九年级（上）期中英语试卷一

九年级（上）期中英语试卷

二、完形填空(本题有15小题，每小题15分，共15分)阅读下面短文，然后

在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

9.(15分)SeveralyearsagoInoticedsomethingstrange：peopleseemedtobe

smilingatmemoreoften.(16),duringmyyoungadultyearspeoplehad

neversmiledatmethatmuch.Theywouldlookatmeforonlyasecondandmove

awaytheir(17)altogether.Onceinawhiletheywouldnodorsay"hi"to

mebutmoreoftentheysaid(18)atall.

Allthatseemedto(19)asIgotolder,though.Forsome(20)

reasonpeopleweresuddenlygreetingmewitha(21)smilewhenI

walked(22)them.Theireyesseemedto(23)upbrightly

whentheysaid"hello"tomeandmanytimestheywouldeven(24)to

chathappilywithmeforafewminutes.AtfirstIdidn*tknowwhathadhappened

tome.Hadthewholeworldsuddenlygottenkinderwithout(25)me?

ThenonedaywhenIwaswalkingaloneinastore,the(26)cametome.At

thatmomentIwalkedbyadisplayof(27)andsawthatIhadthe(28)

expressiononmyface.Ihadbeensmilingwithoutevenknowingit.Allofa

sudden,I(29)thatIwastheonewhohadreallychanged.Ihadgrown

somuchinloveandjoy.Anditwasthelightshiningfrommyownsoulthatothers

reflected(反射)backtome,

Weareallmirrorsinthislife.Mayyoureflecteverykindnessandjoythatyouseein

thisworld.Andmayyourownsoulalways(30)brightlyaswell.Thus

youwillalwaysbehappy.

16.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Otherwise

17.A.eyesB.headsC.feetD.legs

18.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

19.A.remainB.changeC.disappearD.return

20.A.possibleB.specialC.easyD.terrible

21.A.coldB.coolC.warmD.funny

22.A.betweenB.acrossC.pastD.behind

23.A.pickB.growC.keepD.light

24.A.moveB.stopC.continueD.prefer

25.A.knowingB.understandingC.tellingD.warning

26.A.answerB.ideaC.thoughtD.secret

27.A.toysB.paintingsC.shelvesD.mirrors

28.A.saddestB.happiestC.healthiestD.strangest

29.A.explainedB.predictedC.realizedD.required

30.A.singB.shineC.appearD.show.

三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题6分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每

题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.

10.（6分）Thereareafewwonderfulislandcountriesintheworldthataredefinitely

worthvisiting.Summeriscomingandit'stimetostartplanningyourvacation.

Malta

MaltaisabeautifulsouthernEuropeancountryintheMediterraneanSea,whichhas

arichhistoryandculture.Thereareamazingsky-highcliffs（悬崖）toclimb,

greattemplestoexplore,andlotsofwonderfulplacestogodiving.Infact,there

areplentyofinterestingthingstoseeandtodoinMaltaandthisislandcountry

hassomethingforeveryone.

Fiji

Fijiisawonderfulislandthathasplentyofsurprisesforanyadventurous（爱冒险的）

traveler.Thereisoneoftheworld'sbestsurfscenes,andmanypeopletravelto

Fijiyearlytoridethegreatwaves.Well,ifsurfingisnotforyouandyoulove

sittingonthebeachandrelaxingorhiking,seeingbreathtakingwaterfalls,Fijiis

certainlythebestislandcountrytovisit.

Greece

Greeceisabeautifulcountry,knownforitslonghistoryanditsclean

beaches.Mykonosisland,Santoriniisland,Creteisland,Corfuislandareamong

thebestGreekislandstovisit.Ifyou'reinterestedinhistory,therearemany

historicalsitesyoucanvisitinGreece.

Maldives

NotonlyistheMaldivesoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountries,itisalsooneof

themostpopularhoneymoondestinations.Thereisabeautifulocean,with

fascinatingbeachesandluxuryresorts.Ifyouarelookingforthebesthoneymoon

destination,theMaldiveswillbeperfectforyou.

31.InMalta,youcan.

A.seebreathtakingwaterfalls

B.climbsky-highcliffs

C.ridethegreatwaves

D.visithistoricalsites

32.WhichofthefollowingislandsisnotamongthebestGreekislandstovisit?

A.Creteisland

B.Corfuisland

C.Mykonosisland

D.Cubaisland

33.Ifanewly-marriedcouplearelookingforthebesthoneymoondestination,they

willchoose

A.Malta

B.Fiji

C.Greece

D.Maldives.

11.（8分）Somepeopleliketocollectstamps.Otherspreferpostersorcoins.But

PinkyBhutiaisdifferent.Shecollectschildren.Inhermountainvillage,inSikkim,

sheisknownasthewonderfulyoungwomanwhoadopts（领养）allthechildren

shecan.

Pinkywas14whensheadoptedherfirstchild,aNepalibabygirl,whosepatents

passedaway.Pinky'sparentsdidnotmind.Pinkyleftschoolandstartedworking

fulltimebecauseshehadababytofeed.Today,shehastwelveadoptedchildren,

andtwosonsfromhermarriage.

Pinkyisabout30yearsoldandshecomesfromacommonfamily.Ifyoupassedher

onthestreet,youwouldn'tgiveherasecondlook.Shelivesinabrownmud-

washed（泥刷的）house.Thereisavegetablegardenoutside.Redhenswith

noisychicksrunalloverthegardenlookingforfood.

Ifyouaskherwhysheprovidesahometosomanykids,shesmilesshyly.Buther

eyesareserious."Iknowwhatitistobepoorandhungry."Asachild,heronly

dreamwastoeatafullmeal,andherfavoriteamusementwaswatchingpeople

withshoesandimaginingwhatitfeltlike.Byadoptingpoorandhomeless

childrensheismakingsurethattheyneverfeelthathopeless.

Pinkyfeelsveryproudwhensheseesherchildrenhappyandbright,Heroldest

baby,AaritaRai,isnow20yearsold,Then,thereis19-year-oldNimbewho

cametoPinkybecausehermotherwasunabletolookafterher.Shestartedto

workinagovernmentofficetwoyearsago.Ten-year-oldBhimand14-year

-oldKumarcametoPinkyfiveyearsago,aftertheirfather'sdeath.Theystarted

livingonapatchoflandgivenbyPinkyandgrewvegetablesforsale.

"Ilikechildren.It'snotonemoremouthtofeedbutonemoresoulsaved,"Pinky

says.

(1)AfterPinkyadoptedherfirstchild,she.

A.begantoraisesomechickens

B.didn'tgotoschoolanymore

C.askedherparentsforhelp

D.lefthermountainvillage

(2)Byadoptingthosepoorandhomelesschildren,Pinkywantsto.

A.teachthemtogrowvegetables

B.offerthemgoodjobs

C.makesuretheyliveinhope

D.helpthembecomerich

(3)WhicofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Pinkylikescollectingcoinsandposters.

B.BhimandKumararefromthesamefamily.

C.PeopleinPinky'svillagehavenoshoestowear.

D.SartitaRaiworksinagovernmentoffice.

(4)WecaninferfromthepassagethatPinkyisaperson.

A.kind

B.strict

C.bright

D.careful.

12.(8分)Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchange.Thingswhichwere

consideredimpolitemanyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,it

wasconsideredimpolitebehaviorforamantosmokeonstreet.Nomanwho

thoughtofhimselfasbeingagentlemanwouldmakeafoolofhimselfbysmoking

whenaladywasinaroom.

Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortheright

ofawomaninyourcountry?Ordoesn'titmatter?Whatabouttablemanners?

Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?Shouldyouleaveoneinyour

lap,oronthetable?

TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharea

largenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeople

shakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.AlsoEnglishmenwill

openadoorforawomanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmost

Americans.Whilewaitinginline,Englishmenwillneverpushtheirwaytothe

front.NeitherdoAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandin

America.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o'clock,thedinnerguesteither

arrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.

Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthat

mightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable--especiallyiftheyareyour

guests.Thereisanoldstoryaboutamanwhogaveaformaldinnerparty.When

thefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.The

otherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeand

beganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguest

feelfoolishoruncomfortable.

38.AccordingtoParagraphl,.

A.Customsdifferfromcountrytocountry.

B.Somecustomsconsideredimpoliteinthepastareacceptedbypeoplenow.

C.Gentlemenliketosmokeinfrontofwomen.

D.Smokingonstreetswereconsideredpolitebehaviorsinthepast.

39.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifhecan'tarriveon

time?____

A.Heshouldfindanexcuse.

B.Heshouldaskforexcuse.

C.Heshouldsay"sorry".

D.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.

40.TheAmericansandtheBritishalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustomsexcept

（除了）.

A.shakinghandswhenmeetingforthefirsttime

B.offeringtheirseattoawoman

C.waitinginline

D.beinglatefordinner

41.Accordingtothepassage,thebesthost.

A.trieshisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable

B.makeshisguestsfeelexcited

C.triestoavoidbeingfoolishtohisguests

D.triestobehavethesameastheguests.

13.（8分）Ifyourmothertoldyoutoeatcarrotssoyou'dbeabletoseeinthedark,

shewasright.Itturnsoutthatfeedingkidscarrotsisjustoneofanumberof

thingstokeepeyeshealthy.Otherthingsincluderegulareyeexams,and

sunglassesorhatsarealsoveryhelpful,expertssay.

Whileeyediseaseissometimeshereditary（遗传的），somearestillpreventable（可

预防的），saidDr.RonWeber,anAtlanta-basedophthalmologist.Forexample,

nearsightedness,"notonlyhasagenetic（基因的）componentbutisalso

influencedbyhowkidsusetheireyesduringchildhood,"hetoldReutersHealth

byphone.

Hesaidthatextendedclosework,suchasreading,haslongbeenthoughttocause

nearsightedness.Recentsupporthascomefromastudyinwhichpeoplewitha

higherlevelofeducationweremorelikelytohavenearsightedness,becausethey

spendmoretimereadingorworkingoncomputers.Anotherstudyshowedthat

childrenwhospendmoretimeoutdoorsarelesslikelytobecomenearsighted.

Butthesefindingsdon*tmeankidsshouldbestoppedfromreadingorworkingon

thecomputer.Instead,Webersuggests,makesureachild'senvironmentisbright

enoughwhiletheyaredoingclosework.Parentsshouldalsohelpkidsgetintothe

habitofholdingtheirreadingmaterialattheperfectdistance-about18to

22inches,hesaid.Finally,takingabreakeveryfiveminutesorso,tolettheeyes

relaxandfocusonanobjectinthedistance,willalsohelp.

Oneofthemostimportantthingsaparentcandotohelpheadoffeyediseaseand

visionproblemsistomakesuretheirchildgetsregulareyeexams,beginningearly

inlife."Themajorityofvisionproblemsinchildrenarepreventableandtreatable,

"saidDr.IdaChung.

42.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?

A.Itisimportanttokeepyoureyeshealthy.

B.Peopleseldompayattentiontoeyehealth.

C.Itisnecessarytogiveyourkidscarrots.

D.Alltheeyediseasearehereditary.

43.Whichoneisgoodforoureyehealthaccordingtothethirdparagraph?

A.Spendmorereadingoncomputers.

B.Spendmoretimeindoors.

C.Spendmoretimedoingoutdooractivities.

D.Spendmoretimeworkingoncomputers.

44.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmeans.

A.treat

B.stop

C.cover

D.increase

45.WhichcanbetheBESTtitleforthispassage?

A.Eatingcarrots

B.Eyedisease

C.Howtokeepeyeshealthy

D.Theimportanceofeyehealth.

四、词汇运用（本题分AB两部分.A部分有5小题，B部分有10小题，每小题

5分，共15分）A：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次.

14.（5分）

politeAfricadeadallowhelp

46.Hisfather'smadehimverysad.

47."Sorry,butIcan'tcometoyourparty,"Frankrefused.

48.Sometimesitistomakealistofeverythingyouhavetodo.

49.Lastmonth,Premier（，总理）LiKeqiangvisitedseveralcountries..

50.Nobodycouldtakeawaythebooksfromthelibrarywithoutbeing.

五、B：根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式.（每空限填一词）

15.（10分）TuYoyo,an84-year-oldfemalescientist,isnow（51）（广

泛地）knowntothepeopleallaroundtheworldasthe（52）（第一）

ChinesetowintheNoblePrizeintheyearof2015.

Yoyowas（53）（出生的）onDecember30,1930inNingbo,China.She

startedtobeinterestedinChinese（54）（传统的）medicinewhenshe

wasonlyalittlegirl.Sheevenspentallher（55）（私人的）timereading

booksonit.In1951,ShewenttostudyinBeijingUniversitywhereshetookup

researchesonhowtotreatMalaria（疟疾）.Finally,shesucceedin（56）

（发现）artemisinin（青蒿素）asthemosteffectivetreatment.

When（57）（采访），Yoyosaidslowly：IhavemetmanydifficultiesthatI

don'tknowhowto（58）（处理）with,butIjustfightonandnevergive

up.Theroadto（59）（成功）isnoteasy,It（60）（需要）

talentsandhardwork.Thankstoallthepeoplearoundme!"

五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题10分，共10分）阅读下面短文，按照

句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用

括号中词语的正确形式填空.

16.(10分)Theworld(61)(it)isbecomingsmallerandsmallerwith

moderntraffic,TV,telephoneandsoon.Lifetodayismucheasier(62)

itwashundredsyearsago,butithasalsobroughtnewproblems.Oneofthe

biggest(63)ispollution.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecansee

it,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

Themorepeople,themorepollution.Manyyearsago,theproblemwasnotso

seriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Manare(64)(pollute)

thewholewordnow.

Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It'sbadtoalllivingthingsintheworld.Water

pollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesus

angrymore(65)(easy).

Manycountriesarepayingmoreandmoreattention(66)

pollution.Theymakerulestostoppeoplefrom(67)(burn)coal(煤

炭)inhousesandfactoriesinthecity.

ThepollutionofCO2isnowthemostdangerousproblemofairpollution.It(68)

(cause)byheavytraffic.Itissurethatifthereare(69)people

driving,there(70)(be)lessairpollution.

六、任务型阅读(本题有5小题，每小题5分，共5分)阅读下面短文，请从

A-E五个选项中为每一段选择合适的小标题完成71-75小题.

17.(5分)71.It'sonthefourthThursdayofNovember.Anditisalsoatime

fortraditionandsharing.Eveniftheylivefaraway,familymembersgatherfora

reunionatthehouseofanolderrelative.Allgivethankstogetherforthegood

thingsthattheyhave.

72.ItisonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichfallsonorafterMarch

21st.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktolife.Butnowformost

people,itisaspringholiday,whileforchildren,itmeans,morethananything

else,Eastereggsorchocolateeggs!

73.It'salsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthe

fifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinese

festivalswithahistoryofmorethan2,OOOyears.Itwasoriginallydesignedin

memoryofancientpoetcalledQuYuan.

74.ItisaveryimportantChinesefestival.Therewillbeabigfamily

dinner.Peoplewhoworkfarawayfromhomewilltrytocomeback.Atnight,

peoplecanenjoythemoonwhileeatingmooncakes.Theyarethespecialfood

forthisfestival.

75.Itfallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthofthelunarcalendarin

China.Theaimistopromoterespectfortheelderly.Accordingtocenturies-old

customs,peopleclimbmountainstoadmiretheview.

A.TheDoubleNinthFestival

B.TheMid-autumnFestival

C.EasterDay

D.TheDragonBoatFestival

E.ThanksgivingDay.

七.书面表达

18.对于"碰到作业困难时是否像老师请教"，

同学们持有不同的观点.请你根据下表内容的提示，用英语写一篇短文.陈述同

学们的观点及理由，并谈谈你的观点和理由，发表在校园网的论坛上.

观点理由

向老师请教♦老师讲解清楚，易于理解

♦增加与老师交流的机会

不向老师请教♦性格内向，羞于开口

♦怕被同学们嘲笑

你的观点及理由：…（理由至少两条，不能重复已给的理由）

注意：

1.文章必须包括表格中的全部内容，可适当发挥；

2.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数，只需接着写；

3.词数80-100个.

参考词汇：explainclearly,communicatewith,belaughedat

Thestudentsofourclasshavedifferentideasaboutwhetherweaskteachersforhelp

withhomework

problems..

九年级(上)期中英语试卷

参考答案与试题解析

二、完形填空(本题有15小题，每小题15分，共15分)阅读下面短文，然后

在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

9.(15分)SeveralyearsagoInoticedsomethingstrange：peopleseemedtobe

smilingatmemoreoften.(16)B,duringmyyoungadultyearspeoplehad

neversmiledatmethatmuch.Theywouldlookatmeforonlyasecondandmove

awaytheir(17)Aaltogether.Onceinawhiletheywouldnodorsay"hi"to

mebutmoreoftentheysaid(18)Catall.

Allthatseemedto(19)BasIgotolder,though.Forsome(20)Breason

peopleweresuddenlygreetingmewitha(21)CsmilewhenIwalked(22)

Cthem.Theireyesseemedto(23)Dupbrightlywhenthey

said"hello"tomeandmanytimestheywouldeven(24)Btochathappily

withmeforafewminutes.AtfirstIdidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtome.Had

thewholeworldsuddenlygottenkinderwithout(25)Cme?

ThenonedaywhenIwaswalkingaloneinastore,the(26)Acametome.At

thatmomentIwalkedbyadisplayof(27)DandsawthatIhadthe(28)

B_expressiononmyface.Ihadbeensmilingwithoutevenknowingit.Allofa

sudden,I(29)CthatIwastheonewhohadreallychanged.Ihadgrownso

muchinloveandjoy.Anditwasthelightshiningfrommyownsoulthatothers

reflected(反射)backtome,

Weareallmirrorsinthislife.Mayyoureflecteverykindnessandjoythatyouseein

thisworld.Andmayyourownsoulalways(30)Bbrightlyaswell.Thusyou

willalwaysbehappy.

16.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Otherwise

17.A.eyesB.headsC.feetD.legs

18.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

19.A.remainB.changeC.disappearD.return

20.A.possibleB.specialC.easyD.terrible

21.A.coldB.coolC.warmD.funny

22.A.betweenB.acrossC.pastD.behind

23.A.pickB.growC.keepD.light

24.A.moveB.stopC.continueD.prefer

25.A.knowingB.understandingC.tellingD.warning

26.A.answerB.ideaC.thoughtD.secret

27.A.toysB.paintingsC.shelvesD.mirrors

28.A.saddestB.happiestC.healthiestD.strangest

29.A.explainedB.predictedC.realizedD.required

30.A.singB.shineC.appearD.show.

【分析】文章介绍了作者发现最近总是有人对自己微笑，一直不知道原因.一次

当她在超市里看到镜子里自己脸上微笑的表情时，突然明白了.原来是自己

快乐的表情感染了别人，然后别人也会回馈给她微笑.

【解答】16-20BACBB21-25CCDBC26-30ADBCB

16.B考查连词，A.Besides另外B.However然而C.Therefore因此D.Otherwise

否贝I,根据duringmyyoungadultyearspeoplehadneversmiledatmethat

much,这品艮前文peopleseemedtobesmilingatmemoreoften是转折关系，故

选B.

17.A考查名词，A.eyes眼睛B.heads头C.feet脚D.legs腿，根据They

wouldlookatmeforonlyasecondandmoveawaytheir,推出表达的是“他们只

会看我一秒钟，然后就移开了目光“，故选A.

18.C考查代词，A.something某事B.anything任何事C.nothing没事

D.everything每件事，Onceinawhiletheywouldnodorsay"hi"tome,可

知是指：他们不是对我点头或对我说"你好"，而是什么也不说，故选C.

19.B考查动词，A.remain保留B.change改变C.disappear消失D.return

归还；返回，根据后文peopleweresuddenlygreetingme人们突然向我打招呼，

可知这根原来不一样了，所以说后来这些都改变了，故选B.

20.B考查形容词，A.possible可能的B.special特殊的C.easy容易的D.terrible

可怕的，根据后文故事的内容，可知是自己温暖的表情感染了别人，然后别

人也会回之以微笑，所以说着个原因很特别，故选B.

21.C考查形容词，A.cold冷的B.cool凉爽的C.warm温暖的D.funny滑

稽的，根据smile,结合选项，warm符合语境，带着温暖的微笑给我打招呼,

故选C.

22.C考查介词，A.between两者之间B.across穿过C.past经过D.behind

在后面，根据whenIwalked,可知是指：当我走过他们时，他们给我打招呼,

walkpast走过，故选C.

23.D考查动词，A.pick捡起B.grow生长C.keep保持D.light照亮，根

据副词brightly,推出是修饰动词短语lightup照亮，所以light符合题意，故

选D.

24.B考查动词，A.move移动B.stop停止C.continue继续D.prefer更喜

欢，根据tochathappilywithmeforafewminutes,可知是停下来和我愉快的

聊天，故选B.

25.C考查动词，A.knowing知道B.understanding理解C.telling告诉D.warning

警告，根据Ididn'tknowwhathadhappenedtome我不知道发生了什么事，可

知是没人告诉我原因，故选C.

26.A考查名词，A.answer回答B.idea主意C.thought思想D.secret秘

密，根据后文的故事情节可知，作者知道为什么人们那样对她微笑了，所以

此处表达的是：我终于找到了答案，故选A.

27.D考查名词，A.toys玩具B.paintings绘画C.shelves架子D.mirrors镜

子，根据后文sawthatIhadthe(28)Bexpressiononmyface,可知看到自己

的表情，推出是从镜子里看到自己的表情，故选D.

28.B考查形容词，A.saddest最难过B.happiest最开心C.healthiest最健康

D.strangest最奇怪的,根据后文Ihadbeensmilingwithoutevenknowingit我

一直在微笑，甚至都不知道，可知微笑是开心的表情，故选B.

29.C考查动词，A.explained解释B.predicted预测C.realized意识到D.required

要求，根据thatIwastheonewhohadreallychanged,可知是指“我意识到是谁

真正的改变了“，故选C.

30.B考查动词，A.sing唱B.shine发光C.appear出现D.show展示，

根据brightlyaswell,可知是明亮的发光,所以是修饰动词shine,故选B.

【点评】解答此类题目，首先需要通读全文，掌握文章大意；其次分析每一个空

格前后的语意和语境，进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案.

三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题6分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每

题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.

10.（6分）Thereareafewwonderfulislandcountriesintheworldthataredefinitely

worthvisiting.Summeriscomingandit'stimetostartplanningyourvacation.

Malta

MaltaisabeautifulsouthernEuropeancountryintheMediterraneanSea,whichhas

arichhistoryandculture.Thereareamazingsky-highcliffs（悬崖）toclimb,

greattemplestoexplore,andlotsofwonderfulplacestogodiving.Infact,there

areplentyofinterestingthingstoseeandtodoinMaltaandthisislandcountry

hassomethingforeveryone.

Fiji

Fijiisawonderfulislandthathasplentyofsurprisesforanyadventurous（爱冒险的）

traveler.Thereisoneoftheworld'sbestsurfscenes,andmanypeopletravelto

Fijiyearlytoridethegreatwaves.Well,ifsurfingisnotforyouandyoulove

sittingonthebeachandrelaxingorhiking,seeingbreathtakingwaterfalls,Fijiis

certainlythebestislandcountrytovisit.

Greece

Greeceisabeautifulcountry,knownforitslonghistoryanditsclean

beaches.Mykonosisland,Santoriniisland,Creteisland,Corfuislandareamong

thebestGreekislandstovisit.Ifyou'reinterestedinhistory,therearemany

historicalsitesyoucanvisitinGreece.

Maldives

NotonlyistheMaldivesoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountries,itisalsooneof

themostpopularhoneymoondestinations.Thereisabeautifulocean,with

fascinatingbeachesandluxuryresorts.Ifyouarelookingforthebesthoneymoon

destination,theMaldiveswillbeperfectforyou.

31.InMalta,youcanB.

A.seebreathtakingwaterfalls

B.climbsky-highcliffs

C.ridethegreatwaves

D.visithistoricalsites

32.WhichofthefollowingislandsisnotamongthebestGreekislandstovisit?

A.Creteisland

B.Corfuisland

C.Mykonosisland

D.Cubaisland

33.Ifanewly-marriedcouplearelookingforthebesthoneymoondestination,they

willchooseD

A.Malta

B.Fiji

C.Greece

D.Maldives.

【分析】世界上许多美丽的岛屿国家绝对值得探索.虽然有许多迷人的国家值得

观光，但参观一个岛国会更具冒险意义，更吸引人也更浪漫.文中介绍了四

个世界上惊人的美丽岛屿.将这些信息提供给那些需要赴岛国旅行的游客.

【解答】31.B.细节题，结合第三段.Thereareamazingsky-highcliffs(悬崖)

toclimb可知可以爬悬崖，故选B.

32.D.细节题，结合第七段Mykonosisland,Santoriniisland,Creteisland,Corfu

islandareamongthebestGreekislandstovisit麦克诺斯岛(Mykonosisland),

圣托里尼岛(Santoriniisland),克里特岛(Creteisland)和科孚岛(Corfuisland)

是希腊众多岛屿中最值得参观的.故选D.

33.D.细节题.结合最后Ifyouarelookingforthebesthoneymoondestination,

theMaldiveswillbeperfectforyou,如果你正在寻找最好的蜜月旅行地，马尔

代夫将是你不二选择.故选D.

【点评】做本题时，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意.其次，

细读题材，各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，

弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.

11.(8分)Somepeopleliketocollectstamps.Otherspreferpostersorcoins.But

PinkyBhutiaisdifferent.Shecollectschildren.Inhermountainvillage,inSikkim,

sheisknownasthewonderfulyoungwomanwhoadopts(领养)allthechildren

shecan.

Pinkywas14whensheadoptedherfirstchild,aNepalibabygirl,whosepatents

passedaway.Pinky'sparentsdidnotmind.Pinkyleftschoolandstartedworking

fulltimebecauseshehadababytofeed.Today,shehastwelveadoptedchildren,

andtwosonsfromhermarriage.

Pinkyisabout30yearsoldandshecomesfromacommonfamily.Ifyoupassedher

onthestreet,youwouldn'tgiveherasecondlook.Shelivesinabrownmud-

washed(泥刷的)house.Thereisavegetablegardenoutside.Redhenswith

noisychicksrunalloverthegardenlookingforfood.

Ifyouaskherwhysheprovidesahometosomanykids,shesmilesshyly.Buther

eyesareserious."Iknowwhatitistobepoorandhungry."Asachild,heronly

dreamwastoeatafullmeal,andherfavoriteamusementwaswatchingpeople

withshoesandimaginingwhatitfeltlike.Byadoptingpoorandhomeless

childrensheismakingsurethattheyneverfeelthathopeless.

Pinkyfeelsveryproudwhensheseesherchildrenhappyandbright,Heroldest

baby,AaritaRai,isnow20yearsold,Then,thereis19-year-oldNimbewho

cametoPinkybecausehermotherwasunabletolookafterher.Shestartedto

workinagovernmentofficetwoyearsago.Ten-year-oldBhimand14-year

-oldKumarcametoPinkyfiveyearsago,aftertheirfather*sde