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三、閱讀理解

第一節(jié)閱讀下面語言材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Eachcountryhasmanykindpeople.Theyvolunteertotakecareofothers.Forexample,somehighschooland

universitystudentsintheUSoftenspendmanyhoursasvolunteersinhospitalsoroldpeople'shomes.Theyread

booksforthepeopleortheyjustvisitthemandplaygameswiththemorlistentotheirproblems.

Otheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthehomesofthesickpeople.Theycleanuptheirhousesordothe

shopping.Forboyswithoutfathersthereisanorganizationcalled“BigBrothers^^.Universitystudentsandother

peopletaketheseboystoplaybaseballgamesandhelpthemgettoknowthingsthatboysusuallylearnfromtheir

fathers.

Eachcityhasalotofclubswhereboysandgirlscangotoplaygamesortakepartinotheractivities.Someof

theseclubsshowmoviesorhaveshorttripstothemountains.Mostoftheseclubsusealotofhighschooland

universitystudentsasvolunteersbecausetheycanunderstandtheproblemsoftheseboysandgirlsmoreeasily.

Volunteersbelievethatbringinghappinesstoothersisamongthehappiestthingsintheworld.

1.WhichplaceisnotmentionedaboutvolunteeringintheUS?

A.Sickpeople'shomes.

B.Hospitals.

C.Oldpeople'shomes.

DZoos.

2.Whatis"BigBrothers”?

A.Ifsthenameofaclub.

B.Ifsthenameofamovie.

C.It'sthehomeforchildrenwithoutbrothers.

D.It'sanorganizationforboyswithoutfathers.

3.Highschoolanduniversityvolunteers.

A.canunderstandtheproblemchildren

B.havemorefreetimetorelaxthemselves

C.aretooyoungtounderstandthechildren

D.helptheyoungchildrenteachthemselves

4.Whatdovolunteersbelieve?

A.Thehappiestpeopleintheworldareintheclubs.

B.Bringinghappinesstootherscanmakethemhappy.

C.Thehappiestthingintheworldistomakeoneselfhappy.

D.Thehappiestthingintheworldistomakemoremoney.

【答案】l.D2.D3.A4.B

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了美國年輕志愿者的一些故事和事跡。

【1題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第——段“Forexample,somehighschoolanduniversitystudentsintheUSoftenspendmany

hoursasvolunteersinhospitalsoroldpeople'shomes."和第二段"Otheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthe

homesofthesickpeople.”可知，沒有動物園。故選D。

【2題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Forboyswithoutfathersthereisanorganizationcalled'BigBrothers'."可知，"Big

Brothers”是一個為沒有父親的男孩成立的組織。故選D。

【3題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段"Mostoftheseclubsusealotofhighschoolanduniversitystudentsasvolunteers

becausetheycanunderstandtheproblemsoftheseboysandgirlsmoreeasily.”可知，是因為他們能理解孩子的

問題。故選A。

【4題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后——段“Vblunteersbelievethatbringinghappinesstoothersisamongthehappiestthingsin

theworld.”可知，他們相信給別人帶來幸福能讓他們快樂。故選B。

Thang-gaisaspecialkindofpainting.ItstartedfromtheTangDynasty.Thang-gapaintingshaveattracted

public'sattentioninrecentyears.Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmenthasalsotriedhardtoprotectthe

culture.

Thang-gapaintingsweredevelopedinthe7thcenturyintheTibetanarea.Thepaintingsarecolourfulandthe

paintsusedinThang-gapaintingsaredifferentfromthoseinotherpaintings.Becauseofthespecialenvironmentof

theTibetanPlateau（高地）andtheexcellentpaintingskills,thecoloursofThang-gapaintingslookspecial.The

paintsinThang-gapaintingsinthepastweremadefromminerals,includinggold,silver,aswellassomeplants.

Sincetheyweremadebyhand,thebeautifulcolourscouldlastforhundredsofyears.

However,withthedevelopmentofmachines,peoplenowusecheaperandmoreeasily-madechemicalsto

makepaints.ThetraditionalpaintsinThang-gapaintingsneededtoomuchworkandthereweremanysecret

methods.Laterpeoplestoppedmakingthepaintsandfbrgotaboutthem.Sotheskillswerealmostlost.

5.WhichofthefollowingaboutthecoloursofpaintsinThang-gapaintingsisNOTtrue?

A.Theyweredifferentfromotherpaints.

B.Theyweremadebyhand.

C.Theymaybemadefromgold.

D.Theycouldlastforseveralmonths.

6.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Plantscan'tbeusedtomakepaintsinThang-gapaintings.

B.TheChinesegovernmentcaresaboutThang-gapaintings.

C.Thang-gapaintingsweredevelopedinthe17thcentury.

D.PeoplecanmakeThang-gapaintingseasilynowadays.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"minerals"mean?

A.Somethingstrange.

B.Somethingmadebyhand.

C.Somethingcheap.

D.Somethinginnature.

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Thang-gapaintings

B.Tibetanpainters

C.ThehistoryofTangDynasty

D.HowtoprotectThang-gapaintings

【答案】5.D6.B7.D8.A

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文，文章主要介紹了唐卡畫的歷史及發(fā)展。

【5題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Sincetheyweremadebyhand,thebeautifulcolourscouldlastforhundredsofyears.”

可知唐卡繪畫中顏料的顏色可以持續(xù)數(shù)百年，不是幾個月。故選D。

【6題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第~■段“Thang-gaisaspecialkindofpainting.ItstartedfromtheTangDynasty.Thang-ga

paintingshaveattractedpublic'sattentioninrecentyears.Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmenthasalsotried

hardtoprotecttheculture.”可知唐卡是一種特殊的繪畫。它始于唐朝。近年來，唐卡畫吸引了公眾的注意

力。與此同時，中國政府也努力保護(hù)文化。故選B。

【7題詳解】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第二段“includinggoldsilver”及選項可知，金銀是礦物質(zhì)，所以minerals是"礦物質(zhì)”的意

思，即自然界的一些物質(zhì)。故選D。

【8題詳解】

最佳標(biāo)題題。通讀全文，可知文章主要介紹了唐卡畫的歷史及發(fā)展，選項A“唐卡畫”符合主旨。故選A。

Ispendalotoftimeinterviewingpeople,andwatchingtheirbodylanguageispartofmyjob.

Firstimpressionsareimportant.Astheysay,“Youonlygetonechancetomakeafirstimpression.^^Shaking

handsfirmly（堅定地）isimportant一^peopledon'tlikeitifyourhandfeelslikeacoldfish.Eyecontactisalso

important一youshouldoftenlookattheinterviewerintheeye,butdon'tmakehimorherfeelstrange.

Remembertousegoodbodylanguageafteryousitdown,too.Youshouldlookinterestedandsitupstraight.If

yousitinalazyway,youwillgivetheintervieweraverybadimpression.Youshouldshowrespectandinterestby

smilingandnoddingyourheadwhentheinterviewerspeaks.Also,trynottoholdyourarmsacrossyourchest（胸

部）.Itwillmakeyoulookboredandnervous.

Makesureyourfaceandbodyareturnedtowardstheinterviewer.Ifyouareturnedawayfromhimorher,the

interviewermightthinkyouaregettingreadytorunoutofthedoor!

Finally,don'tshakeyourlegs.Thisisimpoliteandmakesyoulooknervous.Ifyouusegoodbodylanguage

andtherightgestures,youwillappearable,confident,friendlyandhonest.

9.Peopleusuallygetchance（s）tomakethefirstimpression

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

10.Holdingyourarmsacrossyourchestwillmakeyoulook.

A.lazyandbored

B.annoyedandunhappy

C.happyandconfident

D.boredandnervous

11.Ifyouareturnedawayfromtheinterviewer,she/hemightthinkthat.

A.youarereadytoleave

B.youfeelstrange

C.youarereadytolisten

D.youdon'tlikeher/him

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impolite“meaninChinese?

A.無聊的B.不禮貌的C.不友好的D.沒有信心的

【答案】9.A10.D11.A12.B

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了在面試中如何通過肢體語言給面試官留下好印象。

【9題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Astheysay,"Youonlygetonechancetomakeafirstimpression.’”可知,人們通常

只有一次機會給別人留下第一印象。故選A。

【10題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“trynottoholdyourarmsacrossyourchest.Itwillmakeyoulookboredandnervous.^^

可知，雙臂交叉在胸前會讓你看起來無聊和緊張。故選D。

【11題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段"Makesureyourfaceandbodyareturnedtowardstheinterviewer.Ifyouareturned

awayfromhimorher,theinterviewermightthinkyouaregettingreadytorunoutofthedoor!”可矢口，如果你背對

面試官，面試官可能會認(rèn)為你準(zhǔn)備離開。故選A。

【12題詳解】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段"Finally,don'tshakeyourlegs.Thisisimpoliteandmakesyoulooknervous.”可

知，搖晃雙腿是……的，這會讓你看起來很緊張。故劃線詞“impolite”意為“不禮貌的”。故選B。

SomeanimalsaresotinythatyoucannotseethemclearlyOthersarehuge.Allofthemareinteresting.Lefs

havealookatsomeofthem.

Thehippo（河馬）isthethirdlargestlandanimal.Itisalittlesmallerbutheavierthantherhinoceros（犀牛）.

Theelephantisthebiggestanimalonland.Theadultfrogwilleatanyotheranimalwhichissmallerthanitself,

includinginsectsandevenotherfrogs.Butitdoesn?tlikeeatinggrassorleaves.Manyfrogsaresmall,butthe

largestfrogsaretheGoliathfrogs.Theyhavethesimilarsizeofsheep!Parrotsarebeautifulandclever.Theyhave

thefeatherwithbeautifulcolors.Theycanlivefor40yearsandevenupto100years.Theyliketalkingverymuch

andsomeofthemcantellfunnyjokes.Beesliveandworkinlargegroups.Theydonothaveears,buttheyhavea

goodsenseofsmell.Theyworkallthetime.

13.Whichanimalisthesecondlargestonland?

A.Theelephant.

B.Thehippo.

C.Therhinoceros.

D.Theadultfrog.

14.Whatcanweknowaboutadultfrogs?

A.Theyareanimalsthateatonlymeat.

B.Theyareanimalsthateatonlyplants.

C.Allofthemareverysmallinsize.

D.Theydon'teatfrogsofthesamekind.

15.Whatcanwelearnaboutparrotsfromthepassage?

A.Theyarebeautifulbutstupid.

B.Theyarenotcolorfulatall.

C.Theyliveaveryshortlife.

D.Theymaybringyoumuchjoy.

16.Whydidthewriterwritethispassage?

A.Tocomparefourkindsofdifferentanimals.

B.Toletusrealizetheimportanceofsomeanimals.

C.Toaskustoprotectwildanimals.

DTointroducesomefactsaboutanimals.

【答案】13.C14.A15.D16.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文介紹了幾種有趣的動物及其特點，包括河馬、大象、青蛙、鸚鵡和蜜蜂。

【13題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Thehippo（河

馬）isthethirdlargestlandanimal.Itisalittlesmallerbutheavierthantherhinoceros（犀牛）.”可知,犀牛是第二

大的陸地動物。故選C。

【14題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)

“Theadultfrogwilleatanyotheranimalwhichissmallerthanitself,includinginsectsandevenotherfrogs.Butit

doesiftlikeeatinggrassorleaves.“可知，成年青蛙是食肉動物。故選A。

【15題詳解】

推理判斷題o根據(jù)“Theyliketalkingverymuchandsomeofthemcantellfunnyjokes.”可知,鸚鵡可能會給你

帶來很多快樂。故選D。

【16題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，作者寫這篇文章是為了介紹一些關(guān)于動物的事實。故選D。

第二節(jié)

Theword“cartoon“cameformItalian.Itfirstreferredtothepicturebeforeanactual（真實的）drawingonthe

wall.17Sincethe1840s,ithasalsocometomeananydrawingthatishumorous（幽默的）orshowingan

opinion.Itusuallyappearsinanewspaperandmagazine,withorwithoutashorttext.

18Peopleofallagesespeciallyyoungchildrenenjoyallkindsofcartoonsinnewspapersand

magazines,ortelevisionandatthemovies.Cartoonsnotonlyshowtheirlife,buthelpformit.19They

haveofferedideastoplays,moviesandtelevisionseriesandsoon.Namesorwordsformcartoonserieshavealso

comeintomodernlanguages.

Manycartoonists（漫畫家）drawwithspecialpens.Someusethecomputers.Surely,computersareespecially

effectiveforthemakingofanimated（栩栩如生的）cartoons.20Peopleespeciallychildrenlikecartoons

becausetheyshowandmakethelifecolorful.

A.Thishelpsustoenjoymorelivelycartoons.

B.Theyhavesetthestyleforclothingfood,mannerandmanyotherthings.

C.Inthemid-19thcentury,itcameintoEnglish.

D.Todaycartoonsareapartofthedailylivesofmostpeople.

E.Youcanfindalotofcartoonsinthenewspaperormagazines

【答案】17.C18.D19.B20.A

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇說明文，文章介紹了卡通的發(fā)展以及它的影響。

【17題詳解】

根據(jù)"Sincethe1840s,ithasalsocometomeananydrawingthatishumorous（幽默的）orshowinganopinion."可

知，19世紀(jì)40年代以后它意味著幽默、諷刺或表達(dá)觀點的繪畫，設(shè)空處應(yīng)該是說卡通的發(fā)展。選項C“在

19世紀(jì)中期，它出現(xiàn)在英語中?！狈险Z境。故選C。

【18題詳解】

根據(jù)"Peopleofallagesespeciallyyoungchildrenenjoyallkindsofcartoonsinnewspapersandmagazines,or

televisionandatthemovies.”可知，大多數(shù)人喜歡卡通，選項D“今天，卡通是大多數(shù)人日常生活的一部

分。”符合語境。故選D。

【19題詳解】

根據(jù)"Cartoonsnotonlyshowtheirlife,buthelpformit.”可知，卡通于形成生活，選項B“他們?yōu)榉b、食

物、舉止和許多其他事情設(shè)定了風(fēng)格?！狈险Z境。故選B。

【20題詳解】

根據(jù)"Peopleespeciallychildrenlikecartoonsbecausetheyshowandmakethelifecolorfill.''可知,卡通展現(xiàn)豐富

多彩的生活，選項A“這有助于我們欣賞更生動的動畫片。”符合語境。故選A。

四、完形填空

閱讀短文，理解其大意，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

LiPingisamiddleschoolstudent.HeisnowstudyinginGrade8inamiddleschoolinGuangzhou,

Guangdong.Hehadlotsof21whenhewaslittle.Butastimegoesby,thereisonlyonedreamtillinhis

mind.

LiPingsayswhenhewasachild,heheardaboutrocketsandspaceships.

22.hedidn'tknowwhattheywere.Later,hestartedtoknowthatscientistsmake23to

carrypeopleandthingsintospace.Fromthenon,hebecameveryinterestedin24.Heisalwaysdreaming

thathecanflytospaceto25theEarthoneday.

Inschool,LiPinglearnedthatthefirstmanflewintospacein1961,andlater,more26travelledinto

spacesuccessfully.Heknewthatnot27couldtravelintospace.More28.ifhecanflytospace,

hemustbetrainedspecially.

LiPingknowsifsnot29tomakehisdreamcometrue,buthedecidestotryhisbest.Hesays,"I've

hadthisdreamformanyyears.Itbringsmealotofhappinessandalwaysmakesmestudy30.Evenifit

doesn,tcometrueintheend,Iwon'tbesorry.”

21.A.jobsB.dreamsC.friendsD.teachers

22.A.SuchasB.OfcourseC.AtfirstD.Atleast

23.A.trainsB.bikesC.carsD.rockets

24.A.spaceB.shipC.planetD.plane

25.A.takeinB.lookafterC.helpwithD.lookat

26.A.writersB.peopleC.astronautsD.children

27.A.everybodyB.anybodyC.somebodyD.nobody

28.A.importantlyB.hardlyC.stronglyD.luckily

29.A.strangeB.easyC.difficultD.expensive

30.A.easierB.betterC.louderD.harder

【答案】21.B22.C23.D24.A25.D26.C27.A28.A29.B30.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了就讀八年級的學(xué)生一直擁有太空夢，家人和老師經(jīng)常鼓勵他，他也決定盡自己最

大努力去實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。

[21題詳解】

句意：他小時候有很多夢想。

jobs工作；dreams夢想；friends朋友；teachers老師。根據(jù)下文“thereisonlyonedreamstillinhismind”可

知，此處指李平小時候有許多的夢想。故選B。

【22題詳解】

句意：起初，他不知道它們是什么。

Suchas例如;Ofcourse當(dāng)然；Atfirst起初；Atleast至少。根據(jù)“Later,hestartedtoknow...”可知，李平一

開始并不知道火箭和宇宙飛船是什么。故選C。

【23題詳解】

句意：后來，他開始知道科學(xué)家制造火箭為了把人和東西送入太空。

trains火車；bikes自行車；cars汽車；rockets火箭。根據(jù)上下文“heheardaboutrocketsandspaceships”可

知，李平聽說了火箭和宇宙飛船，后來知道科學(xué)家制造火箭是為了把人和東西送入太空。故選D。

【24題詳解】

句意：從那時起，他開始對太空非常感興趣。

space太空；ship船；planet行星；plane飛機。根據(jù)下文”...hecanflytospace”可知，李平對太空非常感興

趣。故選A。

【25題詳解】

句意：他總是夢想有一天能飛到太空去看地球。

takein吸收；lookafter照顧；helpwith幫助；lookat看。根據(jù)“Heisalwaysdreamingthathecanflytospace

to...”可知，李平夢想有一天能飛到太空去看地球。故選D。

【26題詳解】

句意：后來，更多的宇航員成功地進(jìn)入太空。

writers作家；people人；astronauts宇航員；children孩子。根據(jù)常識可知，從第一個宇航員進(jìn)入太空以

后，越來越多的宇航員成功進(jìn)入了宇宙。故選C。

【27題詳解】

句意：他知道不是每個人都能進(jìn)入太空。

everybody每個人；anybody任何人；somebody某人；nobody沒有人。根據(jù)下文

“hemustbetrainedspecially”可知，李平知道不是每個人都可以飛上太空。故選A。

[28題詳解】

句意：更重要的是，如果他能飛上太空，他必須經(jīng)過專門的訓(xùn)練。

importantly重要地；hardly幾乎不；strongly強烈地；luckily幸運地。根據(jù)下文“hemustbetrainedspecially”

可知，飛上太空前他必須經(jīng)過專門的訓(xùn)練，這一點很重要。故選A。

【29題詳解】

句意：李平知道實現(xiàn)自己的夢想并不容易。

strange奇怪的；easy容易的；difficult困難的；expensive昂貴的。根據(jù)上下文“buthedecidestotryhisbest”

可知，李平知道實現(xiàn)夢想并不容易。故選B。

【30題詳解】

句意：它給了我很多快樂，總是讓我更努力地學(xué)習(xí)。

easier更容易地；better更好地；louder更大聲地；harder更努力地。根據(jù)上下文“makesmestudy”可知，李

平的夢想總是讓他更努力地學(xué)習(xí)。故選D。

五、語篇填空

語法填空

Whatisateacher?Well,foralongtime,Ithinkateacherisjustsomeonewhoteaches.ButitwasnotuntilImet

mymusicteacherthatIrealizedmyunderstandingwastoosimple.

WhenI31(one)arrivedatmymusicclassatschool,Ihadalmostnoknowledgeofhow

32(play)theflute.Icouldn'tgetthebasicnotes(音符)right.Itseemedlikeadreamformetogivea

showinfrontoftheschool.33,mymusicteacher,Mr.Nevola,guidedmetoworktowardsmydreams.

Hespentalotoftimeinfindingtherightflutebookformeandspentmoretime34(teach)me.

WhenIwasunabletorememberthenotes,35taughtmetheskill:FACE.A—"la";C-"do”;E-

“mi”.ThiswayIcanrememberthenotesmuch36(quickly)thanbefore.

Healsotriedtomakemusicclassfun.Weplayedgamesthathelpeddevelopoursenseofrhythm(節(jié)感)and

sharedsomefavoritemusic37(piece)oncertaindays.Wetalkedaboutthemusicbackgroundfromall

overtheworldandlearned38thedevelopmentofmusicintheUS.

ThankstoMr.Nevola,I39(true)fellinlovewiththeflute.Aftersixmonths,Iwasabletoblow

sevennotesinonebreath.Whilethismightnotseemlike40hugesuccess,Iamstillproudofitand

thankfultoMr.Nevolawhohelpedmemakeithappen.

【答案】31.first

32.toplay

33.However

34.teaching

35.he36.morequickly

37.pieces38.about

39.truly40.a

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講了作者在遇到音樂老師后，在老師的幫助下愛上了笛子，并取得了一些成績，由此對老

師的認(rèn)識發(fā)生了改變。

[31題詳解】

句意：當(dāng)我第一次來到學(xué)校的音樂課時，我?guī)缀醪恢廊绾未甸L笛?？仗幨褂酶痹~修飾動詞arrived。one

一，基數(shù)詞；first第一，副詞。故填first。

【32題詳解】

句意：當(dāng)我第一次來到學(xué)校的音樂課時，我?guī)缀醪恢廊绾未甸L笛。此處是“疑問詞+動詞不定式”作賓

語，故填toplay。

【33題詳解】

句意：然而，我的音樂老師Nevola先生引導(dǎo)我朝著我的夢想努力。前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，后面有逗號，應(yīng)用

however,然而，副詞。故填However。

【34題詳解】

句意：他花了很多時間為我尋找合適的長笛書，并花了更多的時間教我。spend…doing…為固定句式，意

為“花...做....”,空處使用動名詞。teach教,動詞。動名詞為teaching。故填teaching。

【35題詳解】

句意：當(dāng)我記不住音符時，他教我技巧：FACE.F-"fa”；A-"la”；C-“do”；根據(jù)“Hespentalotof

timeinfindingtherightflutebookformeandspentmoretimeteachingme."可知，他教作者技巧。he他，人

稱代詞主格，在句中作主語。故填he。

【36題詳解】

句意：這樣我能比以前更快地記住音符。根據(jù)空前much可知，空處使用比較級形式。quickly快地，副

詞。比較級形式為morequickly。故填morequickly。

【37題詳解】

句意：我們玩游戲來培養(yǎng)節(jié)奏感，在特定的日子里分享一些最喜歡的音樂。some修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，故填

pieceso

【38題詳解】

句意：我們討論了來自世界各地的音樂背景，并了解了美國音樂的發(fā)展。根據(jù)空后“thedevelopmentof

musicintheUS”可知，作者和音樂老師了解了美國音樂的發(fā)展。learnabout了解，是固定短語。故填

abouto

[39題詳解】

句意:多虧了Nevola先生，我才真正愛上了長笛?？仗幨褂酶痹~修飾動詞。true真的，形容詞；truly真正

地，副詞。故填truly。

【40題詳解】

句意：雖然這看起來不是一個巨大的成功，但我仍然為此感到自豪，并感謝Nevola先生幫助我實現(xiàn)了這一

目標(biāo)。根據(jù)空后“hugesuccess”可知，雖然這看起來不是一個巨大的成功。空處使用不定冠詞。huge以輔音

音素開頭，使用不定冠詞a。故填a。

六、閱讀與表達(dá)

閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答問題。

Lastmonth,IhadtotravelbetweenEdinburghandLondonforbusiness.Ihadtochangetrainsthreetimes.

Thetrainswereold,slow,andnotverycomfortable,andthejourneytookmorethan6hours.WhenIarrivedinthe

capital,Iwastootiredtowork.Butmanypeoplehavetotravelbetweentheseimportantcities,sowhyisthe

journeyalwayssodifficult?

Travelcanbemucheasier.Wecould,forexample,buildamaglev（磁懸浮）trainlinetoconnectLondonand

Edinburgh.Maglevtrainsusemagnets（磁鐵）toliftthemabovetheground,andcantravelmorethan500

kilometresanhour.Theyarenotonlyfast,butalsoquitecomfortable.Maglevtrainsarealsogoodforthe

environmentbecausetheyrunonelectricity.

OneexampleofamaglevisinShanghai.TheShanghaiMaglevhasbeenopensinceJanuary2001,and

connectsthePudongInternationalAirporttoanundergroundstationmuchclosertothecentreofthecity.Insteadof

havingtowaitforanexpensivetaxioracrowdedbus,peoplecannowtravel30kilometresinonlyaroundseven

minutes.Thismakestravelfast,comfortableandconvenient.

Althoughthisisashortjourney,amaglevtrainwoulddojustaswellforlong-distancetravel,suchasthe535

kilometresbetweenLondonandEdinburgh.Withoutquestion,maglevtrainsarethebestwaytoimprovetravel

aroundthecountry.

41.HowdidthewritertravelbetweenEdinburghandLondonlastmonth?

42.Howfastcanthemaglevtrainsgoanhour?

43.WhendidtheShanghaiMaglevopen?

44.Whichwouldyouliketochoosefortravellingbetweenbytrainorbyplane?Why?Write30wordsormore.

【答案】41.Bytrain.

42.Morethan500kilometresanhour.

43.InJanuary2001.

44.Byplane.Becausetheplaneisthefastestmodeoftransportation.Passengerscancompletelong-distancetravel

inafewhours.Moreover,modernairplanesprovidecomfortableseats,personalentertainmentsystemsandfoodand

drinks.（答案合理即可）

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了磁懸浮列車的優(yōu)點。

[41題詳解】

*艮據(jù)"Lastmonth,IhadtotravelbetweenEdinburghandLondonforbusiness.Ihadtochangetrainsthree

times.”可知，上個月作者乘坐火車在愛丁堡和倫敦之間旅行。故填Bytrain.

【42題詳解】

卞艮據(jù)"Maglevtrainsusemagnets（磁鐵）toliftthemabovetheground,andcantravelmorethan500kilometresan

hour.”可知，磁懸浮列車的時速超過500公里。故填Morethan500kilometresanhour.

[43題詳解】

根據(jù)"TheShanghaiMaglevhasbeenopensinceJanuary2001,”可知，上海磁懸浮列車自2001年1月開始運

營，故填I(lǐng)nJanu