2013-2014学年度第一学期期末质量抽查试卷回答问题汇编

D.Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题):(12分)Augusthasalwaysbeendifficultforme.ItisthetimewhenIrealizethatthebooksmyEnglishteacherassigned(布置)tomearenotgoingtoreadthemselvesandthatIhaveadifficultmonthinfrontofme.YoumightthinkthatIdon'twanttospendmysummerreading,butthat'snottheproblem:Ilovereading.Onthefirstdayofmysummerholidaythisyear,IborrowedAGatheringofOldMenbyAfrican-AmericanwriterErnestGaines.Ienjoyeditverymuch.Ireadallthemagazinesthatmyparentssubscribeto(订阅)andspendabout30minuteseverydaywiththemorningnewspaper.SowhydoIhatesummerreadingforschool?Becausethebooksonsummerreadinglistsareoftenslow-goingandjust(不吸引人的).Teachersdon’tunderstandthatsummerreadingcanbeinterestingaswellaseducational.Theychoosebookscalled“spinachbooks”：goodforyou,butnotmuchfuntotakein.Everysummer,Ireadthem,hatethemandgetbitterabouttheexperience.ThisbitternessstartedthreeyearsagowhenIbeganhighschool.Aspreparation,myEnglishteachertoldmetoreadTheAgeofinnocence(《纯真年代》).At14,Icouldn’tunderstandthelove100yearsagointhestory.Ionlyknowmyloveforbaseball.TheAgeofInnocencewascompletelydifferenttomylife.Whatismore,sometimesIguessteachersdon’tthinkexcitingplotsmakefor“goodliterature”.Tome,agoodwriterdescribeseventsandcharactersinawaythatmakesthereaderwanttoknowwhathappensnext.IfIweremakingupasummerreadinglist,itwouldincludeTheFriendsofEddieCoylebyGeorgeV.Higgins,TheRightStuffbyTomWolfe,andIntoThinAirbyJonKrakauer.Theseareallbooksthathaveliteraryvalue(文学价值)andcanalsoentertainkids.Iftheteacherscouldaddalittlefunintothebookstheyassign,myAugustswouldbealotmoreenjoyable.88.WhydoesthewriterthinkhewillhaveadifficultAugust?_________________________________________________89.Howdoweknowthatthewriterlikesreading?_________________________________________________90.Whatkindofbooksmakesstudentsinterestedinsummerreading?_________________________________________________books.91.What’stheadvantageofreading“spinachbooks”？_________________________________________________92.Accordingtothepassage,whatisagoodwriter?_________________________________________________93.Whatmightbethetitleofthepassage?(Innomorethantenwords)_________________________________________________Keys:88.Becausehewillhavetoreadboringbooks.89.Thewritertellsusthathereadsallthemagazinesthathisparentssubscribetoandspendabout30minuteseverydaywiththemorningnewspaper..90.Interestingandeducationalbooks(do).91.Theyaregoodforyou/yourgrowth.92.Agoodwriterdescribeseventsandcharacters.inawaythatmakesthereaderwanttoknowwhathappensnext.93.WhyCan'tTeacherAssignToUsFunBooks.(Anyreasonableanswersarecorrect.)D)Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)1)IfyouliveinTornado（龙卷风）area,youkeepacloseeyeonthesky.Thispartofthemid-westernUnitedStateshasasmanyas300tornadoesblowingthroughiteveryyear.Localpeopleknowthata“twister”（旋风）maybeonlyahop,skip,andajumpaway.Twistersaretornadoes,andtornadoesaretroubleforpeoplelivingthere.2)Atornadoiswindcausedbyathunderstorm(雷雨).TornadoesarethemostterriblewindsonEarth.Theycantravelupto300milesanhour.Atthathighspeed,theydamagealmosteverything.Astheymove,tornadoesturnroundquicklyinatwistingmovement.Theychangedirectionwithoutwarning.3)Onceyou’veseenatornado,you’renotlikelytoforgetit.Ithasaunique(独特的)appearance.Takeanicecreamcone,turnitupsidedown,andyou’vegotamodelforatornado.Thesoundisalsohardtobemistaken.Everythingbecomescompletelysilent.Eventheinsectsstopbuzzing.Itseemsthetornadotakeinallofthesoundfromtheair.Suddenlyitshoutsitallbackoutinaroar,likeatrainrunningoutofcontrol.4)Butsometimestheresultcan’tbepredicted.HaveyoueverseenthefilmThewizardofOz(绿野仙踪)?RememberthescenewhenDorothy’shouseflies?Atornadooncecarriedahousethroughtheairfortwomiles.Anothertwisterliftedachinacabinet(橱柜)anddroppeditbacktoEarthsomemilesaway.Nodiskwasbroken.Once,atornadosweptachildandherponyintotheair.Hermotherfoundherhalfamileaway,stillsittingonthepony.Luckily,neitherthegirlnorherponywasseriouslyhurt.5)Thesestoriesendedhappily.Mosttornadostoriesdon’t.Theseterriblewindstormsusuallybringsadness,deathandevendisasters.In1955,atornadokilled34peopleinonetown.Threethousandbuildings,includingfiveschools,weredamaged.6)Luckily,tornadoesseldomlastmorethananhour.Mosttravelonlyat20milesperhour.Theyarealmostalwayslessthanafewhundredyardswide.That’sagoodthingforus!Iftwisterswereanyworsethantheyare,tornadoareawouldbeatornadowasteland.88.Whatdotornadoesusuallybringpeopletroubleorhappiness?89.Howfastdoesatornadogowhenitcomestoitshighspeed?90.Whichsentenceinthe2ndparagraphsayspeoplecanhardlypredictthewayatornadomove?91.Whichtwowordsorexpressionsinthe3rdparagraphdescribeatornado’ssoundchange?Model,silent,shoutoutinaroar,atrain92.Whatcanbethemainideaofthe4thparagraph?Tornadostoriessometimes.93.Howdoyouunderstand“Iftwisterswereanyworsethantheyare,tornadoareawouldbeatornadowasteland.”Keys:88.Trouble.89.Ittravelsupto300milesanhour。90.Theychangedirectionwithoutwarning.91.Silentandshoutoutinaroar.92.can’tbepredicted。93.Tornadoesarenotsobadthattornadoareacan’tbechangedintowasteland.D.Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题):(12分)Ms.LaRosaisagreatteacher.Shecanansweralmostanyquestionthatyouhaveaboutanyhistorytopicandifshecannot,shewilltryherbesttohelpyoufindtheanswer.Althoughshehasahearingaid(助听器),shedoesnotletthatpreventherfrombeingagreatteacher.Shetoldtheclassaboutitonthefirstdayandtoldusnottoletitgetinthewayofourlearningandnottotreatherdifferently.Wealllikeherclass,especiallyanactivitywhichiscalledthestation.Stationsarewhenourtablesoffourorfivebecomeourgroupsandwegothroughfourvariousactivities,suchasAncientChina,inwhichweneedtoputtogetherasentenceandwriteitusingancientsymbols.Eachstationneedsabout40minutestocomplete.Ms.LaRosahasapolicythatnotmanyteachersgiveasecondthoughtto.Thatiswritingincursive(草书的)letters.Shewillprovideyouwithvariousresourcessothatyourcursivehandwritingisthebestthatitcanbe.Ms.LaRosaalwayssaysthatshehasareasonforeverythingthatshedoes.Recentlywejustunderstoodherreasonforsupportingcursivehandwriting.Cursivewritingcanforceyoutothinkinwordsbutnotinletters.Alsoithasbeenproventhatpeoplewhowriteincursivelettersdobetterontests.Ms.LaRosa’sclassgetstodovariousfunandexcitingthings.Shealsousesrealexamplesfromherownlife,suchasthingsthatherdaughterhasdone.Ms.LaRosaalsohasabsolutetrustinherstudents.Shealwaysleavesherpurseonherdesk.Ms.LaRosaisagreatpersonandagreatteacherwhoisalwaysthereforyou,andIfeellikeIcantellheranything.88.Ms.LaRosaisateacherwithagoodknowledgeofhistory,isn’tshe?（1分)__________,___________________________________________________________.89.Whatactivityisespeciallylikedbythestudents?（2分）______________________________________________________________________.90.Howlongdothestudentsusuallyspendoneachstation?（2分）_____________________________________________________________________.91.WhydoesMs.LaRosasupportcursivehandwriting?（2分）_____________________________________________________________________.92.HowdoesMs.LaRosausuallyteachherclass?（2分）_____________________________________________________________________.93.WhatdoyouthinkmakesMs.LaRosaagreatteacher?（3分）_____________________________________________________________________.Keys:88.Yes,sheis.89.Anactivity(whichis)calledthestation./Thestudents/Theyespeciallylikeanactivitywhichiscalledthestation.90.Thestudentsusuallyspendabout40minutesoneachstation./About40minutes.91.Becausecursivewritingcanforceyou/peopletothinkinwordsbutnotinletters(anditcanhelpyou/peopledobetterontests.)92.Ms.LaRosausuallyhasherstudentsdovariousfunandexcitingthingsandalsousesrealexamplesfromherlife./Ms.LaRosateachesherclassbydoingvariousfunandexcitingthingsandbyusingrealexamplesfromherownlife.93.Suggestedanswer:Herwayofteaching,herknowledge,herdevotiontoteaching,hertrustinstudents,etc.D)Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)“MoreyoungpeopleshouldstudyScience",HazelWallace,aScienceteacherfromLondon,saidataconferenceforyoungscientistslastweekend."MoreyoungpeopleshouldtakeSciencesubjectsatschoolandstudythematuniversity,"shesaid."Scientistscanchangetheworldandcanimprovelifeforeveryone.Wealsoneedmorepeoplewhowanttoteachscienceanddoscientificresearch."ButtherewasbadnewsfromProfessorGeorgeBenson,aresearchscientistanduniversityScienceteacher,whowasalsoattheconference."Sciencecoursesatuniversityareverygood,"hesaid,"butthere’sarealproblemwithScienceteachinginschools.OneinthreepeoplewhoteachPhysicsto15-and16-years-oldsdon’thaveaphysicaldegree.NotenoughpeoplearestudyingScienceatuniversityandthismeansthattherearenotenoughscienceteachers."MrsWallacedidn’tagree."It’struethatthenumberofSciencepupilsfellbetween2000and2010."Shesaid."Butnowthenumbersarerisingagain.ThenumberofstudentswhotakeSciencesubjectsatschoolismuchhighernowthanitwasfiveyearsago."ProfessorBensonwascertainthatnumberswerestilltoolowandadded,"There’sstillaproblemwithsciencelessonsinschools.MostyoungpeoplethinkthatScienceisboringordifficultorboth.Wehavetofindwaystointerest12-16yearsoldsinstudyingPhysics,ChemistryandBiology.Old-fashionedteachingmethodshavetochange,WemustspreadthenewsthatScienceisveryimportant,butitcanalsobefun."88.WhatdoesHazelWallacedo?89.Whowastheconferencefor?90.Thenumberofsciencepupilsisfalling,isn’tit?91.AccordingtoBenson,whatcanteachersdotomakeSciencelessonsmoreinteresting?92.Whatmightbethetopicoftheconference?93.WillyouchooseScienceasyourmajoratuniversity?WhyorWhynot?(Explainin2-3sentences.)Keys:88.(Sheis)aScienceteacher89.(Itwasfor)youngscientists90.No,itisn’t.91.Theycanchangetheir(old-fashioned)teachingmethods.92.Moreyoungpeopleshouldstudyscience./Moresciencepupilsareneeded./Thefutureofscienceteaching.(Anyreasonableanswersareacceptable)93.Iwill.IlikescienceandIwanttobeascientistinthefuture.Scientistscanchangetheworldandcanimprovelifeforeveryone./Iwon’t.Ihatesciencesubjects.Theyareboringanddifficult.Iwouldchoseasubjectthatbestsuitsmeasamajor.(Anyreasonableanswersareacceptable)D．Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（12分）HangingGardensofBabylon(巴比伦空花园)TheHangingGardensofBabylonwerebuiltinthe7thcenturyBCandareconsideredoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld.TheHangingGardensofBabylonwereamazingnotonlybecauseoftheirbeauty,butalsobecauseoftheirlocation.Inthe7thcenturyBCakingnamedNebudchadnezzarIIcreatedthegardensasasignofloveforhiswife,Amyitis.Accordingtolegend,Amyitis,thedaughterofthekingoftheMedes,washomesick.Shemissedthegreenhillsandvalleysofherhomeland.UponmarryingNebudchadnezzarII,AmyitismovedtotheancientchiefcityofBabylon.TheareawasintheMesopotamiandesert,andtheclimatetherewastotallydifferentfromwhereshehadleft.Sothenewqueenwasverysadabouttheflatandthesun-bakeddesert.TomakeAmyitishappierandmorecomfortablethekingdecidedtobuildheraseriesofmagnificentgardens.Manythinkofthegardensasanotherworldlycreationthathungintheairsomehow.Butexpertsagreethatthegardenswereactuallybuiltonamountainside,ratherthanactually“hanging”.TheHangingGardensofBabylonarefamous.Storiesofthemspreadthroughouttheancientworld,andancientwritersrecordedalargenumberofdescriptionsofthegardens,butsomewonderwhetherthisparadiseofthepasteverexisted.Therearenohistoricalrecordsofitexceptstories.Whatevermayhappen,eventheideaoftheHangingGardensofBabylonisamazing.Theywereessentiallyimpossibletocreatebecauseoftheclimate,buttheywerekeptinthemindsofmanyasabotanicalbeautyinthemiddleofunattractivedesertscenery.88.HangingGardensofBabylonareconsideredoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld,aren’tthey?89.WhatmakestheHangingGardensofBabylonsoamazingandfamous?90.WhydidthekingNebudchadnezzarIIcreateHangingGardensofBabylon?91.WhatmadetheHangingGardensofBabylonessentiallyimpossibletocreate?92.Accordingtotheexperts,weretheHangingGardensofBabylonreallyhangingorbuiltonamountainside?93.WereHangingGardensofBabylonreallyexisted?Whatmakesyouthinkso?(InnomorethanTHREEsentences)Keys:D)88.Yes,theyare.89.Theirbeautyandtheirlocation.90.Tomakehiswife,Amyitis,happierandmorecomfortable.91.Thedesertclimate.92.Theywerebuiltonamountainside.93.Anyreasonableanswerisacceptable.（日校老师提供的参考答案：Yes.TheHangingGardensofBabylonarefamous.Storiesofthemspreadthroughouttheancientworld,andancientwritersrecordedalargenumberofdescriptionsofthegardens./No.Therearenohistoricalrecordsofitexceptstories.Theywereessentiallyimpossibletocreatebecauseoftheclimate）D)Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分)WhatdoyouthinkofwhentalkingaboutIndia?TheTajMahal(泰姬陵)?Songanddance?Thelistgoesonandon.Indiaisaninterestingandmysteriouscountrywithalonghistory.Itisoneofthefouroldestcivilizations(文明)intheworld.Hometomorethan1.2billionpeople,Indiaisthecountrywiththesecondlargestpopulationintheworld.Thecountryisalsothebirthplaceofmanyfamouspeople.RabindranathTagore(1861-1941)isagreatpoet.HispoemsusefreshandbeautifullanguagetodescribenatureandhisloveforIndia.ManyChinesechildrenlearnhisworksatschool.Besides,fasteconomicdevelopmentismakingIndiaarisingpower.Indiaisstrongintheinformationtechnology(IT)industry.Bytheendof2012,2.5millionIndianpeoplewereworkingatitsITcompanies.OnethirdofthemworkedinBangalore.ThecityiscalledtheSiliconValley(硅谷)ofIndia.ItisthecenteroftheITindustryinIndia.ITproductsfromIndiaarecommoninpeople'slives.Ifyoubuyacomputer,someofthesoftwaremayhavebeenmadeinIndia.ManyyoungpeopleloveBollywoodfilms.Mostofthesefilmstellstorieswithahappyending.Theyhaveexcitingmusicanddance.SomeofthebestonesareSlumdogMillionaire(2008)and3Idiots(2009).YogacomesfromancientIndia.Ithelpspeopledealwiththeirstress.ItissaidthatcurrywasmadeinIndiamorethan5,000.yearsago.TraditionalIndiancurryisspicy.Indianpeopleusuallyhavecurrywithrice.Currysoupisalsooneoftheirfavorites.88.DoesIndiahavethemostpeopleintheworld?89.WhatdoTagore'spoemsdescribe?90.WhydopeoplecallBangaloretheSiliconValleyofIndia?91.WhichelementsdomostBollywoodfilmshave?92.HowdoIndianpeopleusuallyhavecurry?93.WouldyouliketovisitIndia?Whyorwhynot?Keys:88.No,itdoesn’t.89.NatureandhisloveforIndia90.BecauseitisthecentreoftheITindustryinIndia.91.Mostofthesefilmstellstorieswithahappyendingandtheyhaveexcitingmusicanddance.92.Indianpeopleusuallyhavecurrywithrice.93.Yes,I’dliketo….(AnyavailableanswerisOK.)D.Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（12分）Irecentlywenttoacharityparty.AttheendofthevisitourhosttoldusthatthefollowingMondaywashisbirthday.Heaskedif,asagifttohim,wewoulddosomethingkindforsomeoneelseonthatday.Ithoughtthatwasaterriblebirthdayidea!ThefollowingMonday,Isawmyneighbor,anewmother,inthegardenwithherbaby,Iwentoutsidetosay“hello”toher.Duringthetalk,shetoldme,notinacomplainingwaybutjustasamatteroffact,aboutthesleeplessnessandthechallengestogetanythingdonewithababyfollowedby.Irememberedthecharitypartyhost’srequestandsaid,“Hey!Whydon’tIwatchyourbabyforanhour!Iwilljusthangoutwithhimhereinthebackgardenandyougoinandtakeanhourtoyourself.”Shewassosurprisedthatshealmostcried.“Areyouserious?Wouldyoubeabletodothat?””ofcourse!”Isaid.“I’dbehappyto!”Anhourlatershecameoutsidewithasmileonherface.“Ihavegotsomuchdone!”shetoldme,andItoldherthatIhadsungeverykid’ssongIknewandhadagoodtimehangingoutwiththebaby,too.AndIwassohappytoseehersmilinglikethat.ItwasoneofthebestpresentsI’veevergiven,andithasgivenmethedesiretoaskthesamefromallmyfriendsthisyear.Iknowitwillmakemefeelgreattoknowmyfriendsareouttheresharingtheirwisdomandtimewithpeoplewhocanreallyuseit.ThefollowingMondaywasthehost’sbirthday,wasn’tit?Whatdidheaskhisfriendstodoasagifttohim?WhatdidthewriterdecidetodoonthefollowingMonday?Howdidthewriterlookafterhisneighbor’sbaby?Whywasthewritersohappywhenhisneighborcameoutside?What’syouropiniononthebirthdaypresentinthestory?(answerthequestioninnomorethan20words)解析：88.文章中第一段中“AttheendofthevisitourhosttoldusthatthefollowingMondaywashisbirthday.”可得出正确答案，须注意的是反义疑问句的回答必须用事实说话89.文章中第一段中“Heaskedif,asagifttohim,wewoulddosomethingkindforsomeoneelseonthatday.”可知答案，但学生再次容易出现直接将文章中的答案照抄下来的问题，需要提醒学生注意人称的变化90.文章中对这道题并未直接给出答案，而是说“Hey!Whydon’tIwatchyourbabyforanhour!Iwilljusthangoutwithhimhereinthebackgardenandyougoinandtakeanhourtoyourself.”，所以需要学生自己归纳总结得出答案91.这道题的答案在文章中也没有直接出现，而是通过“ItoldherthatIhadsungeverykid’ssongIknewandhadagoodtimehangingoutwiththebaby,too.”间接得出答案，回答时需要注意时态92.文章中出现的“Iwassohappytoseehersmilinglikethat.”其实已经告诉我们答案，但是在回答的时候需要很小心，回答原因时一定注意要加because，并且注意句型的变化93.这道题为回答问题题型里面比较难的题目，考查学生对全文的理解和把握，通过文章可以知道整篇文章都是在讲帮助别人这一奇特的生日礼物，所以学生可以从这方面展开自己的观点，但一定要控制字数Keys:88.Yes,itwas89.Heaskedthemtodosomethingkindforsomeoneelse.90.Hedecidedtowatchhisneighbour’sbabyforanhour.91.Hehungoutwiththebabyandsangeverykid’ssongtohim.92.Becausehesawhisneighborsmiling/Becausehesawhisneighborcomingoutsidewithasmileonherface./Becausehisneighborwassmiling./Becausehisneighboursmiled.93.Ithinkitquitespecialandmeaningfulbecausedoingsomethingkindtoothersmakesmefeelgreat.(anyreasonableanswerisacceptable)D)Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分) Mydaughter,Tina,begantolookforajobseveralmonthsbeforeshegraduatedfromuniversity.“Becauseofthefinancialcrisis（金融危机）,itismoredifficulttogetintoacompanythantotakethecollegeentranceexam.”Itoldher,“Youshouldn’thavetoomuchhopeoryouwouldfeelreallydisappointed.”Tinaappliedforapositioninacompanyinthecitycenter.Thecompetitionwasfierce.Thecompanywastoemployonlyoneamongthetwentypeople.Tinasaidtome,“Iamnotafraidofdisappointment.AslongasItry,therewillalwaysbehope!” EverythingseemedtogoquitewellandTinapassedthefirstroundandenteredthefinalinaweek’stime. Onthedayofthefinalinterview,Tinaandtwoothercandidates（候选人）arrivedontime,waitingforthetest.Totheirgreatsurprise,theinterviewwasquitesimple,andtheintervieweronlychattedwiththemforamoment.Theinterviewersaidtothem,“Allofyouaresuper.Pleasegohomeandwaitforouranswer.Wewilltellyoutheresultinthreedays.Goodlucktoallofyou!”Onthethirdday,Tinareceivedthemessagefromthecompanytellingherthatshewasnotemployed.Shefeltupset.Inordertocomforther,Ipretendedtoberelaxedandsaid,“Itdoesnotmatter!Ibelieveyouwillhavemoreopportunitiesinthefuture!” Lateintheafternoon,Tinasuddenlytoldmeexcitedlyonthephone,“Dad,goodnews.I’vemadeit!”Icouldnotwaittoaskher,“What’sthewholematter?”Tinatoldmethatshereceivedasecondmessagesayingthatshewasemployed.Shewassoconfusedthatshemadeacalltothecompany.Infact,themessageTinagotinthemorningwasalsopartofthetestoftheinterview.ThethreecandidatesreceivedthesamemessagethismorningandonlyTina’sreplaywassatisfyingtothecompany.“Howdidallofyoureply?”Iasked.“Onedidnotreply.Theothersaid‘Goodbye’andIsaid‘Thankyou’.”HasTinagraduatedformuniversity?（此题1分）Inthewriter’sopinion,whichwasmoredifficult,togetintoacompanyortotakethecollegeentranceexam?Howmanypeopleenteredthefinalroundofthecompetition?WhydidthewriterpretendtoberelaxedwhenhelearnedTinawasnotemployed?Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean“I’vema