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专题08 阅读理解20篇
中考英语阅读理解四大题型及具体方法
1、猜测词义题：
根据上下文确定划线词或短语的准确含义。猜词题做题方法就是在划线词所在句子、段落中寻找正确答案。先看划线本句，再看前后句。根据大意推测该词含义。
2、细节理解题：
弄清细节，正确获取信息，也是把握文章主旨的前提。细节题的做题方法主要是找关键词，有针对性地到文章中寻找细节，并结合选项。在做细节题的时候，认真分析每一个选项，每一个选项都能利用关键词在文章中找到出处，每找到一处一定要在下面划线做标记，顺手在旁边标上这是哪一题的哪个选项;除此之外，一定要将三错误选项都勾画出错误的地方，这样才能保证你选择的那个是正确答案。
3、推理判断题：
在理解原文表面信息的基础上，做出判断和推理。得出其隐含意义和深层意思。考查对阅读材料全篇的逻辑关系的理解，对文章各段，各句之间的逻辑关系的理解能力。凡是推断题一定不选原文信息的同义表述。做这类题要依据作者所陈述的细节、事实以及作者的措词、态度和语气，找出能够表露作者思想倾向和感彩的词句，然后利用自己已获得的相关知识进行推理判断，从而得出符合逻辑的结论。
4、主旨大意题：
此类题大多数针对段落或文章的主题思想、标题或目的。大多数是针对文章的细节设计的。此类题往往是阅读题中的难点。很多学生难以发现主旨选项。
英语阅读理解做题微技巧
1. 首段和尾段
一篇文章的主题句、中心思想往往出现在文章的首段或者尾段。这也是我们做阅读理解题目时常用的方法，着重阅读首段和末段。许多文章开门见山地在第一段就提出了要说明的对象或者要论证的观点，而文章的最后一段一般也会对全文的说明和论证进行总结。
策略：通过一些标志性词汇或者短语，我们可以更快地找到这些总结性句子，如：all in all, in short, to conclude, in consequence, in summary, in a word, as a result, therefore, accordingly, thus 等。
2. 长难句
长难句是阅读理解的主要难度所在，其中包含了同位语、插入语、定语、不定式、分词、各种从句等，有的句子甚至长达好几行。这些复杂的句型也往往成为了出题的重点所在。
策略：加强训练自己对付长难句的能力，平时有意识地去分解这些句子，理解其中的指代关系和句子层次。
3. 列举处
标志性的词汇包括：
First, Second, Third… ; Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly… Finally; First of all, Then, In addition, Further, Furthermore, Besides, Moreover…
策略：把这些词圈起来，考题中一般会出现四个选项对比，这样非常好在文章中找。
4. 举例处
例子往往与作者的说明与论述有很大的关联，具有重大的意义，因此也成为了考题出处的热点。这种题目在文章中的线索非常明显，一般都带有如下的标志性词汇：for example, for instance, take … as an example, as, such as, like等。
策略：一般文章举例处的前一句或者前几句就是与该例子相关的作者论点，所以在做此类题目的时候就需要追本溯源地往前读，才能保证所选答案的正确率。
5. 因果关系处
表示因果关系的句子是英语命题者所青睐的出题，因为因果句阐述了两个事件或者事实之间的内在联系，出题者为了考查考生的阅读能力和逻辑分析能力，经常会把含有因果关系的句子倒过来考，因此选项中因变成了果、果变成了因，考生需要注意辨别实际的因果关系，防止受到迷惑。
表示因果关系的词语有：because, because of, so, for, since, as, thus, therefore, consequently, in consequence, as a result; result from, result in, cause, originate from, lead to, attribute to, derive from; base, basis, reason, result, consequence 等。
6. 转折、对比、类比处
文章的转折也是体现作者观点和文章主题的地方，一些明显的转折词包括：but,
however, on the contrary, yet, as a matter of fact, in fact, actually 等。
策略：转折词前后的意思一般来说都是相反的，而作者会偏重其中的某一方。因此，在阅读过程中看到转折词，最好能作上标志以方便做题时候的查找。特别需要指出的是，只要文章第一段中出现一组对比的概念或事物，这个地方往往会成为考题的命题重点。
7.段首和段尾
无论是说明文还是议论文，一篇文章往往会分成几个部分或层次进行说明和论证，每一个段落一般都是一个部分或者层次。
英美人写文章的逻辑性非常强，文章结构都非常规范，因此每个段落的首句和尾句也经常是该段落的中心思想句，因此也是出题的重点区域，涉及的问题包括了中心思想题、推理判断题和细节题等。
（2021·江苏泰州·八年级期中）阅读理解
Freeclasses in April & May 2021
We have freeclasses in Sunshine Kids Centre this e and choose one.
Welcome to Sunshine Art Class!We will learn about art history, famous artists and learn some skills. We will have classes in parks or hills sometimes. Each class lasts 2 hours on Sunday mornings. Teacher: Kathy Grady Email address: kgrady@iss.k12.nc.us Welcome to Pope’s Computer Room!You will work together and take part in designing the computer programmers. By doing this you will learn to use computers well in your lives. Remember to bring your own computer. Teacher: Barbara Pope Email address: bpope@iss.k12.nc.us
Welcome to Sunshine Ball Games Class!Be a good player in the classes! You do not have to be an Olympic athlete(运动员) to get an “A” in my class. Take part in our sports activities to keep healthy. We have all kinds of ball games. Teacher: Sherry Cash Email address: scash@iss.k12.nc.us Welcome to the Science Class!This year we will learn about science by being a scientist. We will do experiments(实验), watch，feel, listen and ask questions about our world. We will learn to care for our world. We will keep trying! Teacher: Denise Harris Email address: dharris@iss.k12.nc.us
1.The Art classes are _____________.
A．120 minutes long every time B．on Saturday mornings
C．always in parks or hills D．about art history only
2．You can email at ____________ if you want to take computer classes.
A．dharris@iss.kl2.nc.us B．kerady@iss.kl2.nc.us
C．bpope@iss.k12.nc.us D．scash@iss.k12.nc.us
3．Mary likes playing tennis, so she can go to _____________ class.
A．Barbara Pope’s B．Sherry Cash’s
C．Kathy Grady’s D．Denise Harris’s
4．In Denise Harris’s class, you _____________.
A．should bring your own computer B．can only watch experiments
C．learn to care for the world D．can’t ask questions
（2021·江苏泰州·八年级期中）阅读理解
Matthew Thomas is an English boy. He’s 15 and his brother Paul is 13, but they don’t go to school. They are in Africa. They study at home. Here is our interview with Matthew about home schooling.
Why do you study at home
M: Well, people in the schools here don’t speak English. And we don’t speak very good Spanish (西班牙语).
__________________
M: Math, English, history and so on. But I study them in my own way (自己的方法). I use books or the Internet. And our parents help us.
Do you like studying at home
M: Yes, I do. I love it! It is fun. I can choose how to do things. I can study math on Monday and English on Tuesday or history on Monday and Math on Tuesday.
Are you lonely
M: No, I am not lonely. My brother and my parents are here. And now I have some Spanish friends too.
When do you see them
M: Well, I go to sports center on Saturday and Sunday and I see them there. I play sports games with some of my friends, too. That’s great fun.
5．Which sentence (句子) can you put in ________
A．Why do you study English B．When do you do sports
C．What subjects do you have D．Who is your teacher
6．Matthew thinks studying at home is ________.
A．difficult B．free C．interesting D．boring
7．From the passage, we can know ________.
A．Matthew can get help from parents B．Matthew has many classmates
C．Matthew must have math on Monday D．Matthew sees his friends every day
8．The passage is mainly (主要) about ________.
A．games B．health C．sports D．study
（2021·福建省福州教育学院附属中学八年级期中）There once lived a wise man in Greece. He was so well-known for his wide knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.
One day a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have much more questions about things than we do On the contrary, we students have far more than you.” With a smile, the teacher drew two separate (分开的) circles. One was as large as a big wheel, the other was smaller.
“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But a teacher does not necessarily have fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. Within the big one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That means I have more chances to face what is still unknown. So the more I learn, the more questions I have. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do.”
9．The teacher was very famous for _________.
A．his patience B．his questions C．his knowledge D．his drawing
10．The underlined phrase “on the contrary” means _________ in Chinese.
A．相反 B．相同 C．最终 D．首先
11．Which of the following pictures show what the teacher drew
A． B． C． D．
12．The teacher drew two circles in order to show _________.
A．how students can learn from the circles
B．how students could get more knowledge
C．why he taught his students whole-heartedly
D．why he had more questions than the students
13．The passage mainly tells us that _________.
A．we’ll never learn enough B．it is never too old to learn
C．a teacher should be patient D．students should ask more questions
（2021·江苏·苏州高新区实验初级中学八年级期中）Scientists around the world are racing to create and test vaccines（疫苗）to help protect people against the novel coronavirus. They are making progress, but it will be quite a while before any vaccines are ready.
There are many different ways to make vaccines. At least l15 different vaccines for the novel coronavirus are being developed around the world right now. Many of them may not work or may have side effects that can be dangerous. That is why testing is very important.
Before a vaccine is ever tested on humans, it’s first tested on animals to make sure it seems safe. Testing the vaccine on humans is done in several different phases（阶段）. In Phase 1, a small group of people are given small amounts of the vaccine to see if it has any bad effects. Phase 2 still tests the vaccine’s safety, but it’s mainly a test to see if the vaccine seems to work. If Phase 2 goes well, the vaccine can begin Phase 3. During Phase 3, the vaccine is tried on a much larger group of people to see how well it works.
Because of the serious and worldwide impact （影响）of the novel coronavirus, there is huge pressure to develop a working vaccine quickly. It normally takes seven or more years to develop a safe vaccine that works well. Now drug companies are hoping to create working vaccines in 12 or 18 months.
But health experts also warn that rushing too much could be dangerous. A vaccine with harmful effects could cause more problems than it solves.
14．According to the passage, the scientists who are making vaccines are _________.
A．hard-working and careful B．patient and easy-going
C．kind and curious D．caring and brave
15．Which of the following is TRUE
A．There are only three phases in testing vaccines.
B．Working vaccines must be created in a short time.
C．Vaccines have already been developed.
D．Rushing too quickly in creating vaccines may bring more problems.
16．What’s the best title of the passage
A．Rush for a Vaccine B．Fight against the Disease
C．Protect People against the Virus D．Create Working Vaccines
（2021·广东广州·八年级期中）A British family was going to have a birthday party for their child. Before guests’ arriving, a bear landed in the middle of the living room through a window. The bear was about 180 pounds.
“I was in the room, and I heard this sound,” Glenn Merrill, the child’s father, said. “And the next thing you know, this bear was like one metre away from me!”
The father ran into the next room and closed the door, locking the bear in the living room. The bear seemed to be quite happy staying in the living room, as it ate the child’s birthday cakes.
The father told that to the mother. “You are kidding me,” said the child’s mother, Alicia Bishop. But when she saw the bear, she was so afraid that she could say nothing. Later they were able to quickly open a door in the living room that led to the backyard. They shouted and scared the bear outside.
The heavy bear quickly regretted leaving. It went back to the window and looked at the left cakes. It seemed to say “I want more cakes.”
Bishop called 911 and Merrill used a stick to scare the bear away. When officers arrived, they killed the animal in the nearby house because it was a threat（威胁）to the family.
17．The bear ate birthday cakes in the ______.
A．bedroom B．living room C．kitchen D．bathroom
18．Alicia Bishop ______ at first when Glenn Merrill told her about the bear.
A．didn’t believe it at all B．felt very afraid
C．said nothing D．scared the bear outside
19．The underlined words “regretted leaving” mean ______.
A．wanted to come back B．was ready to leave
C．didn’t want to leave D．wanted to leave
20．We can know ______ according to the passage.
A．the child liked the bear B．Merrill didn’t feel afraid of the bear
C．the bear ate up all the cakes D．the bear died at last
（2021·广东广州·八年级期中）Famous cartoon characters always have lots of fans. Let’s take a look at some famous cartoon characters.
Bugs Bunny is a tall and thin rabbit. Leon Schlesinger Productions created him in the late 1930s. He is smart and friendly. He lives in a good neighbourhood and makes money by inventing the carrot peeler（剥皮器）. It is not difficult for him at all. He enjoys watching sports and going out to play around with his friends. What he likes saying is: “What’s up, Doc ”
Tom and Jerry are characters in the American animated series of comedy short films Tom and Jerry. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created them in 1940. Tom is a great and white cat. Although he is larger and more energetic（精力充沛的）, he is not as smart as Jerry. As a result, Tom can hardly catch Jerry. Although they always fight against each other, they save each other when they are in danger.
Winnie the Pooh is a fictional（虚构的）teddy bear. The first collection of stories about it was the 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh by A．A．Milne. He wrote the second book about Winnie the Pooh, the House at Pooh Corner two years later. People translated Winnie the Pooh stories into many languages. In the 1960s, Walt Disney Productions made a series of animated films about Winnie the Pooh.
How does Bugs Bunny make money
A．By selling fruit. B．By playing sports.
C．By growing vegetables. D．By inventing a new thing.
22．When did A．A．Milne write The House at Pooh Corner
A．A．In 1940 B．In 1930 C．In 1928 D．In 1926
23．What can we learn from the material
A．Bugs Bunny is tall but a little fat. B．Bugs Bunny appeared earlier than Jerry.
C．Winnie the Pooh first appeared in a film.
D．The writer tells us about three cartoon characters.
（2021·广东广州·八年级期中）It is often said that you cannot “teach an old dog new skills”, but three New Zealand dogs have decided to prove that they are different by learning a skill — driving a car!
What’s even more surprising is that the three who have become good at driving in just eight weeks are not special dogs that belong to some rich owners, but abandoned (被遗弃的) ones at New Zealand’s SPCA．
To get their training started, 10-month old Peter, 18-month old Monty and one-year old Ginny were selected by the SPCA’s CEO and moved to Animal school that teaches animals skills for movies and television shows.
The two-month driving classes began with teaching the dogs some basic driving skills like turning the steering wheels (方向盘) and stopping the cars. After that the dogs practiced everything they had learnt in a special model car. Then finally, it was time for the big test — driving a real car!
Though they all seemed to do very well, the real test came on Monday night when Monty, the best driver of the three, showed his great driving skill on live television with no human’s help.
Why would the SPCA go through so much trouble to show the skills of homeless dogs. The reason is to show that keeping a dog does not mean owners are getting a pet that is worse than one bought it from a keeper. The CEO of the SPCA is hoping that this unusual event will be enough to make people in New Zealand to thinking about them, when looking for a pet.
24．The three dogs used to live ______.
A．in streets B．in zoos
C．in rich people’s house D．in poor people’s house
25．Which is the right order of the following events
a. Teaching the dogs some basic driving skills.
b. Selecting three dogs and moving them to Animal school.
c. The dogs practiced everything they had learnt in a model car.
d. Choosing the best driver to show his great driving skill on live television.
e. Driving a real car.
A．a-b-c-d-e B．b-a-c-e-d C．b-d-a-c-e D．a-e-c-b-d
26．Why does the SPCA decide to teach the three dogs to learn to drive a car
A．To prove old dogs can learn new tricks.
B．To teach them until they become movies and television stars.
C．To provide shows for homeless children.
D．To encourage people to accept the abandoned (被遗弃的) dogs.
（2021·广东广州·八年级期中）Every year on April 22, the world celebrates Earth Day. It’s a day that reminds people to protect our Earth, and it is a special day that celebrates the earth as well.
Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, in San Francisco, California. Every year, over 100 different countries join together in the celebration of Earth Day. It is the largest, most celebrated environmental event around the world. On Earth Day, we remember nature and learn ways to protect our environment.
What Earth Day is all about is learning about and protecting our planet. People all over the world celebrate our efforts to protect plants and animals and to clean up the world we live in.
We can do lots of things for the earth. Here are some ideas to keep in mind.
*Recycle cans, bottles, and paper. Save them at home and at school, and help your family recycle them.
*Ride your bike or walk to school to keep the air clean.
*Use both sides of your paper at school and at home.
*Turn off the TV when you’ve finished watching it.
*Don’t leave the water running while you brush your teeth.
*Turn off the lights when you leave the room.
And remember, don’t ever think you’re not important to our earth. You are! That’s
because Earth Day reminds us that we all share the same planet. Sharing Earth means that taking responsibility for what we use and how we use it. It is a day to think of the environmental changes we face and how to solve them. Protecting Earth is every person’s and every country’s responsibility.
27．When is Earth Day
A．On April 22. B．On April 23. C．On May 22. D．Every day.
28．How many ideas are mentioned to help save electricity
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
29．What is Earth Day about
A．Cars. B．Lights. C．Paper. D．Environment.
30．Which of the following is NOT talked about in the passage
A．How to save water. B．How to keep the air clean.
C．How to keep the water clean. D．How to recycle something.
31．From the last paragraph, we know that ______.
A．everyone should do good things to the earth B．everyone is necessary in the world
C．you should remember Earth Day D．Earth Day is the most important day
（2021·广东广州·八年级期中）Embroidery (刺绣) is one of the traditional skills of China. We can see embroidery everywhere, such as flowers or animal patterns on clothes or bags. It’s a great art that always catches our eyes.
The oldest embroidered product in China appeared in the Warring States period. In the Zhou Dynasty, embroidery got further development. People used embroidery widely in the Tang Dynasty. The Song Dynasty saw the greatest development of embroidery. In modern Chinese history, Zhang Jian was an excellent businessman. He set up one of the earliest textile (纺织品) factories, the first textile school and the first museum. He played an important role in Chinese art and culture. I read many stories about him, and then I became interested in embroidery.
Over the summer, I tried to embroider a dancing lion by myself because I think the lion stands for courage and strength. When I started embroidery, I felt excited and curious. With the help of my grandmother, I learned how to do flat needlework (平针) to embroider the body parts. Different colours of thread (线) also made the lion look more alive. I also used backstitch (回针) embroidery for the eyes because it could make them look more interesting.
When I finally finished, I realized that patience was the key to success. Embroidery can make me feel relaxed. And I can also pour my feelings into my work. As a teenager, I think we should pass this traditional craft down.
32．When did the earliest embroidered product show up in China
A．In the Zhou Dynasty. B．In the Tang Dynasty.
C．In the Warring States period. D．In the Song Dynasty.
33．What’s the second paragraph mainly about
A．An excellent businessman. B．The writer’s interest.
C．Different dynasties. D．The history of embroidery.
34．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Different colours of thread could make the lion look more alive.
B．In the Song Dynasty, embroidery declined.
C．The writer did flat needlework to embroider the lion’s eyes.
D．The writer learned embroidery all by himself.
35．What is the most important thing when we embroider according to the writer
A．Interest. B．Methods. C．Patience. D．Feelings.
36．Which is the best title for the passage
A．My embroidery works
B．Embroidery, an amazing Chinese traditional skill
C．Zhang Jian, an excellent businessman
D．The development of Chinese traditional skills
（2021·广东·江南外国语学校八年级期中）Every morning, Johnson would take the subway to Central London. There he would collect scrap(废品).
Johnson has collected scrap for 20 years. His house was dirty, and a bad smell came out of the house. The neighbors couldn’t stand the smell any more, so they called the police officers. The officers opened the door and cleaned the house. They found some money in his house. The police soon knew that Johnson was not a poor man because he could live a normal(正常的) life with the money. They decided to try to stop him collecting scrap.
In the evening, the police found Johnson near his house. The officers told him that there was no need for him to collect scrap anymore. Johnson went back to his house without saying anything.
The next morning he woke up as usual and continued collecting scrap.
Some days later, the police knew that Johnson had to send much money to his old parents. They were badly ill for many years in a small village. Although they could get relief(救济金) from the government, Johnson refused. He believed he could make money by his own hands. After knowing the truth, the offices told the neighbors the fact. All of them understood and respected Johnson.
Johnson had no great dreams all his life. He won respect from others because he kept independent in his mind.
37．Why did Johnson go to Central London every day
A．For working. B．For travelling.
C．For collecting scrap. D．For visiting his parents.
38．Why did the police officers go to Johnson’s house
A．To catch Johnson. B．To find money.
C．To see what happened. D．To stop him collecting scrap.
39．According to the second paragraph, what did the police officers think of Johnson
A．He was very poor. B．He was not poor.
C．He was a lazy man. D．He was very busy.
40．Why did Johnson not want to get relief from the government
A．Because he wanted to make money by his own hands.
B．Because he thought the relief was too little for his parents’ illnesses.
C．Because he had enough money for his parents’ illnesses.
D．Because he didn’t want his neighbors to make fun of himself.
41．What can we learn from the passage
A．Everyone should give some money to parents.
B．An ordinary person can also win respect.
C．Try to live as simply as you can.
D．Try to be independent when in trouble.
（2021·山东济南·八年级期中）There was once a company in the United States that announced (宣布) that it would offer a large amount of money to anyone who could find a white marigold (金盏花). Most marigolds are either gold or brown. It is very hard to find a white one.
Twenty years later the company received a letter from an old woman. She sent 100 white marigold seeds along with the letter.
The woman was a fan of flowers. When she first heard the company’s announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited. She thought she could grow her own white marigolds. But her children doubted her. She knew nothing about seed genetics (遗传学), after all. So her dream of growing white marigolds was just that—a dream.
Still, she worked to make it happen. She planted some common marigold seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigolds bloomed, she chose one of the lightly-colored flowers and took its seeds. She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to bloom (开花).
Day after day, year after year, because of many reasons, her life changed. Her husband died, her children moved away, and many other things happened. But her desire to grow white marigolds remained strong in her heart.
Finally, after 20 years, she went out to ber garden and found a marigold that was not just white—it was as white as the purest snow.
42．What colors are most marigolds
A．Gold and brown. B．Brown and yellow. C．White and red. D．Red and gold.
43．How did the woman feel when she heard the company’s announcement
A．Bored. B．Surprised. C．Excited. D．Sad.
44．Which sentence is TRUE
A．The company was in the UK. B．The company received a letter with 50 seeds.
C．The woman didn’t know seed genetics at all. D．The woman still lived with her children.
45．What did the woman’s family think of her decision
A．Her husband stopped her from growing flowers. B．Her children didn’t believe in her.
C．They helped her learn seed genetics. D．They studied marigolds themselves.
46．What do Paragraphs 5 and 6 mainly tell us
A．The woman never gave up her dream although her life changed.
B．The woman was so sad that she had no hope.
C．The woman cared about money more than her family.
D．It was easy for the woman to make her dream come true.
（2021·广东·华南师大附中八年级期中）Imagine a school with more than 1800 classes in maths, science, and history. What’s more, this school is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The best part is that it’s free! Welcome to the Khan Academy.
The Khan Academy is a collection of short educational videos. Each one teaches a different lesson in easy-to-understand English, and most are about ten minutes long. The school now has its own website, and about 200,000 students a month are using this online school. Bill Gates has watched its educational videos with his son, and he has praised the school in public.
The man responsible for the Khan Academy is Selman Khan. It all started when Khan agreed to teach his young cousin maths. He began by using a computer and a phone. Later, he made videos and uploaded them online. Soon after, people around the world started watching these educational videos.
The secret of the school’s success is the videos. They are made with simple tools, and they don’t show the teachers. Instead, drawings, diagrams, and explanations are used to get to the heart of a subject very quickly.
Not everyone likes the Khan Academy. Some people blamed(责备) that there was a lack of teacher-student interaction(互动) that was found in traditional schools. However, many people like its straight approach, saying that it helps them understand ideas more quickly.
As for Khan, his dream is to build “the world’s first free, world-class online school”. To help Khan achieve that dream, Google has given him US $2 million. This money will be mainly used to get his lessons translated into different languages. Thanks to Selman Khan, the dream of education for everyone is becoming a reality.
47．The writer thinks the best part of the Khan Academy is that ________.
A．it is convenient B．it has lots of classes
C．it is always open D．it costs nothing
48．The underlined word “uploaded” most probably means ________.
A．销售 B．购买 C．上传 D．下载
49．What can we learn from the passage
A．Khan and his cousin made videos to teach maths.
B．Students of the Khan Academy prefer traditional schools.
C．The Khan Academy won’t be free in the future.
D．The videos help many students learn more quickly.
50．What is the passage mainly about
A．An educational website. B．An Internet school.
C．Some educational videos. D．A helpful teacher.
（2021·广东·华南师大附中八年级期中）The Internet influences(影响) the way we shop, how we communicate with each other, how we find answers to questions and much more. But for some time there have been worries that the older people are being left behind because they are unable to use a computer.
However, this is changing and several charities(慈善机构) and community groups now help older people to get online. Paul Robinson runs such a charity, Seniors Online. Paul worked for an IT company before deciding to leave his well-paid job and start the charity. As he explains, “I used to spend a few hours a week helping some older people use the Internet at the local library and I could see the difference it made to their lives. The elderly can be quite lonely when their children move away to find work and start a family of their own. Learning how to use email and receive photographs of their children and grandchildren is a wonderful experience for them. And when I saw what a big influence it had on their lives, I left my job and set up Seniors Online. We run training courses so that older people can enjoy the same chances as us.”
One of Paul’s students is 89-year-old Betty, who had never used a computer in her life before she joined one of the classes. That was six months ago and Betty has now completed the course and received her “graduation” certificate(证书). “I joined a class so I could learn how to use email to keep in touch with members of my family,” she says. “That’s fantastic but the best thing of all is learning how to research my family history online. Using a computer is a bit scary(可怕的) to begin with because you think you’ll do something terrible if you press the wrong key. But you soon learn that you can’t really break anything—and the teachers are very patient. I think all people of my age should have a course like this.”
51．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage
A．To help Paul to get money for his charity.
B．To describe how the Internet can be of help to older people.
C．To encourage children to keep in touch with their elderly parents.
D．To tell older people that they have to learn how to use the Internet.
52．Paul left his job with the IT company because ________.
A．he wanted to work in his local library
B．he couldn’t receive too much money from it
C．he wanted to help older people to find their children
D．he realized how important the Internet was to older people
53．According to Betty, ________.
A．the teachers take the time to help them
B．it can be very difficult to use the keyboard
C．it doesn’t matter if you break the computer
D．you need to be patient to learn to use a computer
（2021·广东·广州市第一中学八年级期中）As we are writing this book, we are in Venice, Italy speaking at a meeting on cultural differences.
If we had never travelled to Italy, we would have been shocked by what we’d experienced. All cultures walk on the same side of the pavement as they drive on the road. This means if you’re British, Australian, South African or a New Zealander, you drive and walk to the left. What you’d find is that Italians sometimes bump into you as you walk on the pavement because, as they come near and you move to your left, they move to their right.
You’d also be shocked when you go to shake hands to say goodbye to an Italian but, instead, you get a kiss on both cheeks. “As I was leaving, the Italian man kissed me on both cheeks. I was tying my shoelaces(鞋带) at the time!” Woody Allen wrote in her article.
As you talk with local Italians, they seem to stand in your space, holding your arms, talking over the top of you, shouting in fact, and sounding angry about everything. But these things are a normal part of everyday friendly Italian communication. Not all things in all cultures mean the same things.
When they talk, Italians use their entire arms and body, while English people and Germans stand at attention. Italians keep their hands held high as a way to mean that they want to go on talking. Arm touching during an Italian conversation doesn’t show love or affection, but is nothing more than a way of stopping the listener from raising his hands and taking the turn to talk. To interrupt an Italian you must catch his hands in mid air and hold them down.
54．According to Paragraph 2, we can know that Italians ________.
A．drive and walk to the right B．drive on the same side as the British
C．like to bump into others when they walk D．do not walk on the same side as they drive
55．What does an Italian do to say goodbye
A．To shake hands. B．To tie the shoelaces.
C．To stand at attention. D．To kiss on both cheeks.
56．If you want to stop an Italian from talking, you’ll have to ________.
A．move your entire body B．hold down his hands
C．look at the floor D．raise his hands
57．What does the passage mainly want to tell the readers
A．All cultures drive and walk on the same side.
B．If you walk in Italy, don’t bump into others.
C．Things do not mean the same in all cultures.
D．If you travel to Italy, you will be shocked.
（2021·广东·广州市第一中学八年级期中）
Yang Luoshu, a 92-year-old man from Shandong Province, is among those who show a great love for woodblock painting. Yang has worked as a craftsman for 77 years, always practising his carving (雕刻) skills.
“When I was young, I often saw my father carving, and I was curious about it.” Yang said, “One day my father went out for a while. I quickly took up his knife and carved on a woodblock. That was the first carving experience.” Since then, Yang has carved different kinds, including flowers, birds, mountains, rivers and traditional Chinese gods. “Though carving is hard in general, carving gods is especial difficult because of their lively facial expressions. Still, I can manage it,” Yang said confidently, and he also got a prize as a master in 2010.
Being the 19th generation painter in the family, Yang runs a century-old family
workshop, and he is now working with a group of experienced craftsmen. They make around 150,000 New Year paintings every year, which are not only sold in China but also in other countries such as the USA, Singapore and Japan.
Yang loves Yangjiabu New Year woodblock painting very much. It appeared during the Ming dynasty around 600 years ago. It is now one of China’s three most important traditional paintings for the New Year together with Tianjin’s Yangliuqing and Suzhou’s Taohuawu.
“I want to keep this alive”, for Yang, the next thing to do is to find good successors (继承人) to make sure the skills are passed down to younger generations.
58．How old was Yang when he started carving
A．15. B．92. C．77. D．19.
59．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A．To do the first carving. B．To carve lively gods.
C．To carve flowers and birds. D．To carve with his father’s knife.
60．According to the passage, what words can best describe Yang Luoshu
A．Confident and Friendly. B．Experienced and shy.
C．Serious and proud. D．Traditional and responsible.
61．After reading the passage, the readers probably ________.
A．find out how to carve pictures on woodblocks
B．learn about the history of woodblock paintings
C．feel it necessary to keep woodblock paintings alive
D．know why Yang’s workshop can be 100 years old
（2021·广东·广州市美华中学八年级期中）People depend on plants. We use plants for food. cloth, housing, and even the air we breathe.
Plans keep our air and water clean. Green plants give us oxygen. Oxygen is part of the air we breathe.
Plants are also part of the water cycle （水循环）. Most of the water that a plant takes in goes back into the air.
Plants give us a lot of the food on the earth. Fruits, vegetables, and grains come from plants. Without plants, we would not have bread, rice, carrots, apples, oranges, or bananas! Many people are growing plants to eat in their own gardens at home. Having your own garden helps the earth as well.
When you grow your own fruits and vegetables, you help cut down on pollution because big trucks don’t need to take your food to shops. You also help reduce the amount of rubbish because you don’t need to use bags for packing your food. You can just pick it out of the ground or off a plant and put it into a basket!
Trees are an important plant resource（资源）. Trees provide wood to build homes and furniture. Trees are used to make lots of things around your home and at your school. And trees provide fruits that are good for you. Without trees, the earth would be a very different place.
62．_________ is part of the air we breathe.
A．Sunlight B．Water C．Food D．Oxygen
63．What does the phrase “cut down on” mean in Chinese
A．导致. B．接受 C．减少 D．期待
64．You would find the passage in _________.
A．an interesting novel B．a book about animals
C．a popular play D．a book about nature
（2021·广东·广州市美华中学八年级期中）DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Los of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK “As Englishman’s home is his castle”. A number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, that will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money because many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a big market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best plan, many of them may not get finished. DIY can
also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional(专业的) worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
So DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew(咀嚼). Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
65．How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage
A．Making their homes beautiful. B．Visiting their friends.
C．Travelling all over the world. D．Making a lot of money.
66．Why do English people like DIY
A．Many stores sell DIY things. B．DIY can bring them fun.
C．TV programs teach them to DIY. D．All DIY projects are easy.
67．What can we learn from the passage
A．DIY is a waste of money. B．it is always difficult to DIY.
C．It is very safe for us to DIY. D．We should be careful while doing DIY.
68．The underlined words “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means _________.
A．We can eat everything we like B．We should do something difficult
C．We do something that is too difficult D．We eat too much food that is not safe
（2021·广东·广州市第七中学八年级期中）At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, tai chi performers impressed the whole world. A total of 2008 performers stood in a large circle and moved in slow, calm and powerful motions (动作) in their white silk uniforms.
Tai chi has always been a symbol of Chinese culture and is becoming popular around the world. According to Xinhua, this ancient martial art is practised by over 100 million people in more than 150 countries. It was recently added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录).
One thing that makes tai chi popular is its health benefits. As you move, you breathe deeply and naturally, focusing your attention—just as in some kinds of meditation (冥想)—on your body. This helps you relax and find inner peace.
According to Harvard Health, tai chi is suitable for almost anyone, from healthy people
to those recovering from surgery (手术). This is because its movements are never forced—the muscles arc relaxed rather than tensed, and the joints (关节) are never fully bent (弯曲). It is all gain and no pain.
What makes tai chi even more interesting might be the philosophical (哲学) ideas behind it. The term “tai chi” comes from Taoism, which states that inaction, as opposed to action, is the solution to problems. That’s why tai chi movements are slow and soft. It is not used to fight an enemy—it is used to protect yourself. That doesn’t mean it is weak though. The principle of tai chi is to use softness to beat hardness.
Tai chi also focuses on harmony between yin and yang. For example, if you work too hard and feel tired, you have too much “yang”. So it is time for you to calm down and get more “yin”. This idea of keeping a healthy balance can be applied to everything in life. It makes tai chi far more than just another martial art.
69．In the first paragraph, the writer mainly tells the readers __________.
A．how popular tai chi is B．how attractive tai chi is
C．how to practise tai chi D．what tai chi is
70．Which of the following is NOT true about tai chi
A．Tai chi is slow, calm and powerful motion.
B．Tai chi is good for people’s health.
C．People can feel relaxed when practising tai chi.
D．Tai chi is suitable for everyone.
71．The principle of tai chi comes from the idea of __________.
A．meditation B．health C．taoism D．harmony
72．According to the passage, after a whole day’s hard work at school, you have too much __________.
A．Tin and need to calm down B．Yang and need to calm down
C．Yin and feel tired D．Yang and need to take exercise
73．The writer wrote the passage to __________.
A．introduce tai chi played in the 2008 B．talk about the importance of tai chi
C．introduce the Chinese culture, tai chi D．tell people to practise tai chi together
（2021·广东·广州市第七中学八年级期中）Making Music with Water
Have you ever tried making music with glasses or bottles filled with water I bet your
favourite band hasn’t. Experiment with your own special sounds by turning glasses of water into instruments, make some cool music and find out how it works!
What you’ll need:
※ 5 or more drinking glasses or glass bottles
※ water
※ A wooden stick such as a pencil
Instructions:
1 Line the glasses up next to each other and fill them with different amounts of water. The first should have just a little water while the last should be almost full; the ones in between should have a little more than the one before it.
2 Hit the glass with the least amount of water and pay attention to the sound, and then hit the glass with the most water. Which makes the higher sound
3 Hit the other glasses and see what sound they make, and see i you can get a piece of music going by hitting the glasses in a certain order.
What’s happening
Each of the glasses will have a different tone (音调), and the glass with the most water will have the lowest tone. Small vibrations (震动) are made when you hit the glass. It creates sound waves which travel through the water. More water means slower vibrations and a deeper tone.
74．You cannot __________ from this experiment.
A．make some cool music B．find out how it works
C．drink water D．turn glasses of water into instruments
75．You can do this experiment with __________.
A．water, a pencil, a glass bottle B．water, a pencil, 4 drinking glasses
C．water, a glass stick, 5 wooden bottles D．water, a wooden stick, 7 drinking glasses
76．In order to get a piece of music, you should NOT __________.
A．line up the glasses and fill them with water
B．hit glasses with the same amount of water and listen to the sound
C．find out which makes the higher sound
D．try to hit the glasses in a certain order
77．According to the article, the glass with the least water will have the highest tone because __________.
A．small vibrations are made when the glass is hit
B．it creates sound waves which travel through the water
C．less water means slower vibrations and a higher tone
D．less water means quicker vibrations and a higher tone
78．You can probably read this passage in a __________.
A．science fiction B．comic strip C．newspaper D．magazine
（2021·广东·铁一中学八年级期中）A rich boss owned a busy restaurant. On one holiday, he needed more workers. Early that morning, he went out find some. He saw a man. He was looking for work. “I will pay you $75 for the day. Would you like a job ” the boss asked.
“Ok, well, that sounds fair.” said the man. So he followed the boss to his restaurant to wash dishes.
At noon, the boss went out again. He saw a woman. He promised to pay her well. At last the woman also went to work in his restaurant. Late in the afternoon, the boss went out one more time. He saw a man on a street corner.
“Why are you doing nothing ” he asked.
“I have no job.” the man answered sadly.
“Well, then,” said the boss, “come and work in my restaurant.” And he promised to pay him for his time.
When the restaurant closed, the boss called the three workers.
“It’s time to pay you wages,” the boss said.
“I will pay the one who started in the late afternoon first.” The boss gave $75 to the last worker. The man who had worked since early morning saw this and was very happy. He was certain that he would be paid more. But the boss handed $75 to the woman who had started at noon and to him. He took $75 but complained to the boss. “The man who was hired last worked only a few hours,” he said. “I worked hard the whole day washing dishes but you paid me the same amount as you paid him.”
“Listen, friend,” said the boss. “I have not cheated you. You agreed to work a whole day for $75. Now take your money and go home. Can’t I do what I like with my own money Or
are you upset because I am generous (慷慨的) Each person agreed to work for the wage I offered. You will never be happy if you compare yourself with paring and complaining always makes people unhappy.
79．When did the woman start to work in the restaurant
A．Early in the morning B．Right at noon
C．Late in the afternoon D．Near the closing hour
80．What’s the right order according to the passage
a. The boss found a man on the street corner.
b. The boss handed $75 to the woman.
c. The boss paid the man who last came to the restaurant. d. The restaurant closed.
A．a-d-b-c B．c-b-a-d C．b-c-a-d D．a-d-c-b
81．What does the underlined word “cheated” mean
A．欺骗；蒙骗 B．抢夺；抢劫 C．拒绝 D．施舍
82．What can we learn from the passage
A．We can’t lie to other people like the boss.
B．We must work hard to achieve our dream.
C．We should learn to be happy with what we have.
D．We should be generous to people around us.
参考答案：
1．A
2．C
3．B
4．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了在阳光儿童中心免费上课的情况，以及课程设置的问题。
1．
细节理解题。根据表格左上角中的内容“Each class lasts 2 hours on Sunday mornings”可知，每节课持续两个小时，故选A。
2．
细节理解题。根据右上角表格内容“Email address:bpope@iss.k12.nc.us”可知，如果想上计算机课可以发邮件到bpope@, iss.k12.nc.us，故选C。
3．
细节理解题。根据表格左下角内容“We have all kinds of ball games. Teacher: Sherry Cash”可知，这里有各种各样的球类游戏，老师是Sherry Cash，故选B。
4．
细节理解题。根据表格右下角内容“We will learn to care for our world. Teacher: Denise Harris”可知，在Denise Harris的课上，孩子们将学习保护地球，故选C。
5．C
6．C
7．A
8．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文介绍了作者采访Matthew的谈话内容，在对话中Matthew介绍了他在家学习的情况。
5．
推理判断题。根据“Math, English, history and so
on.”可知，此处问句应与学科有关，C选项“你有什么科目？”符合。故选C。
6．
细节理解题。根据“Yes, I do. I love it! It is fun.”可知，他认为在家学习很有趣。故选C。
7．
细节理解题。根据“And our parents help us.”可知，他可以从父母那得到帮助。故选A。
8．
主旨大意题。本文介绍了作者采访Matthew的谈话内容，在对话中Matthew介绍了他在家学习的情况。主要是关于学习的。故选D。
9．C
10．A
11．B
12．D
13．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要讲述了一位智者用圆圈大小的远离向学生解释了懂得越多问题就越多的道理。
9．
细节理解题。根据“He was so well-known for his wide knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him”可知，因知识广泛而出名，故选C。
10．
词义猜测题。根据“My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have much more questions about things than we do”以及“On the contrary, we students have far more than you”可知，老师说他有比学生更多的问题，而学生认为他们的问题比老师更多，这是两个相反的情况，所以on the contrary表示“相反”，故选A。
11．
推理判断题。根据“With a smile, the teacher drew two separate (分开的) circles. One was as large as a big wheel, the other was smaller”可知，老师画了两个独立的圆圈。一个和大轮子一样大，另一个较小，B图片符合，故选B。
12．
推理判断题。根据“Since mine is larger, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That means I have more chances to face what is still unknown.”可知，老师画圈是为了解释为什么老师会有更多的问题，故选D。
13．
主旨大意题。根据“So the more I learn, the more questions I have. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do”可知，本文的主题就是学习是永远不会满足的，学得越多，问题就会越多，故选A。
14．A
15．D
16．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要讲述了全世界的科学家都在加速进行针对新冠病毒的疫苗的研发工作，虽然已经取得一些进展，但离疫苗的正常使用还有很长时间。文章还介绍了研发一种安全疫苗所需要的时间，测试过程等。
14．
推理判断题。根据“Scientists around the world are racing to create and test vaccines…”和“Before a vaccine is ever tested on humans, it’s first tested on animals to make sure it seems safe”可知，科学家们都在竞相研制抵御新冠病毒的疫苗，并且在疫苗研发期间作大量的测试以确保对人类的身体无害，因此研发疫苗的科学家是勤奋并且仔细的。故选A。
15．
细节理解题。根据“But health experts also warn that rushing too much could be dangerous. ”可知专家指出，太匆忙可能会有危险。故选D。
16．
最佳标题题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了科学家们都在加速研发抵御新冠病毒的疫苗，介绍了研发疫苗的过程、时间及快速研发疫苗可能产生的危害等，故“冲向疫苗”可作为本文标题。故选A。
17．B
18．A
19．A
20．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了在英国一户人家要给他们的孩子过生日，一头熊从天窗降落在客厅，几乎吃光孩子的生日蛋糕，最后因为它对这家人造成了威胁，警察来了之后击毙了这头熊的故事。
17．
细节理解题。根据“The bear seemed to be quite happy staying in the living room, as it ate the child’s birthday cakes.”可知，熊是在客厅里吃了孩子的生日蛋糕。故选B。
18．
细节理解题。根据“The father told that to the mother. “You are kidding me,” said the child’s mother, Alicia Bishop.”可知，Alicia Bishop说“你在开玩笑吗”，可知开始是不相信Glenn Merrill的。故选A。
19．
词义猜测题。根据“It went back to the window and looked at the left cakes.”可知，熊回到窗口，看着左边的蛋糕。可推测“regretted leaving”的意思是，熊还想再返回，不想离开。故选A。
20．
细节理解题。根据“When officers arrived, they killed the animal in the nearby house because it was a threat（威胁）to the family.”可知，警察杀死了这头熊，因为它对这家人的安全有威胁。故选D。
21．D
22．C
23．B
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要介绍了三个著名的卡通角色。
21．
细节理解题。根据第一个表格中“He lives in a good neighbourhood and makes money by inventing the carrot peeler（剥皮器）”可知兔八哥通过发明新事物赚钱的。故选D。
22．
细节理解题。根据第三个表格中“The first collection of stories about it was the 1926 book Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. He wrote the second book about Winnie the Pooh, the House at Pooh Corner two years later.”可知写第一本书Winnie-the-Pooh在1926年，写第二本书the House at Pooh Corner在两年以后，即1928年，故选C。
23．
推理判断题。根据第一个表格中“Leon Schlesinger Productions created him in the late 1930s.”可知Bugs Bunny在20世纪30年代末创作的，根据第二个表格中“...Tom and Jerry. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created them in 1940.”可知Jerry是1940年创作的，由此可知，Bugs Bunny比Jerry出现得早。故选B。
24．A
25．B
26．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文介绍了新西兰动物保护协会训练三只流浪狗学开车的事情，说明了收养的宠物不一定比买的宠物差的道理，鼓励人们收养被遗弃的小动物。
24．
推理判断题。根据第二段“the three who have become good at driving in just eight weeks are not special dogs that belong to some rich owners, but abandoned ones at New Zealand’s SPCA”，可推知这三只狗过去住在街上，故选A。
25．
细节理解题。根据短文内容，先是选择三只狗转到动物学校b，教它们一些基本的驾驶技巧a；然后这三只狗在模型汽车上练习它们所学到的一切c，接下来它们驾驶一辆真正的汽车e；最后三者中表现最好的司机在电视直播中展示其卓越的驾驶技术d。可知“b-a-c-e-d”顺序正确，故选B。
26．
推理判断题。根据最后一段“The reason is to show that keeping a dog does not mean owners are getting a pet that is worse than one bought it from a keeper. The CEO of the SPCA is hoping that this unusual event will be enough to make people in New Zealand to thinking about them, when looking for a pet”，可推知SPCA决定教这三只狗学开车是为了鼓励人们接受被遗弃的狗，故选D。
27．A
28．B
29．D
30．C
31．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文介绍了地球日的由来，就如何保护地球给出了一些建议，指出保护地球是每个人、每个国家的责任。
27．
细节理解题。根据“Every year on April 22, the world celebrates Earth Day”，可知地球日是4月22日，故选A。
28．
细节理解题。根据“Turn off the TV when you’ve finished watching it…Turn off the lights when you leave the room”，可知文中提到了两种节约用电的方法，故选B。
29．
细节理解题。根据“It is the largest, most celebrated environmental event around the world. On Earth Day, we remember nature and learn ways to protect our environment/What Earth Day is all about is learning about and protecting our planet”，可知地球日是关于环境保护的，故选D。
30．
细节理解题。根据文中的建议“*Recycle cans, bottles, and paper. Save them at home and at school, and help your family recycle them.*Ride your bike or walk to school to keep the air clean.*Use both sides of your paper at school and at home.*Turn off the TV when you’ve finished
watching it.*Don’t leave the water running while you brush your teeth.*Turn off the lights when you leave the room”，可知没有提到如何保持水的清洁，故选C。
31．
推理判断题。根据“Protecting Earth is every person’s and every country’s responsibility”，可知每个人都应该为地球做些好事，故选A。
32．C
33．D
34．A
35．C
36．B
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了中国历史悠久的刺绣文化，作者对中国的刺绣文化非常感兴趣，并且通过自己的实践制作了刺绣作品，表达了对刺绣的喜爱和赞美。
32．
细节理解题。根据第二段“The oldest embroidered product in China appeared in the Warring States period.”可知，刺绣产品最早出现在战国时期。故选C。
33．
主旨大意题。根据第二段“The oldest embroidered product in China appeared in the Warring States period...I read many stories about him, and then I became interested in embroidery.”可知，第二段主要介绍了刺绣的历史沿革，即刺绣的历史。故选D。
34．
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Different colours of thread (线) also made the lion look more alive.”可知，不同颜色的线可以使狮子看起来更有活力。故选A。
35．
细节理解题。根据最后一段“When I finally finished, I realized that patience was the key to success.”可知，耐心是成功的关键。故选C。
36．
最佳标题题。根据第一段“Embroidery (刺绣) is one of the traditional skills of
China.”以及通读全文，本文讲了有关刺绣的一些事。因此刺绣是主要对象。故选B。
37．C
38．C
39．B
40．A
41．B
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了约翰逊不依靠救济金，用自己的双手挣钱，来帮助患病的父母。
37．
细节理解题。根据“Every morning, Johnson would take the subway to Central London. There he would collect scrap(废品).”可知，每天早上，约翰逊都会乘地铁去伦敦市中心，在那里收集废料。故选C。
38．
细节理解题。根据“The neighbors couldn’t stand the smell any more, so they called the police officers. The officers opened the door and cleaned the house.”可知，邻居们再也不能忍受这种气味了，所以他们报了警，警察是过来看一下发生了什么，故选C。
39．
细节理解题。根据“The police soon knew that Johnson was not a poor man because he could live a normal(正常的) life with the money.”可知，警察认为约翰逊不是一个穷人，因为他可以用这笔钱过正常的生活。故选B。
40．
细节理解题。根据“Although they could get relief(救济金) from the government, Johnson refused. He believed he could make money by his own hands.”可知，约翰逊拒绝了政府的救济，因为他相信他能靠自己的双手赚钱。故选A。
41．
推理判断题。根据“Johnson had no great dreams all his life. He won respect from others because he kept independent in his mind.”可知，虽然约翰逊一生都没有什么伟大的梦想，但是他赢得了别人的尊重，因为他在思想上保持独立。所以一个普通人也能赢得尊重，故选B。
42．A
43．C
44．C
45．B
46．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要讲了一位女士喜欢花，并且努力种植白色金盏花最后成功的故事。
42．
细节理解题。根据第一段“Most marigolds are either gold or brown.”可知，大多数金盏花不是金色就是棕色。故选A。
43．
细节理解题。根据第三段“When she first heard the company’s announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited.”可知，当女士第一次听到公司的通知后，她非常激动。故选C。
44．
细节理解题。根据第三段“She knew nothing about seed genetics (遗传学), after all.”可知，她对种子遗传学一无所知。故选C。
45．
细节理解题。根据第三段“She thought she could grow her own white marigolds. But her children doubted her.”可知，女士的孩子不相信她。故选B。
46．
主旨大意题。根据第五段“Day after day, year after year, because of many reasons...But her desire to grow white marigolds remained strong in her heart.”和第六段“Finally...it was as white as the purest snow.”以及通读全文可知，尽管她的生活发生了变化，但她从未放弃过自己的梦想。故选A。
47．D
48．C
49．D
50．B
【解析】
【导语】
本文介绍了一个免费多学科的学习站可汗学院。
47．
细节理解题。根据“The best part is that it’s free! ”可知作者认为可汗学院最好的地方在于它是免费的。故选D。
48．
词义推断题。根据“ Later, he made videos and uploaded them online. ”可知把视频上传到络上，其他人才能去学习。故选C。
49．
细节理解题。根据“However, many people like its straight approach, saying that it helps them understand ideas more quickly.”可知很多人认为可汗学院帮助他们更快地理解想法。故选D。
50．
主旨大意题。根据“What’s more, this school is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The best part is that it’s free! Welcome to the Khan Academy. ”可知本文主要介绍可汗学院这个络学校的。故选B。
51．B
52．D
53．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了互联影响着我们的购物和交流等的方式，但是一些老师因为不会使用而落后了。
51．
主旨大意题。根据“Learning how to use email and receive photographs of their children and grandchildren is a wonderful experience for them.”和“And when I saw what a big influence it had on their lives”可知，互联对老年人的生活有很大的帮助，故选B。
52．
推理判断题。根据“Paul Robinson runs such a charity, Seniors Online. Paul worked for an IT company before deciding to leave his well-paid job and start the charity.”和“And when I saw what a big influence it had on their lives, I left my job and set up Seniors Online. We run training courses so that older people can enjoy the same chances as us.”可知，保罗辞去高薪工作，创办这家慈善机构，互联对老年人的生活有很大的影响，保罗是为了让老年人能享受和我们一样的机会。故选D。
53．
细节理解题。根据“But you soon learn that you can’t really break anything—and the teachers are very patient. I think all people of my age should have a course like this.”可知，老师们非常有耐心，故选A。
54．A
55．D
56．B
57．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述文化差异，讲述在意大利，交通和告别方式的不同，人的交流沟通时的肢体语言的文化差异。
54．
推理判断题。根据第二段“This means if you’re British, Australian, South African or a New Zealander, you drive and walk to the left. What you’d find is that Italians sometimes bump into you as you walk on the pavement because, as they come near and you move to your left, they move to their right”你在左边开车或走路，意大利人有时会撞上你，因为你走在人行道上，他们靠近时，你朝左边，他们移到他们的右边。可推断在意大利是靠右行驶和行走的。故选A。
55．
细节理解题。根据第三段“You’d also be shocked when you go to shake hands to say goodbye to an Italian but, instead, you get a kiss on both cheeks”可知，告别时，意大利人会亲吻你的双颊。故选D。
56．
细节理解题。根据最后一段“To interrupt an Italian you must catch his hands in mid air and hold them down”可知，如果你想打断意大利人讲话，你必须抓住他的手，把他们放下去。故选B。
57．
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Italy speaking at a meeting on cultural differences”，第二段“If we had never travelled to Italy, we would have been shocked by what we’d experienced”及第四段“Not all things in all cultures mean the same things”文章主要讲述意大利不同的文化，可知作者告诉读者在不同文化中，事物有不同的含义。故选C。
58．A
59．B
60．D
61．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文介绍了木版年画大师杨洛书的出生、雕刻经历以及成就。
58．
推理判断题。根据第一段“Yang Luoshu, a 92-year-old man from Shandong Province,…Yang has worked as a craftsman for 77 years”可知杨洛书现在92岁，成为版画大师77年了，由此推出他15岁开始雕刻。故选A。
59．
代词指代题。根据“Though carving is hard in general, carving gods is especial difficult because of their lively facial expressions. Still, I can manage it”可知雕刻神仙是困难的，但杨洛书能够胜任，it指代“雕刻生动的神”这件事。故选B。
60．
推理判断题。根据“They make around 150,000 New Year paintings every year ... the next thing to do is to find good successors to make sure the skills are passed down to younger generations”可知杨洛书所在的群体每年做大量年画，且他希望把雕刻技术传给年轻人，由此可推出他是个既传统又有责信心的人。故选D。
61．
推理判断题。结合“ ‘I want to keep this alive’, for Yang, the next thing to do is to find good successors to make sure the skills are passed down to younger generations.”及常识可推出读完这篇文章后，读者可能会觉得有必要让木版画传递下去。故选C。
62．D
63．C
64．D
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述植物对人类的好处，讲述植物给人类提供了食物、布料，房屋以及呼吸的氧气。
62．
细节理解题。根据第二段“Oxygen is part of the air we breathe”可知，我们吸入氧气。故选D。
63．
词义猜测题。根据“When you grow your own fruits and vegetables”及“because big trucks don’t need to take your food to shops”大卡车没有必要搬运食物到商店，可知，讲述种植自己的水果和蔬菜可以减少污染，“cut down on”的含义是“减少”。故选C。
64．
推理判断题。根据第一段“People depend on plants. We use plants for food. cloth, housing, and even the air we breathe”可知文章讲述植物对人类的好处，可推断来自关于自然的书。故选D。
65．A
66．B
67．D
68．B
【解析】
【导语】
本文介绍了英国人喜欢DIY。许多英国人利用假期让他们的房间变得很漂亮。虽然DIY给许多人带来乐趣，但有时也是危险的。
65．
细节理解题。根据第二段“A number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles””可知，许多英国人利用假期让他们的房间变得很漂亮。故选A。
66．
细节理解题。根据第二段“More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY ”可知，DIY给许多人带来乐趣。故选B。
67．
推理判断题。根据第三段“DIY can also be dangerous.”可知，DIY有时是危险的，因此我们要小心。故选D。
68．
词句猜测题。根据“So DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew”可知，DIY不总是被认为的那么容易，因此此处表示我们做一些太难的事情，故选B。
69．A
70．D
71．C
72．B
73．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要介绍了一种中国文化——太极，详细地介绍了太极受欢迎的原因，名字的来历等信息。
69．
推理判断题。根据“At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, tai chi performers impressed the whole world”可知，第一段主要告诉我们太极多么受欢迎，故选A。
70．
推理判断题。根据“tai chi is suitable for almost anyone”可知，太极几乎适合每个人，但不完全是，D表述错误，故选D。
71．
细节理解题。根据“The term “tai chi” comes from Taoism”可知，“太极”一词源于道教，故选C。
72．
细节理解题。根据“For example, if you work too hard and feel tired, you have too much “yang”. So it is time for you to calm down and get more “yin””可知，经过一整天的辛苦学习，有太多的“阳”，这个时候需要冷静下来，故选B。
73．
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一种中国文化——太极，故选C。
74．C
75．D
76．B
77．D
78．C
【解析】
【导语】
本文主要介绍了如何把一杯水变成乐器来尝试你自己的特殊声音，制作一些很酷的音乐。
74．
细节理解题。根据“Experiment with your own special sounds by turning glasses of water into instruments, make some cool music and find out how it works”可知，通过这个实验，把一杯水变成乐器，做一些很酷的音乐，看看它是如何工作的，故选C。
75．
细节理解题。根据“5 or more drinking glasses or glass bottles”“ water”“A wooden stick such as a pencil”可知，需要5个以上的杯子，水，木制的棍子，故选D。
76．
细节理解题。根据“Hit the glass with the least amount of water and pay attention to the sound, and then hit the glass with the most water”可知，不应该用等量的水敲打玻璃杯，然后听声音，故选B。
77．
细节理解题。根据“Each of the glasses will have a different tone (音调), and th

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