchfurtherthanthehuman

voice.Herdsmen（牧民）usedthemtocallcowsinthedistanceformilking.Atsunset,

alphornswerealsousedtosendamessagedowntovillagersthatallwentwell.Thesedays,

they'remostlyusedasmusicalinstruments.

ThepeopleofLaGomera,anislandinEurope,havetheirownspecialwayofsending

messagesfrommountaintomountain.Theyuseawhistled（口哨的）languagecalledelsilbo,

whichcomesfromtheirlanguageSpanish.Whistlingcanbeheardwithinfivekilometers,

whichmeansitcanbeusedacrossmuchgreaterdistancesthanshouting.Elsilbocanbeused

forallkindsofmessages,includinggreetingsandannouncements.Elsilboisusedalotless

thanitusedtobe,buttheprimaryschoolstudentsinLaGomerahavetolearnit.

Didyouknowit'salsopossibletosendmessageswithoutmakinganoise?Thisiscalled

visualcommunication,anditincludestheuseofflagsandevensmoke.Longago,soldiers

alongtheGreatWallofChinausedsmokeasawarning.Iftheynoticedtheenemyfromtheir

signal（信號）tower,theylitasmokyfire.Whensoldiersinothertowerssawthesmokesignal,

theylitfirestoo.Inthisway,messagesabouttheenemy'sarrivalcouldtravelasfaras800km

injustafewhours.

13.Whatarealphornsmostlyusedfortoday?

A.Communicatinginthemountains.

B.Callingcowsformilking.

C.Sendingmessagesdowntovillagers.

D.Playingakindofmusic.

14.WhydothepeopleofLaGomerauseelsilbotocommunicate?

A.Becauseitcansendmessagestoanimals.

B.Becauseitisdifferentfromtheirlanguage.

C.Becauseitcanbeheardatagreatdistance.

D.Becauseitisasubjectforyoungstudents.

15.HowdidsoldiersalongtheGreatWallgetwarningmessagesbetweentowers?

A.Bylistening.B.Bywhistling.

C.Byshouting.D.Bywatching.

16.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?（P=Paragraph）

Osmanthus（桂花）isoneofthemostbelovedautumnflowers.Itiswidelyplantedin

China,withaverylongplantinghistoryofmorethan2,500years.Thisfamousplanteven

appearedinTheClassicofMountainsandSeas（《山海經(jīng)》）.AndthecityofHangzhou.

Suzhou,andGuilinseetheflowerastheircityflower,

Thename“osmanthus"comesfromtheGreek（希臘語）wordosma,meaning“sweet”

andanthos,meaning“flower”.Sincetheancienttimes,osmanthushasbeenasymbolofgood

things,likepeace,loveandhappiness.

Legend（傳說）hasitthatthereisanosmanthustreeonthemoon.AmannamedWu

Gangisorderedtocutitdown.However,thetreecangrow.Wuhastokeeponcuttingit

againandagainonthemoon.

OsmanthusflowersbetweenSeptemberandOctober,anditiswhentheMid-Autumn

Festivaliscelebrated.Soosmanthushasbecomethebestflowerforpeopletoenjoywitha

fullmoon.Ithasbeenlovedbymanypoets,includingLiQingzhaoandYangWanlifromthe

SongDynasty.Yangwrotethatthesweetnessofosmanthusissocleanandrichthatifshard

tobelieveitcomesfromnatureandnotthemooninheaven.

TheChinesepeople'sloveforosmanthushasbecomeapartoftheirfoodculture.

OsmanthuswineandteaarepopulartraditionalChinesedrinks.Forthosewhohaveasweet

tooth,therearemanydifferentkindsoffoodmadewithosmanthusflowers.Theflowerof

osmanthuscanalsobecollectedtomakehoneyandjam.

17.HowlonghaveChinesepeopleplantedosmanthus?

18.Whyisosmanthusconsideredthebestflowertoenjoywithafullmoon?

19.Whatdrinkscanosmanthusflowersbemadeinto?

20.Whatflowerdoyoulikebest?Why?Write30wordsormore.

二、完形填空

Bike-sharingisanewchoiceforshortjourneysincities.Itisgoodtothe1

developmentofthebigcities.

A2byacompanyfoundthatsharedbikesstartedthenation's3forbikesagain.

NowmoreandmoreChinesepeopleare4bikesinsteadofcarstomakeshortjourneysin

cities.

Anengineerofthatcompanysaysthatsincethe5ofsharedbikes,peoplehavemade

fewertripsbycar.Theloveforsharedbikesisnotonlyamong6people,whowerebom

inthe1980sand1990s,butalsoamongpeopleoversixty.

Atweekends,thenumberoftheridersinShenzhenreachesthe7ofallcities.On

weekdays,thenumberofpeoplewhousesharedbikestotraveltoworkis8inShanghai.

Itissaidthatbike-sharingwillhelp9thecities9environment.Itnotonlyhelpssolve

thetrafficproblems,butalsowillhelptomakemoreuseof10incities.TakeBeijingas

anexampleifmorepeoplechoosesharedbikes,anareaoffiveBird'sNeststadiums（體育

場）willbesaved.

21.A.slowB.healthyC.harmfulD.sudden

22.A.ruleB.planC.reportD.suggestion

23.A.searchB.worryC.preparationD.love

24.A.choosingB.pushingC.repairingD.locking

25.A.endB.startC.controlD.fall

26.A.strongB.weakC.oldD.young

27.A.topB.sideC.comerD.line

28.A.comingoverB.puttingoffC.goingupD.givingaway

29.A.discoverB.separateC.experienceD.improve

30.A.airB.timeC.spaceD.money

三、短文填空題

31.Noonewakesupfeelinghappyeveryday.Veryhappypeoplearenotdifferent.

Theyneverstoptryingtobehappy.Herearesomeofthehabitsofhappypeople.

?Theyslowdown.

Sometimeswethinktoomuch?,Happypeopleknowhowtoenjoythetasteof

theirmeal,enjoytheworld'scolors,evenjuststepoutsidetoenjoyfreshair.

.②______

Gettingyourbodymovingforaslittleas10minutescanmakeyouhappy.Happy

peopleexerciseregularlyandfollowthroughonitbecausetheyknowitwillhelpthemgetin

goodmood（情緒）andstayingoodmood.

?Theyspendmoneyonotherpeople.

Researchshowsthatspendingmoneyonothersmakesyoumuchhappierthanspending

itonyourself.Thisisespeciallytrueofsmallthingsthatshoweffort,suchasgoingoutof

yourwaytobuyyourfriendabookthatyouknowheorshewilllike.

?Theygetenoughsleep.

（3）Yourenergy,attentionandmemoryallgodownwhenyoudon'tsleepwell.

Happypeoplemakesleepafirstthingofall.

?Theyhavedeepconversations.

Happypeopleknowthathappinessanddepthgohand-in-hand.Theyavoidsaying

mean（亥!J薄的）thingsaboutpeople.④Theytalkwithothersonadeeperlevel,

becausetheyknowdoingitfeelsgoodandisaninterestingwaytolearn.

A.Theyexercise.

B.Happinessmakesyoucreative.

C.Wedon'thavetimetolookaround.

D.Instead,theyfocusonmeaningfulrelationships.

E.Whenyousleep,yourbrainrestartsandcleansitself.

32.Mostplantswilldieiftheydon'thaveenoughwater.Butoneplant,①

（call）theresurrection（復(fù)丫舌）plantseemstocomebacktolife?theydie.This

plantcanstillbethereafteralongtimeofterribledrought（久旱）becauseittravelstolook

forwater.Manypeoplesaythatonedifferencebetweenplants?animalsisthat

animalsmovefromplacetoplace(4)(find)foodandwater,whileplantscannot.

Butinthedesert(沙漠)areasofAmericanWest,theresurrectionplantcanmovearoundto

getwhatitneeds.

Whenthere?(be)lotsofrain,theresurrectionplantgrowslikeanyother

plant.Itsendsroots什艮)downinto⑥groundandhasgreenleaves.Butwhenthere

islittlewater,theresurrectionplantpullsitsrootsbackupand?(dry)up.Itturns

toabrownballofseeminglydeadrootsandleaves.Thisbrownballgoesthroughthedesert

withthehelpofthewind.

Assoonasittoucheswater,theresurrectionplantbeginstoactlikeanormal(正常的)

plantagain.Its?(leaf)turngreenoncemoreasitstartstogrow.Itisresurrected

orbroughtbacktolifeagaininanewplace.(9)thisplantcanlivealongtimewith

nowater,it⑩(become)apopularhouseplantuntilnow.Foranyonewhoalways

forgetstowaterhisorherplants,theresurrectionplantcanbeafantasticgift

四、寫作題

33.良好的習(xí)慣對于青少年的成長與成功發(fā)揮著重大的作用。學(xué)校論壇正在就此

話題在同學(xué)中展開調(diào)查。請你寫一篇英語短文，向該論壇投稿，描述你的一或兩種個

人習(xí)慣，并談?wù)勊?們)給你的成長與成功帶來怎樣的影響。

寫作要求：

1.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名和地名；

2.語言準(zhǔn)確，行文連貫，層次清晰，書寫規(guī)范；

3.詞數(shù)在80—100左右。

參考答案

1.答案：B

解析：詞義推測題.線索句為:orangesinwarmerareaslikeVietnamandThailandstillstay

greenwhentheyarefullygrown.意為"如越南和泰國等更溫暖的地方，那里的橙子在它

們完全成熟的時候仍然是綠色的."，結(jié)合句意可知，這里的they代指的是前面的

oranges,故選:B.

2.答案：D

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題，線索句為:Johndidn'texpecthisapplestobeeatenwhole,butrather

madeintohardapplecider（蘋果酒），意為"約翰不期待他的蘋果都能吃，而是想把它們

做成蘋果酒”，結(jié)合句意可知，約翰期待他的蘋果做成蘋果酒，故選:D

3.答案：A

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題，線索句為:Wedidn'twanthimtohavemousehandsbecausehewas

supposedtobemorehuman,意為"我們不想要它長著老鼠的四肢因為他應(yīng)該要更像人

類”，結(jié)合句意可知，讓米老鼠帶上手套，是為了使其不帶著老鼠的四肢，繼而顯得更

像人類，故選:A.

4.答案：D

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題.A選項中提到，第一批橙子不是橙色的，在文中也有提及，即the

frstorangesfromSoutheastAsiawereactuallygreen（第一批來自東南亞的橙子實際上是綠

色的，），故排除A;B選項中提及，約翰的蘋果不夠甜，在文中有所提及，即the

applesonthosetreesweremuchmorebitter（苦的）thantheonesyou'dfindinthe

supermarket（那些樹上的蘋果比超市的更苦），故排除B;C選項中提及，沃爾特，迪士

尼給他的角色戴手套，是為了吸引人們的興趣，這一點(diǎn)在文中有所提及，即Besides

beingeasiertointerest,there'sanotherreasonwhyDisneydidso（除了更容易使人感興趣之

外，還有另一個目的）故排除C;而D選項中提及，貓前爪的腳趾比后爪的要少，這一

點(diǎn)不符合文意，文中提到catshavefivetoesonthefrontpaws（腳爪）,buttheirbackpaws

onlyhavefourtoes.（貓的前爪各有五個腳趾，但是它們的后爪各自只有四個腳趾），故

選:D.

5.答案：C

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。線索句為:Inl987,asmallcompanynamedHuaweiwasstartedin

Shenzhen.Aftermorethan30yearsofdevelopment,Ithasalsobecometheworld'slargest

supplier（供應(yīng)商）of5G.意為“1987年，深圳的一個叫做華為的小公司起步了，在30多

年的發(fā)展之后，它已然成為了世界最大的5G供應(yīng)商?！?，由此可見，華為目前是世界

上最大的5G供應(yīng)商。故選:C。

6.答案：D

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。線索句為:AmericanofficialssaidHuaweigaveinformationthatit

collectedtotheChinesegovernment.意為“美國高官表示，華為為中國政府采集信息”，

可見，美國政府給華為頒布禁令，是因為他們認(rèn)為華為會為中國政府采集信息。故

選:D.

7.答案：A

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。線索句為:Theexperiencewasnotasromantic（浪漫的）asyouimagine.

意為“這單經(jīng)歷不像你們想象的那般浪漫”，由此可見，這段奮斗的經(jīng)歷一定是艱苦

的、漫長的。故選:A。

8.答案：B

解析：段落把握題。線索句為:FacingthebanoftheU.S.Huaweiisgrowing.Itmaybeat

Samsungasthelargestsmartphonemakerinthenearfuture.意為''面對美國的禁令，華為仍

在進(jìn)步，它也許會擊敗三星成為世界最大的手機(jī)制造商?！苯Y(jié)合句意可知，華為面對困

境，仍然保持進(jìn)步，可見其是一個充滿希望的公司。故選:B。

9.答案：C

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Makingaradioprogrammeisfun!（制作一個廣播節(jié)目很有趣!）

可知，作者認(rèn)為制作廣播節(jié)目很有趣。故選C。

10.答案：B

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Themostimportantthingyouneedtodoistodecidewhatkind

ofprogrammeyouaregoingtooffer.（你需要做的最重要的事情是決定你要提供什么樣的

節(jié)目。）可知，是決定你要提供什么樣的節(jié)目。故選B

11.答案：A

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Programmeslikethisareeasytolistentoandalwaysinteresting

tomakebecauseyou'llneverknowwhataguestisgoingtosayandmaybeyoursubjectwill

change.（像這樣的節(jié)目聽起來很容易，做起來也很有趣，因為你永遠(yuǎn)不知道一位客人會

說什么，也許你的話題會改變。）可知，作者認(rèn)為像采訪別人這樣的節(jié)目既簡單又有

趣。故選A。

12.答案：D

解析：主旨大意題。根據(jù)Doyouwanttobeanewsreaderorapresenter?Byreadingthis

youwillknowhowtotakethefirststeptobeone[Makingaradioprogrammeisfun!（你想成

為新聞播音員還是主持人?讀了這篇文章，你就會知道如何邁出成為一個優(yōu)秀的人的第

一步!制作廣播節(jié)目很有趣!）以及通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了如何制作自己的廣播

節(jié)目。故選D。

13.答案：D

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Thesedays,they'remostlyusedasmusicalinstruments."可知，阿

爾卑斯長號現(xiàn)在大多被當(dāng)作樂器使用。

14.答案：C

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Whistlingcanbeheardwithinfivekilometers,which..."可知選

C項。

15.答案：D

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容可知,長城沿線的士兵在信號塔之間通過觀察獲

取警告信息。

16.答案：A

解析：推理判斷題。文章第一段引出“古代人的交流方式”這一話題，第二段介紹阿爾卑

斯長號，第三段介紹口哨語言，第四段介紹長城的狼煙，所以這篇文章是“總分結(jié)構(gòu)”。

17.答案：Chinesepeoplehaveplantedosmanthusformorethan2,500years.

解析：

18.答案：BecauseosmanthusflowersbetweenSeptemberandOctober,anditiswhenthe

Mid-AutumnFestivaliscelebrated.

解析：

19.答案：Osmanthusflowerscanbemadeintoosmanthuswineandtea.

解析：

20.答案：Ilikerosesbest.Becausetheyarebeautifulandhaveawonderfulfragrance.

Theyalsosymbolizeloveandromance.

解析：

21.答案:B

解析：形容詞辨析。A緩慢的，B健康的，C有害的，D突然地，根據(jù)developmentof

thebigcities（城市的發(fā)展），所以是健康的發(fā)展，故選B。

22.答案：C

解析：名詞辨析。A規(guī)則，B計劃，C報告，D意見，根據(jù)byacompanyfoundthat（公

司發(fā)現(xiàn)），所以是從公司的報告中發(fā)現(xiàn)，故選C。

23.答案：D

解析：名詞辨析。A尋找，B擔(dān)心，C準(zhǔn)備，D熱愛，根據(jù)sharedbikes（共享單車），由

此可知是喚醒了人們對自行車的喜愛之情，故選D。

24.答案：A

解析：動詞辨析。A選擇，B推，C修補(bǔ)，D鎖上，根據(jù)insteadofcarstomakeshort

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