08【好题精选】阅读还原 2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练（第一期）（四川成都）（含解析）

08：【好题精选】阅读还原6选5 -2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练（第一期）（四川成都）
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阅读还原6选5
根据短文内容，从短文后A—F选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。
Do you think you are smart ___1___ These include understanding how much they don’t know, high self-control and even a funny personality. Some research shows that they are connected to intelligence (智慧).
Knowing how much you don’t know
Smart people are better able to accept the fact when they don’t know something. ___2___ In one study, for example, students were asked to predict their scores after taking a test. For the students with worse grades, the number of the questions they got right was smaller than what they expected. At the same time, for those with higher scores, the number of questions they thought they got right was smaller than the real number.
High self-control
___3___ In a 2009 study, volunteers had to chose between two prizes. One is to get a smaller amount of money at once. The other one is to get a larger amount of money later. The results showed that people choosing to get the larger amount of money at a later date scored higher on intelligence tests. ___4___
Being really funny
Are smart people more humorous Scientists at the University of New Mexico may think so. They have made some studies on this. ___5___
A．These people have more control.
B．In fact, most smart people have some things in common.
C．Scientists have found a connection between self-control and intelligence.
D．Do you know smart people own other special traits besides intelligence.
E．Studies found that the less intelligent someone is, the prouder he seems to be.
F．One study found that people writing funnier cartoon captions (解说词) scored higher on intelligence tests.
There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not.
___6___ When someone says they have to “face the music”, it does not mean they are going to a concert. “Facing the music” means to accept the punishment of an action.
___7___ For example, “I can’t face another night of camping! It’s cold and rainy.”
“In life, you must face your fears.” Face used in this way is very common. Back to facing the music: Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her expensive sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I’m away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car.” ___8___ You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!
When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and “face the music”. ____9____ It could be losing her friendship or paying to repair her car—or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.
___10___ To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it,” they mean you created a bad situation and how you have to experience the results!
阅读短文，从A--F六个选项中，选出五个适当的选项补全短文。
A．But you do not listen.
B．The “music” here is the result of your actions.
C．Americans often use the word “face” in this way.
D．“Face the music” is a good example.
E．American people use “face the music” a lot in their daily life.
F．There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as “face the music”.
Starting high school is a great experience for any teenager. Whether you are coming from a middle school (grades six through eight) or a junior high school (grades seven through nine), there are many things about high school that are different from your old school environment. ____11____
You will face being in a new school, making new friends in an unfamiliar class and getting to now new teachers. These new teachers will usually have higher academic(学术的) levels than your middle and junior high school teachers. ____12____ In return, they expect you to work and develop your skills.
On top of all this, peer pressure(同伴压力) to drink and smoke often increases in high school. Besides, the pressure could also come from grades, loneliness and so on.
____13____ If you are feeling pressure to do something that you feel is wrong, talk to a friend, parent, of counselor to find a solution (解决). ____14____ If you are not seceding academically, find someone to help you. If you feel lonely, try to join a school club or group to make new friends.
High school may seem discouraging at first. ____15____ On the point of starting your high school, are you ready
A．They want to help you get into college.
B．You will experience many changes.
C．With time, you will come to be thankful for everything about your experience.
D．They are there to help you get into this great new time in your life.
E．Although there is a lot of pressure, it is nothing you cannot deal with.
F．Many changes are unexpected.
There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. ____16____ When someone says they have to “face the music”, it does not mean they are going to a concert. “Facing the music” means to accept the punishment of an action.
Americans often use the word “face” in this way. For example, “I can’t face another night of camping! It’s cold and rainy.” Or “In life, you must face your fears.” ____17____
Back to facing the music: Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her expensive sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I’m away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely fast car.” ____18____ You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!
When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and “face the music”. ____19____ It could be losing her friendship or paying to repair her car, or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.
____20____ To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it,” they mean you created a bad situation and now you have to experience the results!
A．But you do not listen.
B．“Face the music” is a good example.
C．Face used in this way is very common.
D．The “music” here is the result of your actions.
E．American people use “face the music” a lot in their daily life.
F．There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as “face the music”.
根据短文内容，从短文后的A-F选项中，选出适当的选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。
In the modern world, all of us won’t live well without music. According to the scientific research, music can change how you feel. ___21___ Let’s read the report.
Music makes you relax
Most stores play “background” music. The longer customers stay in a store, the more possible it will be for them to buy something. ___22___ Finally, most customers go home with many things happily.
Music is a healer
When you’re sick, try listening to soft and relaxing music. If you’re feeling sad, play the music you like. Then tell someone how it makes you feel. ___23___ Each teen explained why he or she liked the song. After talking about it, the teens said they felt better.
___24___
Many recent studies have tried to explain how music and learning go together. Some experts suggest playing slow music to help you pay attention when you study. ___25___
So music is the key to our life and study.
A．Music helps you to learn.
B．It may even help improve your memory.
C．She likes music that can make her relaxed.
D．So stores try to play music that their customers enjoy.
E．Different kinds of music can influence you in different ways.
F．A group of teens who had depression (抑郁症) shared their favorite songs with each other.
补全短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号依次填入下边的表格内（有一个选项多余）。
Regarded as “China’s Mona Lisa”, the painting Along the River During Qingming Festival is kept in the Palace Museum and hardly shown to the public. ____26____
Ma used a special method to help her students recreate the panoramic（全景的）painting. She found a picture of the painting, divided the picture into eight parts and gave each part to a different group of students. ____27____
Ma then spent about a month joining the parts together to form the finished painting, which is 84 centimeters wide and 20 meters long.
The students have been working on the painting since October. They had to use their imagination to fill in details（细节）that were unclear in the painting, such as small trees or eaves（屋檐）. ____28____
The students also had to do a lot of work in addition to painting. They did a lot of research and made some interesting findings. ____29____
“The students made discoveries and innovations（创新）based on historical inheritance（传承）and their own thinking,” Ma said, “ ____30____ ”.
A．They communicated with each other and made sure that their parts matched with each other both in form and style.
B．They made it possible for foreigners to understand Chinese culture.
C．Each student was responsible for drawing a part that was about the size of a sheet of paper.
D．They even made a video to show their findings for other students to learn from.
E．That’s why Ma Min, a young art teacher at Nanjing Zhonghua High School, helped her 300 students work together to recreate this famous painting.
F．This is their own artistic creation.
补全短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的A～F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文（有一多余选项），并将选项的编号依次填涂到答题卡上。
Have you ever tried to stand an egg on its end Well, it’s said that every Spring Equinox (春分) you will be able to balance an egg on one end. ____31____ But there is also a very important piece of information that might surprise you.
The Spring Equinox, or Vernal Equinox, is the first day of spring. It falls on March 20 this year. The angle (角度) of the Earth facing towards the Sun changes throughout the year, and it also changes the length of our days. On the first day of spring, the Earth’s axis (轴) is perpendicular (垂直的) to the Sun. ____32____
The saying that an egg can stand on one end might come from a Chinese idea. It’s very difficult to balance an egg because the yoke (蛋黄) is off-center. ____33____ But the idea is that the Earth is more balanced, so there could be some special gravitational forces (引力) on this day.
However, this is not true. If you focus long enough, you can actually do this any day of the year! ____34____
Some people think that the imperfections (缺点) of the egg are what help it balance, but this might just make it a little easier. ____35____ and you will be able to successfully balance an egg on its end.
Even though the old saying is wrong, go ahead and try it for yourself during the Spring Equinox or any other day!
A．There is some truth to this.
B．And it will usually just fall over.
C．Really all you need is a lot of patience,
D．It’s just because of a psychological hint (心理暗示).
E．There’s nothing special about the Spring Equinox.
F．This means that the length of day and night is exactly the same.
Water is around you at any time. There is no doubt that it plays an important role in keeping you healthy. This should come as no surprise. Much of your body is made up of this clear liquid(液体), after all. ___36___ But did you know that too much water can poison(使……中毒) you
Water poisoning happens when people drink too much water for their kidneys (肾脏) to process. This lowers the level of sodium(钠) in their blood to dangerous levels. You probably already know that high levels of sodium can be unhealthy. ___37___ When you have too little sodium in your body, your cells(细胞) begin to swell (肿胀). As a result, a lot of things will go seriously wrong in your body. Your brain may begin to swell. ___38___ In these cases, water poisoning can be deadly. You will need to be rushed to a hospital right away.
Protecting yourself from water poisoning may seem easy—just don’t drink too much water, right ___39___ For example, when you do some heavy exercise, such as running a marathon, you may have to drink a lot of water. It is then important to control the amount (数量) of water you drink with the amount of water your body is losing through sweat(汗水). This can help you stay healthy whenever you are exercising.
___40___ For years, we have been told to drink 2000ml water a day. But in fact, the actual mount needed is different for each person. Today, most doctors are telling people that they should drink water whenever they feel thirsty. We can’t live without water. Neither can we live with too much water in our bodies. Make sure you take the right amount of it each day — staying healthy is all about staying balanced!
A．You may feel sleepy.
B．It keeps your body working properly.
C．That’s true, but low levels are also harmful.
D．So, how much water should a person drink each day
E．In some situations, however, this is easier said than done.
F．Then you may get a headache and feel sick, and you may even lose consciousness (意识).
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一个是多余的。
Teachers are also common people. ____41____ While most try to be positive (积极的), this can become difficult on bad days when no one seems to be listening to or caring about what they are teaching. When a student comes into class with a great attitude (态度), it can make a huge difference. The following are some of the best ways to influence your teacher.
Pay attention to details (细节)
If your teacher asks you to do something after class, do it ____42____ It will help you remember the things clearly. Turn in your homework on time, and be prepared for tests. Take a few minutes each evening to study what you have learned in class.
____43____
If your teacher asks you to complete homework, do it completely and neatly (整洁地). Your work will stand out from others’. If you find your homework needs you to do some research, do it. ____44____ And, your teacher will notice your effort.
Be careful and active in class
Make an effort to take part in the lesson. ____45____ Most teachers love the students who actively ask and answer questions in class.
A．Do your homework.
B．Be helpful in class.
C．You can take notes of what your teacher says.
D．Raise your hand to ask and answer some questions.
E．The more effort you put into your work, the more you’ll get from it.
F．They have good days and bad days.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有一项为多余选项。
Without a friend, the world is like a desert. Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. ____46____ To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning the following rules.
____47____ Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out, and you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always trust in one another to speak and do things honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, of course. ____48____ These can be valuable to a friend. They tell your friends what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friends know you better.
Everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. ____49____ Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place, so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly similar. ____50____ In fact, good friendship will just not easily last. That is to say, you must give as much as you take, or friendship will die away.
A．Instead you share your ideas and feelings.
B．Something may go wrong at school.
C．That is one of the causes why some friendships don’t last very long.
D．One way to do this is to be honest with a friend.
E．But all true friendships have three things in common.
F．Honesty is where a good friendship starts.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选择出适当的选项补全短文（有一选项多余），并将选项的编号字母依次填入答题卡的相应位置。
Have you ever met someone who “looks like” their names ___51___ Scientists are suggesting that humans tend to associate people’s names with their looks, and can even guess someone’s name based on how they look.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel collected thousands of photos of people’s faces. They labeled (贴标签) each photo with four names. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct.
____52____ It seems that humans recognize certain characteristics (特点) that can give them clues (线索) about someone’s name, Reader’s Digest reported.
____53____ Volunteers were also not as good at guessing the real names of people who use nicknames (昵称). This shows that a person’s appearance is affected by their name only if they use it often.
This kind of face-name matching happens “because of a process of self- fulfilling prophecy (自我实现预言), as we become what other people expect us to become,” Ruth Mayo, from the university, told science news website Eurek Alert.
Previous studies have shown that gender and race (种族) stereotype (偏见) can affect a person’s appearance. ____54____ For example, people tend to think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round.
___55___. They expect them to be delicate (娇弱的) and feminine (有女性气质的), just like the flower they are named for.
A．However, this only works when we’re looking at names within our own culture.
B．The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 percent of the time.
C．People may think that women named Rose are beautiful.
D．However, some scientists believe it only happens by chance
E．The researchers believe there are also similar stereotypes about names.
F．What does this mean, exactly
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Sperm whales (抹香鲸) live in every ocean on the planet. Their large heads help them stand out from other whales. ____56____
Sperm whales are the loudest animals alive. They make special high sounds to send information to one another from hundreds of kilometers away. ____57____ What’s more, each whale makes its own sound. Scientists believe this is how they recognize (认出) one another.
____58____ It looks like they’re standing in the ocean. And scientists have found that they sleep for less than two hours every day.
Ambergris (龙涎香) is a thing that forms in the stomach of a sperm whale. ____59____ Sperm whales release (释放) ambergris into the sea as a sweet-smelling, egg-shaped ball. Ambergris is often used in fine perfumes (香水). A kilogram of it can sell for up to $50,000. This makes ambergris one of the most valuable things on earth!
____60____ In 1820, a ship called Essex was hit by an angry 26-meter-long sperm whale. American writer Herman Melville later wrote about this event in his novel Moby-Dick.
Sperm whales are truly great animals. Learning about them may not be worth as much as a piece of ambergris, but it is certainly worth your while!
A．Sperm whales appear in a novel.
B．Here are some fun facts about them.
C．It is thought to protect the whale’s stomach.
D．The sounds are even louder than those made by planes.
E．Sperm whales sleep up straight near the surface of the water.
F．Sperm whales have the biggest brains of all the animals on earth.
参考答案：
1．B 2．E 3．C 4．A 5．F
【导语】本文主要讲述了聪明人的特征。
1．根据“Do you think you are smart”以及“These include understanding how much they don’t know, high self-control and even a funny personality”可知此处表明聪明人有一些共同特征，选项B“事实上，大多数聪明人都有一些共同点”符合语境。故选B。
2．根据“For the students with worse grades, the number of the questions they got right was smaller than what they expected...”可知得分低的人高估自己答对的问题数量，选项E“研究发现，一个人越不聪明，他似乎越骄傲”符合语境。故选E。
3．根据“High self-control”可知自控力和智慧之间有关系，选项C“科学家发现自制力和智力之间有联系”符合语境。故选C。
4．根据“The results showed that people choosing to get the larger amount of money at a later date scored higher on intelligence tests”可知选择在晚些时候获得更多钱的人在智力测试中得分更高，可见这些人有更多的自控力，选项A“这些人有更多的自制力”符合语境。故选A。
5．根据“Being really funny”可知此处指聪明人和幽默感的关系，选项F“一项研究发现，在智力测试中，写更有趣的解说词的人得分更高”符合语境。故选F。
6．D 7．C 8．A 9．B 10．F
【导语】本文主要讲述了美式英语中许多表达，听起来是令人愉快的，但真实的含义和表面不一样。
6．根据“When someone says they have to face the music, it does not mean they are going to a concert”，可知“face the music”就是真实含义和表面不一样的例子，选项D“Face the music是一个很好的例子”符合语境。故选D。
7．根据“face the music”，“I can’t face another night of camping! It’s cold and rainy.”和“In life, you must face your fears.”，可知美国人经常使用face来表达其他含义，选项C“美国人经常这样使用face这个词”符合语境。故选C。
8．根据上文“But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely（极其）fast car.”和下文“You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night”，可知你没有听朋友的话，选型A“但是你没有听”符合语境。故选A。
9．根据“It could be losing her friendship or paying to repair her car—or both”，可知你没有听朋友的话，开了她的车造成的后果，选项B“这里music这个词是表示你行动的后果”符合语境。故选B。
10．根据“To ‘take your medicine’ means to accept the results from something bad you have done.”，可知take the medicine意味着接受你所做的坏事的后果，和face the music有一样的表达含义，选项F“有其他的一些表达和face the music含义一样”符合语境。故选F。
11．B 12．A 13．E 14．D 15．C
【导语】本文介绍青少年每步入一所新的学校，都会有一段新的经历，作者详细地介绍了这些经历和遇到的一些问题。
11．根据上句“Whether you are coming from a middle school (grades six through eight) or a junior high school (grades seven through nine), there are many things about high school that are different from your old school environment.”无论你是从中学（六年级到八年级）还是初中（七年级到九年级），有很多关于高中的东西和你以前的学校环境不同。可知，是有很多的变化，结合选项B，设空处应该说“你会经历许多变化”，故选B。
12．根据下句“In return, they expect you to work and develop your skills.”作为回报，他们希望你努力学习，发展你的技能，可知，老师们是帮助学生学习，结合选项A，设空处应该是说“他们想帮助你进入大学”，故选A。
13．根据下句“If you are feeling pressure to do something that you feel is wrong, talk to a friend, parent, of counselor to find a solution.”如果你觉得有压力去做一些你觉得不对的事情，那么就和朋友、父母或辅导员谈谈，寻求解决办法。可知此处讲的是压力，结合选项E，可知设空处应该说“虽然压力很大，但这不是你无法应对的。”。故选E。
14．根据下句“If you are not seceding academically, find someone to help you. If you feel lonely, try to join a school club or group to make new friends.”如果你没有成功的学业，找人帮你，如果你感到孤独， 试着加入学校俱乐部或团体，结交新的朋友。可知，得到帮助，结合选项D， 设空处应说“他们是来帮助你进入这个伟大的新时期的”。故选D。
15．根据上句“High school may seem discouraging at first.”高中一开始可能会让人泄气，结合选项C“随着时间的推移，你会对你的经历充满感激。”可知符合情景。故选C。
16．B 17．C 18．A 19．D 20．F
【导语】本文主要讲述了美式英语中有许多表达听起来是令人愉快的，但真实含义和表面不一样，并列举了几个例子来说明。
16．根据“When someone says they have to ‘face the music’…”可知，是在讲解“face the music”的例子，因此选项B“‘Face the music’ 是一个很好的例子。”符合语境。故选B。
17．根据“For example, ‘I can’t face another night of camping!’”及“In life, you must face your fears.”可知，后文在讲解“face”的用法，因此选项C“美国人经常这样使用单词‘face’。”符合语境。故选C。
18．根据“But please, do not drive it.”及“You want to show off to some friends.”可知，朋友不让你开车，你却想去炫耀，因此选项A“你却不听。”符合语境。故选A。
19．根据“Whatever the music is, you must face it.”可知，选项D“这里的‘music’就是指你的行动的结果。”符合语境。故选D。
20．根据“To ‘take your medicine’ means to accept the results from something bad you have done.”可知，“take your medicine”也是指“你做完事要承担的结果”，因此选项F“在美式英语中还有一些表达和‘face the music’含义一样。”符合语境。故选F。
21．E 22．D 23．F 24．A 25．B
【导语】本文讲述了音乐对人们的重要性。音乐可以使我们放松，音乐是一种治疗，音乐可以帮助我们学习。
21．根据后文“Music makes you relax...Music is a healer...”可知，后文讲了不同的音乐对人们的影响。所以E选项“不同种类的音乐会以不同的方式影响你”符合题意。故选E。
22．根据前文“The longer customers stay in a store, the more possible it will be for them to buy something.”可知，此处在讲商店里播放的音乐对顾客的影响，D选项“所以商店试图播放顾客喜欢的音乐”符合题意。故选D。
23．根据后文“Each teen explained why he or she liked the song. After talking about it, the teens said they felt better.”可知，此处讲的是音乐对有问题的青少年的帮助，所以选项F“一群患有抑郁症的青少年互相分享了他们最喜欢的歌曲”符合题意。故选F。
24．根据后文“Many recent studies have tried to explain how music and learning go together.”可知，本段在讲音乐对学习的帮助，所以选项A“音乐帮助你学习”符合题意。故选A。
25．根据前文“playing slow music to help you pay attention when you study.”播放慢音乐可以帮助你集中注意力，可知这里在讲音乐是如何帮助你学习的，所以选项B“它甚至可能有助于改善你的记忆”符合题意。故选B。
26．E 27．C 28．A 29．D 30．F
【导语】本文主要介绍了马老师和她的学生们重新创作《清明上河图》的故事。
26．根据“Regarded as...”和“Ma used a special method to help her students...”，可知此处为马老师带学生创作这幅画的原因，选项E“这就是为什么南京中学年轻的美术老师马敏帮助她的300名学生一起创作了这幅著名的画作”符合语境。故选E。
27．根据“She found a picture of the painting, divided the picture into eight parts and gave each part to a different group of students.”，可知此处应介绍每个学生负责的部分，选项C“每个学生都负责画一张纸大小的部分”符合语境。故选C。
28．根据“ They had to use their imagination to fill in details（细节）that were unclear in the painting, such as small trees or eaves（屋檐）”，可知此处介绍学生通过何种方式去还原这幅画作，选项A“他们互相沟通，确保他们的部分在形式和风格上都匹配”符合语境。故选A。
29．根据“They did a lot of research and made some interesting findings. ”，可知此处和研究过程中发现的内容相关，选项D“他们甚至制作了一个视频来展示他们的发现，供其他学生学习”符合语境。故选D。
30．根据“The students made discoveries and innovations（创新）based on historical inheritance（传承）and their own thinking”，可知学生们在历史传承和自身思考的基础上进行了创新，选项F“这是他们自己的艺术创作”符合语境。故选F。
31．A 32．F 33．B 34．E 35．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了二十四节气之一——春分，以及在这一天的几个世纪以来一直保持的仪式，如平衡鸡蛋。
31．根据“Well, it’s said that every Spring Equinox (春分) you will be able to balance an egg on one end”可知，此处应是对这种说法进行评价，A选项“这种说法有一定道理”符合，故选A。
32．根据“On the first day of spring, the Earth’s axis (轴) is perpendicular (垂直的) to the Sun”可知，此处介绍地轴与太阳垂直的结果是什么，F选项“这意味着白天和黑夜的长度完全相同”符合，故选F。
33．根据“It’s very difficult to balance an egg because the yoke (蛋黄) is off-center”可知，因为蛋黄不在中间，所以蛋会掉下来，B选项“它通常会掉下来”符合，故选B。
34．根据“If you focus long enough, you can actually do this any day of the year”可知，通过这个来证明并不是因为春分是有什么特别所以鸡蛋才会保持平衡，E选项“春分没有什么特别的”符合，故选E。
35．根据“you will be able to successfully balance an egg on its end”可知，此处介绍让鸡蛋成功平衡的方法，C选项“其实你所需要的只是很大的耐心”符合，故选C。
36．B 37．C 38．F 39．E 40．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了水在保持健康方面发挥的重要作用。
36．根据“Much of your body is made up of this clear liquid”可知，此处介绍水在身体里的作用，B选项“它能让你的身体正常工作”符合，故选B。
37．根据“You probably already know that high levels of sodium can be unhealthy”可知，此处提到了身体里纳的含量水平，C选项“这是真的，但低水平也有害”符合，故选C。
38．根据“Your brain may begin to swell”可知，此处介绍中毒的症状，F选项“然后你可能会头痛、恶心，甚至失去意识”符合，故选F。
39．根据“Protecting yourself from water poisoning may seem easy—just don’t drink too much water, right”可知，保护自己免受水中毒的方法看起来容易做起来难，E选项“然而，在某些情况下，这说起来容易做起来难”符合，故选E。
40．根据“For years, we have been told to drink 2000ml water a day. But in fact, the actual mount needed is different for each person”可知，此处询问喝多少水才合适，D选项“那么，一个人每天应该喝多少水呢”符合，故选D。
41．F 42．C 43．A 44．E 45．D
【导语】本文介绍了影响老师的一些最佳方式。
41．根据“Teachers are also common people.”可知老师也是普通人，和其他人一样，选项F“他们有好日子也有糟糕的日子。”符合语境，故选F。
42．根据“If your teacher asks you to do something after class, do it”可知如果你的老师要求你课后做一些事情，那就去做。选项C“你可以把老师说的话记下来。”符合语境，故选C。
43．根据“If your teacher asks you to complete homework, do it completely and neatly (整洁地). ”可知说的是家庭作业，选项A“做家庭作业。”符合语境，故选A。
44．根据“If you find your homework needs you to do some research, do it...And, your teacher will notice your effort.”可知此处是说付出的努力，选项E“你在学习上付出的努力越多，你就会得到越多。”符合语境，故选E。
45．根据“Most teachers love the students who actively ask and answer questions in class.”可知是建议课堂上积极回答问题，选项D“举手提问和回答问题。”符合语境，故选D。
46．C 47．F 48．A 49．B 50．E
【导语】这篇文章主要讲述了怎样使友谊保持长久。诚实是一个好的友谊的开始，慷慨意味着分享和使友谊长久，互相理解会帮你解决麻烦。
46．根据上一句“Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back.”可知，太多的人想要别人成为他们的朋友，但他们不回报友谊。可知说的是友谊不长久的原因。选项C“这就是为什么一些友谊不能长久的原因之一。”符合语境。故选C。
47．根据下一句“Friends must be able to trust one another.”可知，朋友之间必须相互信任。可知说的是真诚。选项F“真诚是友谊的开始。”符合语境。故选F。
48．根据上一句“Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow.”可知，慷慨意味着分享，分享让友谊成长。可知说的是分享。选项A“相反，你分享你的想法和感受。”符合语境。故选A。
49．根据上一句“Everyone needs understanding and help with a problem.”可知，每个人都需要理解和帮助来解决问题。可知说的是解决问题。选项B“学校里可能会出问题。”符合语境。故选B。
50．根据下文“In fact, good friendship will just not easily last. That is to say, you must give as much as you take, or friendship will die away.”可知，事实上，良好的友谊不会轻易持久。也就是说，你必须尽可能多地付出，否则友谊就会消失。可知这对友谊进行总结。选项E“但所有真正的友谊都有三个共同点。”符合语境。故选E。
51．F 52．B 53．A 54．E 55．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了人们可以把人的名字和他们的外表人联系在一起，甚至可以根据长相猜出某人的名字，只有当一个人经常使用名字时，他的外表才会受到他们名字的影响。
51．根据“Scientists are suggesting that humans tend to associate people’s names with their looks, and can even guess someone’s name based on how they look.”可知，此处是在说明人们很可能会把人的名字和长相联系起来，选项F“这到底意味着什么？”符合题意，是对第一句“Have you ever met someone who “looks like” their names ”的提问，故选F。
52．根据“It seems that humans recognize certain characteristics (特点) that can give them clues (线索) about someone’s name, Reader’s Digest reported.”可知，此处应是志愿者根据人的某些特征猜名字，选项B“志愿者在38%的时间里能够猜出正确的名字。”符合题意，故选B。
53．根据下文“Volunteers were also not as good at guessing the real names of people who use nicknames (昵称).”可知，志愿者不擅长猜出那些使用昵称的人的真实姓名，空格处应是表示猜不出其他人的名字，选项A“然而，这只适用于我们自己文化中的名字。”符合题意，故选A。
54．根据下文“For example, people tend to think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round.”可知，人们对人的名字和人的外表有固定印象，选项E“研究人员认为，对名字也有类似的刻板印象。”符合题意。故选E。
55．根据“They expect them to be delicate (娇弱的) and feminine (有女性气质的), just like the flower they are named for.”可知，此处应和花有关，选项C“人们可能会认为叫罗斯的女人很漂亮。”符合题意。故选C。
56．B 57．D 58．E 59．C 60．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了抹香鲸的生活习性、优势、产生的香水原材料等内容。
56．根据上文“Sperm whales (抹香鲸) live in every ocean on the planet. Their large heads help them stand out from other whales.”抹香鲸生活在地球上的每一片海洋中。它们的大头帮助它们从其他鲸鱼中脱颖而出。可知此处说的是抹香鲸，结合下文描述的抹香鲸一些情况可知，B选项“这里有一些关于它们的有趣事实。”符合语境，故选B。
57．根据上文“They make special high sounds to send information to one another from hundreds of kilometers away.”它们发出特殊的高音，从数百公里外向彼此发送信息。可知此处说的应是与抹香鲸发出的声音有关的内容，结合选项可知，D选项“这种声音甚至比飞机发出的声音还要大。”符合语境，故选D。
58．根据下文“It looks like they're standing in the ocean. And scientists have found that they sleep for less than two hours every day.”看起来他们就像站在大海里。科学家发现他们每天的睡眠时间不到两个小时。可知此处说的应是与抹香鲸睡觉有关的内容，结合选项可知，E选项“抹香鲸在水面附近笔直地睡觉。”符合语境，故选E。
59．根据上文“Ambergris (龙涎香) is a thing that forms in the stomach of a sperm whale.”龙涎香是抹香鲸胃里的一种东西。可知此处说的应是与龙涎香有关的内容，结合选项可知，C选项“人们认为它是为了保护鲸鱼的胃。” 符合语境，故选C。
60．根据下文“In 1820, a ship called Essex was hit by an angry 26-meter-long sperm whale. American writer Herman Melville later wrote about this event in his novel Moby-Dick.”1820年，一艘名为埃塞克斯的船被一头愤怒的26米长的抹香鲸撞了。美国作家赫尔曼·梅尔维尔后来在他的小说《白鲸》中写到这一事件。可知此处说的应是抹香鲸与写作有关的内容，结合选项可知，A选项“抹香鲸出现在一本小说中。”符合语境，故选A。