2018沈阳中考试题研究题库-英语 回答问题型

回答问题

话题1图表类

第1篇

WaterCountryUSA

ThelargestwaterparkintheMid-Atlantic.Agreatplaceforthe

wholefamily.

Wehave:

*ashop*ahotbath*swimming

pools

*dininghalls*ariverforfloatingdown

*areadingroom(onlyforchildren)

Allwithactivitiesorlessonsforbothyouandyourchildren.

TicketPrice:＄210foradults(成年人)

＄116forchildrenunder16

Open:11:00a.m.～11:00p.m.fromTuesdaytoSunday

Place:176WaterCountryParkway,Williamsburg,VA23185

Telephone:1757-229-4386

Website:www.

It’snotjustwater...It’sWaterCountryUSA!

1.WhatisthelargestwaterparkintheMid-Atlantic?

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2.Whichplaceisonlyforchildren?

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3.Howmuchshouldanadultpayfortheticket?

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4.WhenisWaterCountryUSAopen?

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5.WhereisWaterCountryUSA?

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【主旨大意】本文是一则广告。介绍了美国的一家水上乐园，这家水上乐园是大西洋中部最大的，在此可以购物、游泳、阅

读等。开馆时间是从周二至周日。它的口号是“它不仅仅只有水，而是美国的水上乐园！”。

1.WaterCountryUSA.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：大西洋中部地区最大的水上乐园是什么？根据表格中的“Thelargest

waterparkintheMid-Atlantic.”可知WaterCountryUSA是大西洋中部地区最大的水上乐园。

2.Thereadingroom.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：哪个地方只对孩子开放？根据表格中的“areadingroom(onlyforchildren)”

可知阅读室只对孩子开放。

3.＄210.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：成年人应该为门票付多少钱？根据表格中的“TicketPrice:＄210foradults(成年人)”

可知成人的门票价格是＄210。

4.At11:00a.m.～11:00p.m.fromTuesdaytoSunday.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：WaterCountryUSA什么时候开放？根

据表格中的“11:00a.m.～11:00p.m.fromTuesdaytoSunday”可知开放时间是周二到周天的早上11点到晚上11点。

5.176WaterCountryParkway,Williamsburg,VA23185.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：WaterCountryUSA在哪里？根据表

格中的“Place:176WaterCountryParkway,Williamsburg,VA23185”可知WaterCountryUSA的地址。

话题2寓意类

第2篇

“IwantthisreportbeforeSunday!Yourdeadline!”Robin,myboss,shoutedatmeasusual.On

aFridayevening,thatmeantmyweekendplanswouldbedestroyed.

Iwasdisappointedandupset.Icouldn’tgoonwithmywork.Idecidedtoleaveforthedayand

comeearlytoworkonSaturdaymorning.Whatwasworse,Icouldn’tgetmycargoing.SoIdecided

totakeataxi.AsIgotclosetotheroad,Ibecamemoredisappointed.Whyalwaysme?Ihadno

reasontosmileorbehappy.

WhileIwaswaiting,Isawalittlegirlinadirtyanddustyshirtunderatinyroof(屋檐)nearby.

Herhairlookeduntidy.Shewasplayingwithapuppyonherlap.Puppywasastreetdogjustlikethe

girl.Bothofthemappearedhappywitheachother.

Ihadnotthoughtaboutmyoffice,mydisappointmentandmyunhappinessevenforamoment

sincewatchingthislittlegirl.ShehadnothingthatIhad.However,shehadwhatIlacked(缺

乏)—thespirittobehappyandtheabilitytofindareasontosmile.

Shehadunknowinglytaughtmeapricelesslesson.Happinessdoesnotdependonwhatyou

have;itdependsonwhatyouthinkofwhatyouhave.Ifshecouldsmileinthesituationshewasin,

whowasstoppingme?Me,myself!

1.Whenwasthewriteraskedtohandinthereport?

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2.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhecametohisdesk?

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3.Whatwasthegirldoingwhenthewritersawher?

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4.Whatdidthewritelackcomparedwiththelittlegirl?

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5.Doyouthinkthewriterwillchangehisattitudetowardslife?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在工作中因为压力而不开心，但是在看到一个小女孩和小狗快乐的玩耍之

后，他知道了自己不开心的原因，并且懂得自己应该微笑面对生活。

1.BeforeSunday.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：作者被要求什么时候交报告？根据第一段中的“IwantthisreportbeforeSunday!

Yourdeadline!”可知答案。

2.Disappointedandupset.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：当作者回到自己的座位时，他感觉如何？根据第二段中的“Iwas

disappointedandupset.”可知答案。

3.Shewasplayingwithadog.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：当作者看到那个女孩时，她正在做什么？根据第三段中的“She

wasplayingwithapuppyonherlap.Puppywasastreetdogjustlikethegirl.”可知答案。

4.Thespirittobehappyandtheabilitytofindareasontosmile.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：和小女孩相比，作者身上缺乏

什么？根据第四段中的“thespirittobehappyandtheabilitytofindareasontosmile”可知答案。

5.Yes,hewill.【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：你认为作者会改变他的生活态度吗？根据文章最后一段可知作者从小女孩身

上得到启发，无论处于什么样的境况，都要以乐观的心态面对生活，所以可推知答案是肯定的。

第3篇

Onceuponatime,intheforesttherelivedababyelephantwhohadnofriends.Noneofthe

animalswantedtobehisfriendbecausehewastoolarge.

Oneday,awildfirehappenedintheforest.Theanimalsrantosaferplaces.Thedrytrees

caughtfireandthefirewassuretogoallaroundtheforest.Thebabyelephantrantothenearestriver,

collectedmuchwaterinhistrunk（象鼻）andrushedtotheburningtrees.Hesprayed（喷）thewater

onthefire.Finally,heputoutthefire.

Later,whilehewasrestingafterthehardjob,alltheanimalscametohimandexpressedtheir

thanksforhiskindhelpintime.Theywerenowreadytoregardhimastheirgoodfriendandtheir

hero.Theysaid,“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”

Thebabyelephantwashappytogetsomanyfriendsandplayedgameswiththem.Hewalked

throughtheforest,carryingseveralsmallanimalsonhisback.

1.Whydidthebabyelephanthavenofriendsatfirst?

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2.Wheredidthewildfirehappen?

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3.Whoputoutthefireintheend?

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4.Whatwasthebabyelephantdoingafterthehardwork?

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5.Wasthebabyelephanthappytogetsomanyfriends?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一头小象因为个头太大而没有朋友。一天森林着火了，小象用它的长鼻子吸水

扑灭了火，拯救了森林和动物。所有的动物都视小象为好朋友和英雄。文章告诉我们：患难见真情。

1.Becausehewastoolarge.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么小象起初没有朋友？由nofriends可定位至第一段第一句；

再由后一句“Noneoftheanimalswantedtobehisfriendbecausehewastoolarge.”可知原因是小象个头太大。

2.Intheforest.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：野火发生在哪里？由wildfire可定位至第二段第一句“Oneday,awildfire

happenedintheforest.”，由此可知野火发生在森林里。

3.Thebabyelephant.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：谁最终扑灭了火？由putoutthefire可定位至第二段中的“Thebabyelephant

rantothenearestriver,collectedmuchwater...Finally,heputoutthefire.”，由此可知是小象扑灭了火。

4.Hewasresting.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：辛苦工作后，小象在做什么？根据第三段第一句“Later,whilehewasresting

afterthehardjob,alltheanimalscametohimandexpressedtheirthanksforhiskindhelpintime.”可知他在休息。

5.Yes,hewas.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：得到这么多的朋友小象开心吗？根据最后一段第一句“Thebabyelephantwas

happytogetsomanyfriendsandplayedgameswiththem.”可知答案。

第4篇

Mymotheronlyhadoneeye.Ineverwantedhertoshowupinmyschool.Onedayduringmy

primaryschool,Iwasterriblyillandmymothercame.“Yourmotheronlyhasoneeye!”Someofmy

classmatesyelled(喊叫).Iwishedmymotherwouldjustdisappear(消失).Ishoutedather,takingno

noticeofthesadlookonherface.Mymotherjusthandedmesomemedicineandleftwithoutsaying

anything.

Atthattime,Ididn’tthinkIhadhurtherfeelings.ThatnightIsawmymothercryinginher

room.Evenso,Ihatedhertearsfromoneeye.Imadeadecision:Imuststudyhardandleavemy

mother.

Yearslatermydreamcametrue.Iwasquitesuccessful.Ineverthoughtofgoingbacktoseemy

“ugly”motheruntilonedayIgotaletter.

“MysonI’msorryIonlyhaveoneeye.Whenyouwerelittle,youhadanaccidentandlostyour

eye.Icouldn’tstandwatchingyoulivewithonlyoneeye.SoIgaveminetoyou.Ineverregretted

doingitbecauseIloveyou.”Icriedoutaloud.OnlythendidIrealizehowbeautifulmymother’s

eyewas!

1.Whydidthewriterneverwanthismothertoshowupinhisschool?

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2.Whatdidthewriter’smothergivehimwhenhewasill?

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3.Wasthewriterasuccessfulmanwhenhegrewup?

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4.Whendidthewriterthinkofgoingbacktoseehismother?

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5.Whatdidthewriterthinkofhismother’seyefinally?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者因母亲只有一只眼睛而讨厌母亲，甚至伤害母亲。作者努力学习实现梦想后离

开了母亲，后来当作者得知是母亲将眼睛捐给自己后，他放声大哭。故事向我们展示了母爱的无私和伟大。

1.Becausehismotheronlyhadoneeye.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:作者为什么从来不想让他的妈妈在他的学校露面？根

据题干中的showup可定位到第一段第二句，再由第一段第一句“Mymotheronlyhadoneeye.”可知，因为作者的妈妈仅有一

只眼睛，所以他从不想让他妈妈在他的学校露面。

2.Somemedicine.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:当作者生病时，他的妈妈给了他什么？根据第一段最后一句“Mymotherjust

handedmesomemedicineandleftwithoutsayinganything.”可知，作者的妈妈带了一些药给他。

3.Yes,hewas.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:当作者长大后，他是一个成功的人吗？根据successful可定位到第三段第一、

二句“Yearslatermydreamcametrue.Iwasquitesuccessful.”可知，作者长大后是一个成功的人。

4.Whenhegotaletter.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:作者什么时候想起回家看望他的妈妈？根据第三段第二句“Inever

thoughtofgoingbacktoseemy‘ugly’motheruntilonedayIgotaletter.”可知是当他收到来信时。

5.Beautiful./Itisbeautiful.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:最后作者如何看待他妈妈的眼睛？根据最后一段最后一句“Onlythen

didIrealizehowbeautifulmymother’seyewas!”并联系上文可知，作者收到妈妈的信，知道了真相后，他认为妈妈的眼睛是非

常漂亮的。

第5篇

DianaGopearwasexpectinganicedinnerandmaybesomeflowersforher46thbirthday,but

whatshegotwasamuchbiggersurprise.

“Myheartwasbeatingfast.Iwasshaking.Iwassonervous,”DianaGopear,Emily’s

step-mother,said.Emilygaveherstep-motherthesurpriseofalifetime.“Itwasjustamazing.I

couldhardlyreadit.”Dianasaid.Shereadsomeoftheletteraloud.“Withoutyou,Iwouldn’tbethe

womanIamtoday.”

“Iwrappeditreallynicesoitwouldn’tbebroken.Itwasfivepagesabouthowamazingsheis

andeachpagehadapictureofher,andthenattheendsaid‘willyouacceptme?’Andthenthepaper

behinditwastheonewhereshehadtosignit,”Emilysaid.

DianaGopearhasknownEmilysinceshewasalittlebaby.“Ineverlikedthewordstepfor

step-parentbecausesomepeoplearen’tstep-parents.Somepeopleareworthbeingastep-parentbut

inoursituationitwasjustthewayitwas,”shesaid.Andwhilethebirthdaygiftprobablywon’tever

bethebest,butitisthemostvaluableforher.

“Blooddoesn’tmakeyoufamily,soshe’smymombecauseshe’sbeenthereforme,sosheis

worthbeingmymomin-law.”Emilysaid.

1.HowoldwasDianaGopearwhenshereceivedthesurprisingbirthdaygift?

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2.HowwasDianaGopearfeelingwhilereadingherdaughter’sletter?

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3.WherewasDianaGopearaskedtosign?

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4.WhohasbeenthereforEmilysinceshewasalittlebaby?

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5.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Emily在继母46岁生日之际呈上了一份让继母感动至深且视为最为金贵的礼物——

长达5页的一封信，道出了DianaGopear恩情胜于血缘的触动。

1.46/46years【old.解析】细节理解题。题干意为：当DianaGopea收到这份令人惊奇的礼物时她多少岁？根据第一段中“Diana

Gopearwasexpectinganiceinnerdandmaybesomeflowersforher46thbirthday”可知她46岁。

2.Moved./Surprised.【解析】/...推理判断题。题干意为：当DianaGopear读着女儿的信时感觉如何？根据第二段“‘Myheartwas

beatingfast.Iwasshaking.Iwassonervous,’DianaGopear,Emily’s-mother,stepsaid.Emilygaveherstep-motherthesurpriseofa

lifetime.可推知，她很感动，故填”Moved./Surprised.。答案不唯一。/...

3.Behindthepaper./Atthebackofthe【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：paper.DianaGopear被要求在哪里签字？根据第三段

最后一句“Andthenthepaperbehinditwastheonewhereshehadtosignit,”可知在纸的背后。Emilysaid.”

4.DianaGopear./Emily’s(Her)-mother.step【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：自从Emily小时候起谁一直陪在她的身边？根据

最后一段“‘Blooddoesn’tmakeyoufamily,soshe’smymombecauseshe’sbeenthereisworthforme,beingsomyshemomin-low

tobelegally(合法的)mymom,’Emilysaid.”可知是她的继母DianaGopear。

5.Asurprisingbirthday【解析】标题归纳题。题干意为：这篇文章最好的题目是什么？通读全文知，整篇文章都是围绕gift.

着这份生日礼物写的。

第6篇

Abrownowl（猫头鹰）satonabranchandwatched.Hewasgoodatwatching.Hisbigeyes

blinked眨眼睛().Downbelow,awhiterabbitplayedinthegrass.Therabbit，wasandveryitfast

wastoofasttocatch.Everytimetheowltriedtocatchtherabbit,therabbitranaway.

Theowlwashungry,buthehadtofindawaytocatchtherabbit.Howcouldhecatchthefast

rabbit?Ifheflewdownontopofhim,therabbitwouldsee影子his)shadow(andrunintohishole.

Whatcouldhedo?Suddenly,theowlhadanidea.Hiseyesgotreallybig,becausehewasexcited.A

momentlater,hetookoff.Whentheowlwasflying,hemadesuretostayawayfromtherabbit.The

owldidn’twanttherabbittoknowhewascoming.Then,whenhecameclosetotherabbit,he

spreadhisbodytochangetheshapeofhisshadow!

Thewhiterabbitstoppedeatinggrassandlooked.Suddenly,therewasanblackrabbitnextto

him.Thewhiterabbitlookedatit.Hedidn’tknowtherewasanowlnearhishome.Itlookedlikehe

couldmakeanewfriend!Suddenly,theblackrabbitdisappeared,andinitsplacewastheowl.

Therabbitcriedoutandtriedtorunforhishole,buttheowlwaswaitingforhim.Therabbit

ranrightintotheowl’sclawsandbecamehisdinner.Sometimes,whenyoutrysomethingnew,you

cansurpriseyourselfandothers.

1.Whycouldn’ttheowlcatchtherabbitatfirst?

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2.Whatdidtheowldowhenhecameclosetotherabbit?

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3.Didtherabbitknowtherewasanowlnearhishome?

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4.Whatwastheblackrabbitactuallybe?

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5.Wheredidtherabbittrytorun?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一只猫头鹰如何抓住一只兔子的故事。故事告诉我们：有时候，尝试新的方法

可能会有意外的收获。

1.Becauseitwasveryfast./Becausetherabbitwastoofasttocatch.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么最初猫头鹰抓不到这

只兔子？从文章第一段倒数第二句“Therabbitwasveryfast,anditwastoofasttocatch.”可知，是因为这只兔子跑得太快了。

2.Hespreadhisbodytochangetheshapeofhisshadow.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：当猫头鹰接近兔子时，猫头鹰做了什

么？根据第二段最后一句“Then,whenhecameclosetotherabbit,hespreadhisbodytochangetheshapeofhisshadow!”可知，当

接近兔子时，猫头鹰伸展它的身体来改变它影子的形状。

3.No,hedidn’t.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：这只兔子知道它房子附近有一只猫头鹰吗？根据第三段第四句“Hedidn’tknow

therewasanowlnearhishome.”可知，它不知道房子附近有一只猫头鹰。

4.Theowl.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：这只黑色的兔子实际上是什么？从文章第三段最后一句“Suddenly,theblackrabbit

disappeared,andinitsplacewastheowl.”可知，实际上那是只猫头鹰。

5.Tohishole.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：兔子试图往哪里逃？从文章最后一段第一句“Therabbitcriedoutandtriedtorun

forhishole,buttheowlwaswaitingforhim.”可知兔子想跑回自己的洞穴。

话题3科技创新

第7篇

GoogleandToyota（丰田）haveworkedtogethertocreateanewsmartcar.Itcanrunonthe

roadwithoutadriver.Itdrivesitself.

Theself-driving（自驾的）carhasn’tbeenonsaletothepublic,sowedon’tknowhowmuchit

costs.Anotherthingthatmostpeoplewanttoknowiswhetheritwillbesafeenoughtorunonthe

road.

Theself-drivingcaruseselectricityasitspower,anditcan’tdriveveryquickly—thetopspeed

wouldbe25milesperhour.Itisactuallycontrolledbyacomputersysteminthecar.Thesystem

keepsoncollectinginformationbysomevideocamerasinsidethecar.Acomputerreceivesthe

informationanddecideswhattodo.

“Theself-drivingcarhasonlybuttons(按钮)forgoandstop,soit’sveryeasytouse.”an

engineerofGooglesays,“Itwillmakecaraccidentslessandtheworldsafer.”Theself-drivingcar

hastraveledhundredsofthousandsofmilesinCalifornia,andithasonlygottenintotwoaccidents

byhumanmistake.

1.Howmuchdoesthisnewkindofsmartcarcost?

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2.Whatdoesself-drivingcaruseasitspower?

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3.Whatistheself-drivingcarcontrolledby?

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4.Whosays“Itwillmakecaraccidentslessandtheworldsafer.”?

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5.Whydidtheself-drivingcargetintotwoaccidents?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了谷歌和丰田开发的新型智能汽车，该汽车以电能为原料，不需要司机。目前，

该汽车正在检测中，还未公开出售。

1.Wedon’tknow.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：这款新型智能车花费多少钱？根据第二段第一句“Theself-driving(自驾的)

carhasn’tbeenonsaletothepublic,sowedon’tknowhowmuchitcosts.”可知该自驾车并没有向公众出售，所以我们不知道它的

价格是多少。

2.Electricity./Ituseselectricityasitspower.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：自驾汽车用什么作为它的能源？由第三段第一句“The

self-drivingcaruseselectricityasitspower...”可知汽车用电作为能源。

3.Acomputersysteminthecar.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：自驾汽车由什么来控制？由第三段第二句“Itisactuallycontrolled

byacomputersysteminthecar.”可知自驾汽车是由汽车内的电脑系统控制的。

4.AnengineerofGoogledoes.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：是谁说“它将会使汽车事故减少，世界更加安全”由第四段第一

句“‘Theself-drivingcar...easytouse.’anengineerofGooglesays,‘Itwillmakecaraccidentslessandtheworldsafer.’”可知是谷歌

的一个工程师说的。

5.Becauseofhumanmistake.【解析】主细节理解题。题干意为：这辆自驾汽车为什么出了两起事故？根据文章最后一段中的“The

self-drivingcarhastraveledhundredsofthousandsofmilesinCalifornia,andithasonlygottenintotwoaccidentsbyhuman

mistake.”可知答案。

第8篇

Whenyouborrowbooksfromalibrary,youareusuallyrequiredtoreturnthemsothatotherscan

readthemlater.However,therearesomelibrarieswhereyouareallowedtoreturnnothingatall.

Unlikemostotherlibraries,theselibrariesdon’tlendbooks;theylendseeds!

Aseedlibraryisaplacewherepeoplecanborrowanddonateseeds.Itisdifferentfromaseed

bankwhichonlystoresseeds.Itencouragespeopletoplantandshareseeds.Seedsinaseedlibrary

areoftenkeptdryandcoolinsmallpackets.Peoplecanreadthenameoftheplantvarieties(种类)

onthepacket.

Ifyouwanttogrowyourownplants,suchaspotatoesortomatoes,youcanborrowseedsfroma

seedlibrary.Youcanfirstchoosetheseedsyou’dliketoplant.Then,youtaketheseedstothe

circulationdesk(图书借还处)to“borrow”them.Youdon’tneedtoreturntheseedsunlessyou

succeedingrowingstrongandhealthyplants.Someseedlibrariesalsoprovidegardeningbooksto

teachyouhowtoplanttheseeds.

Atpresent,there’sonlyasmallgroupofseedlibrariesintheworld,butthenumberisgrowing.

Peoplewhohavecreatedtheseseedlibrarieswanttoprotectplantdiversity(多样性)byoffering

peopleaplacewheretheycanobtainknowledgeaboutplantsandplanting.Theybelievethat

protectingplantdiversityisnotonlythejobofbotanists,butallofus.

1.Whatcanpeopledoinaseedlibrary?

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2.Howareseedskeptinaseedlibrary?

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3.Doyouneedtoreturnseedstoaseedlibrary?

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4.Whydopeoplecreatetheseseedlibraries?

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5.Whosejobisittoprotectplantdiversity?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章向我们介绍了一个神奇的图书馆——种子图书馆。

这个图书馆不借书，可以借种子，而且借完种子不用归还。这个图书馆的目的就是为了让人们多了解和认识植物并保护植物

的多样性，他们相信这项工作不仅仅是植物学家的职责，也是我们大家的责任。

1.Theycanborrowanddonateseeds.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：人们在种子图书馆能做什么？根据文章第三段第一句“A

seedlibraryisaplacewherepeoplecanborrowanddonateseeds.”可知答案。

2.Theyarekeptinsmallpackets.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：种子在种子图书馆怎么被保存的？根据文章第三段倒数第二

句“Seedsinaseedlibraryareoftenkeptdryandcoolinsmallpackets.”可知答案。

3.No,youdon’t.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：你需要归还借来的种子吗？根据文章第四段倒数第二句“Youdon’tneedto

returntheseedsunlessyousucceedingrowingstrongandhealthyplants.”可知答案。

4.Toprotectplantdiversity.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么人们创办这些种子图书馆？根据文章最后一段第二句“People

whohavecreatedtheseseedlibrarieswanttoprotectplantdiversity(多样性)byofferingpeopleaplacewheretheycanobtain

knowledgeaboutplantsandplanting.”可知答案。

5.Allofus.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：保护植物多样性是谁的工作？根据文章最后一句“Theybelievethatprotectingplant

diversityisnotonlythejobofbotanists,butallofus.”可知答案。

第9篇

Theclockwork(机械)radioistheonlyradiothatdoesn’tneedbatteries(电池)orelectricity.Itis

powered(提供动力)byturningthehandle(手柄)foraminute.

Theclockworkradiowasinventedin1991byTrevorBayliss,aBritishinventor.Trevorhadthe

ideawhilehewaslisteningtosomenewsaboutAfricaontheradio.ItwasreportedthatAfricans

weredyingofAids(艾滋病)andtherewasnoeasywaytosendthemsomeinformationaboutthe

disease.

ButnoonewouldhelpTrevordevelophisideaforanewkindofradio.Finally,in1993,aTV

programshowedhisinvention,andafterwards,aSouthAfricanbusinessmanheardofTrevor’s

cleverideaandcontacted(联系)him.ThefirstclockworkradiosweremadeinSouthAfricain1995.

Sincethen,theradioshavebeenagreatsuccess.Trevorhasbeengivenmanyprizes.

Trevorhashungaletterwrittenbyanotherengineeronthewallinhishouse.Theengineer

explainedintheletterwhyhethoughtTrevor’sideaforaclockworkradiocouldn’tpossiblywork!

1.Howdopeoplepowertheclockworkradio?

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2.Whenwastheclockworkradioinvented?

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3.WouldmanypeoplehelpTrevordevelophisideaforanewkindofradio?

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4.Wherewerethefirstclockworkradiosmade?

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5.WhathasbeenhungonthewallinTrevor’shouse?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。一个英国的发明者在1991年发明了机械收音机，但是从它被发明到生产应用，经历了曲折

的过程。

1.They/Peoplepoweritbyturningthehandleforaminute.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：人们怎么给机械收音机提供动力？

由文章第一段第二句“Itispowered（提供动力）byturningthehandle（手柄）foraminute.”可知答案。

2.In1991.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：机械收音机是什么时候被发明的？由第二段第一句“Theclockworkradiowasinvented

in1991by...”可知答案。

3.No,theywouldn’t.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：很多人会帮助Trevor开发关于他的新型收音机的想法吗？由第三段第

一句“ButnoonewouldhelpTrevordevelophisideaforanewkindofradio.”可知没有人帮助他。注意本句是个一般疑问句，回答

用Yes或No，注意主语与助动词与问句保持一致。

4.InSouthAfrica.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：第一批机械收音机是在哪里被制造的？由第三段最后一句“Thefirst

clockworkradiosweremadeinSouthAfricain1995.”可知答案。

5.Aletter(writtenbyanotherengineer).【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：什么被挂在Trevor家的墙上？由最后一段第一句“Trevor

hashungaletterwrittenbyanotherengineeronthewallinhishouse.”可知答案。

话题4跨文化交际

第10篇

MoreAmericansprefertogetfoodattheirlocalfoodmarkets.Accordingtoanewstudyofthe

UniversityofIowa(UI),it’snotjustbecausethesepeoplebelievethefoodisfresherandtastesbetter,

butbecausetheythinktheyarefollowingakindofsocialduty—sharingahealthylifestyle,helping

saveenvironmentandsoon.

Theseso-called“locavores(土食者)”areshoppingatfarmersmarketsandjoiningfoodcoops

(食品合作社),becausetheyenjoyknowingwhogrowsthefood.Theyarealsodriventoeatlocally

grownproduceandmeatbecausetheirpromisetodosomakesthemfeelapartofsomethinggreater

thanthemselves.

Vasi,anassociateprofessorattheUI,saidthelocalfoodmarketisa“moralized(道德化的)

market”,andthatisamarketinwhichpeoplecombineeconomicactivitieswiththeirvalues.Among

thefindings,theUIresearchersdiscoveredlocalfoodmarketsweremorelikelytodevelopinareas

wherelocalpeoplehadastrongpromisetosocialduty,healthandtheenvironment.“It’sabout

valuingtherelationshipwiththefarmersandpeoplewhoproducethefoodandbelievingthathow

theyproducethefoodagreeswithyourpersonalvalues.”Vasisaid.

VasisharedtheresultsofthestudyattheAmericanSociologyAssociationannualmeetingin

ChicagoonAug.22,2015.Researchersalsodid40interviewswithconsumersandproducersin

differentlocalfoodmarketsinIowaandNewYork.

1.WheredopeopleliketogetfoodbetterinAmerica?

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2.Whydothelocavoresjoinfoodcoops?

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3.Howdopeoplefeelwheneatinglocallygrownproduceandmeat?

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4.Whofoundthatlocalfoodmarketswerepossibletodevelopinareas?

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5.WhendidVasisharetheresultsofthestudyattheAmericanSociologyAssociationannual

meeting?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国社会的一种现象——人们更倾向于购买当地食品。他们这样做的原因，一

方面是因为当地食品更新鲜、更美味，另一方面还因为他们愿意承担一定的社会责任。这些人感到，承担社会责任使自己会

变得更加“伟大”。

1.Attheirlocalfoodmarkets./Theyliketogetfoodattheirlocalfoodmarkets.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：美国人更喜欢在

哪里购买食品？从第一段第一句“MoreAmericansprefertogetfoodattheirlocalfoodmarkets.”可知，他们更喜欢在当地食品市

场购买食品。

2.Becausetheyenjoyknowingwhogrowsthefood.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么这些“土食者”加入食品合作社？从

第二段第一句“Theseso-called‘locavores(土食者)’areshoppingatfarmersmarketsandjoiningfoodcoops(食品合作社),

becausetheyenjoyknowingwhogrowsthefood.”可知，他们加入食品合作社是因为他们喜欢知道谁种植的这些粮食。

3.Theyfeelapartofsomethinggreaterthanthemselves.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：吃当地生产的农产品和肉类时，人们感

觉怎样？从第二段最后一句“Theyarealsodriventoeatlocallygrownproduceandmeatbecausetheirpromisetodosomakesthem

feelapartofsomethinggreaterthanthemselves.”可知，他们吃当地生产的农产品和肉类时，感觉到自己似乎更加伟大。

4.TheUIresearchers.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：谁发现本地食品市场有可能在一些地域得到发展？从第三段第二句

“Amongthefindings,theUIresearchersdiscoveredlocalfoodmarketsweremorelikelytodevelopinareaswherelocalpeoplehada

strongpromisetosocialduty,healthandtheenvironment.”可知，爱荷华大学的研究者发现食品市场有可能在一些地域得到发展。

5.OnAug.22,2015.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：瓦西什么时候在美国社会学协会年会上分享了他的研究成果？从第四段

第一句“VasisharedtheresultsofthestudyattheAmericanSociologyAssociationannualmeetinginChicagoonAug.22,2015.”可

知，他在2015年8月22日在美国社会学协会年会上分享了他的研究成果。

第11篇

ZongziisatraditionalChinesefood.IntheWesternworld,itisalsoknownasricedumplings.It

istraditionallyeatenduringtheDragonBoatFestivalwhichfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonth

ofthelunarcalendar.

ApopularbeliefaboutthefestivalisthedeathofQuYuan.HeisafamousChinesepoetfrom

thekingdomofChu.WhenhiscountrywasdefeatedbythekingdomofQin,QuYuanwasso

hopelessthathedrownedhimselfintheMiluoRiver.Accordingtothelegend,peoplethrewriceinto

therivertostopthefishfromeatingthepoet’sbody.