03：【好题精选】阅读理解-2023年九年级中考英语专题练（第一期）（江苏扬州市）（含答案）

03：【好题精选】阅读理解-2023年九年级中考英语专题练（第一期）（江苏扬州市）
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一、阅读单选
Do you believe in green living Read the following blog and comments（评论）about a fun, easy and creative way to make your lifestyle greener.
Gina’ Space 8:32 a. m. 11th February 2020
UpcyclingNowadays, we are more wasteful than ever. We need to start living more responsibly—but how One answer is to upcycle. I started upcycling clothing. Making new things out of old clothes is the best way to mix my talent and my interest. I made a “new” hat for my brother. It used to be my dad’s sweater. Do you upcycle If so, what new things have you made If not, why not give it a try.
Comments Terry-B 9:08 a. m. 11th February 2020 Why don’t you give your older clothes to people in need I even give away the most expensive things I don’t wear any more. I can help the environment while giving something useful to people in need. Gina 9:28 a. m. 11th February 2020 Good point! I’m talking about the clothes that are too old to be worn by others. The same idea goes for food waste at restaurants and supermarkets. Before upcycling food that can still be eaten, for example, using it to make soil rich, we should give it to those in need.
Bety99 10:18a. m. 1lth February 2020 I’ve made dog toys out of socks. Upcycling clothing is a fun hobby.
1．Which of the following doesn’t match with “upcycling” A．Making dog toys out of socks.
B．Giving the food to those in need.
C．Changing an old sweater into a new hat.
D．Throwing away the clothes we don’t need.
2．According to the passage, Gina ________ Terry-B’s opinion.
A．agrees with B．disagrees with C．recommends D．doubts
3．What’s the MAIN purpose of this blog article
A．To introduce how to make hats and toys.
B．To call on more people to live green.
C．To make more friends on the Internet.
D．To warn people not to make more waste.
Seventy percent of our planet is covered by one huge, continuous body of seawater — the ocean. In 2008, the United Nations recognized June 8 as Word Oceans Day. It’s a day to think about the important role that the oceans play in our daily lives, the dangers that our oceans are facing and the action we can take to protect them.
The importance of our oceans: The oceans is home to most plants and animals on earth. Marine (海生的) plants provide us with 70 per cent of the oxygen that we breathe. The ocean controls our climate, providing not only heat in winter but also cool air in summer. It also provides us with both food and medicine. No matter where you live on the planet, no matter how far from the sea, your life may depend on the oceans. Now you know how important oceans are for people!
The problems our oceans face: The most serious problem the oceans face at the moment is plastic pollution. Reducing single-use plastic, including plastic bags and plastic bottles, has been an important theme of World Oceans Day for a number of years. Climate change and rising sea temperatures are also a huge problem. Rising sea temperatures have a direct influence on weather patterns and are seen as partly responsible for an increase in extreme weather conditions.
▲ People celebrate the day in many different ways, including special events at aquariums and zoos, beach and river clean-ups, school activities, art contests and film festivals. You can join in to remind people about the importance of our oceans and to make a difference.
4．Why did the United Nations set up World Oceans Day
A．To show people how large the oceans are in all. B．To tell people how to deal with the oceans.
C．To make people celebrate one more festival. D．To let people know how important the oceans are.
5．What CANNOT oceans provide us with according to the passage
A．Food. B．Medicine. C．Clothes. D．Oxygen.
6．Which sentence can we put in “ ▲ ”
A．How people celebrate the day B．Who can celebrate the day
C．The ways people celebrate the day D．When people celebrate the day
7．The passage above probably comes from ________.
A．an advertisement B．a diary C．a newspaper D．a storybook
To Friend or Not to Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue Social networking sites have been popular, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends
In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize how important social networks are in their lives.
These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to refuse their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.
A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores (忽视) their request: “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.” Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
8．From Paragraph 2, we learn that ________.
A．parents feel secure about the privacy online
B．social networks successfully fill the generation gap
C．parents have realized the importance of social networks
D．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate
9．Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because ________.
A．they hide something from their parents B．they are unwilling to be watched by parents
C．their parents will fall behind in technology D．their parents make bad comments on them
10．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．parents’friend requests B．social networks C．privacy online D．the generation gap
11．The passage is written mainly for ________.
A．teachers B．parents C．teenagers D．researchers
When I was younger, I was crazy about reading. I could get through a whole book in a day, and used to beg my parents every night to let me stay up late so that I could just finish my chapter.
However, while there are many books for younger children, once you reach your mid-teens, the choices become limited. I found myself choosing between books for children that were simple and not that interesting, and adult books that I couldn’t quite understand.
This lack (缺少) of choice finally led me to read less and less. When I was in the secondary school, the only books I read were ones we were told in English class, and I was never very interested in my teacher’s choices.
Luckily, I realized quickly that deciding to go to university meant I had signed up for four years of reading books. I chose a French literature module (课程) in my first year. I started out, thinking I wouldn’t enjoy any of the works we were studying over the course of the year. However, I soon realized that at a university level, the discussion was more fruitful and I found I had a lot to say! And being able to discuss my thoughts with others meant I could better understand the books.
I began reading again for pleasure, starting with Malcolm X’s autobiography (自传) and never looking back. Now, during my year abroad, I spend a lot of my spare time in bookshops and reading in cafes. I’m so happy that I rediscovered my love of books.
12．What does the author want to say in Paragraph 1
A．She used to stay up late at night. B．She read very fast as a young girl.
C．She loved reading very much in her childhood. D．She once bought many different kinds of books.
13．Why did the author read less when she was a teenager
A．She was really tired of reading books. B．She was too busy with her schoolwork.
C．She had no right to choose books herself. D．She found very few suitable books to read.
14．What made the author start reading for pleasure again
A．Her reading experiences at university. B．Her professor of French literature.
C．A special bookstore abroad. D．A book by Malcolm X.
15．What’s the text mainly about
A．The importance of discussing a book’s theme. B．The process of the author picking up reading.
C．The ways to form good reading habits. D．The author’s dream to read widely.
The World’s Longest Rivers
River Length Location
Nile 4,132miles （6,650km） Africa
Amazon 4,000miles （6,400km） South America
Chang Jiang 3,915miles （6,300km） China
Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock 3,902miles （6,275km） United States
Ob 3,364miles （5,410km） Russia
Fast Facts▲The Nile River passes through 9 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
▲The Amazon is the second in length but the first in amount of water carried and area of land drained(排水).
▲Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow totally within one country.
▲The Missouri and Red Rock Rivers are considered tributaries (a stream or river that flows into a main river) of the Mississippi.
The Mississippi river system goes through only one country: the United States.
▲The Ob River is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world’s seventh longest River.
16．How are the rivers listed in the table
A．From greatest to least volume(体积). B．From widest to narrowest.
C．From northernmost to southernmost. D．From longest to shortest.
17．Why are the Mississippi, Missouri, and Red Rock Rivers grouped together in the river
A．All three are the same length. B．They all flow to the Amazon.
C．They are part of the same river system. D．They are all rivers in North America.
18．Which river is the longest in the world that goes through only one country
A．Nile B．Ob River C．Amazon D．Chang Jiang
In recent years, large-scale (大规模的) tree plantation programmes are a popular way to deal with the climate crisis (气候危机).These trees, they store lots of carbon dioxide from the air. They give us oxygen we breathe. And there’s no doubt that the right trees in the right place is a good thing. However, large-scale tree planting is becoming a problem.
Yatir forest is Israel’s largest forest. But the four million trees are actually having a warming effect on the planet. And the bright desert surface reflected (反射) more sunlight than the present darker tree canopy (树冠) that replaced it. This forest is making global warming worse.
What the Yatir forest warns us is that choosing the right location is very important. The wrong location can also use up groundwater and dry up streams. Choosing the right location isn’t the only challenge for large-scale tree plantations. Most of the time, these tree planting programmes choose one type of trees. They are bad for biodiversity (生物多样性).
Another big problem is planting the wrong type of trees. In South Africa, the introduction of new types of trees has led to covering large areas of land. The country now spends millions of pounds clearing the trees every year.
So, protecting the forests would be a better use of our time and resources. We should allow space around the forests for them to naturally expand. And it’s the best way to get more trees on the planet. One place where planting trees is good is in the cities. Trees help reduce noise, improve air quality, help prevent flooding, and even improve your physical and mental health.
There is no one solution to the climate crisis. We have to use all the tools at hand to reduce greenhouse gases and slow down global warming.
19．The underlined word “replaced” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A．解释 B．解决 C．取消 D．取代
20．Which is the following shows the structure of the passage
( ① = Para 1 ② = Para 2... )
A．①//②③④⑤//⑥ B．①//②③④//⑤⑥
C．①②//③④//⑤⑥ D．①②//③④⑤//⑥
21．What are the problems of large-scale tree planting according to the passage
a. Choosing the wrong location b. Planting trees in the big cities
c. Planting the wrong type of trees d. Choosing only one type of trees
A．abd B．abc C．acd D．bcd
22．The purpose of the passage is ________.
A．to call on people to take action to protect the environment
B．to ask more people to plant more trees in their daily lives
C．to warn people to choose the right location to plant trees
D．to remind people to pay much attention to their health
One of the passengers on the boat was a rich, young gentleman from New Orleans. His name was St Clare. He was travelling with his daughter called Eva, who was between five and six years old. She was a beautiful child, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was always busy or running around, and Tom noticed her and thought that she looked like an angel. She often went where the slaves sat in chains and looked at them with sad eyes. Sometimes she brought them food.
One day, she talked with Uncle Tom for the first time. “So, Uncle Tom, where are you going ” Eva said. “I don’t know, Miss Eva.” Tom said. “Why not ” said Eva. “Because my master is going to sell me, and I don’t know who will buy me.” “My papa can buy you,” said Eva. “I’ll ask him today.” “Thank you,” said Tom.
Later that day, Eva and her father were standing together on the upper deck on the side of the boat. Suddenly, the child moved too quickly and fell into the water. Tom saw everything and he jumped into the water immediately. He caught her and swam back to the boat, where many people helped to lift her out of the water.
Eva was with her father, who was talking to Haley. “So what’s the price ” The father asked. “More than thirteen hundred dollars,” said Haley. “He’s very good.” “That’s too much!” said St Clare. “Show me your papers.” “Papa, please buy him! The price is not important.” Eva said.
The trader showed the papers signed by Mr Shelby. St Clare read them, signed a document and paid Haley. He took his daughter’s hand and went over to Tom. “Hello, Tom,” he said, “I’m your new master. Can you drive horses ”
—Taken from Uncle Tom’s Cabin
23．According to the underlined sentences in Paragraph 1, we know that Eva is ______.
A．kind and helpful B．sad and helpless
C．homeless and selfish D．hard-working and patient
24．Which of the following questions can be answered in this passage
A．What did Uncle Tom look like B．Where would Uncle Tom go at first
C．How did Uncle Tom save Eva D．When did Uncle Tom drive horses
25．Eva’s father wanted to buy Uncle Tom because ______.
A．Tom could look after his whole house
B．Eva liked Tom and Tom saved Eva’s life
C．St Clare needed someone to carry luggage
D．Tom could help him train his own horses
26．The best title of the passage can be ______.
A．An exciting journey B．A skilled driver C．A successful trade D．A new master
Just the other day, I was in a bookshop and found a book named How to make friends with foreigners. As a Canadian living in China for a year, I was curious to see what kind of advice the writer was giving on this matter.
One piece of advice really caught my attention and, I must say, made me feel quite angry. In the writer’s opinion, foreigners are an “opportunity (机会)” to improve your oral English. If the foreigner doesn’t want to answer your questions, then he or she is a rude person who you wouldn’t want to spend time with anyway. I think the advice is not only incorrect, but also may harm the relationship between Chinese and foreigners in China.
Like most other “Lao Wai” living in China, I know how lonely one can sometimes feel living in a culture different from our own familiar (熟悉的) ways. However, I simply accept as part of being here. So far my time in China has been rewarding, I have improved my Chinese language skills, learned about one of the fastest developing countries in the world today and made some very close Chinese friends.
However, I have also met many Chinese people who consider me only as an “opportunity” to improve their oral English. I have had people following me from town to my flat to trouble me to teach them English. I have had complete strangers throwing articles or speeches in my face, insisting that I help them with the English translation.
Friendship for a lot of foreigners is about spending time with someone who companies (陪伴) them. So if there is any advice to give on making and keeping friendships with foreigners, I would say that it is this: Treat foreigners as friends, not opportunities. We expect to make friendships step by step, over a period of time, not in a rush.
27．What does the underlined phrase “this matter” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指代)
A．How to improve oral English B．How to translate written English
C．How to give advice on languages D．How to make friends with foreigners
28．The writer of the passage felt ________ after he or she read one piece of advice.
A．angry B．nervous C．hopeful D．happy
29．What can we infer from Paragraph 3
A．People in China like chatting with some foreigners.
B．People in China often make friends with foreigners.
C．The writer of the passage thinks his life in China is meaningful.
D．The writer of the passage feels uneasy when meeting strangers.
30．Which sentence can be put in the empty box in the last paragraph
A．Many hands make light work. B．True friendships stand the test of time.
C．You can’t put all your eggs in one basket. D．Friendship can’t stand always on one side.
The film, first released in 1983, displays many aspects of traditional Chinese culture. The Legend of Sealed Book tells the story of how two boys fight against three fox spirits. The look of the three fox spirits comes from Peking Opera makeup (造型). The waters and mountains are in the style of traditional Chinese ink wash paintings.
China’s first ink wash animation (动画) actually came out in 1960. The film Little Tadpole (蝌蚪) Looking for Mummy has all the elements of the animals, plants and rocks drawn with ink and brush. The animators(动画制作者) learned from the great artist Qi Baishi. The film is only about 15 minutes long, but it took lots of work. Without computers, the animators had to draw everything by hand. To save time, the clever artists stamped the tadpoles’ bodies on paper with a special seal.
In the past few years, ink wash animations have become popular in China. Now, animators are combining ink wash painting with computer technology. For example, Fog Hills of Five Elements, which came out in 2020, is in the ink wash style, just like Ma Liang and His Magical Writing Brush. It’s about five elemental envoys fighting against evil.
31．The film ________ came out first in China.A．The Legend of Sealed Book B．Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy
C．Fog Hills of Five Elements D．Ma Liang And His Magical Writing Brush
32．People can learn about ________ when they watch the four films.
A．Chinese ink wash style B．the gardens and palaces
C．the elements of the animals D．Peking Opera makeup
33．Which of the following sentences is TRUE about the passage
A．The animators drew the tadpoles’ bodies with a special computer.
B．Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy is only about 30 minutes long.
C．The look of the three fox spirits comes from Yangzhou Opera makeup.
D．Fog Hills of Five Elements was made by computer and ink wash painting.
From tiny seeds (种子), great discoveries grow. A mini-garden carried on China’s Chang’e 4 moon lander recently became home to the first plant to grow on another world.
This is yet another success for Chang’e 4. On January 2, the probe (探测器) became the first lander to touch down on the far side of the moon. This is the unknown face of the moon that is always looking away from us, so we never see it from down here on the earth. Although it is often regarded as the dark side of the moon, the far side actually gets as much sunshine as the near side. For example, when all we can see is a silver of a new moon, the far side of the moon is in full sunlight.
Part of Chang’e 4’s mission (使命) is to see how a moon base could be built for humans, including exploring (探索) whether humans could grow food and other plant products there. Chang’e 4 carried a mini-garden with air, water and soil with seeds planted in it. When plants shoot on the earth, their stems grow away from the gravity (the force that keeps your feet on the ground), and so they always shoot upwards. The moon’s gravity is a sixth as strong as the earth’s, so Chang’e 4’s experiment was a test: would the earth plants know which way was up on the moon Four days after landing, a tiny cotton shoot showed that they do.
Night has now fallen on the far side of the moon; sunlight will not return until the start of February. As a result, the cotton shoots died. Besides the darkness, the plants can’t stand the cold (it can drop to -170*C on the moon at night). However, the experiment is a success, since it has proved that it is possible for plants to grow in space.
34．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．another success for Chang’e 4 B．Chang’e 4 moon lander
C．tiny seeds in the soil D．the steps of an experiment
35．Which of the following is TRUE about Chang’e 4
A．It explored the moon base. B．It landed on the near side of the moon.
C．It carried a mini-garden. D．It found plants on the moon.
36．According to the passage we can know that ________.
A．the far side of the moon gets less sunlight
B．the earth plants know the way to grow on the moon
C．we can seethe far side of the moon from the earth
D．the steins fail to grow away from the earth’s gravity
37．What can be inferred (推理) from the passage
A．Plants can be grown on the moon soon. B．It is perfect to do experiments on the moon.
C．The cotton shoots can last days on the moon. D．We can see a new moon at the start of February.
People in different parts of the world
The busy little Lapps
There is a tribe of busy little people who live in the Arctic area. They are called Lapps, which is short for Laplanders. They have to wander (徘徊) up and down the country, sometimes on the mountains, and sometimes in the plains. The Lapps live in tents and move about in sledges drawn by reindeer. The reindeer are of great use to them. When winter comes, the sea freezes over and they cannot catch fish in it. Then they have to go to his reindeer and kill one of them. Every day some of the reindeer are sold to be milked. When a reindeer dies, or is killed, his warm skin makes a coat or rug.
The Mari people
The Maris are the indigenous (土生土长的) people of New Zealand. They are believed to have arrived in canoe trips from eastern Polynesia, around 1300 AD．The people did not call themselves “Mar” until European settlers arrived 300 to 500 years later. They have their own language, religion and social structures and customs. Traditionally, The Maris mainly live in villages and have worked in farming and fishing. Mari businesses are expanding into areas such as wine, energy, tourism and information technology. Today, the Maris live in western lifestyles, while speaking two languages and valuing their traditions.
The Yi people
The Yi people mainly live in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi. They mostly live in the mountains. Their clothes are very colourful and thick to protect them from the cold mountain winds. The women make the clothes themselves. The Yi language has six dialects, and they have their own way of writing. The Yi are mostly farmers and live in villages. They grow tea, rice and vegetables. They eat the meat of the animals they keep especially sheep, but also cows and pigs.
38．What can a reindeer do to make its master live better
①Help the master move around.②Help the master catch fish.
③Provide milk for the master.④Provide its skin to make clothes.
A．①②④ B．①③④ C．①②③ D．②③④
39．Which of the following statements is true about the Mari people and the Yi people
A．They both live in villages in cold areas. B．They both develop their own language.
C．They both have a history of over 1000 years. D．They both raise animals and grow vegetables.
40．In which part of newspaper can we read the passage
A．Culture B．Sports C．Technology D．Entertainment
With various difficulties, for 33 years, Luo Yingjiu, 82, has run a small zoo in Enshi, Hubei province, on his own. At the one-man Fenghuang Mountain Zoo, Luo serves as director, cleaner, breeder, vet and conductor.
Most of the animals of the zoo are old and disabled, many of which were saved by Luo. The zoo’s lion, tiger and python passed away years ago, leaving only a bear, some peafowls, a troop of monkeys, a Tibetan mastiff, a wild boar, two raccoons and about 20 dogs. Luo has given names to all the animals in the zoo. “Animals are friends to human beings. If they are treated well, they will also be nice in return,” says Luo. Because of long white hair, he was always mistaken for a woman. Once he cut his long hair, but one of the monkeys didn’t recognize him, so he has kept it long ever since.
A ticket only costs 10 yuan per person, and it’s free for children. As different types of entertainment in this modern times, the zoo has become less attractive to local people and Luo has even fallen into debt(债务) to keep the zoo. Recently, due to the pandemic, the number of visitors has cut down to just several people a day. Luo lives economically, eats simply and never dines out. Sometimes he picks up empty bottles to sell to support the zoo. But he’s generous to the animals, whose daily cost of food is now about 400 yuan. He says his selflessness is something he has carried over from his army days.
While the world changes rapidly, the zoo remains much the same, and so does Luo’s insistance and his love for the animals.
41．Why didn’t the monkey recognize Luo Yingju
A．Because there were various difficulties. B．Because Luo Yingjiu cut his long hair.
C．Because Luo Yingjiu didn’t call its name. D．Because the monkey is old and disabled.
42．Which best describes Luo Yingjiu
A．generous and selfless B．old and brave C．kind and friendly D．kind and disabled
43．What does the underlined word “economically” in paragraph 3 mean
A．with something useless B．with something unnecessary
C．with less money or resources D．with more money or resources
44．What’s the best title of the passage
A．Fenghuang Mountain Zoo B．An old man and his zoo
C．The pandemic and animals D．An old man and his monkeys
Rat remembered his own little home under the ground. He hadn’t seen it for a long time. When Badger and Mole returned to the kitchen, they saw that Rat was very eager to go home to the river. The underground made him uncomfortable. He likes fresh air and sunshine.
“Relax, Rat.” said Badger. “I’ll show you a shortcut through the Wind Forest and you’ll be home in no time. The Badger took Mole, Rat and Otter through a very long underground passage. It seemed that they walked for a very long time. However, finally they arrived at a part of the passage that was just under the ground. The passage let out into the open air. Mole could see the sunshine. Quickly the Badger let them out of the passage and said goodbye. The three animals thanked Badger for his kindness.
Now the Otter led them through the rest of the Wild Forest. The Otter was almost as powerful an animal as the Badger, so Mole and Rat felt safe with him. Finally they reached the forest end. They were looking at the green fields and the river was nearby. All of the animals were very happy to be going home, away from the dark forest.
Happily the animals hurried toward the river back to Rat’s house. As he ran, the Mole realized that he was really a field animal. He might live under the ground like Badger, but he also liked the little gardens and the fresh air and the sunshine. The Wild Forest was not his kind of place.
—Taken from The Wind in the Willows
45．Why was Rat very eager to go home to the river
A．He wanted to eat something in the kitchen.
B．The underground made him comfortable.
C．It’s not interesting to live with Badger and Mole.
D．He hadn’t seen it for a long time and missed it very much.
46．Who took the animals through a very long underground passage
A．Otter B．Mole C．Rat D．Badger
47．When the animals went through the Wild Forest after Otter, how did they feel
A．happy B．powerful C．safe D．kind
48．How did the animals go back to Rat’s house Put the sentences into right order.
(1) went through the rest of the Wild Forest
(2) looked at the green fields and the river was nearby
(3) arrived at a part of the passage that was just under the ground
(4) walked through a very long underground passage for a long time
A．(1)(3)(2)(4) B．(4)(3)(1)(2) C．(2)(3)(1)(4) D．(1)(3)(4)(2)
Driverless cars are coming. Such cars will make getting from one place to another safer and less stressful. They also could reduce pollution. But how should driverless cars deal with emergencies(紧急情况) People disagree on the answer. And that might put the brakes(刹车) on this technology, a new study concludes.
To understand the challenge, imagine a car that suddenly meets some walkers in the road. Even with braking, it's too late to avoid a crash. So the car’s artificial intelligence(人工智能) must decide whether to swerve (急转弯). To save the walkers, should the car swerve off the road or swerve into busy traffic What if such choices would likely kill the car’s passengers
Researchers used online surveys to study people’s attitudes about such situations with driverless cars. People mostly agreed that driverless cars should be designed to protect the most people. But there is a problem. Those same surveyed people also want to protect passengers at all costs—even if the walkers would now end up dying.
“Driverless cars can completely change transportation”, says Iyad Rahwan. But, he adds, this new technology creates a moral problem that could slow its acceptance.
“Makers of driverless cars are in a hard situation,” Bonnefbn’s group warns. Most buyers would want their cars to be designed to protect themselves first. However, rules might one day instruct that cars must act for the greater good. That would mean saving the most people. But the scientists think rules like this could drive away buyers.
The expert Kurt Gray thinks that even if all driverless cars are designed to protect their passengers in emergencies, traffic accidents will decrease. Those cars might be dangerous to walkers on rare occasions. But they won’t speed, won’t drive drunk while driving, which would be a win for society.
49．The underlined word “challenge” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A．people’s negative attitudes towards driverless cars
B．how driverless cars reduce traffic accidents
C．the technical problems that driverless cars have
D．how driverless cars deal with emergencies
50．According to the text, online surveys show that ________.
A．driverless cars artificial intelligence needs improvement
B．the busy traffic may be a problem for driverless cars
C．people have a moral problem about driverless cars
D．driverless cars should be designed to protect drivers
51．What can we learn from Paragraph 5
A．Rules are in support of drivers.
B．Most people dislike driverless cars now.
C．Driverless car makers are in a hard situation.
D．The benefits of driverless cars are introduced.
52．What is Kurt Gray’s attitude toward driverless cars
A．Favorable. B．Doubtful. C．Surprised. D．Scared.
Very soon after Roberta wrote to the old gentleman, the three children were walking through the tunnel when they heard a cry. The children ran deeper into the tunnel. Before long, they came to a boy called Jim. He was lying on the ground and he was injured.
“The 11: 15 train is due soon,” Peter said. “We must get you out of here.”
“I’ve been here for two hours,” Jim said. “I was on my way to the station to catch the train. It’s quicker through the tunnel than along the road.”
“It’s also more dangerous,” Roberta said.
The children took the boy home and also sent for the doctor. They wrote to his grandfather. To their surprise, Jim’s grandfather was just the old gentleman. The old gentleman knew some important people in the government. He also knew children’s father. He thought their father was innocent. “It’s impossible that a guilty man could have such wonderful children,” he said. He promised Father would soon be free.
Two weeks later, the old gentleman helped to get Father out of prison. The family was all together again.
53．Why was Jim in the tunnel
A．He wanted to wake up the signalman.
B．It was a faster way to get to the station.
C．He was trying to get some wild cherries.
D．He jumped off a train.
54．Why did the old gentleman think that Father was innocent
A．Because the Russian told him.
B．Because the children were so good.
C．Because the news item was only a story that Mother wrote.
D．Because the police were bad men.
55．In what order did the following events take place
a. The children took Jim home and sent for a doctor.
b. Jim’s grandfather promised to free their father.
c. The children found out that the gentlemen was Jim’s grandfather.
d. The children heard Jim crying in the tunnel.
e. Children’s father was set free.
A．d-a-c-b-e B．c-d-a-b-e C．d-a-b-c-e D．d-a-b-e-c
56．What can we learn after reading the passage
A．Helping others is helping ourselves! B．Giving is better than receiving!
C．We should trust each other. D．We should love family members.
Martin Strel is a swimmer, best known for swimming the world’s big rivers. He was born in 1954. He taught himself to swim when he was six and became a professional (职业的) swimmer in 1978. Martin holds Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube River, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River and the Amazon River.
Of all his achievements, the greatest is his Amazon River swim. The Amazon is known as the largest and most dangerous river in the world. Several swimmers had tried to swim it, but all failed. Martin decided to go all out and make history. He wanted to show the world that people could achieve their dreams with hard work and perseverance (毅力). On April 7th, 2007, Martin Strel completed his Amazon River all the way from Atalaya (Peru) to the Atlantic Ocean at Belem (Brazil). He struggled(奋战) with the river for 66 days and swam 3, 274 miles in total. He became a worldwide hero.
Many people still cannot believe what he has done so far, so that is why they sometimes describe him as “Fishman”, “Human Fish” or even “the Craziest Man in the World”.
In 2009, American filmmakers produced a documentary(纪录片) called Big River Man. And the book, The Man Who Swam the Amazon, has been sold in many countries. It tells us an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work, which has encouraged many people.
Martin doesn’t swim for money. Instead, he swims to teach people about the importance of keeping water clean.
Martin has always been looking for the challenges(挑战) of the impossible. What is his next
57．How did Martin learn to swim when he was little
A．By watching his partners. B．By learning from a coach.
C．By teaching himself. D．By watching other swimmers
58．What does the underlined word “inspirational” mean in Paragraph 4
A．鼓舞人心的 B．心灰意冷的 C．栩栩如生的 D．有吸引力的
59．According to the text, which is the purpose of Martin swimming the big rivers
A．To make a lot of money for a good living.
B．To set an example of taking on challenges.
C．To produce exciting documentaries and best-selling books.
D．To teach people the importance of keeping water clean.
60．What can be the best title (标题) of the text
A．Swim for Fun B．Challenge the Impossible
C．Fight for Jobs D．An excellent swimmer
Researchers at Georgia Tech have been working to improve a musical robot called Shimon. Now Shimon doesn’t simply play music, he also writes the words to his own songs and sings them.
Shimon has been around for quite a while as a musical robot. Even back in 2015, he was playing with other musicians at the Kennedy Center in New York. What Shimon could do back then was already pretty cool.
Using AI（人工智能）, Shimon was taught to write his own music. ① For Shimon, that meant he could not only make up his own music, but do it in real time, while playing with other musicians.
Now Shimon can write the words to his own songs. ② Shimon learned to write the words for the songs the same way he learned to write music—by being “fed” thousands and thousands of examples. Shimon was trained on the lyrics （歌词） to 50, 000 songs.
Georgia Tech professor Gil Weinberg, who leads the Shimon project, gets Shimon going with a starting idea. Shimon then writes the lyrics based around that idea. “You’ll get a word like ‘storm’, and then it’ll produce a lot of relational words, like ‘wind’ and ‘rain’.” He says Shimon gets many ideas, keeps the good ones, and builds on them.
③ To give Shimon a voice, the Georgia Tech team worked with experts at Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. The voice was created using AI and sounds very much like a man.
④ To show off Shimon and his new abilities, the researchers have recorded one of Shimon’s songs, called “Into Your Mind”. They have made a video for the song, which is out on Youlube.
Later this spring, the team plans to put out an album（专辑） of about 8—10 of Shimon’s songs. There are also plans for Shimon to go on tour with a band to play and sing his songs live.
For Mr Weinberg, that’s the main goal behind the Shimon project—not to have robots take over, but to have robots and humans make something beautiful together.
61．The aim of the first paragraph is ________.
A．to give an introduction B．to lead a music topic
C．to explain a science problem D．to make a conclusion
62．Paragraphs 3—5 mainly talks about ________.
A．the number of the songs he writes B．the process to write his own songs
C．the history of Shimon’s development D．the reasons for developing a musical robot
63．Where can the sentence “Singing songs is another story” be best put
A．①. B．②. C．③. D．④.
64．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Shimon was produced before 2015.
B．Shimon writes songs beginning with his own ideas.
C．Researchers are expecting more things from Shimon.
D．“Into Your Mind” is a song written by Shimon with the AI voice.
I was pleased at running away from Long John Silver though I knew he was still somewhere nearby on the island.
As I was trying to find a safer place to hide myself, I heard some men talking close by. It was Silver and Tom.
“I want you with me!” Silver shouted, “when we have the treasure, there’s gold for you too.” “No,” cried Tom, “I told you. I’m not a murderer. You’re guilty, all of you!” Sadly, these were the last words of Tom. It was a gunshot, Silver’s gun.
I moved away quickly and quietly. I ran fast, not thinking about the direction I was taking. Suddenly, I saw a figure move quickly from tree to tree. What it was, whether a bear or a man or a monkey Silver himself appeared less terrible to me now.
As the figure was getting closer to me. It was a man. “Who are you ” I asked.
“Ben Gunn,” he answered. “I’m poor Ben Gunn, and I haven’t spoken with a man these three years. Who are you, mate ” “Jim,” I told him.
“Now, Jim, tell me is that Flint’s ship ” he asked in fear, pointing to the ship which I ran away from.
“No, and Flint is dead. But there are some of Flint’s hands aboard.”
“Not a man… with one… leg ” Ben asked in a tremulous voice, with his pale face and scared eyes.
“You mean Silver He once worked as a cook on the ship.” I added. “Now, he is also on the island to find Flint’s treasure. He wants to kill us and take over the ship!”
“Good boy,” he said, “I was on Flint’s ship when he buried（埋）the treasure, he and six strong seamen. But, when he returned, he himself alone, and the six all died. How he made it, not a man except him could make out. It was a battle, a murder, and a sudden death—him against six.”
Suddenly, the noise of explosions（爆炸）stopped our talking…
（取材于扬州市“五个一百工程”指定阅读书目《金银岛》）
65．According to the dialogue between Silver and Tom, we can infer Silver was ________.
A．cruel B．kind C．honest D．silly
66．The underlined word “tremulous” means ________.
A．激动的 B．洪亮的 C．温和的 D．颤抖的
67．Which of the following is the correct order of the plot according to the passage
a. Ben Gunn was once on the Flint’s ship.
b. Ben Gunn mistook the ship for Flint’s.
c. Ben Gunn lived on the island alone.
d. Flint killed six seamen who helped bury the treasure.
e. Jim met Ben Gunn while running away from Silver.
A．c-e-a-b-d B．c-a-b-d-e C．a-d-c-b-e D．e-c-b-a-d
68．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Silver killed Tom with a gun.
B．Flint was a man with one leg.
C．Ben Gunn didn’t know Silver before.
D．Jim was left on the island for three years.
参考答案：
1．D 2．A 3．B
【导语】本文介绍了吉娜对绿色生活的看法——再利用旧衣物，以及两位网友对这篇博客的回复。
1．细节理解题。根据“I started upcycling clothing. Making new things out of old clothes is the best way to mix my talent and my interest.”可知，再生利用就是指利用旧衣物来制作新的东西。选项D“Throwing away the clothes we don’t need.”扔掉我们不需要的衣物，不符合再生利用的理念。故选D。
2．推理判断题。根据“Good point!”可知，吉娜对Terry-B的想法是支持的，她的评价为“好点子”。故选A。
3．主旨大意题。文章摘录了吉娜对于“再生利用”的看法以及推广，和部分网友对于绿色生活的评论。文章旨在呼吁更多人能够过上绿色生活，加入到环保的队伍中来。选项B“To call on more people to live green.”呼吁更多人进行绿色生活，符合题意。故选B。
4．D 5．C 6．C 7．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了海洋的重要性，它们所面临的问题，以及人们庆祝世界海洋日的不同方式。
4．细节理解题。根据“It’s a day to think about the important role that the oceans play in our daily lives, the dangers that our oceans are facing and the action we can take to protect them.”可知联合国设立世界海洋日是为了让人们知道海洋有多重要。故选D。
5．细节理解题。根据“Marine plants provide us with 70 per cent of the oxygen that we breathe. The ocean controls our climate, providing not only heat in winter but also cool air in summer. It also provides us with both food and medicine.”可知海洋能提供食物、药物和氧气。故选C。
6．推理判断题。根据“People celebrate the day in many different ways”可知接下来介绍的是人们庆祝这一天的方式，C选项“The ways people celebrate the day”适合放在此处。故选C。
7．推理判断题。本文主要介绍了海洋的重要性，它们所面临的问题，以及人们庆祝世界海洋日的不同方式，最有可能来自报纸。故选C。
8．C 9．B 10．A 11．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了孩子要不要在社交网站上加父母为好友。
8．细节理解题。根据“more and more parents are beginning to realize how important social networks are in their lives.”可知越来越多的父母开始意识到社交网络在他们的生活中有多么重要。故选C。
9．细节理解题。根据“if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.”可知如果你加父母为好友，那么你就会有一种被关注的感觉，所以青少年会拒绝加父母为好友。故选B。
10．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了孩子要不要在社交网站上加父母为好友。故选A。
11．推理判断题。根据“We all love our parents and turn to them when we’re in need”以及本文内容可知，本文主要讨论了青少年要不要加父母为好友，由此可知这篇文章是写给青少年的。故选C。
12．C 13．D 14．D 15．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者小时候非常喜欢阅读，但因为十几岁时适合她阅读的书目减少，中学时期她对老师布置的阅读内容没有兴趣，她读的书变少了，直到上了大学后才开始重拾对阅读的兴趣。
12．细节理解题。根据“When I was younger, I was crazy about reading.”可知作者在童年时期非常喜欢阅读，第一段的内容都是围绕此话题展开。故选C。
13．细节理解题。根据“However, while there are many books for younger children, once you reach your mid-teens, the choices become limited.”和“This lack (缺少) of choice finally led me to read less and less.”可知作者在十几岁时读的书少了是因为适合她阅读的书目少了。故选D。
14．细节理解题。根据“I began reading again for pleasure, starting with Malcolm X’s autobiography (自传) and never looking back. ”可知Malcolm X的一本书使作者重拾了对阅读的兴趣。故选D。
15．主旨大意题。文章讲述了作者童年时喜欢阅读，后来读的书变少，然后开始重拾阅读兴趣的经历。由此可见，本文主要是介绍作者重拾阅读的过程。故选B。
16．D 17．C 18．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了世界上最长的一些河流。
16．细节理解题。根据“Length”一栏的内容可知，是按照河流的长度排列的，故选D。
17．细节理解题。根据“The Missouri and Red Rock Rivers are considered tributaries (a stream or river that flows into a main river) of the Mississippi.”可知，均属于密西西比河水系，故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据“Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow totally within one country.”可知，长江是世界上流经一个国家的最长河流。故选D。
19．D 20．B 21．C 22．C
【导语】本文介绍了植树并不是百利无一害的，就此问题，文中举例告诉我人们应该如何植树。
19．词义猜测题。根据“But the four million trees are actually having a warming effect on the planet. And the bright desert surface reflected (反射) more sunlight than the present darker tree canopy (树冠) that replaced it.”可知，这400万棵树实际上正对地球产生变暖的影响，而明亮的沙漠表面反射的阳光比现在取代它的深色树冠更多。所以replaced是取代的意思。故选D。
20．篇章结构题。文章第一段提出了大规模植树正成为一个问题；第2~4段提出了两个错误的植树例子；第5~6段号召用正确的方法保护环境。由此可知，文章的结构为B选项。故选B。
21．细节理解题。根据“What the Yatir forest warns us is that choosing the right location is very important.”可知，选择正确的地点是非常重要的，所以错误的选择是个问题；根据“Most of the time, these tree planting programmes choose one type of trees.”可知，大多数时候，这些植树计划选择一种树木是错误的；根据“Another big problem is planting the wrong type of trees. In South Africa, the introduction of new types of trees has led to covering large areas of land.”可知，另一个大问题是种植错误类型的树木。故选C。
22．主旨大意题。根据“However, large-scale tree planting is becoming a problem.”和全文内容可知，文章告诉我们在正确的地方种植正确的树是一件好事，并举出错误的案例告诉我们应该如何选择正确的地点来植树。故选C。
23．A 24．C 25．B 26．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了汤姆是如何被善良女孩伊娃的父亲买到的。
23．推理判断题。根据原文“She often went where the slaves sat in chains and looked at them with sad eyes. Sometimes she brought them food.”她经常去那些戴着镣铐的奴隶那里，用悲伤的眼神看着他们。有时她给他们带来食物。可知她善良且乐于助人。故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据原文“Tom saw everything and he jumped into the water immediately. He caught her and swam back to the boat, where many people helped to lift her out of the water.”汤姆看到了一切，他立即跳进了水里。他抓住她，游回船上，许多人帮忙把她从水里拉上来。可知文章中提到了汤姆叔叔是怎么救伊娃的。故选C。
25．推理判断题。根据原文“Tom saw everything and he jumped into the water immediately. He caught her and swam back to the boat, where many people helped to lift her out of the water.”以及“‘Papa, please buy him! The price is not important.’ Eva said.”可知因为汤姆救了伊娃而且伊娃很喜欢汤姆。故选B。
26．标题判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了汤姆是如何被善良女孩伊娃的父亲买到的。因此“一个成功的买卖”符合题意。故选C。
27．D 28．A 29．C 30．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了如何和外国人交朋友，作者本身是一个外国人，在中国看到这种书觉得里面的观点不对，真正的交朋友是花时间和陪伴朋友。
27．词义猜测题。根据“Just the other day, I was in a bookshop and found a book named How to make friends with foreigners. As a Canadian living in China for a year, I was curious to see what kind of advice the writer was giving on this matter.”可知，我在书店看到一本《如何与外国人交朋友》的书，作为一个在中国生活了一年的加拿大人，作者知道这本书在这件事上给出了什么样的建议，所以指的“如何与外国人交朋友”。故选D。
28．细节理解题。根据“One piece of advice really caught my attention and, I must say, made me feel quite angry.”可知，这篇文章的作者在读到一条建议后感到愤怒。故选A。
29．推理判断题。根据“So far my time in China has been rewarding, I have improved my Chinese language skills, learned about one of the fastest developing countries in the world today and made some very close Chinese friends.”可知，作者在中国的时光收获颇丰，提高了汉语水平，了解了中国，并结交了一些非常亲密的中国朋友。由此可推断作者认为他在中国的生活是充满意义的。 故选C。
30．推理判断题。根据“I would say that it is this: Treat foreigners as friends, not opportunities. We expect to make friendships step by step, over a period of time, not in a rush.”可知，前文说的是作者希望在一段时间内一步步的建立友谊，而不是匆忙中交朋友，由此可知“真正的友谊经得起时间的考验”符合题意。故选B。
31．B 32．A 33．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了三部水墨动画。
31．细节理解题。根据“China’s first ink wash animation (动画) actually came out in 1960. The film Little Tadpole (蝌蚪) Looking for Mummy has all the elements of the animals, plants and rocks drawn with ink and brush.”可知，中国第一部水墨动画实际上是在1960年问世的，名字叫《小蝌蚪找妈妈》。故选B。
32．推理判断题。根据“The waters and mountains are in the style of traditional Chinese ink wash paintings.”，“ China’s first ink wash animation (动画) actually came out in 1960.”和“Now, animators are combining ink wash painting with computer technology. ”可知，人们观看这几部水墨电影时，通过电影中的元素来了解中国传统水墨画的风格。故选A。
33．细节理解题。根据“Now, animators are combining ink wash painting with computer technology. For example, Fog Hills of Five Elements, which came out in 2020, is in the ink wash style”可知，《雾山五行》是用电脑和水墨画制作的。故选D。
34．A 35．C 36．B 37．D
【导语】本文主要是介绍嫦娥四号的又一次成功：搭载了一个有空气、水和土壤的小花园，里面种着种子的一个实验，以及实验的结果加以分析。
34．主旨大意题。根据“This is yet another success for Chang’e 4.”以及整个文章的理解可知，文章主要是关于嫦娥四号又一次成功的事情，故选A。
35．推理判断题。根据“A mini-garden carried on China’s Chang’e 4 moon lander recently became home to the first plant to grow on another world.”可知，中国嫦娥四号月球着陆器携带的一个迷你花园成为了在另一个世界生长的第一株植物的家园。故选C。
36．推理判断题。根据“Chang’e 4’s experiment was a test: would the earth plants know which way was up on the moon Four days after landing, a tiny cotton shoot showed that they do.”嫦娥四号的实验是一个测试：地球上的植物知道月球上哪个方向是向上的吗？着陆四天后，一株小小的棉花芽表明它们可以。由此可知，地球上的植物知道如何在月球上生长，故选B。
37．推理判断题。根据“Night has now fallen on the far side of the moon; sunlight will not return until the start of February.”可知，现在月亮背面是夜晚，直到二月初阳光才会照射到，而那个时候就会出现新月，故选D。
38．B 39．B 40．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了三种来自世界不同国家地区的种族的情况。
38．细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“The Lapps live in tents and move about in sledges drawn by reindeer.”，“Every day some of the reindeer are sold to be milked.”以及“When a reindeer dies, or is killed, his warm skin makes a coat or rug.”可知，驯鹿可以帮助主人搬家，为主人提供热奶，在它们死后还能把皮毛奉献给主人做衣服。故选B。
39．细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“They have their own language,”以及第三段的“The Yi language has six dialects, and they have their own way of writing.”可知，毛利人和彝族人民都是有自己的语言的。故选B。
40．出处推断题。本文主要介绍了不同民族的文化，因此很有可能在文化版块阅读到此文章。故选A。
41．B 42．A 43．C 44．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了82岁湖北老人悉心经营由他独自救助而来动物组成的动物园的事情，赞美了老人对动物的善良和无私。
41．细节理解题。根据文章第二段末尾的“Once he cut his long hair, but one of the monkeys didn’t recognize him, so he has kept it long ever since.”可知，猴子因为老人剪短了头发而不认得了他。故选B。
42．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的“But he’s generous to the animals,”以及“He says his selflessness is something he has carried over from his army days.”可知，他是一个很慷慨也很无私的人。故选A。
43．词义猜测题。根据画线句后面部分的“…eats simply and never dines out.”可知，他吃的简单，也从不出去吃，因此是很节俭了。C选项符合。故选C。
44．最佳标题题。文章主要介绍了老人建立动物园的经历以及现在动物园的情况，选项B“老人他的动物园”符合。故选B。
45．D 46．D 47．C 48．B
【导语】本文节选自《柳林风声》，介绍几个小动物之间的故事。
45．细节理解题。根据“Rat remembered his own little home under the ground. He hadn’t seen it for a long time. ”可知，老鼠想起了他在地下的小家，他已经很长时间没有看到它了，所以他想回家。故选D。
46．细节理解题。根据“The Badger took Mole, Rat and Otter through a very long underground passage.”可知，獾带着鼹鼠、水鼠和水獭穿过一条很长的地下通道。故选D。
47．细节理解题。根据“The Otter was almost as powerful an animal as the Badger, so Mole and Rat felt safe with him.”可知，水獭几乎和獾一样强大，所以鼹鼠和水鼠觉得和他在一起很安全。故选C。
48．细节理解题。根据“The Badger took Mole, Rat and Otter through a very long underground passage.”，“finally they arrived at a part of the passage that was just under the ground”，“Now the Otter led them through the rest of the Wild Forest.”和“They were looking at the green fields and the river was nearby.”可知，正确的顺序是(4)(3)(1)(2)，故选B。
49．D 50．C 51．C 52．A
【导语】本文主要讨论了无人驾驶汽车该如何应对紧急情况。
49．词句猜测题。根据“But how should driverless cars deal with emergencies(紧急情况) People disagree on the answer.”可知，此处的“challenge”指的是无人驾驶汽车如何应对紧急情况。故选D。
50．细节理解题。根据“ People mostly agreed that driverless cars should be designed to protect the most people...if the walkers would now end up dying.”可知，在线调查显示，大部分同意无人驾驶汽车应该保护大多数人，但他们也希望它能不惜一切代价保护乘客，所以，人们对于无人驾驶汽车有一个道德问题。故选C。
51．细节理解题。根据“‘Makers of driverless cars are in a hard situation,’ Bonnefbn’s group warns.”可知，从第五段，我们可以了解到，无人驾驶汽车的制造商现在处境艰难。故选C。
52．推理判断题。根据“The expert Kurt Gray thinks that even if all driverless cars are designed to protect their passengers in emergencies...But they won’t speed, won’t drive drunk while driving, which would be a win for society.”可知， Kurt Gray对于无人驾驶汽车的态度是赞成的。故选A。
53．B 54．B 55．A 56．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了孩子们帮助了受伤的Jim，然后发现Jim的祖父正是他们要找的可以帮助他们父亲的那个绅士，最后Jim的祖父帮忙释放了孩子们的父亲，让他们一家得以重聚。这告诉我们，帮助别人就是帮助我们自己。
53．细节理解题。根据文中“I was on my way to the station to catch the train. It’s quicker through the tunnel than along the road.”可知，Jim是因为隧道比道路能更快到达车站，所以才出现在隧道里。故选B。
54．细节理解题。根据文中“It’s impossible that a guilty man could have such wonderful children”可知，Jim的祖父认为，一个有罪的人不可能有这么好的孩子们，也就是说孩子们太好了。故选B。
55．细节理解题。阅读全文可知，孩子们首先发现Jim在隧道里哭泣，然后他们把Jim带回了家并看了医生，之后发现Jim的祖父是他们要找的那位绅士，后来Jim的祖父答应孩子们会释放他们的父亲，最后孩子们的父亲被释放了。因此正确的顺序应是d-a-c-b-e。故选A。
56．主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本文主要讲述了孩子们帮助了受伤的Jim，然后发现Jim的祖父正是他们要找的可以帮助他们父亲的那个绅士，最后Jim的祖父帮忙释放了孩子们的父亲，让他们一家得以重聚。这告诉我们，帮助别人就是帮助我们自己。故选A。
57．C 58．A 59．D 60．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一些关于吉尼斯游泳记录保持者Martin Strel的事情。
57．细节理解题。根据“He taught himself to swim when he was six”可知，当Martin Strel小的时候，他自学游泳。故选C。
58．词句猜测题。根据“which has encouraged many people.”可知，这本书讲述了一个鼓舞人心的故事，所以，“inspirational”表“鼓舞人心的”。故选A。
59．细节理解题。根据“Martin doesn’t swim for money. Instead, he swims to teach people about the importance of keeping water clean.”可知，Martin Strel游泳的目的在于教人们保持水干净的重要性。故选D。
60．最佳标题题。根据“Martin has always been looking for the challenges(挑战) of the impossible.”和全文内容可知，文章最佳的标题为Challenge the Impossible。故选B。
61．A 62．B 63．C 64．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了一个叫希蒙的音乐机器人。
61．推理判断题。根据“Researchers at Georgia Tech have been working to improve a musical robot called Shimon.”可知，第一段主要为了引出并介绍这个音乐机器人。故选A。
62．主旨大意题。根据“Using AI（人工智能）, Shimon was taught to write his own music.”，“Now Shimon can write the words to his own songs.”和“Shimon then writes the lyrics based around that idea.”可知，三至五段主要谈论了这个音乐机器人创作自己歌曲的过程。故选B。
63．推理判断题。根据第六段“To give Shimon a voice”可知，本段开始讲让这个音乐机器人唱歌，“唱歌是另一回事”应放在③处。故选C。
64．推理判断题。根据“Shimon learned to write the words for the songs the same way he learned to write music—by being ‘fed’ thousands and thousands of examples. Shimon was trained on the lyrics （歌词） to 50, 000 songs.”可知，这个音乐机器人是人为训练出来的，B项“希蒙用自己的想法开始创作歌曲。”错误。故选B。
65．A 66．D 67．C 68．A
【导语】本文选自名著《金银岛》，讲述了“我”看到Silver杀死了Tom，然后遇到Ben Gunn的经过。
65．推理判断题。根据“Sadly, these were the last words of Tom. It was a gunshot, Silver’s gun.”可知，Silver用枪杀死了Tom，推测他是残忍的。故选A。
66．词义猜测题。根据“with his pale face and scared eyes”可知，他很害怕，所以声音是颤抖的，tremulous“颤抖的”。故选D。
67．细节理解题。根据“I was on Flint’s ship when he buried（理）the treasure”和“I’m poor Ben Gunn, and I haven’t spoken with a man these three years.”可知，Ben Gunn曾在弗林特号船上，然后他独自住在岛上。a在c之前，排除AB和D。故选C。
68．推理判断题。根据“Sadly, these were the last words of Tom. It was a gunshot, Silver’s gun.”可知，Silver用枪杀死了Tom，A正确。故选A。