03:【好题精选】阅读还原句子-2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练
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People in different countries speak different languages. But is there a language that can be understood by everyone in the world ____1____
Emojis are a kind of special language. Pictures are used to express meaning. A group called Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official(官方的) emojis. It has been adding new emojis every year since 2014. These new emojis do not come out of nowhere. ____2____
____3____ In 2015, emoji faces with different skin colors were added. In 2016, different jobs were added, such as doctor, police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs. This year, emojis of disabled people were added, including emojis of blind people and people in wheel chairs.
But there is also more to emojis. They can also refer to pop culture and new cultural trends(趋势). New emojis in 2022 have included several animals, such as sloths(树懒) and flamingos(火烈鸟). ____4____ For example, sloths have become popular because of the 2016 film Zootopia. Many fashion designers have included flamingos in their designs in recent years. These animals make people feel like they’re on a tropical(热带的) vacation.
____5____ Let’s expect how they will change in the coming years.
A.These animals are not very common, but are known to many people.
B.Emojis can be used to represent(代表) different groups of people.
C.So you see, emojis change with time passing by.
D.It seems that emojis are a mirror of the world that we live in.
E.The answer is, “Of course, emojis are that language.”
F.English is one of the most popular languages which is spoken around the world.
G.They come from what people think about, like and care about.
On a school day, 60 students at Xishan Primary School in Shunde, Guangdong, are learning how to make corn soup and fried pork (炸猪排) with cauliflower (菜花) in an after-school cooking class. Working in groups of four or five, the little chefs take their responsibilities very seriously. ___6___
Since last September, the school has set up after-school classes for students, with cooking classes being the most popular, said Xinhua. ___7___ The policy(政策) aims to reduce the burdens (减轻负担) of too much homework and off-campus tutoring (课外辅导) for primary and junior high school students.
The policy lists requirements in areas such as reducing the amount and difficulty of homework assignments (家庭作业), as well as improving the quality (质量) of education and after-school services. For example, homework for junior high school students should take no longer than 90 minutes to finish. ___8___ Also, off-campus tutoring has been further regulated (管理) to reduce the burden on students.
“Our homework is clearly less than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “We are not encouraged to buy workbooks anymore. ___9___” According to Shen, teachers have taught at a much slower pace (速度), which gives students enough time to process new information.
In December, the Ministry of Education reported on the progress made through the policy so far. Almost all primary and middle schools now offer two-hour after- school services on weekdays. ___10___ About 92.7 percent of schools have opened after- school arts and sports classes. More than 80 percent of academic tutoring institutions (学科类校外培训机构) have closed down or turned to other fields of business.
“With homework done at school, my child and I can read books and listen to music together in the evening, or we can go out to play badminton or skip rope,” said Lu Di, the parent of a fifth-grader in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang.
A.More than 90 percent of students can finish their written homework in the set time.
B.It comes after a policy called “double reduction”.
C.Let’s check out how this has changed the lives of students.
D.The exercises are mainly from the textbook.
E.Few primary and middle school students are able to get more sleep at nights.
F.It allows students more free time to develop their hobbies and interests.
G.Soon, they are showing off their own delicious dishes.
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It may be difficult to start high school. Thinking about making new friends might make you feel nervous. But don’t worry, because you are not alone. You are going to school with a group of students of your age. ____11____
Forget your fear and just talk to someone.
It’s easier said than done. But try to take a deep breath and find your voice. ____12____Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common. Sit in the middle of the classroom with as many new friends around you as possible.
Join clubs.
Take part in after-class activities that interest you. Try to make friends in the clubs. If you don’t join anything, you will be just going to class and then going home. ____13____
Stay clean.
____14____ Shower every day, brush your teeth and wash your hair. You are supposed to make yourself look clean and tidy, whatever you wear.
____15____
Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world. And everyone believes in different things. It is a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can each share your own.
A.Respect people’s differences.
B.Make friends with different ideas.
C.Being in a club makes you more social.
D.Don’t be afraid to communicate with others.
E.Here are several suggestions for you to follow.
F.You won’t have any friends in your new school.
G.No one likes a bad smell that could knock someone over.
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Is there a connection between music and language According to recent studies, the answer is yes. ___16___ A recent study shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person’s hearing ability. In the study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. ___17___
Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. ___18___ When they play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But they must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, they are able to pay attention to certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.
Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. ___19___ Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak.
Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged (损坏的) parts. Researchers are not sure why this works. Music improves concentration (注意力) memory, listening skills, and our language abilities. ___20___ Music is not only enjoyable, it’s also good for us in many other ways.
A.It can even help sick people get better.
B.However, they can still sing.
C.Think about the violinists in a musical band.
D.Music improves certain language abilities in the brain.
E.This might stop patients from using that part of the brain again.
F.The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.
G.We shouldn’t spend too much time on language learning.
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A good memory is very important to human beings, especially to students, because they have to memorize a lot of knowledge every day. But how do you improve your memory ____21____
Focusing attention. As long as you pay attention to something and put your heart into it, your brain will leave a deep memory trace(痕迹)and not easy to forget it.
Increasing interest. ____22____ With a strong interest in what you are learning, you will be active and happy to learn it, and it will give a deep memory to you.
____23____ Memories based on(基于)understanding will last longer.
Study over and over again. ____24____ So you don’t forget them easily. Studies have found that the more people get used to remembering things, the better their memories are.
____25____ Taking breaks, changing your diet and using mind maps are some of them. You can try the above tips to keep a good memory.
A.Understanding memory.
B.Here are some tips that might help you.
C.There are other ways to improve your memory.
D.Interest is the best teacher.
E.It’s important to keep the habit of remembering.
F.That means you can memorize what you’ve learned several more times.
G.Many old people have a bad memory.
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Lots of students are too busy doing their homework to help out with housework. So, many parents want to know if they should give their children chores. Well, there’s no need to worry. ____26____.
First, doing chores helps children learn to be independent. Parents can’t stay by their children’s side all the time. ____27____. And these skills will help them be ready for the day when they go to college or take care of their own houses.
____28____. When children finish a chore, they will not only take pride in a job well done but also have confidence in their ability to do things well.
Third, doing chores makes it possible for children to develop good relationships with their family, friends and partners. Doing chores together with family can make children care more for their family. And they begin to learn their responsibility in a family or a group. ____29____. They will know that if they work together with others as a team, things will be completed quicker and better.
____30____ Yes! And it should be on the top of the list. Now, my friends, are you ready to help
A.Should children do chores
B.Chores are good for children
C.What chores should children do
D.That helps them build team spirit
E.Children cannot do chores without their parents’ help
F.Second, doing chores helps children build self-confidence
G.Children need to learn the necessary life skills to be independent
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How to Build Self-confidence(自信)
These tips could help anyone who is trying to build self-confidence. Remember to always love yourself and love others. Try not to be so hard on yourself or others.
Choose to deal with those who can cheer you up. Talk to and hang out with friends and family. Make new friends with those who love you and really care about you. ___31___ Choose your friends carefully. Be careful of people who may make you feel bad or unhappy about yourself. Get to know yourself, what are your values, your beliefs, your morals(道德观), your wants, your needs and your tastes ___32___
___33___ You can not he perfect, you can only be the best you can be. No one in this world is perfect, so don’t blame(指责)yourself for making a mistake or not being perfect. Also, stop comparing yourself to others. ____34____
Be kind to others and do nice things for them. This will help to build your self-confidence. ___35___ You will realize that by making other people happy, you will also become happy with your life and yourself.
A.Tell your parents “I love you”.
B.Stop trying to be perfect.
C.The better you know yourself, the easier it will be to love yourself.
D.You will never be them and they will never be you.
E.This is what you can truly do to make people happy.
F.They can accept you for who you are and only want the best for you.
G.Then you will be successful.
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In your Chinese geography book, you must have learned about Dayunhe—the Grand Canal in English. This man-made waterway is 1,700 kilometers long. ___36___ Considered as the longest man-made waterway in the world, the waterway connects the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country.
The Grand Canal was built as a way to take the food such as rice from the south of China to the cities in the north. ____37____ It is still used today as part of the transport system, though not so important as it used to be. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other kinds of goods.
____38____ It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The Canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. ____39____ Today, local government is trying to make it nicer for visitors, because it is possible to go on a boat tour along some of the oldest parts of the Canal. ____40____
A.However, more and more people want to travel on it.
B.The Canal will carry plenty of water from the south to the north.
C.Now the waterway is protected by the government to show its ancient looks.
D.Passengers are able to see nice parts of China that other visitors don’t see.
E.Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal.
F.In fact, it is a system of canals and rivers connected together.
G.Some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old.
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Every year, Antarctica—the most southern area of land on the Earth as well as the coldest place—is visited by about 40,000 tourists. ____41____ There are no famous buildings, no hotels, and no restaurants. There are some beaches, but nobody wants to go swimming. ____42____
Most people go to see the birds, the animals and the beauties of nature. There are seals lying on the ice and whales swimming in the ocean. You can watch penguins jumping into the water from ice. ____43____
It is possible to visit Antarctica by plane, but most people go there by ship. The ships are comfortable places to stay. And the long journey in a ship can also be part of the vacation. All tourists visit Antarctica in the summer. In the winter, it is too cold for visitors, but in the summer—from November to March, it is warmer than many people think. In some parts of Antarctica in January, it is about 0°C.____44____ Tourists do not need to bring a lot of special clothes, but they need to bring sunglasses. The sunshine on the snow and ice is very bright.
____45____ In the summer months, there are about 4,000 scientists and other people living and working there, and a few of them stay for the long, dark winters. Tourists can visit some of these people and learn about their work in this amazing place.
A.Why do they go there
B.Tourists are not the only people who go to Antarctica.
C.Today, Antarctica is also facing the problem of animal protection.
D.As a result, global warming makes the temperature rise and ice starts to disappear.
E.So it can be warmer there than it is in New York or Shenyang in January.
F.Almost all of the land is completely untouched by people.
G.Why do people want to take a vacation in Antarctica
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Hip-hop Planet
Have you heard of hip-hop music _____46_____ In fact, countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop cultures. But where did this strange speaking-singing style come from Many centuries ago, in West Africa, traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories. When this tradition travelled from West Africa to the USA, it developed into different musical styles. For example, blues and jazz. _____47_____. In the 1970s, there were many poor areas in New York. There wasn’t any money for music lessons in schools, so kids made their own music Bands such as Teenagers Africa and DJs there played their records outside in the streets. Everybody joined in. Every week, there were talented new dancers, new DJs and new MCs. Hip-hop culture was born.
Then, it was 1980 when _____48_____. I was at a party in New York. There was a young DJ at the party and he was playing records. While he was putting a record on, a kid picked up a microphone (话筒) and began tapping (打拍子). Some other kids were break-dancing (跳舞) to the music. It was loud and boring, and I hated it. I preferred jazz.
However, _____49_____. Today’s successful American artists like Missy and her friend Tim heard it on the radio when they were growing up.
The last time I heard hip-bop, I was in West Africa and _____50_____. I was going to interview a traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist. He told me there are hundreds of rap groups in Africa today. We live on a hip-hop planet.
A.They both started in poor African-American areas
B.I heard hip-hop for the first time by chance
C.Many people in America didn’t like it at all
D.Can you find hip-hop in some different countries
E.hip-hop became popular at that time around the USA
F.What kind of music do you like in your free time
G.I was writing a book about African-Americans
参考答案:
1.E 2.G 3.B 4.A 5.D
【导语】本文主要介绍了表情符号这种全世界通用的特殊语言。
1.根据“People in different countries speak different languages. But is there a language that can be understood by everyone in the world”不同国家的人们说不同的语言,但是否有一种语言可以被世界上的每一个人理解?可知,此处提出疑问需要回答,故E项“答案是,‘当然,表情符号就是这种语言。’”符合语境,故选E。
2.根据“These new emojis do not come out of nowhere.”这些emojis并不是没有出处,可知此处在说它们的来源,故G项“它们来自人们的想法、喜欢和关心。”符合语境,故选G。
3.根据“In 2015, emoji faces with different skin colors were added. In 2016, different jobs were added, such as doctor, police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs.”可知谈到表情库存中不同肤色被添加,不同职业被添加,由此可知B项“表情符号可以用来代表不同的人群。”符合语境,故选B。
4.根据“New emojis in 2022 have included several animals, such as sloths(树懒) and flamingos(火烈鸟)”此处谈到动物被添加到表情包里了,结合选项及空格后句的举例,可知A项“这些动物并不常见,但很多人都知道。”符合语境,故选A。
5.根据后文“Let’s expect how they will change in the coming years.”让我们期待他们在未来几年会发生怎样的变化,可知此处为总结,D项“表情符号似乎是我们所生活的世界的一面镜子。”符合语境,故选D。
6.G 7.B 8.F 9.D 10.A
【导语】本文主要讲述了“双减”政策的目的以及进展情况。
6.根据“are learning how to make corn soup and fried pork (炸猪排) with cauliflower (菜花) in an after-school cooking class. Working in groups of four or five, the little chefs take their responsibilities very seriously. ”可知小学生们在做菜,选项G“很快,他们就开始展示自己的美味佳肴。”符合语境,故选G。
7.根据“The policy(政策) aims to reduce the burdens (减轻负担) of too much homework and off-campus tutoring (课外辅导) for primary and junior high school students.”可知此处是指双减政策,选项B“这是在一项名为‘双减’的政策出台之后。”符合语境,故选B。
8.根据“For example, homework for junior high school students should take no longer than 90 minutes to finish”可知初中生的家庭作业完成时间不应超过90分钟,选项F“它让学生有更多的自由时间来发展自己的爱好和兴趣。”符合语境,故选F。
9.根据“We are not encouraged to buy workbooks anymore”可知学生们不被鼓励买作业本,选项D“练习主要来自课本。”符合语境,故选D。
10.根据“In December, the Ministry of Education reported on the progress made through the policy so far.”可知此处是介绍通过该政策取得的进展,选项A“90%以上的学生能在规定的时间内完成书面作业。”符合语境,故选A。
11.E 12.D 13.C 14.G 15.A
【导语】本文讲述了如何在上高中时交新朋友。
11.根据“But don’t worry, because you are not alone. You are going to school with a group of students of your age”以及下文的小标题可知,此处是给出建议,选项E“这里有几个建议供你参考。”符合语境,故选E。
12.根据“Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common”可知,建议和别人交流,选项D“不要害怕与他人交流。”符合语境,故选D。
13.根据“Take part in after-class activities that interest you. Try to make friends in the clubs.”可知,建议在俱乐部交朋友,选项C“参加俱乐部会让你更善于社交。”符合语境,故选C。
14.根据“Stay clean.”以及“Shower every day, brush your teeth and wash your hair”可知,此处是建议要讲卫生,选项G“没有人喜欢能把人熏倒的难闻气味。”符合语境,故选G。
15.根据“Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world. And everyone believes in different things. It is a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can each share your own.”可知,每个人对世界都有自己的看法。选项A“尊重人们的差异。”符合语境,故选A。
16.D 17.F 18.C 19.B 20.A
【导语】本文主要谈论了音乐和语言之间的联系。
16.根据前句“Is there a connection between music and language According to recent studies, the answer is yes.”音乐和语言之间有联系吗?根据最近的研究,答案是肯定的,可知此处说的是音乐和语言之间的关系,选项D“音乐可以提高大脑的某些语言能力”符合语境,故选D。
17.根据前句“In the study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room.The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training.”在这项研究中,两组人在嘈杂的房间里听一个人说话。第一组人是音乐家,而第二组人没有受过音乐训练。可知此处应该说的是研究结果,选项F“乐师们能更清楚地听到说话的人”,符合语境,故选F。
18.根据后句“When they play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too.”当他们与乐队一起演奏时,他们会听到自己的乐器,也会听到很多其他乐器。可知说是与乐队有关,选项C“想想乐队里的小提琴手”,符合语境,故选C。
19.根据后句“Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak.”施劳格惊讶地发现,唱歌能帮助他的病人说话,可知说的是唱歌,选项B“然而,他们仍然可以唱歌”,符合语境,故选B。
20.根据后句“Music is not only enjoyable, it’s also good for us in many other ways.”音乐不仅令人愉快,而且在许多其他方面对我们也有好处。可知说的是音乐的好处,选项A“它甚至可以帮助病人康复”,符合语境,故选A。
21.B 22.D 23.A 24.F 25.C
【导语】本文主要介绍了提高记忆力的几种有效的方法。
21.根据下文的“Focusing attention.”、“Increasing interest.”和“Study over and over again.”可知,接下来介绍提高记忆力的几个方法,因此此处应是过渡句衔接上下文。选项B“以下是一些可能对您有所帮助的提示。”符合语境。故选B。
22.根据上一句“Increasing interest.”可知该段介绍跟兴趣相关的内容。选项D“兴趣是最好的老师。”符合语境。故选D。
23.根据下一句“Memories based on(基于)understanding will last longer.”可知,此段介绍跟理解相关的内容。选项A“理解记忆。”符合语境。故选A。
24.根据上一句“Study over and over again.”可知此段介绍重复学习的内容。选项F“这意味着你可以把你学到的东西再记住几次。”符合语境。故选F。
25.根据下一句“Taking breaks, changing your diet and using mind maps are some of them.”可知,休息、改变饮食和使用思维导图就是其中的一部分。这些也是提高记忆力的其他方法。选项C“还有其他方法可以提高你的记忆力。”符合语境。故选C。
26.B 27.G 28.F 29.D 30.A
【导语】本文主要讲述做家务对孩子的益处。
26.根据“Well, there’s no need to worry.”和下文可知,文章主要介绍了做家务对孩子的三点益处,此处为总结句,选项B“做家务对孩子们有益处”符合语境。故选B。
27.根据下文“And these skills will help them be ready for the day when they go to college or take care of their own houses.”可知,当孩子们去上大学或照看房子时,这些技能很有帮助,选项G“为了独立,孩子们需要学习这些必需的生活技能”符合语境。故选G。
28.根据上文“First, doing chores helps children learn to be independent.”和下文“Third, doing chores makes it possible for children to develop good relationships with their family, friends and partners.”可知,此处应为第二点益处,选项F“第二,做家务能帮助孩子建立自信”符合语境。故选F。
29.根据下文“They will know that if they work together with others as a team, things will be completed quicker and better.”可知,做家务能使孩子们有团队合作精神,选项D“那会帮助他们建立团队精神”符合语境。故选D。
30.根据“Yes! And it should be on the top of the list.”可知,此处应为一般疑问句,选项A“孩子们应该做家务吗”符合语境。故选A。
31.F 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.E
【导语】本文主要介绍了四条建立自信的建议。
31.根据“Make new friends with those who love you and really care about you”可知,接下来应该叙述新朋友的特点,选项F“他们能接受真实的你,只希望给你最好的”符合语境,故选F。
32.根据“Get to know yourself”可知,空处与了解自己有关。选项C“你越了解自己,就越容易爱自己”符合语境,故选C。
33.根据“You can not he perfect, you can only be the best you can be.”可知,一个人不可能完美,只能做到最好。选项B“不要追求完美”符合语境,故选B。
34.根据“Also, stop comparing yourself to others”可知,此处是建议不要将自己和别人对比,选项D“你永远不会成为他们,他们也永远不会成为你”符合语境,故选D。
35.根据“You will realize that by making other people happy, you will also become happy with your life and yourself.”可知,空处是对这句内容的概括,选项E“这才是你真正能让别人开心的事”符合语境,故选E。
36.G 37.F 38.E 39.B 40.D
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的大运河,介绍它的重要性和用途等。
36.根据“This man-made waterway is 1,700 kilometers long”可知,此处介绍它的基本情况,G选项“它的一些部分有2000多年的历史”符合,故选G。
37.根据“It is still used today as part of the transport system, though not so important as it used to be”可知,此处介绍运河的作用,F选项“事实上,它是一个运河和河流连接在一起的系统”符合,故选F。
38.根据“It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The Canal will also help to move water.”可知,介绍运河的用途,E选项“现在中国政府正在大运河上进行新的工作”符合,故选E。
39.根据“There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north”可知,此处提到了运河的运输作用,B选项“这条运河将把大量的水从南方输送到北方”符合,故选B。
40.根据“Today, local government is trying to make it nicer for visitors, because it is possible to go on a boat tour along some of the oldest parts of the Canal”可知,此处提到了游客的情况,D选项“乘客可以看到其他游客看不到的中国好地方”符合,故选D。
41.A 42.G 43.F 44.E 45.B
【导语】本文主要介绍了南极洲的地理位置、天气和旅游观光现况等信息。
41.根据上文“Every year, Antarctica—the most southern area of land on the Earth as well as the coldest place—is visited by about 40,000 tourists.”和“There are no famous buildings, no hotels, and no restaurants.”可知,每年都有约4万名游客去南极洲,那是地球上最南端且最冷的地方,那里没有著名的建筑,没有酒店和餐馆,此空应是选项A“为什么人们会去那里?” 符合语境,表达出疑问——为什么还有这么多人会去那样的一个地方。故选A。
42.根据上文“There are no famous buildings, no hotels, and no restaurants. There are some beaches, but nobody wants to go swimming.”可知,南极洲没有著名的建筑,没有酒店和餐馆,虽然有海滩,但也没有人想要游泳,所以此空应是选项G“为什么人们会想要在南极洲度假呢?” 符合语境,表示实在不理解为什么会有人选择在南极洲这样一个几乎没有度假应有的东西的地方去度假。故选G。
43.根据上文“Most people go to see the birds, the animals and the beauties of nature. There are seals lying on the ice and whales swimming in the ocean. You can watch penguins jumping into the water from ice.”可知,大多数人去那儿看鸟、动物和自然美景,冰上有海豹在躺着,海里有鲸鱼在游泳,你能看到企鹅从冰上跳入水里,以上说明了人们能在那里看到从前未亲身在实地看到的场景,与之对应的应是选项F“几乎所有的地方都未被人们涉足。” 符合语境。故选F。
44.根据上文“In the winter, it is too cold for visitors, but in the summer—from November to March, it is warmer than many people think. In some parts of Antarctica in January, it is about 0°C.”和下文“Tourists do not need to bring a lot of special clothes...”可知,南极洲的冬天对游客来说实在是太冷了,但在11月到3月的夏天,天气要比很多人所想象的更暖和一些,并且在南极洲的某些地方,一月份的时候气温为零度,游客也不需要带很多特别的衣服,与之对应的应是选项E“所以,在那里有可能比一月份的纽约或沈阳还要更暖一些。” 衔接上下文。故选E。
45.根据下文“In the summer months, there are about 4,000 scientists and other people living and working there, and a few of them stay for the long, dark winters. Tourists can visit some of these people and learn about their work in this amazing place.”可知,在夏天的那几个月里,约有4千名科学家以及其他的人在南极洲居住和工作,他们其中一些人还会在那儿待得更久,因此游客们可以看到这些人当中的其中一些人,了解到他们在这个令人惊叹的地方的工作,所以作为该段落句首的此空应是选项B“游客并不是唯一会去南极洲的人。” 符合语境。故选B。
46.D 47.A 48.B 49.E 50.G
【导语】本文主要介绍了嘻哈音乐。重点介绍嘻哈音乐历史, 它是从西非传到美国的,20世纪80年代, 嘻哈音乐在美国非常流行。
46.根据下文“In fact, countries like France, Brazil and even Japan have their own hip-hop cultures.”可知,此句谈论在一些国家能发现嘻哈音乐吗,选项D“你能在一些不同的国家找到嘻哈吗”符合题意。故选D。
47.根据“For example, blues and jazz.”可知是,两种音乐,选项A“它们都是从贫穷的非裔美国人地区开始的。”符合题意。故选A。
48.根据下文“I was at a party in New York There was a young DJ at the party and he was playing records…”可知,作者讲述了听嘻哈音乐的经历,由此可知,此句作者要谈论接触嘻哈音乐,选项B“(那是1980年,)我第一次偶然听到嘻哈音乐。”符合题意。故选B。
49.根据下文“Today’s successful American artists like Missy and her friend Tim heard it on the radio when they were growing up.”可知,此句要谈论过去嘻哈音乐的情况(20世纪80年代嘻哈音乐就很流行)。选项E“嘻哈在当时的美国很流行。”符合题意。故选E。
50.根据后一句“I was going to interview a traditional storyteller when I met a young hip-hop artist.”可知作者当时可能在写一本书, 想获得素材。选项G“我正在写一本关于非裔美国人的书。”符合题意。故选G。