湖南省湘潭市2021年中考英语试卷

…………○……○…………内…………○…………装…………○…………订…………○…………线…………○…………※※请※※不※※要※※在※※装※※订※※线※※内※※答※※题※※…………○…………外…………○…………装…………○…………订…………○…………线…………○……○……○…………内…………○…………装…………○…………订…………○…………线…………○…………学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________…………○…………外…………○…………装…………○…………订…………○…………线…………○…………第=page2424页，总=sectionpages2424页第=page2323页，总=sectionpages2424页绝密·启用前湖南省湘潭市2021年中考英语试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上评卷人得分一、单选题1.ZhangGuimeiis________unusualteacher.Shesetupthefirstfreegirls’highschoolin2008.

A．a

B．an

C．/2.—Isthatbag________,Anna?

—No,it’sTina’s.

A．your

B．yours

C．yourself3.Runningisoneof________sportsinChina.

A．popular

B．morepopular

C．themostpopular4.—Howdoyoustudyforatest,Eric?

—Istudy________workingwithagroup.

A．by

B．with

C．in5.Look!Manypeople________inthepark.

A．dance

B．aredancing

C．weredancing6.—________heavy!Ican’tmovethebag.

—Don’tworry!Letmehelpyou.

A．What

B．How

C．Whata7.Richard________beathomebecausehephonedmefromtheofficejustnow.

A．needn’t

B．mustn’t

C．can’t8.Asisknowntoall,the2022WinterOlympics________inChina.

A．isheld

B．willhold

C．willbeheld9.—TreasureIslandisexciting.

—Iagreewithyou.I________ittwice.

A．haveread

B．hadread

C．read10.—Hi,Jeff.Couldyoupleasetellme________onDragonBoatFestival?

—Iatezongziandwatchedtheboatraces.

A．whatdidyoudo

B．whatdoyoudo

C．whatyoudid评卷人得分二、完型填空Therewasamanwhowasgoingthroughhardtimes.Hewentbankrupt(破产)inbusiness.Althoughheworkedhard,failurewasallthathehadseen.Afterhetriedagainandagain,helefteverythingbehindandwentintoa______.Intheforest,hemetanoldmanwhohadlivedthereforalongtime.He______hisstorywiththeoldman.“Canyougivemeonegoodreasonnotto______?”Heaskedtheoldman.“Look,”theoldmansaid,pointingtotwo______.“Doyouseethatfern(蕨类植物)andbamboothere?”“Yes,”themananswered.“WhenIplantedthefernandbambooseeds(种子),Itookverygoodcareof______.Withinashortperiodoftime,thefern______grewfromtheearth,”theoldmanwenton.“Iwateredandtookcareofthebambooseedforyears,______itdidn’tsprout(发芽).Therewasnosignofgrowth.ButIdidnotgiveupandwenton______it.Inthefifthyear,asmallsproutcameout.Andwithinsixmonths,thetreegrewahundredfeettall.”“Thelittlebambootreehadbeengrowingundergroundforthepast______years,inthefifthyearandbeyond,itdevelopedarootsystem(根系)strongenoughforitsgroundgrowth.Ifithadn’tdonethis,itwouldnotbeasstrongasitisnow.Soyouknow,allthetimeyouweretrying,youwereactuallygrowing______roots,”theoldmansaid.11.

A．field

B．forest

C．garden

12.

A．shared

B．left

C．took

13.

A．growup

B．giveup

C．wakeup

14.

A．plants

B．flowers

C．vegetables

15.

A．them

B．him

C．it

16.

A．hardly

B．slowly

C．quickly

17.

A．or

B．but

C．so

18.

A．lookingafter

B．runningafter

C．lookingfor

19.

A．four

B．five

C．six

20.

A．young

B．weak

C．strong评卷人得分三、阅读理解21.

JOYVolunteerGroupJOINUSNEXTSATURDAY

8:00a.m.-11:00a.m.

Children’sHospital

Takecareofsickchildren

1:00p.m.-2:00p.m.

OldPeople’sHome

Helpdosomecleaning

3:00p.m.5:00p.m.

CityCenterPark

Planttreesaroundthelake

(1)Whendoesthegroupplantovolunteer?

A．ThisSaturday.

B．NextSaturday.

C．NextSunday.

(2)Thegroupwillprobablybeat________at1:30p.m.thatday.

A．Children’sHospital

B．CityCenterPark

C．OldPeople’sHome

WelcometotheChineseTraditionalArtworkWebsite

Name:papercutting

Color:red

Price:¥15(¥30forthreeduringtheSpringFestival)

Deliverytime:Youcangetyourgoodswithin3days.

Themostpopularpicturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.

Name:Chineseknot

Color:redandyellow

Price:¥160(¥300fortwoduringtheSpringFestival)

Deliverytime:Youcangetyourgoodswithin5days.

Curnewstylesmaygiveyouabigsurprise.

Name:silkumbrella

Color:pink,red,green,yellowandpurple

Price:¥60

Deliverytime:Youcangetyourgoodswithin6days.

Ourumbrellasaremadeofgoodsilk.Theyarewonderfulgiftsforwomen.

22.Ifyouwanttobuytheartworksonline,whichonecanyougetintheshortesttime?

A．Papercutting.

B．Chineseknot.

C．Silkumbrella.

23.Howmanycolorsdoesthesilkumbrellahave?

A．3

B．4

C．5

24.Fromthewebsite,wecanknowthat________.

A．Silkumbrellaisthecheapest

B．Papercuttinghasmanydifferentshapes

C．IfyouwanttobuytwoChineseknotsduringtheSpringFestival,youneedtopay320yuanAzero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish.“Zerowaste”wasfirstsuggestedbyaFrenchwomancalledBeaJohnson.Herideais:livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentkindsofwaystosavetheenvironment,suchasstoppingtheuseofone-offobjects;givingunwantedthingstoothersordonatingthesethingstoorganizationsliketheRedCross.Azero-wastelifefollowsthe6Rrule—Refuse,Reduce,Reuse,Repair,RecycleandRot.ChenYuan,27,isdeeplyinterestedinthisidea.SheandherboyfriendJoehavelivedinBeijingformanyyears.OverAugust-OctoberwhenChenfollowedtheruleofzerowaste6R,sheandherboyfriendbothproducedonlytwocansofrubbish.NowthecouplehaveopenedasmallshopinBeijing,wheretheyusewoodproductstotaketheplaceofplasticonesandclothbagsprintedwithenvironmentallogos.Thestorealsohassecond-handbooksandCDstomakethebestoftheusedthings.“Thezero-wastelifestyleisnotforascetics(苦行僧).Itisjustaroundus.”Chenexpectssomeofherfriendstojoinherontheroadtozerowaste.25.BeaJohnsonsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.

A．trytocreatenorubbish

B．throwawayunwantedthings

C．usetheone-offobjectsallthetime

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“donating”inparagraph2mean?

A．Givingback.

B．Givingout.

C．Givingaway.

27.WecanseefromthepassagethatChenYuan________.

A．isinterestedinthe6Rrule

B．offersplasticbagsinherstore

C．likeslisteningtoCDsverymuch

28.WhatChenYuansaysinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat________.

A．herfriendslikeherlifestyle

B．thezero-wastelifestyleisnothardtolive

C．lotsofpeoplehavelivedthezero-wastelifestyle

29.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom________.

A．anad

B．anewspaper

C．astorybookWhenautumnarrivesintheUnitedStatesandCanada,youcanseeoneofnature’sgreatestscenes—theyearlymigration(迁徙)ofthemonarchbutterflies(帝王蝶).NootherbutterflyintheworldmigratesliketheorangeandblackmonarchofNorthAmerica.Theycannotliveforlongperiodsincoldweather.SoeachautumnaroundOctober,thebutterfliestravelupto3,000kilometerssouthtospendwinter.SomeevenflytothemountainsofMexico.ItusuallytakesthebutterfliestwomonthstoreachMexico.Whenitiswarm,theystarttobacknorthinthespring.Butnotonebutterflyfinishesthewholetrip.Theylayeggsalongthewayanddie.Itmighttakethemonarchsasmanyasfourtofivegenerations(代)tocompletethejourneyallthewaybackuptoCanada,saysSarinaJepsen,whodirectstheendangeredspeciesprogramfortheXercesSociety.ThemostamazingthingaboutthesebutterfliesisthattheyreturntotheverysametreesinMexicothattheirgreat-great-grandparentsusedthewinterbefore.However,thenumberofthesecolorfulbutterflieshasdroppedinrecentyears.TheUSFishandWildlifeSenicesaidthatnearlyabillionmonarchshavedisappearedfromoverwinteringsites(越冬地点)since1990,theWashingtonPostreported,oneofthemainreasons,expertssay,isthatfarmershaveusedherbicides(除草剂)onthemilkweed(马利筋)plantsthatthesebutterfliesfeedon.……30.Whatcolorarethemonarchbutterflies?

A．Orangeandblack.

B．Pinkandblack.

C．Orangeandwhite.

31.HowlongdoesittakethemonarchbutterfliestoreachMexico?

A．Onemonth.

B．Twomonths.

C．Fourtofivegenerations.

32.Whatisthemostamazingthingaboutthemonarchbutterflies?

A．Theymigratetovisittheirfriends.

B．Theyareprotectedbytheirfamilymembers.

C．Theycanreturntothesametreesthattheirancestorslivedin.

33.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthenumberofthemonarchshasdroppedmainlybecauseof________.

A．lessfood

B．badweather

C．airpollution

34.Whatmightthewritertalkaboutnextafterthepassage?

A．Howtoplantmoretrees.

B．Howtoresearchthesebutterflies.

C．Whatwecandotoprotectthesebutterflies.TheForbiddenCityinBeijingwastheemperors’palaceduringtheMingandQingdynasties.Itisalsocalled“zijincheng(thePurpleForbiddenCity)”.Thoughitswallsareredanditsroofsareyellow,thepalace’snamementionsthecolorpurple.Howdiditgetthisname?Thecharacterzireferstothe“ziweistar(Polaris,北极星)”.AccordingtoancientChineseastronomy(天文学),theziweistarwassurroundedby28otherstars,meaningitwastheheartofthesky.PeoplebelievedthatthepalaceoftheGodEmperor,whichiscalledziweigong,orziweipalace,waslocatedonthisstar.ChineseemperorswerebelievedtobethesonsoftheGodEmperor.ItwasbelievedthattheirpalaceonEarthshouldbejustliketheziweigonginthesky.That’showtheForbiddenCitygotitsname.InChineseculture,manypeoplebelievethatthecolorpurplestandsforgoodluck.ThisbeliefbeganwithLaozi,theancientphilosopher(哲学家)andfounderofTaoism(道教)wholivedaround2,500yearsago.Oneday,whenLaoziwastravelingthroughtheHanguPass(函谷关)inHenanfromtheeast,apurplemist(薄雾)suddenlyappearedintheair.ItisbelievedthatthismistwasconnectedtoLaoziinsomeway.This“purpleairfromtheeast”storymadepeoplebelievethecolorwasasymbolofgreatsaintsfromthatpointon.35.TheForbiddenCityhasanothertwonamesEXCEPT________.

A．zijincheng

B．ziweigong

C．thePurpleForbiddenCity

36.AncientChinesebelievedthatziweistarwas________.

A．theheartofthesky

B．thenameoftheemperor

C．thepalaceoftheGodEmperor

37.InChineseculture,manypeoplebelievethatthecolorpurplestandsfor________.

A．Laozi

B．theemperor

C．goodluck

38.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A．WhereLaozilikedtraveling.

B．WhyLaoziwasthefounderofTaoism.

C．What“purpleairfromtheeast”means.

39.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．China’s“purple”palace.

B．TheroleofTaoisminChina.

C．DevelopmentoftheForbiddenCity.评卷人得分四、翻译题Lastmonthweaskedourstudentsabouttheirfreetimeactivities.Ourquestionswereaboutexercise,useoftheInternetandwatchingTV.Herearetheresults.Wefoundthatonlyfifteenpercentofourstudentsexerciseeveryday.Forty-fivepercentexercisefourtosixtimesaweek.Twentypercentexerciseonlyonetothreetimesaweek.1.百分之二十的同学一点也不锻炼。Weallknowthatmystudentsoftengoonline,2.butweweresurprisedthatninetypercentofthemusetheInterneteveryday.Theothertenpercentuseitatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek.Moststudentsuseitforfunandnotforhomework.Theanswerstoourquestionsaboutwatchingtelevisionwerealsointeresting.OnlytwopercentofthestudentswatchTVonetothreetimesaweek.ThirteenpercentwatchTVfourtosixtimesaweek.Andeighty-fivepercentwatchTVeveryday!3.Althoughmanystudentsliketowatchsports,gameshowsarethemostpopular.ItisgoodtorelaxbyusingtheInternetorwatchinggameshows,butwethinkthebestwaytorelaxisthroughexercise.4.它有益于身心健康。Exercisesuchasplayingsportsisfun,andyoucanspendtimewithyourfriendsandfamilyasyouplaytogether.Andremember,“oldhabitsdiehard”.5.Sostartexercisingbeforeit’stoolate!40._______________________

41._______________________

42._______________________

43._______________________

44._______________________评卷人得分五、任务型阅读Whatdoestakingthetrainmeantoyou?Perhapsit’sjustawayofgettingtoyourdestination(目的地).Infact,thetrainitselfcanbepartofthefun.OnMarch28th,China’sfirstpanda-themedtouristtrainleftChengduinSichuanforZunyiinGuizhou.ItsoonbecamethetalkofChinawithitsspecialdesignandcomfortableservice.It’sinsideandoutsidearedecoratedwithgiantpandapictures.Attendants(乘务员)carrypandatoysandpassengerscantrypanda-shapedfoodandSichuansnacks.Somepeoplecallitamobilestarhotelbecauseithasabar,karaokeroom,dancehall,andmahjong(麻将)room.Thisluxury(高档的)serviceisoneaspectthathasattractedtravelers.Buttraintravelinterestspeopleforotherreasons.Inthefast-pacedtimeswelivein,traintravelisagoodwaytoslowdown.Itgivesyoutimeandspacetoread,sleep,chatwithfriends,orsimplydonothingbutwatchthechangingsceneryoutside.Onesurprisingthingisthatyoumightmeetnewpeople.ShengYawei,26,oncetookthelongestrailwayintheworld—theTrans-SiberianRailwayintheworld.ShengmetaRussianstudentandtheybecamefriends.“Ialsometacuteboywhogavememelonseeds(瓜子).Thoughwedidn’tunderstandeachother’slanguage,itmademefeelnice.”45.WhendidChina’sfirstpanda-themedtouristtrainleaveChengduforZunyi?

_______________________

46.Whydidthepanda-themedtouristtrainbecomethetalkofChina?

_______________________

47.Whatfooddoesthistrainprovideforpassengers?

_______________________

48.Whatisasurprisingthingaboutthetraintravel?

_______________________

49.Doyouwanttotakethepanda-themedtouristtrain?Whyorwhynot?

_______________________评卷人得分六、书面表达50.榜样，就是那些闪耀着奋进之光的人，他们为我们指引方向。在你的成长过程中，一定有很多值得你学习的榜样，比如袁隆平、钟南山、老师、亲人、朋友……假如你是李华，学校英语社团将举办“ThepersonIadmire”的演讲比赛，请你根据要点提示或做适当发挥，写一篇介绍自己的榜样的演讲稿。

要点提示：

Whatdoeshe/shelooklike?

Whatishe/shelike?

Whydoyouadmirehim/her?

参考词汇：钦佩admire鼓励encourage挑战challenge成功succeed树立好榜样setagoodexample实现我的梦想achievemydream

要求：

1.词数在80词左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

2.文中不能出现可能透漏考生真实身份的任何信息。

Hello,everyone!I’mLiHua.ThepersonIadmiremostis________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thanksforlistening.

参考答案1.B

【解析】

句意：张桂梅是一位不寻常的老师。2008年，她创办了第一所免费女子高中。

考查不定冠词。a用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an用于元音音素开头的单词前。根据句意，此处指“一位不寻常的老师”，是泛指，应用不定冠词；unusual以元音音素开头，所以用不定冠词an，故选B。2.B

【解析】

句意：——安娜，那包是你的吗？——不，是蒂娜的。

考查名词性物主代词。your你的，形容词性物主代词；yours你的，名词性物主代词；yourself你自己，反身代词。根据“Isthatbag…Anna?”可知，此处表示“你的包”，用名词性物主代词，故选B。3.C

【解析】

句意：跑步是中国最受欢迎的运动之一。

考查最高级。“oneofthe+形容词最高级+名词复数”表示“最……之一”，是固定结构，故选C。4.A

【解析】

句意：——艾瑞克，你是怎么备考的？——我通过与小组合作来学习。

考查介词辨析。by通过，表示方式；with和……一起；in在……里面。根据问句“Howdoyoustudyforatest”及空后的“workingwithagroup”可知，这是在问以什么方式为考试而学习；用来表示方法、手段、方式时常用介词by，意思是“凭借；靠；用；通过”，后接动词时用-ing形式。故选A。5.B

【解析】

句意：看，许多人在公园里跳舞。

考查时态辨析。根据“Look”可知，现在正在跳舞，用现在进行时，其结构为am/is/aredoing。故选B。6.B

【解析】

句意：——真重啊！我搬不动这个袋子。——不要担心！让我来帮你。

考查感叹句。what+（冠词）+形容词+名词+主谓；本句修饰的中心词是形容词heavy，用“How+形容词（+主谓）！”句型表示，故选B。7.C

【解析】

句意：理查德不可能在家，因为他刚才从办公室给我打了电话。

考查动词辨析。needn’t不需要；mustn’t禁止；can’t不可能。根据“becausehephonedmefromtheofficejustnow”可知，此处表示否定推测，故选C。8.C

【解析】

句意：众所周知，2022年冬奥会将在中国举行。

考查一般将来时的被动语态。根据“2022”可知，时态是一般将来时，主语the2022WinterOlympics是动作hold的承受者，所以用一般将来时的被动语态。故选C。9.A

【解析】

句意：——《金银岛》很刺激。——我同意。我读了两遍。

考查现在完成时。根据“twice”可知，此处强调次数，用现在完成时have/has+done，故选A。10.C

【解析】

句意：——嗨，杰夫。你能告诉我你在端午节做了什么吗？——我吃粽子，看龙舟赛。

考查宾语从句。根据“宾语从句要用陈述句语序”的原则，排除A/B选项，故选C。11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.A

20.C

【解析】

文章介绍了一个生意失败的人正度过人生中的艰难时期，想要放弃一切，一个老人用蕨类植物和竹子的生长告诉他不要放弃。

(1)

句意：在他一次又一次的尝试之后，他把一切都抛在脑后，走进了一片森林。

field田地；forest森林；garden花园；根据“Intheforest...”可知，这个男人走进森林，故选B。

(2)

句意：他和老人分享了他的故事。

shared分享；left离开；took拿；根据with可知，此处使用share，表示“男子把自己的故事和老人分享了”，故选A。

(3)

句意：你能给我一个不放弃的好理由吗？

growup成长；giveup放弃；wakeup醒来；根据“...helefteverythingbehindandwentinto...”以及“ButIdidnotgiveup”可知，男子想要放弃生活，故选B。

(4)

句意：“看，”老人指着两株植物说。

plants植物；flowers花；vegetables蔬菜；根据“Doyouseethatfern(蕨类植物)andbamboothere”可知，这是两株植物，故选A。

(5)

句意：我种蕨类植物和竹子种子时，对它们照顾得很好。

them它们；him他；it它；根据“Iplantedthefernandbambooseeds”可知，此处指代的是seeds，应用them代替，故选A。

(6)

句意：在很短的时间内，蕨类植物很快就从地上长出来了。

hardly几乎不；slowly慢地；quickly快地；“Withinashortperiodoftime”可知，蕨类很快就长出来了，故选C。

(7)

句意：我给竹子种子浇水照顾了好几年，但竹子种子没有发芽。

or或者；but但是；so因此；空格前后表达的是转折关系，应用but连接，故选B。

(8)

句意：但我没有放弃，继续照顾它。

lookingafter照顾；runningafter追赶；lookingfor寻找；根据“Iwateredandtookcareofthebambooseedforyears...itdidn’tsprout(发芽).”可知，继续照顾竹子种子，故选A。

(9)

句意：这棵小竹子在地下生长了四年。

four四；five五；six六；根据“Inthefifthyear,asmallsproutcameout.”可知，在地下长了四年，故选A。

(10)

句意：所以，你知道，你一直在努力，你实际上是在坚实你强壮的根基。

young年轻的；weak虚弱的；strong强壮的；根据“Ifithadn’tdonethis,itwouldnotbeasstrongasitisnow.”可知，此处说的是没有改变的几年实际上是为了坚实根基，故选C。21.(1)B

(2)C

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文，是快乐志愿者组织的活动安排。

(1)

细节理解题。根据“JOINUSNEXTSATURDAY”可知，活动在下周六，故选B。

(2)

细节理解题。根据“1:00p.m.-2:00p.m.OldPeople’sHome”可知，该小组在当天下午1:30到达老年之家。故选C。22.A

23.C

24.B

【解析】

文章是对中国传统艺术品网站的三个产品的介绍。

(1)

细节理解题。根据“papercutting”的时间是“within3days”；“Chineseknot”的时间是“within5days”；“silkumbrella”的时间是“within6days”，所以时间最短的是剪纸，故选A。

(2)

细节理解题。根据“silkumbrella”中的信息“Color:pink,red,green,yellowandpurple”可知，一共有五个颜色，故选C。

(3)

推理判断题。根据“papercutting”中的信息“Themostpopularpicturesareflowers,animals”可知，剪纸有许多不同的形状。故选B。25.A

26.C

27.A

28.B

29.B

【解析】

文章主要介绍了什么是“零浪费”，并呼吁人们加入“零浪费”。

(1)

细节理解题。根据“Herideais:livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish”可知，BeaJohnson是倡导人们尽量不要制造垃圾，故选A。

(2)

词义猜测题。根据“givingunwantedthingstoothersordonatingthesethingstoorganizationsliketheRedCross.”可知，把一些不要的东西给别人或者捐给红十字会，所以单词“donating”指的是“捐赠”，与C选项意思相近，故选C。

(3)

细节理解题。根据“ChenYuan,27,isdeeplyinterestedinthisidea.”可知，陈元对6R规则感兴趣，故选A。

(4)

句意猜测题。根据“Thezero-wastelifestyleisnotforascetics(苦行僧).Itisjustaroundus.”Chenexpectssomeofherfriendstojoinherontheroadtozerowaste.”可知，陈元说这话的意思是零浪费的生活方式并不难，就在我们身边，故选B。

(5)

推理判断题。根据“Azero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish.”以及整个文章的理解可知，文章主要介绍了什么是“零浪费”，并呼吁人们加入“零浪费”，结合选项可知，应该是从报纸上来的，故选B。30.A

31.B

32.C

33.A

34.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了帝王蝶每年秋天的迁徙以及数量越来越少的原因。

(1)

细节理解题。根据文中“NootherbutterflyintheworldmigratesliketheorangeandblackmonarchofNorthAmerica.”可知，帝王蝶是橙黑色的。故选A。

(2)

细节理解题。根据文中“ItusuallytakesthebutterfliestwomonthstoreachMexico.”可知，帝王蝴蝶到达墨西哥需要两个月的时间。故选B。

(3)

细节理解题。根据文中“ThemostamazingthingaboutthesebutterfliesisthattheyreturntotheverysametreesinMexicothattheirgreat-great-grandparentsusedthewinterbefore.”可知，帝王蝶最神奇的事情是它们可以回到它们的祖先生活过的树上。故选C。

(4)

推理判断题。根据文中“Oneofthemainreasons,expertssay,isthatfarmershaveusedherbicides(除草剂)onthemilkweed(马利筋)plantsthatthesebutterfliesfeedon.”可知，除草剂的使用，使得帝王蝶可食用的植物变少，从而导致帝王蝶数量下降。故选A。

(5)

推理判断题。根据文中“However,thenumberofthesecolorfulbutterflieshasdroppedinrecentyears.TheUSFishandWildlifeSenicesaidthatnearlyabillionmonarchshavedisappearedfromoverwinteringsites(越冬地点)since1990,theWashingtonPostreported,Oneofthemainreasons,expertssay,isthatfarmershaveusedherbicides(除草剂)onthemilkweed(马利筋)plantsthatthesebutterfliesfeedon.”可推理出，此段解释了帝王蝶数量下降的原因，分析原因之后，接下去最有可能谈到的是如何保护帝王蝶。故选C。35.B

36.A

37.C

38.C

39.A

【解析】

文章介绍了紫禁城名字的由来以及紫色为什么被认为是有好运的。

(1)

细节理解题。根据“TheForbiddenCityinBeijingwastheemperors’palaceduringtheMingandQingdynasties.Itisalsocalled“zijincheng(thePurpleForbiddenCity)”可知，紫禁城又叫做zijincheng或者thePurpleForbiddenCity，故选B。

(2)

细节理解题。根据“AccordingtoancientChineseastronomy(天文学),theziweistarwassurroundedby28otherstars,meaningitwastheheartofthesky.”可知，中国古代天文学认为紫微星是天空的心脏，故选A。

(3)

细节理解题。根据“InChineseculture,manypeoplebelievethatthecolorpurplestandsforgoodluck.”可知，在中国文化中，许多人认为紫色代表好运。故选C。

(4)

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的描述可知，主要是介绍老子偶遇天空中的紫色，从此让人们相信，紫色就是伟大圣人的象征，是为了告诉我们“purpleairfromtheeast”是什么，故选C。

(5)

最佳标题题。根据“TheForbiddenCityinBeijingwastheemperors’palaceduringtheMingandQingdynasties...Howdiditgetthisname?”以及整个文章的理解可知，主要是介绍有关紫禁城的内容，故选A。40.Twentypercentofthestudentsdon’texerciseatall.

41.但我们惊讶的是，90%的人每天都使用互联网。

42.虽然很多学生喜欢看体育节目，但游戏节目是最受欢迎的。

43.Itisgoodforphysicalandmentalhealth.

44.所以在太晚之前开始锻炼吧！

【解析】

本文调查了学生关于他们的业余活动，结果发现学生们很少锻炼，作者建议我们进行锻炼，有益身心健康。

(1)

百分之二十的同学twentypercentofthestudents；一点也不not…atall；锻炼exercise；时态是一般现在时，主语是复数，故填Twentypercentofthestudentsdon’texerciseatall.

(2)

but但是；weweresurprisedthat我们是惊讶的；ninetypercentofthem90%的人；usetheInternet使用互联网；everyday每天。故填“但我们惊讶的是，90%的人每天都使用互联网。”

(3)

Although虽