Unit 4 Inventions 阅读理解 专练（含解析）牛津深圳·广州版 英语八年级上册

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On December 4, 2021, Chinese young sports players shone at the Big Air World Cup in Steamboat, the United States. Gu Ailing was one of them. She won first prize in women’s freeski Big Air event.
Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, was born in San Francisco in 2003. Her father is American and her mother is Chinese. Since（自从）Gu was young, she has become interested in skiing. At the age of 13, she started competing in senior competitions. From then on, she became more and more famous around the world. In 2019, she won her first World Cup event in Seiser Alm, Italy. After that, she chose to play for her mother’s birth country China. And she began to train hard and had a dream of winning Olympic Gold for the nation on home snow at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.
When Gu was at school in San Francisco, she played many other sports, like horse riding, rock climbing, and even competitive cross-country running! She was just as talented in the classroom as she was on her skis. In order to compete in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, she decided to complete two years of schoolwork in 2020. Amazingly, she achieved her goal and became the first person in her school’s history to graduate early. Since then, she has spent all her time on the snow.
Gu also describes（描述）herself as a model. “It’s a totally different world from skiing, and I think that’s just another part of it,” she said. “I think it’s really important to have a colorful life, and to be able to do many different things. I enjoy doing it—I love it.”
1．What is the main idea of the first paragraph
A．Gu did a good job at the Big Air World Cup.
B．The Big Air World Cup was important to Gu.
C．Skiers taking part in the competitions were young.
D．Skiing has drawn more and more young people’ s attention.
2．When has Gu been known to the public
A．Since 2003. B．Since 2016. C．Since 2019. D．Since 2021.
3．Where did Gu use to go rock climbing
A．In Steamboat. B．In Beijing. C．In Seiser D．In San Francisco.
4．Why did Gu want to graduate early
A．To go back to China. B．To play more sports.
C．To train for skiing. D．To break her school record.
5．What can we infer（推测）from the passage
A．Gu is going to work as a model.
B．Gu plans to go back to study in school.
C．Gu would like to develop different interests.
D．Gu thinks skiing is the most interesting among her hobbies.
With a score of 3-2, the women’s football team of China beat South Korea and won the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Final. But do you know soccer has a long history in China
The ancient capital Xi’an in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province has just held the National Games. As the capital of 13 dynasties in Chinese history, from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-771 BC) to the Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD), the ancient city has never been far from sports. During that time, it held many sports events, such as cuju games.
Cuju was an ancient Chinese competitive game. It was mainly about kicking a ball through an opening into a net. As an ancestor (祖先) of soccer, it first appeared in the ancient Chinese historical book Zhan Guo Ce, which describes cuju as a way of entertainment (娱乐) among the common people.
Later, cuju was commonly played in the army (军队)—for training in the capital Xi’an, during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). Emperor Hangaozu Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, was a cuju fan. He not only liked watching cuju games, but always tried his footwork on the field (场地). Liu Che, emperor of the Han Dynasty, who was crazy about cuju, would build a cuju field wherever his army went. He used cuju as a way of training soldiers.
Up to the Tang Dynasty, women cuju players were very popular in the royal court (皇宫), as emperors enjoyed watching cuju games. At that time, different kinds of skill were widely used in playing cuju, mainly serving as a form of entertainment.
As a way of national culture protection, cuju was listed into China’s intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.
6．According to the passage, Cuju was NOT commonly played in ________.
A．the Western Zhou Dynasty B．the Han Dynasty
C．the Tang Dynasty D．the Xia Dynasty
7．As a cuju fan, Emperor Hangaozu Liu Bang ________.
A．never liked watching cuju games B．played cuju games himself on the field
C．built a cuju field wherever his army went D．held many cuju matches in the army
8．The writer mentions Zhan Guo Ce in paragraph 3 to show that ________.
A．it was a famous historical book B．cuju was popular among women in that dynasty
C．cuju was an ancient Chinese sport D．people read the book to look for information
9．We may read the passage in the magazine named ________.
A．Sports World B．China Today C．Science and Life D．Music and Painting
On May 22, 2021, people in China and around the world felt sad. China’s “father of hybrid rice (杂交水稻之父)” Yuan Longping died at 91 on this day.
Yuan spent his life researching hybrid rice, which ended hunger for millions of people not only in China, but around the world. Hybrid rice is grown in 57 percent of China’s rice fields. It feeds an extra 80 million people a year. It is also grown in over 40 countries, including India, the US and Brazil, etc.
Yuan grew up in a time of war and famine (饥荒). How to get enough to eat was a serious problem in China at that time. After he finished high school, he decided to study agriculture (农业). After seeing many people die of hunger during a serious famine that lasted from 1959 to 1961, he decided to study hybrid rice.
In 1973, he succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yield (高产的) hybrid rice. It could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu, higher than the 300-kg yields from normal rice.
In 2019, he was awarded the Medal of the Republic, China’s highest state honor. In 2020, hybrid rice achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, setting a new world record. His team also started to research growing seawater rice in 2016. Their experiment succeeded in 2017.
Yuan once said he had two dreams. One was to enjoy the shade under rice crops that were taller than men. The other was that hybrid rice would be grown all over the world. I think his dreams might come true one day.
10．When was Yuan Longping born
A．In 1922. B．In 1930. C．In 1940. D．In 1957.
11．Yuan Longping helped people solve the food problem by ________.
A．developing the hybrid rice with his team B．borrowing enough food from other countries
C．discovering another kind of food to eat D．asking people to grow more rice in their fields
12．Which of the following is NOT true about hybrid rice
A．It is grown in over half of China’s rice fields. B．It is grown all over the world at present.
C．Its yield is much higher than that of normal rice. D．It can help people solve food problems.
13．In one growing season, what was the yield of hybrid rice in 2020
A．300 kg per mu. B．500 kg per mu. C．750 kg per mu. D．1,500 kg per mu.
14．What does this passage mainly tell us
A．The new kind of hybrid rice is worth studying forever.
B．The best season to grow hybrid rice.
C．The yield of new hybrid rice is improving quickly.
D．The life of China’s “father of hybrid rice”.
The future of the world, many people say belongs to young people. Time magazine wants to draw attention to those who are going to shape our world. For the first time, it chose a “Kid of the Year”. The prize went to Gitanjali Rao.
So how was Rao able to stand out among more than 5,000 nominees What has the 15-year-old girl done
Rao became interested in technology at a young age. Four years ago, the girl invented a special device(设备). The device can discover lead(铅) in drinking water. Rao has also tried to make the Internet a better place. She has developed an app called Kindly. It uses AI to notice cyberbullying(网络暴力) in its early stages.
Rao says inventing new things is not enough for her. She wants to use new technologies to work out the world’s problems. And she wants to inspire(激励) others to do the same. “It’s difficult to make a difference when you don’t see anyone else like you,” adds the young scientist and inventor, “If I can do it, you can do it too. Anyone can do it!”
15．What does the underlined word “nominees” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese
A．支持者 B．提名者 C．组织者 D．获胜者
16．How old was Gitanjali Rao when she invented the special device
A．4. B．11. C．1. D．19.
17．From Paragraph 4, we know that Rao is ________ about inspiring others to do the same.
A．hopeful B．afraid C．hopeless D．worried
18．Which can be the best title for the passage
A．Time’s star of the year
B．Time’s scientist of the year
C．Time’s inventor of the year
D．Time’s child of the year
Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758, in the West Division of Hartford.
Few people went to college at that time, but Noah loved to learn so much that his parents let him go to Yale, Connecticut’s only college. Noah graduated（毕业） in 1778.
Noah did not like American schools. Sometimes 70 children of all ages were crammed（挤满）into one-room schoolhouses with poor books and untrained（未受训练的）teachers. Their books came from England. Noah thought that Americans should learn from American books. So in 1783, Noah wrote his own textbook A Grammatical Institute of the English Language. Most people called it the “Blue Backed Speller” because of its blue cover.
When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary（词典）. He did that because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. He thought that all Americans should speak in the same way. He also thought that Americans should not speak and spell just like the English. Noah used American spellings like color instead of the English colour and music instead of musick. He also added American words that weren’t in English dictionaries like skunk and squash. He spent over 27 years writing his dictionary. When Noah completed his dictionary in 1828, the first American dictionary came out.
When Noah Webster died in 1843, he was thought to be an American hero.
19．What were American schools like in the 1770s
A．The colour of textbooks was blue. B．Students didn’t have enough textbooks.
C．Teachers didn’t have teaching experience. D．Many students studied in different classrooms.
20．The following words can be found in Noah’s American dictionary EXCEPT ________.
A．skunk B．squash C．musick D．color
21．Noah wanted to write the first American dictionary because he thought ________.
A．Americans should use the same words as the English
B．Americans should speak the same language as the English
C．Americans should use not only English words but American words
D．Americans in different parts of the country should speak in the same way
22．What’s the best title of the passage
A．The first American dictionary B．The first American textbook
C．Noah—an American hero D．English words and American words
During the Tang Dynasty there lived a man named Meng Jiao. He loved poetry (诗). He loved studying it. He loved writing it as well. He gave all his life to the art. And luckily, his hard work showed. It helped him become a poet (诗人).
But poetry was not a good paying job. Meng Jiao was poor most of his life. When he got older, he realized this had to change. He decided to take the Ke Ju exams. The Ke Ju was the official (官方的) test of China. The exams were open for anyone even a farmer to take. Whoever passed it could get the job of an officer.
Meng Jiao studied hard for the tests. He took them several times though each time he failed. It was until he was forty-six years old that he passed.
To celebrate, Meng Jiao put on new clothes and worn red flowers. Then he rode on a horse through Chang’an City.
During his ride, Meng Jiao wrote a poem. In English, it is “Horseback riding quickly through the spring wind, while seeing all the sights and flowers of Chang’an in one day.” On that day, he was able to let go of the unhappiness of the past.
The poem was passed down through the years. But people said it would be impossible to really enjoy everything in one day. This led to the phrase“ The warm spring wind suits the good feeling.” It describes how happy people are when things work out really well.
23．How did Meng Jiao change his situation
A．By working as a farmer. B．By turning to an officer.
C．By moving to Chang’an. D．By taking the Ke Ju exams.
24．What made Meng Jiao successful
A．Hard work. B．Great talent. C．Good luck. D．Big dreams.
25．What did Meng Jiao do after he rode on a horse
A．Wrote a poem. B．Wore red flowers.
C．Put on new clothes. D．Went out of Chang’an.
26．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph
A．春风化雨 B．春风得意 C．寸草春晖 D．妙手回春
27．What is the best title for the text
A．China’s official test B．A good paying job
C．Meng Jiao’s happy ride D．A poem of Chang’an
Men have won most of the Nobel Prizes in science in the past. But this year, we saw more female winners.
Jennifer Doudna from the US and Emmanuelle Charpentier from France shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, it’s the first time in history for two women to win the prize without having to share it with a man. At the same time, US scientist Andrea Ghez became the fourth woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics. Its first female winner was Marie Curie in 1903.
Doudna and Charpentier won the prize for developing CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors（基因剪刀），a technology that can rewrite DNA in cells（细胞）. It has had a great impact（影响） on the life sciences. For example, it can help us develop crops that can withstand droughts（抗旱）. It could also help treat inherited diseases（遗传病） in the future.
On hearing that they were the sixth and seventh women in history to win the Chemistry Prize, Charpentier said that she hopes girls and young female scientists will “understand that nothing is impossible”. They can “find great discoveries（发现）”，no matter what their gender（性别）is.
Ghez, who was awarded for her research on black holes, had the same feeling—I hope more young women come into the field,” Ghez said. She is also one of the writers of the 2006 children’s book You Can Be a Woman Astronomer.
28．A pair of women won this year’s Nobel Prize in _________.
A．chemistry B．peace C．physics D．medicine
29．What does Paragraph3 mainly talk about
A．How they did their research.
B．When they got the prize.
C．What they found in their research.
D．Where they won the prize.
30．What do we know from the story
A．More women are working as chemists than astronomers.
B．Ghez will write a children’s book about winning the prize.
C．Ghez shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with at least one man.
D．Seven female scientists won the Nobel Prize in total.
31．The tone（语气）of the story is _______.
A．funny B．angry C．worried D．pleased
Clothing is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture is more than 5,000 years old, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.
Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty (朝代). Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.
Zhongshan suit
Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also known as Mao suit overseas (在海外) because Chairman Mao liked to wear it. It first appeared in the 1920s.
Tangzhuang
Tangzhuang is a type of Chinese jacket rather than the clothing of the Tang Dynasty. It got the name from the overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so the overseas Chinese were called “Tang people”, and their clothes were called “Tangzhuang”.
Cheongsam (qipao)
The cheongsam (qipao) is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Cheongsam is made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty.
32．How did Tangzhuang get its name
A．From Sun Yat-sen. B．From Chairman Mao.
C．From the overseas Chinese. D．From the native (本土的) Chinese.
33．Which of the traditional Chinese clothes is first appeared in the 1920s
A．Zhongshan suit. B．Hanfu and Tangzhuang.
C．Cheongsam. D．Zhongshan suit and Cheongsam.
34．Where can we probably read the passage
A．In a magazine. B．In a science book. C．In a storybook. D．In a travel book.
Music for all to love
Violins are mainly used to play Western classical music. But have you ever heard a violinist play traditional Chinese songs
Li Yingheng, a 13-year-old Chinese-Australian violinist, has attracted many fans by playing traditional Chinese songs. During Chinese New Year, he put his performance of Chinese Drum (中国花鼓) online. It was written by an Austrian violinist who was moved by a traditional Chinese song. Li’s video has gotten over 28, 000 views on YouTube.
“The music is fun and joyful,” Li said. “Many of my Chinese fans say they are so happy to hear it during the time of Chinese New Year.”
Last year, Li also put up a recording of a traditional Chinese song called Fisherman’s Harvest Song (丰收渔歌). It’s about the fishermen of South China.
“I chose this piece because it connects me to my Chinese heritage (传承) through music, Li said. “By learning this piece, I had the chance to learn some Orient l emotional expressions (东方的情感表达).”
“I’m very happy to see that both Chinese and Western people love it. Beautiful music can be enjoyed and understood by all people, no matter where they are from,” Li said.
35．What does Li Yingheng work as
A．He is a Chinese-Australian violinist.
B．He is an Australian violinist.
C．He is an experienced writer.
D．He is a common YouTube fan.
36．Why did Li Yingheng attract many fans
A．He played violin very well.
B．He used violin to play classical music.
C．He played traditional Chinese songs with violin.
D．He was good at playing the piano.
37．How did Austrian violinist write Chinese Drum
A．He was moved by a traditional Chinese song.
B．He wrote this song with Li Yingheng.
C．He liked Chinese festival and made songs about it.
D．He was moved by a Chinese man.
38．Why did Li choose Fisherman’s Harvest song
A．Because most of Chinese like it very much.
B．Because he can learn some Oriental emotional expressions in it.
C．Because it is a Chinese traditional song.
D．Because he felt enjoyable while hearing the song.
39．What did Li mean in the last paragraph
A．He was happy about his showing.
B．All people can understand music.
C．People will have different idea about a song because of different culture.
D．He was cheerful that all people either Chinese or Western like the song.
“Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping passed away at 13:07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province, Xinhua reported on Saturday.
The well-known agronomist(农学家) was born on the ninth day of the seventh month in 1930 of our Chinese lunar calendar. He is famous for developing the first hybrid rice strains. He has helped save not only China but also the world from starvation. When China was faced with food shortage, he helped China create a great miracle, feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s total land. When hundreds and thousands of people around the world were suffering from hunger, the hybrid rice was grown on a large scale in other countries, raising output and helping pull them out of hunger.
Data shows that in China, the planting area of hybrid rice is over 16 million hectares(公顷). It is about 57 percent of the total planting area of rice. And the hybrid rice has helped feed about 80 million people every year.
Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.
40．Where did Yuan Longping pass away
A．In Haikou. B．In Changsha. C．In Chengdu. D．In Belling.
41．Why did Yuan Longping become well-known
A．Because he was a well-known agronomist. B．Because he helped plant rice for farmers.
C．Because he helped pull people out of hunger. D．Because he was born in Hunan province.
42．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage
A．Yuan Longping was born in the 1930s of lunar calendar.
B．57 percent of the total planting area of rice is for hybrid rice.
C．About 80 million people benefit from hybrid rice a year.
D．The planting area of rice is over 16 million hectares.
43．What does the underlined word “miracle” probably mean in Chinese
A．意外 B．惊喜 C．奇迹 D．成功
44．What did Yuan Longping think of himself
A．A farmer. B．A pioneer for all people. C．A doctor. D．A scientist.
Amelia Earhart was a woman of many “firsts”. Born in July 1897, Amelia had a special spirit. She liked to be the first to do new things. She was a famous woman pilot.
In 1920, Amelia took her first plane ride. In 1921, she passed her flight test and became a pilot. That was a time when the plane was still a new invention. Not many people knew how to fly one. It was even more unusual for a woman to fly planes. But Amelia set many flying records to prove that she was the best. In 1932, she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific alone.
Amelia took the lead in another way, too. That was a time when women were fighting for the right to vote（选举权）. Many people still thought women were not strong or smart enough to have jobs outside the house. But Amelia’s actions proved that they were wrong.
Unluckily, Amelia died in her last flying in 1937. Just before her fortieth birthday, she tried to set a new record. But Amelia and her plane wert down somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. She was never seen again.
In her short life, she became a record-breaking woman pilot. She spent much of her life proving that women could do their jobs well just like men.
45．How old was Amelia when she became a pilot
A．21. B．24. C．27. D．29.
46．Put the events about Amelia in the correct order.
a. Amelia took her first plane ride.
b. Amelia and her plane went down in the Pacific Ocean.
c. She became the first woman to fly across the Pacific alone.
d. She became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
A．b-a-d-c B．b-a-c-d C．a-c-b-d D．a-d-c-b
47．Which words can best describe Amelia Earhart
A．Strong and brave. B．Wise but shy.
C．Friendly but careless. D．Kind and patient.
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—dumplings. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve(除夕), all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
48．The Chinese Spring Festival is usually in ________.
A．March or April B．January or February C．May or June D．July or August
49．________ is the most important festival in China.
A．Christmas B．Teachers’ Day C．Children’s Day D．The Spring Festival
50．________ is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
A．Chicken B．Dumpling C．Duck D．Beef
51．Parents buy ________ for children on the day before the festival.
A．fruits B．presents C．new clothes D．Pork
52．The family ________ when they enjoy the meal on the Spring Festival Eve.
A．give each other the best wishes B．go shopping together
C．sing and dance D．play cards
In China, the traditional Chinese lunar calendar (阴历) divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气), which were created by people thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production (农业生产). But the solar term culture is still useful today in guiding people’s lives.
Spring Equinox It is the fourth solar term of the year. Days begin to be longer than nights after this day. As for activities, flying kites is a common activity during this time. People often write good words on their kites. They all hope that their wishes will come true when the kites are flown high in the sky.
Great Heat It is the 12th solar term of the year. During this time, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year and the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfalls are good for the plants. But many natural disasters (灾害) also happen.
Frost’s Descent It is the 18th solar term of the year, the last solar term of autumn, during which time the weather becomes much colder than before and the temperature changes greatly from day to night. The chrysanthemums (菊花) are in bloom (盛开) .
Major Snow It is the 21st of the solar terms, and the third one of winter, marking the arrival of mid-winter. The temperature drops day by day, as the year is coming to an end. The snow in North China may last a whole day, and heavy snow brings us a fantastic ice world of pure white.
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53．How many solar terms have been introduced in the passage
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
54．Which one is on the 12th of the solar terms
A．Spring Equinox. B．Great Heat. C．Frost’s Descent. D．Major Snow.
55．What do people often do during the Spring Equinox period
A．People write some good words on kites and fly them.
B．Children can make snowmen for the snow lasts long.
C．Farmers try hard to protect plants from natural disasters.
D．People can enjoy the blossom of chrysanthemums.
56．What’s the weather like on Major Snow
A．Clear and bright. B．Warm and rainy. C．Cold and snowy. D．Sunny and windy.
57．We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．Frost’s Descent is the 21st solar term of a year
B．Great Heat brings the hottest season of the year
C．nights begin to be longer than days after Spring Equinox
D．when Major Snow comes, it means the end of the winter
①The traditional Chinese lunar calendar (农历) divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Grain Buds (小满), the 8th solar term of a year, begins on May 21 this year, and ends on June 6. It means that the seeds from the grain are becoming full but are not ripe.
②In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural (农业的) production. But the solar term culture is still useful today to guide people’s lives through special foods, gardening and even healthy living tips. Let’s see what we can do during the “Grain Buds” period.
③During the Grain Buds period, the summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time says, “A heavy rainfall makes the river full.” Because of the great increase (增长) in rainfall, rivers are full of water, which makes fish and shrimp big and fat. This is a good time to eat fish and shrimp. It is also harvest season for fishermen.
④High temperatures and humidity are common during the Grain Buds period. The increase in temperature and the amount of water in the air over this season may also cause some skin diseases. So it is also important to exercise to keep healthy during the hot summer days.
⑤This time is a good period of the quick growth of flowers. It is also a season when plant diseases and pests (害虫) are at an all-time high, which makes growing flowers even more important but difficult.
⑥Flowers need a lot of water and extra care to make sure the plants keep healthy. Weeding should be done because the weeds (野草) may compete with the flowers for nutrients (营养).
⑦What other solar terms do you know What should we do then Why not have a check this summer vacation
58．Why is it a good season for people to eat fish and shrimp during Grain Buds
A．Because the summer is about to begin. The weather is not very hot.
B．Because the rivers are full of water. The fish and shrimp are good.
C．Because it’s a harvest time for fishermen. The price of fish is cheap.
D．Because eating fish can keep people healthy.
59．The underlined word “humidity” in Paragraph 4 means ________.
A．炎热 B．温度 C．湿度 D．含氧量
60．Which is true according to the passage
A．Grain Buds lasts for 14 days this year.
B．24 solar terms can only guide agricultural production.
C．It is more possible for people get some skin diseases during Grain Buds.
D．We should take care of weeds to make sure they keep healthy.
61．Which is the best structure of this passage
A．①//②⑧④⑤//⑥⑦ B．①//②③④⑤⑥//⑦
C．①②//③④⑤//⑥⑦ D．①②//③④⑤⑥//⑦
Many people hate doing chores around the house. But Marie Kondo is surely not one of them. In fact, the Japanese lady is so good at doing housework that one of her books, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is a best seller in Japan and Europe. She is also on the list of the world’s 100 greatest people by Time Magazine in 2015.
Marie Kondo said she was interested in tidying up when she was a child. She started reading magazines for housewives (主妇) when she was five. In junior middle school, she ran into the classroom to tidy up bookshelves while her classmates were playing at the P.E. class. From the age of 15, Marie began studying the art of tidying seriously. She started with her own bedroom and then moved onto her brothers’ and sisters’.
After years of practice, Marie found KonMari Method, her special way to simplify (使简化) and organize homes. Now she runs a successful business in Tokyo. Marie wrote four books on organizing. Among them, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is the most popular one. It tells readers how to put together everything they have and keep only things they really care and need.
62．Marie Kondo __________ doing chores around the house.
A．hates B．likes C．doesn’t mind D．can’t stand
63．What is KonMari Method
A．It’s Marie’s own way of keeping healthy.
B．It’s the name of Marie’s most popular book.
C．It’s Marie’s own way of simplifying and organizing homes.
D．It’s the name of Marie’s middle school.
64．What do you think of Marie
A．Careless. B．Outgoing. C．Smart. D．Beautiful
65．Where does the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up sell well
A．In Japan B．In Europe C．In China D．In Japan and Europe
Three men have lunch together. After the lunch is over, the men disagree on who should pay for the food. So, like little boys, they play a game called rock-paper-scissors. Around the world, when people want to decide on something or someone, they play this fun game.
In this game, a closed hand means a rock, an open hand means a piece of paper, and a hand with two fingers out means scissors. We all know how this is played. Paper can cover a rock, so rock loses to paper; scissors will break if they try to cut a rock, so scissors lose to rock; and scissors can cut paper, so paper loses to scissors.
It seems that everyone plays this game, but many people do not know where it came from.
People first started playing a game like rock-paper-scissors in ancient China. During the Han Dynasty, people played a game called shoushiling（手势令）. In this game, people used hand gestures like in the modern rock-paper-scissors game, but their gestures meant different kinds of animals. In the 17th century, this game was brought to Japan. The modern form of rock-paper-scissors was developed in Japan in the late 19th century. From Japan, it became known in Western countries, and even today many people think that it is a Japanese game.
66．In the rock-paper-scissors game, ________ means scissors.
A．a closed hand B．a hand with two fingers out
C．an open hand D．a hand with one finger out
67．Why do scissors lose to rock, according to the article
A．Because rock is sharper than scissors. B．Because scissors are smaller than rock.
C．Because scissors are lighter than rock. D．Because scissors will break if they try to cut a rock.
68．In the Han Dynasty game shoushiling, people’s hand gestures meant ________.
A．different kinds of animals B．different kinds of flowers C．different Chinese characters D．the same as those in the rock-paper-scissors game
69．What’s the main idea of the article
A．It’s about the history of the rock-paper-scissor game. B．It tells us how to play the rock-paper-scissor game.
C．It tells us the difference between the rock-paper-scissor game and shoushiling. D．It tells us some facts of the rock-paper-scissor game.
Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症) . He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches (英寸) above the knee.
But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance (长距离的) runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream!
Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million dollars for cancer research. Few people believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first few days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4: 30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and donated (捐赠) money for cancer research.
However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.
Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one—day fundraiser (募捐活动) for cancer research.
70．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean
A．The dream was very strange. B．It was such a silly dream.
C．The dream was easy to achieve. D．It was almost an impossible dream.
71．Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because ________.
A．he found it too tiring B．nobody supported him
C．he was too sick to continue D．he raised enough money
72．When did Terry Fox get cancer
A．In 1975. B．In 1980. C．In 1981. D．In 1958.
73．How much money did Terry raise for cancer research in his short life
A．$2.4 million. B．$24 billion. C．$24 million. D．$2.4 billion.
74．What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage
A．To tell us when Terry Fox Run was first held.
B．To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.
C．To advise us to donate money for cancer research.
D．To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope.
There are many classic (经典的) cultures in China. All of them have a long history. Here we introduce four of them.
Chinese Handwriting
Chinese handwriting is a special art to Asian cultures. Brush handwriting is much loved around the world. Wang Xizhi is very famous for his handwriting. He made a great difference to the development of Kaishu.
Chinese Folk Music
China has a colourful culture. It is connected with Chinese ancient stories. Chinese folk music (民乐) has a long history. One of the classics (经典著作) shijing. included some folk songs in 15 different areas from the West Zhou to Spring and Autumn Dynasty. Traditional Chinese musical instruments include guqin, gucheng, pipa, erhu, xiao and so on.
Chinese Painting
Chinese painting is one of the oldest traditional painting forms in the world. Most of the Chinese paintings in ancient China were done on paper or silk. Traditional Chinese painting includes mountains and water. figures (人物), flowers and birds. The highest form of Chinese painting is mountains and water.
Weiqi
Weiqi called yi in China, is a smart board game between two players with a history of over 3, 000 years. The game can be treated as the begginning of all ancient chess games. It was introduced to Korea about 2, 000 years ago and was popular among the higher classes.
75．Wang Xizhi played an important role in ________.
A．Chinese handwriting B．Chinese folk music
C．Chinese painting D．Weiqi
76．The ________ is a traditional Chinese instrument.
A．guitar B．violin C．piano D．erhu
77．The highest form of Chinese painting is ________.
A．birds B．flowers
C．mountains and water D．oil painting
78．Whar’s the passage mainly talking about
A．Chinese handwriting. B．Chinese folk music.
C．Chinese painting. D．four classic cultures in China.
On May 22, 2021, Chinese scientist Yuan Longping passed away at 91. Yuan was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering（中国工程院院士）. He spent over 50 years working on hybrid rice（杂交水稻）. People call him the “father of hybrid rice”.
For Chinese families, rice is an important part of almost every meal. But in the past, not having enough rice was a big problem. In the 1960s, people in China didn’t have enough food to eat. Many people even died because of this. As a young student, Yuan was sad to see this. He decided to study agriculture（农业）. His mother worried this work would be hard. But Yuan said, “Having enough food was the most important thing for us.”
He spent four years looking for wild rice that could be crossed（杂交）with other plants. In 1964, he found it! In 1973, he grew the world’s first hybrid rice strain（品种）. It could reach a yield（出产量）of over 500 kg per mu, it could feed about 70,000, 000 more people every year! In later years, Yuan and his team kept on studying. In 1996, Yuan started growing super hybrid rice. Its output was even higher.
Yuan’s hybrid rice is also grown around the world. People plant it in countries such as India, Vietnam（越南）and the US. It has pulled millions of people out of hunger.
Yuan once said he had two dreams. One was to someday stand under rice crops that were taller than men. The other was to grow hybrid rice all over the world and save people from hunger. His dreams might come true one day.
79．Why did Yuan Longping decide to study hybrid rice
A．To make more money. B．To win more prizes.
C．To feed more people. D．To protect the environment.
80．Which foreign countries is Yuan’s hybrid rice grown in
①America ②Canada ③India ④Vietnam
A．①②③ B．①③④ C．①②④ D．②③④
81．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．In the 1960s, many Chinese people died because of illness.
B．Yuan Longping’s mother supported his decision at first.
C．Hybrid rice could feed about seven million more people every year.
D．It took Yuan Longping more than 50 years to work on hybrid rice.
Many parents display their children’s artwork on the refrigerator, but Kieron Williamson’s paintings have been on display in professional galleries since he was 6 years old.
Kieron’s artwork, though, extends far beyond child-like stick figures or finger painting. In fact, the child from Norfolk, England, has been called “the boy who paints like an old master.”
According to his parents, Kieron was a typical toddler(初学走路的孩子) who like finding bugs and playing in the mud. But on a 2008 family vacation to the beach, the 5-year-old kid was inspired by the boats and scenery and asked his parents for a sketch pad(速写本). His first drawings could have been done by any young child, but after the family returned home, Kieron continued drawing and, began to display a gift for art.
When he started asking about the process of putting a painting together, his parents realized he needed professional instruction. Soon after, be began taking lessons, and his progress amazed everyone as the young boy produced impressive landscapes(风景) and watercolors.
In 2009, when the 6-year-old child had a chance to exhibit his work in a gallery, he sold 19 paintings for 14,000 pounds, becoming famous overnight. From then on, he was surrounded by buyers from France, Japan, Greece and other countries. The young artist held another exhibit three months after the first one and sold 16 paintings for over 17,000 pounds, followed by a third sale, earning 150,000 pounds. For the fourth exhibit, Kieron took the day off from school but ended up returning to school early. His entire collection had sold out in 10 minutes to collectors from around the world. Now he has a waiting list of more than 5,000 people who have ordered his paintings.
He has appeared in interviews before millions, and he has been compared to Pablo Picasso. Yet Kieron doesn’t seem to be fazed by all the attention, still making time for football and maintaining excellent grades at school.
He does have one goal he gets excited about: “I’d like the Queen to have a collection of my work.” With his popularity climbing, this young artist may realize his wish one day.
82．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A．Kieron’s paintings are just as childish as other children’s.
B．Kieron’s first drawings suggested that he would be an art master.
C．Kieron became much better from professional instruction.
D．Before displaying a gift for art, Kieron received professional training.
83．Paragraph 5 is mainly intended to tell us ________.
A．the four exhibits of his paintings B．the process of his wealth accumulation (积累)
C．the high quality of his paintings D．the increasing popularity of his paintings
84．Why did Kieron go back to school early on the day of his fourth exhibit
A．Because his mind was focused on study.
B．Because the exhibit was put off.
C．Because be wanted to gain praise from teachers.
D．Because his paintings were sold out earlier than expected.
85．The underlined word “fazed” in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.
A．受挫 B．影响 C．鼓励 D．打败
86．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．Kieron respects and admires the Queen very much. B．Kieron likes to earn money from the Queen.
C．Kieron is sure be will realize his dream. D．Kieron’s goal is unlikely to come true.
参考答案：
1．A 2．B 3．D 4．C 5．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了谷爱凌的经历，详细介绍了她的训练和获奖情况。
1．主旨大意题。根据“Chinese young sports players shone at the Big Air World Cup in Steamboat,”可知本段内容主要讲述了谷爱凌在美国世界杯比赛中做得非常好，获得了一等奖。故选A。
2．推理判断题。根据“ was born in San Francisco in 2003”以及“At the age of 13, she started competing in senior competitions. From then on, she became more and more famous”可知她出生于2003年，在13岁开始参加比赛后，她变得越来越著名，即从2016开始公众开始认识她。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“When Gu was at school in San Francisco, she played many other sports, like horse riding, rock climbing, and even competitive cross-country running”可知当谷爱凌在旧金山上学时，她也攀岩。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“In order to compete in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, she decided to complete two years of schoolwork in 2020...Since then, she has spent all her time on the snow”可知为了进行滑雪训练来参加北京冬奥会，她决定提前完成学业。故选C。
5．推理判断题。根据“I think it’s really important to have a colorful life, and to be able to do many different things”可知她认为有多彩的生活以及能够做不同的事情很重要，从中可知她想要培养不同的兴趣。故选C。
6．D 7．B 8．C 9．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了蹴鞠的发展历史。
6．推理判断题。根据第二段“As the capital of 13 dynasties in Chinese history, from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-771 BC) to the Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD), the ancient city has never been far from sports. During that time, it held many sports events, such as cuju games.”可知，从西周到唐朝，西安从未远离过体育，而且在此期间，西安举办了许多体育赛事，如蹴鞠比赛；再根据历史常识可知，夏朝在西周之前，由此推知，蹴鞠在夏朝并不常见。故选D。
7．细节理解题。根据第四段“He not only liked watching cuju games, but always tried his footwork on the field (场地).”可知，汉高祖刘邦不仅喜欢观看蹴鞠比赛，还喜欢自己亲自到球场上去玩蹴鞠。故选B。
8．推理判断题。根据第三段“As an ancestor (祖先) of soccer, it first appeared in the ancient Chinese historical book Zhan Guo Ce, which describes cuju as a way of entertainment (娱乐) among the common people.”可知，蹴鞠最早出现在中国古代史书《战国策》中，书中将蹴鞠描述为民间的一种娱乐方式；由此可知，作者在第三段提到《战国策》，意在表明蹴鞠是一项古老的运动，源远流长。故选C。
9．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文由中国女足击败韩国队，赢得亚足联女足亚洲杯决赛，进而谈到足球的原形是中国古代的蹴鞠运动，然后具体介绍了蹴鞠的发展历史。由此推知，我们可能在《体育世界》这本杂志上读到此篇文章。故选A。
10．B 11．A 12．B 13．C 14．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平的生平事迹和贡献。
10．推理判断题。根据“On May 22, 2021, people in China and around the world felt sad. China’s “father of hybrid rice (杂交水稻之父)” Yuan Longping died at 91 on this day.”可知，“杂交水稻之父”于2021年去世，享年91岁，由此推知他出生于1930年。故选B。
11．细节理解题。根据“Yuan spent his life researching hybrid rice, which ended hunger for millions of people not only in China, but around the world”可知，通过和他的团队一起研发杂交水稻来帮助人们解决食物问题，故选A。
12．推理判断题。根据“The other was that hybrid rice would be grown all over the world. I think his dreams might come true one day.”可知，袁隆平的另一个梦想是杂交水稻将在世界各地种植，说明现在并不是世界范围内都在种植水稻；B选项表述有误。故选B。
13．细节理解题。根据“In 2020, hybrid rice achieved 750 kilograms per mu in one growing seasons”可知，到2020年，杂交水稻单季产量达到750公斤/亩，故选C。
14．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平的生平事迹和贡献，故选D。
15．B 16．B 17．A 18．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了吉檀迦利·奥荣获《时代》杂志的“年度儿童”，她发明了可以在饮用水中发现铅的设备，发明了一个程序用于观察早期的网络暴力，并激励其他人做和她同样的事情。
15．词义猜测题。根据第一段“For the first time, it chose a ‘Kid of the Year’. The prize went to Gitanjali Rao.”以及第二段“So how was Rao able to stand out among more than 5,000 nominees ”可知，奥获得了年度儿童的奖项，可推测是从5000多名提名者中脱颖而出，nominees“提名者”。故选B。
16．细节理解题。根据第二段“What has the 15-year-old girl done ”以及第三段“Four years ago, the girl invented a special device(设备).”可知，奥现在15岁，四年前发明了特殊设备，当时应是11岁。故选B。
17．推理判断题。根据最后一段“If I can do it, you can do it too. Anyone can do it!”可知，奥认为如果自己可以做到，那任何人也都能做到，可推测奥对于鼓励更多人和她做同样的事情是充满希望的。故选A。
18．最佳标题题。根据第一段“For the first time, it chose a ‘Kid of the Year’. The prize went to Gitanjali Rao.”并结合全文内容可知，本文介绍了《时代》杂志评选出的“年度儿童”——吉檀迦利·奥，讲述了她的经历。选项D“《时代》杂志的年度儿童”为最佳标题。故选D。
19．C 20．C 21．D 22．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了Noah Webster的生平，他花费了27年的时间编写了美国第一部字典，美国人认为他是一位美国英雄。
19．细节理解题。根据“untrained（未受训练的）teachers”可知当时老师都未接受过训练，没有太多经验。故选C。
20．细节理解题。根据“Noah used American spellings like color”以及“He also added American words that weren’t in English dictionaries like skunk and squash”可知在他的字典中可以看到color，skunk，squash。故选C。
21．细节理解题。根据“He did that because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. He thought that all Americans should speak in the same way”可知他认为所有美国人都应该以同样的方式说话，所以他想要编写一本字典。故选D。
22．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了Noah Webster的生平，他花费了27年的时间编写了美国第一部字典，美国人认为他是一位美国英雄，以选项C“Noah——一位美国英雄”为标题最合适。故选C。
23．D 24．A 25．A 26．B 27．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了诗人孟郊通过科举考试后骑马作诗的事迹。
23．细节理解题。根据第二段 “When he got older, he realized this had to change. He decided to take the Ke Ju exams. ”可知他是通过科举考试改变处境的。故选D。
24．细节理解题。根据第三段“Meng Jiao studied hard for the tests. He took them several times though each time he failed. It was until he was forty-six years old that he passed.”可知，他的努力让他通过考试。故选A。
25．细节理解题。根据第四段“Then he rode on a horse through Chang’an City.”以及第五段“During his ride, Meng Jiao wrote a poem.”可知，在骑马之后他写了一首诗。故选A。
26．词义猜测题。根据下文“It describes how happy people are when things work out really well.”可知划线句子“The warm spring wind suits the good feeling.”意为“春风得意”。故选B。
27．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了诗人孟郊通过科举考试后骑马作诗的事迹，因此，本文最佳标题是《孟郊的快乐骑马之旅》。故选C。
28．A 29．C 30．D 31．D
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了今年获得诺贝尔化学奖的两位女科学家，以及她们的研究发现。
28．细节理解题。根据第一段“Jennifer Doudna from the US and Emmanuelle Charpentier from France shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, it’s the first time in history for two women to win the prize without having to share it with a man.”可知美国的Jennifer Doudna和法国的Emmanuelle Charpentier共享了诺贝尔化学奖，这是历史上第一次由两位女性赢得奖项而不用跟男士共享。故选A。
29．主旨大意题。根据第三段“Doudna and Charpentier won the prize for developing CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors（基因剪刀），a technology that can rewrite DNA in cells”可知Doudna 和 Charpentier 因发明 Crispr/cas9基因剪刀而获奖，这是一种可以在细胞中重写 DNA 的技术。说明第三段主要说明他们在研究中的发现。故选C。
30．细节理解题。根据第四段“On hearing that they were the sixth and seventh women in history to win the Chemistry Prize, Charpentier said that she hopes girls and young female scientists will “understand that nothing is impossible”.”可知她俩是历史上第六个和第七个获得诺贝尔化学奖的女性。说明一共有7位女科学家获得诺贝尔奖。故选D。
31．推理判断题。文章介绍了今年获得诺贝尔化学奖的两位女科学家，以及她们的研究发现。从文章的感情基调来看，作者对女性获得诺贝尔奖这件事是持赞赏态度的。因此故事的基调应是愉快的。故选D。
32．C 33．D 34．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国文化的一部分——各式传统服装。
32．细节理解题。根据“Tangzhuang is a type of Chinese jacket rather than the clothing of the Tang Dynasty. It got the name from the overseas Chinese.”可知唐装是从海外的中国人那里得到的名字。故选C。
33．细节理解题。根据“Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen...It first appeared in the 1920s.”和“The cheongsam (qipao) is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s.”可知中山装和旗袍最早出现在20世纪20年代的中国。故选D。
34．推理判断题。文章主要讲述了中国的传统服装，所以该文章被刊登在杂志上。故选A。
35．A 36．C 37．A 38．B 39．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了13岁的华裔澳大利亚小提琴家Li Yingheng演奏中国传统乐曲，获得大量粉丝的故事。
35．细节理解题。根据“Li Yingheng, a 13-year-old Chinese-Australian violinist…”，可知他是一个13岁的华裔澳大利亚小提琴家。故选A。
36．细节理解题。根据“…has attracted many fans by playing traditional Chinese songs.”，可知他通过演奏中国传统歌曲吸引了许多粉丝。故选C。
37．细节理解题。根据“It was written by an Austrian violinist who was moved by a traditional Chinese song.”，可知它是由一位奥地利小提琴家写的，他被一首中国传统歌曲所感动。故选A。
38．细节理解题。根据“ ‘By learning this piece, I had the chance to learn some Orient l emotional expressions (东方的情感表达).’ ”，可知通过学习这首曲子，使他有机会学习一些东方的情感表达。故选B。
39．细节理解题。根据“ ‘I’m very happy to see that both Chinese and Western people love it.’ ”，可知他很高兴看到中国人和西方人都喜欢它。故选D。
40．B 41．C 42．D 43．C 44．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了农学家袁隆平的生平事迹。
40．细节理解题。根据“‘Father of hybrid rice’ Yuan Longping passed away at 13: 07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province”可知，袁隆平在长沙去世。故选B。
41．细节理解题。根据“The well-known agronomist(农学家) was born on the ninth day of the seventh month in 1930 of Our Chinese lunar calendar. He is famous for developing the first hybrid rice strains. He has helped save not only China but also the world from starvation.”可知，因为他帮助人们摆脱了饥饿，所以他很出名。故选C。
42．推理判断题。根据“Data shows that in China, the planting area of hybrid rice is over 16 million hectares(公顷). It is about 57 percent of the total planting area of rice.”可知，数据显示，在中国，杂交水稻的种植面积超过1600万公顷，约占水稻种植面积的57%，所以D选项表述不正确。故选D。
43．词义猜测题。根据“feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s total land”可知，用不到世界9%的土地养活了世界近五分之一的人口，创造了伟大的奇迹。因此，“miracle”意为“奇迹”。故选C。
44．细节理解题。根据“Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research.”可知，袁隆平认为他是一个农民。故选A。
45．B 46．D 47．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了Amelia Earhart——一位拥有许多“第一”的女性的生平。
45．细节理解题。根据“Born in July 1897, Amelia had a special spirit.”可知Amelia出生在1897年7月；根据“In 1921, she passed her flight test and became a pilot.”可知1921年，她通过了飞行测试，成为一名飞行员。所以她成为飞行员时是1921-1897=24岁，故选B。
46．细节理解题。根据“In 1920, Amelia took her first plane ride,”可知Amelia第一次坐飞机，是排在第一位；根据“ In 1932, she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone”可知她成为第一个独自飞越大西洋的女性，排在第二位；根据“In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific alone.”可知她成为第一个独自飞越太平洋的女性，排在第三位；根据“Unluckily, Amelia died in her last flying in 1937.”可知Amelia和她的飞机坠入太平洋，排在第四位，故选D。
47．推理判断题。根据“Many people still thought women were not strong or smart enough to have jobs outside the house. But Amelia’s actions proved that they were wrong.”（许多人仍然认为女性不够强壮或聪明，无法在外找到工作。但Amelia 的行为证明他们错了。）可知她是一个强大的女性；根据“In 1932, she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific alone.”可知Amelia很勇敢。故选A。
48．B 49．D 50．B 51．C 52．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国最重要的节日——春节。
48．细节理解题。根据“Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February.”可知春节通常在一月或者二月。故选B。
49．细节理解题。根据“Every year there is a Spring Festival in China...It is the most important festival in China.”可知春节是中国最重要的节日。故选D。
50．细节理解题。根据“ And they often make a special kind of food—dumplings.”可知特别的食物是饺子。故选B。
51．细节理解题。根据“On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children.”可知节日前父母会给孩子们买新衣服。故选C。
52．细节理解题。根据“When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. ”可知吃饭时，人们会互相献上最好的祝福。故选A。
53．C 54．B 55．A 56．C 57．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了春分、大暑、霜降和大雪这四个节气的特点以及人们的活动等。
53．细节理解题。根据表格中左边一列的“Spring Equinox”、“Great Heat”、“Frost’s Descent”和“Major Snow”可知本文介绍了春分、大暑、霜降和大雪四个节气。故选C。
54．细节理解题。根据表格“Great Heat”中的第一句“It is the 12 th solar term of the year.”可知大暑是一年中的第十二个节气。故选B。
55．细节理解题。根据表格“Spring Equinox”中的“As for activities, flying kites is a common activity during this time. People often write good words on their kites.”可知春分时，人们在风筝上写上美好的话语并放风筝。故选A。
56．判断推理题。根据表格“Major Snow”中的最后两句“The temperature drops day by day, as the year is coming to an end. The snow in North China may last a whole day, and heavy snow brings us a fantastic ice world of pure white.”可知大雪节气时，温度下降，大雪纷飞、冰天雪地，所以可推断出大雪时天气是寒冷多雪。故选C。
57．细节理解题。根据表格“Great Heat”中的“During this time, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year…”可知在大暑期间，中国大部分地区进入一年中最热的时候，即大暑带来了一年中最热的季节。故选B。
58．B 59．C 60．C 61．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了中国的二十四节气的历史和用途，并重点介绍了小满这个节气。
58．细节理解题。根据“Because of the great increase in rainfall, rivers are full of water, which makes fish and shrimp big and fat. This is a good time to eat fish and shrimp.”可知因为雨水充足，鱼虾很肥美，所以小满是吃鱼虾的好时候，故选B。
59．词义猜测题。根据“The increase in temperature and the amount of water in the air over this season may also cause some skin diseases.”可猜测其应是the amount of water in the air“空气里的水”之意，故选C。
60．细节理解题。根据“The increase in temperature and the amount of water in the air over this season may also cause some skin diseases. ”可知这个季节，温度和湿度的增加可能导致皮肤病，故选C。
61．篇章结构题。第一段和第二段总述中国的二十四节气，提出文章主旨——小满；第三段至第六段具体介绍小满的信息；最后一段提出倡议，去了解其它的节气，故选D。
62．B 63．C 64．C 65．D
【导语】本文主要讲日本家政女皇Marie Kondo的事业发展之路及她的著作《怦然心动的人生整理法则》。
62．细节理解题。根据“But Marie Kondo is surely not one of them. In fact, the Japanese lady is so good at doing housework...”可知Marie Kondo是擅长家务的，因此喜欢做家务。故选B。
63．细节理解题。根据“After years of practice, Marie found KonMari Method, her special way to simplify (使简化) and organize homes.”可知KonMari方法指的是她自己的简化和整理家的方法。故选C。
64．推理判断题。根据“She started reading magazines for housewives (主妇) when she was five. In junior middle school, she ran into the classroom to tidy up bookshelves while her classmates were playing at the P.E. class.”可知Marie Kondo在5岁时就开始阅读家庭主妇的杂志，说明她是聪明的，故选C。
65．细节理解题。根据“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is a best seller in Japan and Europe.”可知这本书在日本和欧洲都销售的很好。故选D。
66．B 67．D 68．A 69．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了游戏“石头剪刀布”的用途，规则及历史渊源。
66．细节理解题。根据“a hand with two fingers out means scissors”可知伸出一只手的两根手指意味着“剪刀”。故选B。
67．细节理解题。根据“ scissors will break if they try to cut a rock, so scissors lose to rock”可知剪刀剪石头会坏，所以剪刀输给石头。故选D。
68．细节理解题。根据“but their gestures meant different kinds of animals”可知手势令的手势表示不同的动物。故选A。
69．主旨大意题。本文讲述了“剪刀石头布”的一些相关的事实，包括：用途、规则和历史渊源。故选D。
70．D 71．C 72．A 73．C 74．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了特里·福克斯因得癌症而截肢，但是他决心要成为一名长跑运动员，并为癌症筹款，他坚持不懈，最终实现了人生价值，自从他去世后，一年一度的特里·福克斯长跑于1981年首次举办，现已发展成为世界上最大的癌症研究筹资活动。
70．词句猜测题。根据“Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country.”可知，尽管这似乎不可能但特里还是决定跑遍全国，划线处“What a dream!”是指这几乎是不可能实现的梦想。故选D。
71．细节理解题。根据“However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980.”可知，是因为他身体健康状况的恶化。故选C。
72．推理判断题。根据“Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got a cancer”和“He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22.”可知，1980年，22岁他去世了，故推测得癌症时1975年。故选A。
73．细节理解题。根据“In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.”可知，他为癌症研究筹集了2400万美元。故选C。
74．主旨大意题。全文通篇介绍了特里·福克斯坚持不懈，为自己的梦想而努力，最终实现了自己的人生价值，告诉我们面对困难不要放弃。故选B。
75．A 76．D 77．C 78．D
【导语】本文介绍了中国的四种经典文化。
75．细节理解题。根据“Wang Xizhi is very famous for his handwriting.”可知，王羲之以书法出名。故选A。
76．细节理解题。根据“Traditional Chinese musical instruments include guqin, gucheng, pipa, erhu, xiao and so on.”可知，中国传统乐器有古琴、古筝、琵琶、二胡、箫等。故选D。
77．细节理解题。根据“The highest form of Chinese painting is mountains and water.”可知，中国画最高形式为山水画。故选C。
78．主旨大意题。根据第一段“There are many classic cultures in China. All of them have a long history. Here we introduce four of them.”可知，文章介绍了中国经典文化中的四种。故选D。
79．C 80．B 81．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了“杂交水稻之父”——袁隆平的生平以及他在农业方面取得的成就。
79．细节理解题。根据“In the 1960s, people in China didn’t have enough food to eat. Many people even died because of this. As a young student, Yuan was sad to see this. He decided to study agriculture.”可知，袁隆平决定研究杂交水稻是因为他想养活更多的人，故选C。
80．细节理解题。根据“People plant it in countries such as India, Vietnam and the US.”可知，在印度，越南和美国都有种植，故选B。
81．推理判断题。根据“He spent over 50 years working on hybrid rice.”可知，他花了50多年的时间研究杂交水稻，D表述正确，故选D。
82．C 83．D 84．D 85．B 86．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了一位天才画家——Kieron Williamson，他的画作很受大众和名人欢迎。
82．细节理解题。根据“Soon after, be began taking lessons, and his progress amazed everyone as the young boy produced impressive landscapes(风景) and watercolors.”可知，经过指导后，他的进步令所有人惊叹，故选C。
83．推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，他的画被很多人收藏，可见他的画越来越受欢迎，故选D。
84．细节理解题。根据“His entire collection had sold out in 10 minutes to collectors from around the world.”可知，所有的画作很快就卖完了，因此提前返回学校，故选D。
85．词句猜测题。根据“Yet Kieron doesn’t seem to be fazed by all the attention, still making time for football and maintaining excellent grades at school.”可知，Kieron仍然抽出时间踢足球，并在学校保持优异的成绩，可见他并没有被所有的关注所困扰，因此“fazed”意为“影响”，故选B。
86．推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，Kieron希望他的画能被女王收藏，可见他尊重并且钦佩女王，故选A。
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