2024-2025學(xué)年第一學(xué)期初三期中學(xué)情調(diào)查初三年級(jí)Therewasasuccessfuloldfarmerwhogrewtomatoesformanyyears.Oneday,hisgrandsontoldhim,“Grandfather,Iwantto1greatthingsinlifeandmakeallofmydreamscometrue.WhatarethethingsIshouldavoid?”Thefarmerthoughtforamomentandsaid,“Firstofall,youshouldn’tbeafraidtofall.Secondly,don’teverfoolyourself,butthemostimportantofthemall,Iwilltellyouatthepropertime.”O(jiān)neweeklater,thefarmertookhisgrandsontohis2forthefirsttime.Heshowedhimalargeplacewherehegrewtomatoes.Whenthefarmersawhow3thelittleboywas,heaskedhim,“Howdoyouseethem?”Theboyreplied,“Theylookveryhealthy.Theirleavesaregreenandtheirfruitsaresmoothandred.”Thefarmersmiled.Thenhetookhimtoanothersmallplaceandasked,“Howabouttheseones?Canyou4themwiththeothers?”Theboyshookhisheadandsaid,“Theydon’tlookhealthy.Theirleavesareyellowandtheyhaven’tdevelopedanyfruityet.Whatdoyou5thereason?”Thefarmersaid,“That’sbecausetheseweedsarecompetingwiththemain6fornutrientsinthesoil.”Thenthefarmerheldhisgrandson7hisarmsandsaid,“Nowisthetimetoansweryourquestioncompletely.Themostimportantthingyoushouldavoidtobecome8inlifearenegativepeople.Thesepeopleareliketheweeds.Andtheywouldstopyoufromreachingyourdreams.Theyhave9toofferastheylikecomplaining.Soyoushouldstayawayfromsuchkindofpeople.Bearoundpeoplewhobringasmiletoyourfaceandfillyourheartwithjoy.Chooseyourfriends10andtheywillneverputyoudown.”1.A.winB.celebrateC.achieveD.lose2.A.houseB.companyC.fieldD.school3.A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.scaredD.ashamed4.A.communicateB.coverC.shareD.compare5.A.thinkoverB.thinkupC.thinkforD.thinkof6.A.reasonsB.cropsC.ideasD.problems7.A.onB.inC.atD.by第1頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)第2頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)8.A.worriedB.healthyC.successfulD.optimistic9.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything10.A.peacefullyB.directlyC.wiselyD.proudlyATodayChinaistheworld’sbiggesteaterofwheat.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.WheatonlycametonorthernChinatowardtheendoftheNeolithic(新石器)period,some4,600yearsago.Inthebeginning,wheatdidn’tseemtobesodeliciousandhadbeentreatedasacropofrealneedratherthanacookingpleasure.ThefirstfarmersofnorthernChinastartedtogrowmillet(粟)asearlyas11,500yearsago.BythetimeoftheTangDynasty,wheathadbecomeamajorcrop.Butlittlewasknownaboutexactlywhythischangehappened.Tolookfortheanswer,Icollectednearly1,200datapointscoveringmorethan50placesfromthemid-Neolithic,about9,000yearsago,totheendoftheEasternHanDynastyin220AD.Theplaceswereacross8modernprovinces,fromGansuProvinceinthenorthwesttoShandongProvinceintheeast.Onepossibleexplanationisamajorclimatechange,calledtheHoloceneEvent3,whichhappened4,000to4,500yearsago.Atthattime,theclimatebecamecolderanddrieracrosstheland,causinglessandlesscropproduction.Besidesthis,thelateNeolithicperiodwasalsoatimeofrapidpopulationgrowtharoundtheworld.Withanincreasingpopulationandunsteadycropproduction,itisreasonabletoimaginethatNeolithicfarmersinnorthernChinaweretryinghardtolive.Wheat,itturnsout,actuallyneedsmorewaterthanmillet,makingitseemapoorchoiceforadryperiodofhistory.Butimportantly,itcanbesowed(播種)aftermillethasbeenharvested.That,wethink,isthemostlikelyreasonwhythepeopleacrossnorthernChinastartedtogrowwheat.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutwheatfromParagraph2?A.Itwasapoorchoiceatthebeginning.B.ItwasgrowninChina11,500yearsago.C.ItwastheearliestcropgrowninChina.第3頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)D.Itreplacedmilletforitsgreattaste.12.WhatdoesthenumberinParagraph3show?A.Thewriterdidresearchwidely.B.Thewriterdidtheresearchalone.C.Thewriterfoundtheexactanswer.D.Thewriterwasgoodatcollectingdata.13.WhatwasprobablythemainreasontogrowwheatinNorthChina?ATheharvestofmilletwasnotpleasing..B.Thewatertherewasenoughatthattime.C.Itneededbetterweatherconditionsthere.D.Itwasapropersowingseasonaftermillet.14.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowmilletwasintroducedintoChina.B.HowChinabecamethebiggestwheateater.C.WhyChinesefarmersturnedtogrowwheat.D.Whywheatgrowthwasaffectedbyclimate.15.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?A.1/234/56B.12/3/456C.1/2345/6D.123/45/6BBuckdidnotreadthenewspapers.HedidnotknowthattroublewascomingforeverybigdoginCalifornia.Gold-diggershadfoundgoldinnorthwestCanada,andthesemenwantedbig,strongdogstoworkfortheminthecoldandsnowofthenorth.BuckhadlivedinMr.Miller’shouseforfouryearssincehewasborn.Therewerelargegardensandfieldsoffruittreesaroundthehouseandarivernearby.Inabigplacelikethis,ofcourse,thereweremanyotherdogs,but,theylivedtogetherinthekennels(狗舍),orinsidethehouse.ButBuckwasneitherahousedognorakenneldog.Hewasking—kingoverthewholeofMr.Miller’slands.HewentswimmingwithMr.Miller’ssons,andwalkingwithhisdaughters.Hecarriedthegrandchildrenonhisback,andhesatatMr.Miller’sfeetinfrontofthe第4頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)fireinwinter.Thiswas1897whenthediscoveryofgoldbroughtmenfromeverywheretonorthwestCanadaforgold-digging.ButBuckdidnotreadthenewspapers.AndhedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofMr.Miller’sfarmers,neededmoneyforhislargefamily.Oneday,whenMr.Millerwasawayonbusiness,ManuelandBuckleftthegardentogether.Itwasjustaneveningwalk,Buckthought.Noonesawthemgo,andonlyastrangemansawthemarriveattherailwaystation.ThismantalkedtoManuel,andgavehimsomemoney.ThenhetiedapieceofropearoundBuck’sneck.Buckgrowled.Graduallyitwashardforhimtobreathewhentheropewaspulledhardaroundhisneck.Hejumpedatthemaninanger.ThemancaughtBuckandforcedhimtolieonhisback.Forafewmomentshewasunabletomove.Whenthetrainarrived,thetwomenthrewhimintothetrain...—TakenfromtheTheCalloftheWild16.Whydidthesegold-diggerswantbigdogs?A.Tokillbigdogsformeat.B.Tosellbigdogsformoney.C.Totrainbigdogsforgold-digging.D.Totakecareoftheirchildren.17.WhatcanwelearnaboutBuckfromthepassage?A.Buckisakenneldoginsteadofahousedog.B.Buckwastheownerofthehouse.C.Buckhadawonderfullifebeforethediscoveryofgold.D.Buckwasrescuedsuccessfullyfinally.18.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbyusingthesentence“Buckdidnotreadthenewspapers”twice?A.Buckdidn’thavethegoodhabitofreading.B.Buckdidn’tknowhowtogethelpfromthenewspapers.C.Buckdidn’texpecthimselftobeinadangeroussituation.D.Buckdidn’tknowManueljustwantedaneveningwalkwithhim.19.WhatmightBuckdowhenhewasthrownintothetrain?A.BuckmissedManuelandhisfamily.B.Buckwasangryandtriedtorunaway.C.Buckwasexcitedforthenewadventure.D.Bucklaydownandwenttosleeppeacefully.第5頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)20.Whatisthecorrectorderoftheeventsinthestory?①Buckwasthrownintothetrain.②ManueltookBuckoutforawalk.③Buckwastiedwitharopeandsold.④BucklivedasakinginMr.Miller’shouse.A.④②③①B.④①②③C.②④③①D.③①④②CThissummer,ChinaisusingtechnologiesfromdronestoAImodelstoimprovetheresponsetodisasters.Gaemi,thethirdtyphoonofthisyear,landedincoastalFujianProvinceinJuly25.Duringthefollowingdays,about312,700peopleweremovedtoasaferplace,withnomajorincidentsreportedintheprovince.Damagedpowerandpowerequipmentwerefixedquicklyandputintouseagain.TheeffectiveresponsewasalsoreflectedintheearlywarningFlashSMS(ShortMessageService).Nearly350,000officialswhoareresponsiblefordisasterpreventionandreliefworkreceivedthealertmessagesbeforethetyphoonarrived.Theyshouldclicktoconfirmthemessagesuntiltheydisappear.Thisisthefirsttimethemeteorologicaldepartment(氣象部門)hastriedthereminderservice,saidLinWeihua,ameteorologicalofficialofFujian,notingthatithelpedwiththereliefwork.WhiletheFlashSMShelpspeoplepreparewhenatyphooncomes,dronesflyingintoitenableforecasterstotrackitmoreclosely.InthemorningofJuly21,adronecalledHaiyan-1wassenttoenterPrapiroon,thefourthtyphoonoftheyear,whichjustformedintheSouthChinaSea.Afteratwo-hourflight,morethan4,200dataitemsweresenttotheMeteorologicalbig-datacloudplatform,whichhelpedcreatea3Dpictureofthetyphoon’sstructure.Apartfromdrones,morenewtechnologiesandinnovationshavebeenadoptedacrossthecountrytohelppeoplehandletheextremeweatherandprotectlivesandproperties.21.Whathappenedwhenthereminderservicewasused?A.Therewereincidentsinthedisaster.B.Allthecitizensreceivedthemessages.C.Peopleweretoldhowtoescapeintheflood.D.Themessagesdidn’tdisappearuntiltheofficialsclickedit.22.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedrones?第6頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)A.Dronescansavepeople’slife.B.Dronescan’ttrackthedisastermoreclosely.C.Dronescanhelpcollectdataitemswhenthetyphooncomes.D.Dronesareusedinallthenaturaldisastersacrossthecountry.23.Whatdoestheword“adopted”mostprobablymean?A.decidedB.usedC.abandonedD.adapted24.Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellus?A.Dronescantaketheplaceofhumanbeings.B.Naturaldisasterswilldisappearinthefuture.C.Technologiescanhelpusindifferentfields.D.Technologiesplayanimportantroleindisasterrelief.25.InwhichpartofaShenzhenwebsitecanyoufindthispassage?A.Story.B.Weekfun.C.Lifestyle.D.News.Cottonorplastic:whichkindofbagisbetterfortheenvironment?Manyofuswouldnaturallysaythatthecottonbagisthebest,butthatmightonlybetrueifyouusethatbagthousandsoftimes.26Thereisnodoubtthatplasticisharmfultotheenvironmentinmanyways.27Thrown-awayplasticcansitandstayforcenturies,orcanpollutethesea,causingharmtowildlifeandbreakingdownintopollutingmicroplastics.Becauseofthesefactors(因素),manypeople-arelookingforwaystoreducetheirplasticuse.However,it’snotaseasyastheythink.28It’scertainlymorebiodegradable(可降解)thanplastic,butthismightbeonlyadvantage.Theproductionofcottonrequiresfarmoreenergy,waterandsoon.Asthebagsareheavier,transportingthemwillleadtohighercarbonemissions(碳排放).AnarticlefromColumbiaUniversitysuggeststhatcottonshoppingbagsneedtobeusedover7,000timesbeforetheyaremorevaluablethanplasticones. 29Lightweightplasticincarsandplaneshelpreduceoiluseandemissions.Ifwedidn’tusesomuchplasticinclothingandshoes,weneedplentyofland,waterandotherthingsforenoughnaturalproducts.Plasticlastsforcenturies.Thisisthereasonwhyitisharmfultotheenvironment,butitalsomeansitcanbeusedtomakethingsthatcanbere-usedagainandagain.30Plasticcancauseseriousharmtotheenvironment,andeffortstothrowlessofitawaycanreducethis.Re-usingitmorecouldbeonewaytoachievethis.第7頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)ALet’sseeourcottonbag..B.Theproblemisthatweoftendon’t.C.Surprised?Keeponandwe’llexplain.D.Doyouwonderwhichshouldbebetter?E.It’snotjustaboutcottonbagsforshopping.F.Producingitcancauseharmfulgasintotheair. 31LiPingisanursingstudent.Sheiskind,andwantstohelptheoldwithwhatshehaslearnt. 32ZhaoJunisalwaysworriedabouttheenvironmentofthecityHewantstohelptopickup.Rubbishinthepublicplaces. 33ChengGuodoeswellinherartlessons.Shewantstobeanartteacherinthefuture. 34WangMeilivesinGnangzhonandgoestoschoolbysubway.SheknowsallthelinesA.SpecialTravelersNeededDoyouliketravelingduringMayDayholiday?WearegoingtomanyparksinourcityTakeabigbagwithyou,andwewillpickuprubbishandkeeptheparksclean.B.VolunteersWantedforGZMetroThereare16subwaylinesnowworkinginGuangzhousoweneedlotsofvolunteersfrommiddleschoolstoshowthewayonweekends.ThevolunteersmustknowGuangzhouwell.C.TeachersNeededinArtSchoolInordertohelpstudentsknowmoreaboutChinesetraditionalartweplantoteachdrawing,andpapercutting.Ifyouaregoodatart,welcometojoinus!D.VolunteersWantedintheCityMuseumTherewillbeanexhibitionaboutlocalcultureWeneedvolunteerstoguideforeignvisitorsandintroducetheinformationabouttheexhibits.IfyouareinterestedinitandgoodatEnglish,comeandjoinus!E.VolunteersWantedinMedicalSchool第8頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)well.SheisfreeeverySaturdayafternoon. 35LiHuaisgoodatspeakingEnglish.HelikestointroducethingsaboutChinatoforeignfriendsInordertocollectinformationabouthealthcare,weneedvolunteerstopayhomevisitsanddosomeinterview.FVolunteersWantedintheRedCrossAfreemedicalcheckfortheoldwillbeheldinthecommunityattheweekend.Volunteerswithnursingandmedicalbackgroundarewelcomedtohelp.WhenChinesepeopletalkaboutChineseteaculturetoday,theywon’tmissanimportantpersoninChinesehistory—LuYu.He36(respect)asa“SageofTea(茶圣)”forhisachievementsintheChineseteaculture.Heisbest-known37TheClassicofTea,thefirstworkongrowing,makinganddrinkingtea.LuwasborninJinglingin733A.D.Asachild,hebecameastudentofZouFuzi.Thankstohis38(teacher)guidance,helearntalot.Heoftenmadeteaforhisteacher.Healsotookcareofhisfellowstudents’healthby39(use)hisknowledgeonteaandherbs(草藥).LuYuoftenwenttothecountryside40(gather)tealeavesandherbs.Ononeofthe41(trip),LuYufound42spring.Thewaterwasquiteclearandclean.WhenLumadeteawiththisspringwater,he43(find)theteatastedbetterthanusual.Fromthenon,herealizedtheimportanceofwaterqualityinmakingtea.In752A.D.,LuYufinishedhisstudiesandreturnedtoJingling,wherehemetCuiGuofu.Bothmensharedthesameinterestsintea,literatureandpoetry.Theysoonbecamegoodfriends.Sincethen,thetwohadspentmuchtimetravelling,drinkingteaandwritingpoemstogether. 44amanofliterature,LuYulearntalotfromthatperiod.Cui,withhisrichexperienceandskillsinwriting,becameacoachofLu.HeprovidednecessaryhelpforLu’swriting.ItwasduringthistimethatLufinallywrotetheamazingworkTheClassicofTea45(success).第9頁(yè)/共9頁(yè)46.假如你是李華，你上周末參加的“梧桐山——徒步清野活動(dòng)”受到同學(xué)們的廣泛關(guān)注。請(qǐng)你在“英語一分鐘演講”上給同學(xué)們做分享。要點(diǎn)如下：1.活動(dòng)的時(shí)間，地點(diǎn)；2.你參加此次活動(dòng)的原因；3.感受和號(hào)召。要求：1.80詞左右(開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)內(nèi))；2.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名及學(xué)校名稱；3.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使語句通順、條理清楚、意義連貫；4.書寫規(guī)范，卷面整潔。提示詞：徒步清野PickupTrashwhileHikingDearteachersandfellowstudents,Itismygreathonortogiveaspeechhere.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thankyou!2024-2025學(xué)年第一學(xué)期初三期中學(xué)情調(diào)查初三年級(jí)Therewasasuccessfuloldfarmerwhogrewtomatoesformanyyears.Oneday,hisgrandsontoldhim,“Grandfather,Iwantto1greatthingsinlifeandmakeallofmydreamscometrue.WhatarethethingsIshouldavoid?”Thefarmerthoughtforamomentandsaid,“Firstofall,youshouldn’tbeafraidtofall.Secondly,don’teverfoolyourself,butthemostimportantofthemall,Iwilltellyouatthepropertime.”O(jiān)neweeklater,thefarmertookhisgrandsontohis2forthefirsttime.Heshowedhimalargeplacewherehegrewtomatoes.Whenthefarmersawhow3thelittleboywas,heaskedhim,“Howdoyouseethem?”Theboyreplied,“Theylookveryhealthy.Theirleavesaregreenandtheirfruitsaresmoothandred.”Thefarmersmiled.Thenhetookhimtoanothersmallplaceandasked,“Howabouttheseones?Canyou4themwiththeothers?”Theboyshookhisheadandsaid,“Theydon’tlookhealthy.Theirleavesareyellowandtheyhaven’tdevelopedanyfruityet.Whatdoyou5thereason?”Thefarmersaid,“That’sbecausetheseweedsarecompetingwiththemain6fornutrientsinthesoil.”Thenthefarmerheldhisgrandson7hisarmsandsaid,“Nowisthetimetoansweryourquestioncompletely.Themostimportantthingyoushouldavoidtobecome8inlifearenegativepeople.Thesepeopleareliketheweeds.Andtheywouldstopyoufromreachingyourdreams.Theyhave9toofferastheylikecomplaining.Soyoushouldstayawayfromsuchkindofpeople.Bearoundpeoplewhobringasmiletoyourfaceandfillyourheartwithjoy.Chooseyourfriends10andtheywillneverputyoudown.”1.A.winB.celebrateC.achieveD.lose2.A.houseB.companyC.fieldD.school3.A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.scaredD.ashamed4.A.communicateB.coverC.shareD.compare5.A.thinkoverB.thinkupC.thinkforD.thinkof6.A.reasonsB.cropsC.ideasD.problems7.A.onB.inC.atD.by第2頁(yè)/共17頁(yè)8.A.worriedB.healthyC.successfulD.optimistic9.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything10.A.peacefullyB.directlyC.wiselyD.proudly【答案】1.C2.C3.A4.D5.D6.B7.B8.C9.B10.C【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了一位種西紅柿很多年的農(nóng)夫通過兩塊長(zhǎng)勢(shì)不同的西紅柿地，來告訴他的孫子在生活中和成功的路上要遠(yuǎn)離消極抱怨的人?！?題詳解】句意：一天，他的孫子告訴他：“爺爺，我想在生活中完成更偉大的事，讓我的所有夢(mèng)想都實(shí)現(xiàn)。我應(yīng)該避免哪些事？?win贏得；celebrate慶祝；achieve實(shí)現(xiàn)；lose失去。根據(jù)搭配“Iwantto…greatthingsinlifeandmakeallofmydreamscometrue”可知是實(shí)現(xiàn)大事，achieve符合。故選C?！?題詳解】句意：一周后，這位農(nóng)夫第一次帶他的孫子到他的田地。house房子；company公司；feild田地；school學(xué)校。根據(jù)后句“Heshowedhimalargeplacewherehegrewtomatoes.”可知此處指帶到田地里，應(yīng)用“field“。故選C?！?題詳解】句意：當(dāng)這位農(nóng)夫看到小男孩如此驚訝時(shí)，他問：“你覺得它們?cè)趺礃樱?surprised感到驚訝的；satisfied滿意的；scared害怕的；ashamed羞愧的。根據(jù)語境“Oneweeklater,thefarmertookhisgrandsontohisfieldforthefirsttime.Heshowedhimalargeplacewherehegrewtomatoes.”可知男孩第一次到爺爺?shù)拇筠r(nóng)場(chǎng)，應(yīng)是感到驚訝。故選A?！?題詳解】句意：你能把它們和另外一些相比較嗎？communicate交流；cover覆蓋；share分享；compare比較。根據(jù)“Canyou…themwiththeothers?”可知此處指比較兩塊地的西紅柿，應(yīng)用“compare”，compare…with…“把……和……相比”。故選D?！?題詳解】句意：你認(rèn)為原因是什么？thinkover仔細(xì)考慮；thinkup想出；thinkfor替……著想；thinkof認(rèn)為。根據(jù)“Whatdoyou…thereason?”可知此處表示認(rèn)為，應(yīng)用“thinkof”。故選D。【6題詳解】句意：那個(gè)農(nóng)夫說：“那是因?yàn)檫@些種子在和土里的主要作物競(jìng)爭(zhēng)營(yíng)養(yǎng)?！钡?頁(yè)/共17頁(yè)reasons原因；crops莊稼；ideas想法；problems問題。根據(jù)“That’sbecausetheseweedsarecompetingwiththemain…fornutrientsinthesoil.”可知此處指種子和主要農(nóng)作物競(jìng)爭(zhēng)營(yíng)養(yǎng)，應(yīng)用“crops”。故選B?！?題詳解】句意：然后農(nóng)夫攬住他的孫子說：“現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候完整回答你的問題了?！眔n在……上；in在……里；at在；by通過。根據(jù)“Thenthefarmerheldhisgrandson…h(huán)isarms”可知此處是holdsb.inone’sarms“擁抱某人”。故選B?！?題詳解】句意：你想成功，最重要的是遠(yuǎn)離那些消極的人。worried擔(dān)憂的；healthy健康的；successful成功的；optimistic樂觀的。根據(jù)上文“Iwanttoachievegreatthingsinlifeandmakeallofmydreamscometrue.WhatarethethingsIshouldavoid?”可知孫子問的問題是想要成功需要避免什么，因此此處應(yīng)用“successful”。故選C?！?題詳解】句意：因?yàn)樗麄兿矚g抱怨，他們沒有什么東西可以給予他人。something某物；nothing什么都沒有；everything一切；anything任何東西。根據(jù)語境“Andtheywouldstopyoufromreachingyourdreams.Theyhave…toofferastheylikecomplaining.”可知此處指愛抱怨的人沒有可以給予別人的東西，應(yīng)用“nothing”。故選B?！?0題詳解】句意：明智地選擇你的朋友，他們將永不會(huì)讓你失望。peacefully平靜地；directly直接地；wisely明智地；proudly驕傲的。根據(jù)上文“Soyoushouldstayawayfromsuchkindofpeople.Bearoundpeoplewhobringasmiletoyourfaceandfillyourheartwithjoy.”可知此處指要明智地選擇朋友，應(yīng)用“wisely”。故選C。ATodayChinaistheworld’sbiggesteaterofwheat.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.WheatonlycametonorthernChinatowardtheendoftheNeolithic(新石器)period,some4,600yearsago.Inthebeginning,wheatdidn’tseemtobesodeliciousandhadbeentreatedasacropofrealneedratherthanacookingpleasure.ThefirstfarmersofnorthernChinastartedtogrowmillet(粟)asearlyas11,500yearsago.By第4頁(yè)/共17頁(yè)thetimeoftheTangDynasty,wheathadbecomeamajorcrop.Butlittlewasknownaboutexactlywhythischangehappened.Tolookfortheanswer,Icollectednearly1,200datapointscoveringmorethan50placesfromthemid-Neolithic,about9,000yearsago,totheendoftheEasternHanDynastyin220AD.Theplaceswereacross8modernprovinces,fromGansuProvinceinthenorthwesttoShandongProvinceintheeast.Onepossibleexplanationisamajorclimatechange,calledtheHoloceneEvent3,whichhappened4,000to4,500yearsago.Atthattime,theclimatebecamecolderanddrieracrosstheland,causinglessandlesscropproduction.Besidesthis,thelateNeolithicperiodwasalsoatimeofrapidpopulationgrowtharoundtheworld.Withanincreasingpopulationandunsteadycropproduction,itisreasonabletoimaginethatNeolithicfarmersinnorthernChinaweretryinghardtolive.Wheat,itturnsout,actuallyneedsmorewaterthanmillet,makingitseemapoorchoiceforadryperiodofhistory.Butimportantly,itcanbesowed(播種)aftermillethasbeenharvested.That,wethink,isthemostlikelyreasonwhythepeopleacrossnorthernChinastartedtogrowwheat.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutwheatfromParagraph2?A.Itwasapoorchoiceatthebeginning.B.ItwasgrowninChina11,500yearsago.C.ItwastheearliestcropgrowninChina.D.Itreplacedmilletforitsgreattaste.12.WhatdoesthenumberinParagraph3show?A.Thewriterdidresearchwidely.B.Thewriterdidtheresearchalone.C.Thewriterfoundtheexactanswer.D.Thewriterwasgoodatcollectingdata.13.WhatwasprobablythemainreasontogrowwheatinNorthChina?A.Theharvestofmilletwasnotpleasing.B.Thewatertherewasenoughatthattime.C.Itneededbetterweatherconditionsthere.D.Itwasapropersowingseasonaftermillet.14.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowmilletwasintroducedintoChina.第5頁(yè)/共17頁(yè)B.HowChinabecamethebiggestwheateater.C.WhyChinesefarmersturnedtogrowwheat.D.Whywheatgrowthwasaffectedbyclimate.15.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?A.1/234/56B.12/3/456C.1/2345/6D.123/45/6【答案】11.A12.A13.D14.C15.B【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了小麥開始作為農(nóng)作物的歷史以及小麥成為了主要農(nóng)作物的原因?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“Inthebeginning,wheatdidn’tseemtobesodeliciousandhadbeentreatedasacropofrealneedratherthanacookingpleasure.”可知，一開始，小麥似乎并不那么美味，而是被視為真正需要的作物，而不是烹飪的樂趣。由此可知起初小麥?zhǔn)且粋€(gè)不好的選擇。故選A。【12題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“Tolookfortheanswer,Icollectednearly1,200datapointscoveringmorethan50places…fromGansuProvinceinthenorthwesttoShandongProvinceintheeast.”可推知，第三段中的數(shù)字說明了作者做了廣泛的研究。故選A。【13題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Butimportantly,itcanbesowed(播種)aftermillethasbeenharvested.That,wethink,isthemostlikelyreasonwhythepeopleacrossnorthernChinastartedtogrowwheat.”可知，中國(guó)北方人種植小麥的主要原因是它可以在粟收獲后播種。故選D。【14題詳解】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知本文主要講述了小麥開始作為農(nóng)作物的歷史以及小麥成為了主要農(nóng)作物的原因。故選C?！?5題詳解】篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。文章第一段和第二段講述了小麥開始作為農(nóng)作物的歷史；第三段講述了作者為了尋找答案做的廣泛研究，為過渡段；第四、第五和第六段講述了小麥成為主要農(nóng)作物的原因。因此文章結(jié)構(gòu)為12/3/456。故選B。B第6頁(yè)/共17頁(yè)Buckdidnotreadthenewspapers.HedidnotknowthattroublewascomingforeverybigdoginCalifornia.Gold-diggershadfoundgoldinnorthwestCanada,andthesemenwantedbig,strongdogstoworkfortheminthecoldandsnowofthenorth.BuckhadlivedinMr.Miller’shouseforfouryearssincehewasborn.Therewerelargegardensandfieldsoffruittreesaroundthehouse,andarivernearby.Inabigplacelikethis,ofcourse,thereweremanyotherdogs,buttheylivedtogetherinthekennels(狗舍),orinsidethehouse.ButBuckwasneitherahousedognorakenneldog.Hewasking—kingoverthewholeofMr.Miller’slands.HewentswimmingwithMr.Miller’ssons,andwalkingwithhisdaughters.Hecarriedthegrandchildrenonhisback,andhesatatMr.Miller’sfeetinfrontofthefireinwinter.Thiswas1897whenthediscoveryofgoldbroughtmenfromeverywheretonorthwestCanadaforgold-digging.ButBuckdidnotreadthenew