中考模拟测试《英语试卷》含答案解析

（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）

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I.本试卷共三部分，六大题，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

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第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节；满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Shoponline

Areyoutiredofcarryingalotofthingsaftershopping?Areyoustandingwaitingfora

longtimetopay?WelcometoFashionShopontheInternet.Youcanhavelesstrouble.

Havesomethingdelicious

Areyouworryingaboutwheretohavedinner?Doyouhavetroubleorderingdishes?

CometoHappyEveryDayandfeelthedifferenceshere!

Learnlanguages

Areyouafraidthatyouaretoooldtostartlearningalanguage?WithourSmart

LearningProgram,youcanlearntospeakanylanguageinamonth.Justhaveatrynow.

Learntousecomputers

Doyouwanttolearnhowtousecomputers?CometoComputerWorld!Nomatterhow

oldyouare,youwillbeinterestedinitwithourhelp.Andyoucangeta50%discountif

youcomeherebeforeAugust1st.Ifyouareourregularcustomer,wewillgivealower

price,60%off.Callusat8855-6731formoreinformation.

1.Ifyou,youcanlearnanylanguageinaveryshorttime.

A.gotoShopB.gotoHappyEveryDay

C.jointheSmartLearningProgramD.callsomeoneat8855-6731

2.Accordingtothepassage,weknow.

A.oldpeoplecan'ttakethecomputercoursesatComputerWorld

B.wecaneatsomethingdeliciousatHappyEveryDay

C.SmartLearningProgramoffersservicetwelvehoursaday

D.wecancall8855-6731togetsomeinformationabouthowtocook

3.Thepassageaboveisprobablyfrom.

A.TVB.newspapers

C.thefoodmagazineD.theshopontheInternet

B

Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithIones（音调）.Unlike

songs,musictonesinthemselveshavenospecificmeanings.Differentpeoplemaygetdifferentthings

fromthesamemusicalperformance.Thoughsomemusicworksaredifficulttounderstand,peopleneed

musicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeoplelikedifferentmusic.Forexample,

someloveclassicalmusic,andotherstakepleasureinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelikepopmusic.Pop

musicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararoundtheworldduringthe1950sand1960s.Thebest

knownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicin

manypartsoftheworld.Ithascausedthenumberofpeopleforjazzmusictobecomemuchsmaller

thaninthe1950sandithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartistic

value,buttheworksofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles,BobDylan,thegroupslikePinkFloydand

Crosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreatinterestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheld

allovertheworld.

4.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis.

A.feelingsB.lyricsandtones

C.languagesandcountriesD.meanings

5.Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopularaccordingtothepassage?

A.Popmusic.B.Nativemusic.

C.Jazz.D.Classicalmusic.

6.Whydopeopleneedmusicintheirdailylife?

A.Becausemusictonesinthemselveshavespecificmeanings.

B.Becausemusicworksarealleasytounderstand.

C.Becausemusicbringsfuntopeople.

D.Becausemusicispopulararoundtheworld.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.

B.Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemid-twentiethcentury.

C.Thebestknownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.

D.Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue,soitinterestsyoungpeoplegreatly.

C

Ayoungmanwenttoseeawiseman,sayingthataftergraduation,hesetgoalsforhimself,butyears

laterhestillachievednothing.Thewisemanwasreadinginthesmallhousebytheriver,whentheyoung

manfoundhim.Withasmile,thewisemanheardtheyoungman'swords,andsaidtohim,"Cometohelp

meboilapotofwaterfirst!"Theyoungmansawabigpitcher水罐）standinginthecorner,nexttoa

smallfirestove（炉子）,buthefoundnofirewoodinthestove,sohewentoutforit.

Hecamebackwithsomedeadwood,filledupthepotwithwaterandputonthestove.Heputsome

firewoodinthestoveandburnedup,butbecausethepotwastoolarge,whenthewoodburnedout,the

waterdidnotboil.Thenheranofftogetfirewood.Whenhewentback,thewaterhadnearlyturnedcold.

Thistimehebecamesmart,sohewasnoteager（急切的）tolightthefire,butwentouttolookforsome

firewoodagain.Becausethefirewoodwaswellprepared,thewaterboiledprettysoon.

Thewisemansuddenlyaskedhim,"Ifthereisnotenoughfirewood,howshouldyouboilthewater?u

Theyoungmanthoughtforamomentandshookhishead.Thewisemansaid,"Ifso,pouroutsomewater

ofthepot!"Theyoungmannoddedthoughtfully.Thewisemancontinued,"Youhadsomanythingsyou

wantatfirstandsettoomanygoals,justasthelargepotwasfilledwithtoomuchwaterbutyoudidn'thave

enoughfirewood,soyoucouldn*tboilwater,andifyouwantedtomakethewaterboil,you'dbetterempty

someofthewater.Theyoungmansawhislightsuddenly.Whenhewenthackheremovedmanylisted

goalsfromhisplan,leavingonlyafewrecentones,whilewiththesnaretimehestudiedallkindsof

hobbies.Afewyearslater,hisgoalscametrue.

8.Thewisemanaskedtheyoungmanto

A.findfirewoodB.boilwaterC.lightthefirestoveD.fillthepot

9.Thewaterdidn'tboilbecause

A.theyoungmanwasnotwiseB.therewasnotenoughfirewood

C.itturnedcoldsoonD.thestovedidn'tworkwell

10.Thewisemanadvisedtheyoungmantoboilthewaterby

A.goingtofindmorefirewoodB.askingforanotherperson'shelp

C.fillingthepotwithmorewaterD.emptyingsomeofthewater

11.Whatdidtheyoungmanfinallyrealize?

A.Heshouldtakeupsomehobbies.B.Heshouldn'tsetmanygoals.

C.Thewisemanwasagoodteacher.D.Noonecansucceedeasily.

D

Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeanshasinfluencedourlivesinmorewaysthanjusttraffic

signals（信号）.Wehavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatthecolorredmeansdangerandgreenmeansit's

okaytomoveforward.Butwhywerethosecolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?Forsomething

wehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn'ttheyhavebeenprettiercolors?

Well,it'simporttoknowthatbeforetrafficlightsforcars,thereweretrafficsignalsfortrains.Atfirst,

railwaycompaniesusedredtomeanstop,whitetomeango,andgreentomeanwarn.Asyoucould

imagine,trainsranintoafewproblemswithwhitemeaninggo.Forexample,onetrainmistookabrightstar

forawhitelightandsomethingunexpectedhappened.Becauseofthat,railwaycompaniesfinallymoved

greenmeaninggoandusedyellowtomeanwarn.Andit'sbeenthatwayeversince.

Redhasalwaysbeenacolorthatmeandanger,longbeforecarswereevenaround.Thismostlikely

startedbecauseit'sthecolorwiththelongestwavelength（波长）soitcanbeseensomewherefartherthan

othercolors.

But,believeitornot,yellowwasonceusedtomeanstop.Backinthe1900s,somestopsignswere

yellowbecauseitwastoohardtoseearedsigninapoorlylitarea.Finally,highlyreflectivematerials（高

反射材料）weredevelopedandredstopsignswereborn.Sinceyellowcanbeseenwellatalltimesofthe

day,schoolzones,sometrafficsigns,andschoolbusescontinuetobeprintedyellow.

Sonexttimeyouareimpatientlywaitingatatrafficlight,don'tgetsomadatthem,they'vecertainly

comealongway.

12.Whatweretrafficsignalsforbeforetrafficlightsforcars?

A.TrainsB.Boats.C.PlanesD.Bicycles

13.Whydoesredmeandanger?

A.Becauseit'sthebrightestcolor.B.Becauseitcanbeseenfaraway.

C.Becauserailwaycompaniessayso.D.Becauseithastheshortestwavelength.

14.Whyareschoolbusespaintedyellow?

A.Becauseyellowisaprettiercolor.

B.Becauseyellowoncemeatdanger.

C.Becauseyellowcanbeseenwellindaytime.

D.BecauseyellowmeansitsOKtogoforward.

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Howimportanttrafficlightsare.

B•Whichcolorhasthelongestwavelength.

C.Whatred,yellowandgreencanbeusedfor.

D.Whytrafficlightsarered,yellowandgreen.

第二节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

下面文章中有五处（第16—20题）需要添加一个问题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）

中选出符合各段的提问。选项中有一项是多余选项。

16

ManykindsofbirdsliveintheUnitedStates,butthenumberofthebirdsisbecomingsmallerand

smallereveryyear.Oneoftheleadingreasonsisthegrowingnumberofpetcats.Bykeepingyourpetcats

inyourhome,youcanhelpgivebirdsabetterpossiblechancetolive.

17

Ofthe90millionpetcatsinthiscountry,abouttwo-thirdsareallowedtogooutside.Itissaidthat

thesecatskillhundredsofmillionsofbirdseachyearaswellasbillionsofsmallanimalssuchasrabbits

andfieldmice.

18

Theycanalsobringillnesstotheanimalsthatliveinpeople'syard,andfurtherweaken（变弱）the

healthofthenaturalpopulations.

19

Allowingpetcatstogooutsideisnotjustbadforbirdsandwildlife（野生动物）.Itisbadforthecats

themselves,too.Outdoorcatscangetsickveryeasily.Theymaybeindangerfromtrafficandattacks（攻

击）fromotheranimals.Infact,outdoorcatsusuallydon'tpasstheageoffive,whileindoorcatsoftenlive

tobe17orolder.

20

Keepyourpetcatinside!Ifyouraiseayoungcat,it'syourdutytoletitplayinside.

A.Youshouldletyourcatinside.

B.Goingoutsideisbadforcats,too.

C.Keepingacatisgoodforyou.

D.ThebirdsarefewerandfewerinAmerica.

E.Catscanbringillness.

F.Catskillmanybirdsandsmallanimalseveryyear.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Lisahasalwaysbeenoverweight.Shewantedtoloseweight,notjustbecauseshewantedto21

morebeautifulandbehealthier,butalsobecauseitwouldmakelifeeasier.Forexample,itwas22for

Lisatofindready-madeclothesthatwouldfit.Shehadtoaskatailor（裁缝）23clothesthatwere

largeenough.Inschool,sheneededaspecialchairwhichwas24andstrongerthantheotherchairs.

Ifshewentforawalk,shegottiredveryquickly.Shewasalsounhappyaboutthewaypeopletreated25

sometimes.<4Peoplelookatmeandevenmakefunofme.That'sunfair!It'struethatI'moverweight,butI

don'tthinkpeople26treatmedifferentlybecauseI'mbig.Ican'tenjoy27withmyfriends

becauseI'mafraidofgettingfatter.^^Herfriendsandfamilynevermadefiinofher.Theytriedtohelpher

28.Theywantedhertobehappyandhealthy.SometimeswhenLisawasfeelingsad,shedidn'twantto

speakto29

Butnowthings30quitedifferent.LastmonthherclassmateswerepreparingfortheSchool

31Week.SomeoneadvisedLisatoplaytheleadroleoftheproudQueen（女王）whowastallandfat.

Lisa32andpracticedalot.

Soonaftertheplay,Lisabecamethestar!Shedidso33thateverybodyrememberedtheproud

Queen.Theystoodaroundherandsaid“34”toher.SheevenwontheSchoolBestActressAward

forherwonderfulperformance.

NowLisadoesn'tworry35beingfatanymore.ShebelievesintheEnglishsaying“Everydog

hasitsday.^^

21.A.seeB.watchC.noticeD.look

22.A.easyB.difficultC.wrongD.right

23.A.tobuyB.buyC.makeD.tomake

24.A.thinnerB.smallerC.biggerD.softer

25.A.herB.himC.meD.you

26.A.needB.mayC.shouldD.must

27.A.havingdinnerB.tohavedinnerC.doingsportsD.todosports

28.A.howeverB.insteadC.thoughD.either

29.A.nobodyB.someoneC.anyoneD.everyone

30.A.wasB.isC.wereD.are

31.A.SportsB.ArtC.ScienceD.Environment

32.A.agreedB.disagreedC.refusedD.allowed

33.A.badB.goodC.badlyD.well

34.A.Good-byeB.GoodluckC.CongratulationsD.Sorry

35.A.withB.aboutC.inD.for

第II卷

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第二节：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写

在答题纸的相应位置。

Batstendtoliveindarkandwetplaces.Thereareall36.ofviruses.Batsalwaysliveingroups

37.____thevirusescanhavelarger“playgrounds"toevolve（进化）andbecomemorepowerfulvariants

（变体）.Batsaremammals（哺孚L动物），justlikehumans.Oursimilargenes（基因）makeiteasier

for38.____（we）tobecomeinfectedwiththesameviruses.

Whenbatsfly,theirbodytemperaturecanreachas39.（high）as40C.Thishightemperature

cankillweakviruses,but40.____（strong）oneswillsurvive（存活）andcontinuetoevolve.Batshave

specialimmune（免疫的）systems41.allowthemtolivewithviruseswithoutgettingsick.Since

theycanfly,batscanspreadvirusesfartherandmoreeasilythanotheranimals.

Althoughwildanimalscarrymanydiseases,itdoesn'tmeanthatweshouldviewthem42.evil.

Eachspecieshasaroleintheecosystem（生态系统）andallofthemareimportantforkeepingagood

ecologicalbalance.The43.（lesson）weshouldlearnfromvirusoutbreaksistorespectand44.____

（protect）animalsandtoliveinharmonywiththem,instead45.hunting,killing,oreatingthem.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分25分）

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空限填一

词）。

46.InthenorthofChina,leavesusuallyfaildownwhenacomes.

47.Apataschoolisaplaceforstudentstoplayanddosports.

48.InChinamoreandmorepeoplersharedbikestoandfromwork.

49.Don'tworryaboutthechildren.Theyareoldenoughtolookaftert.

5（）.Asawonderfulvolleyballp,ZhuTingisknowntopeopleallovertheworld.

51.Bobisinterestedindancing.Hisdreamjobistobead.

52.Myfriendscollectstampsinorderto1moreabouthistory.

53.AliceaskedmetoreadthebookHarryPotter,butIhaveareadittwice.

54.Hesuplatetowatchthefootballmatchlastnight.

55.Comeon!Wehaven'tfinishedourtasky.

第二节：书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）

56.九年级学生面临中考，学习压力较大。为了高效学习，也为了自己的身体健康，我们都应该学

习减压。请以"Learntolowerstudypressure”为题并根据要点和要求，写一篇英语短文。

1.要点：1）阐述减轻学习压力的重要性；

2）提出两至三种减轻学习压力的方法。

2.要求：1）作文应包含所有要点，可适当发挥；

2）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3）词数80左右。

Learntolowerstudypressure

答案与解析

（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）

注意事项：

1.本试卷共三部分，六大题，满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

2.请务必在答题卡上答题，在试卷上答题无效。

3.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节；满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Shoponline

Areyoutiredofcarryingalotofthingsaftershopping?Areyoustandingwaitingfora

longtimetopay?WelcometoFashionShopontheInternet.Youcanhavelesstrouble.

Havesomethingdelicious

Areyouworryingaboutwheretohavedinner?Doyouhavetroubleorderingdishes?

CometoHappyEveryDayandfeelthedifferenceshere!

Learnlanguages

Areyouafraidthatyouaretoooldtostartlearningalanguage?WithourSmart

LearningProgram,youcanlearntospeakanylanguageinamonth.Justhaveatrynow.

Learntousecomputers

Doyouwanttolearnhowtousecomputers?CometoComputerWorld!Nomatterhow

oldyouare,youwillbeinterestedinitwithourhelp.Andyoucangeta50%discountif

youcomeherebeforeAugust1st.Ifyouareourregularcustomer,wewillgivealower

price,60%off.Callusat8855-6731formoreinformation.

1.Ifyou,youcanlearnanylanguageinaveryshorttime.

A.gotoShopB.gotoHappyEveryDay

C.jointheSmartLearningProgramD.callsomeoneat8855-6731

2.Accordingtothepassage,weknow.

A.oldpeoplecan'ttakethecomputercoursesatComputerWorld

B.wecaneatsomethingdeliciousatHappyEveryDay

C.SmartLearningProgramoffersservicetwelvehoursaday

D.wecancall8855-6731togetsomeinformationabouthowtocook

3.Thepassageaboveisprobablyfrom.

A.TVB.newspapers

C.thefoodmagazineD.theshopontheInternet

［主旨大意豚文是一篇广告应用文。给出了有关网上购物、就餐、学习一种语言、计算机课程四

则广告。介绍了其相关信息。

1.C细节理解题。根据第三则信息“LearningProgram,youcanlearntospeakanylanguageinamonth.”

可知在很短时间内学会一门语言，可以加入theSmartLearningProgram。故选C。

2.B细节判断题。根据第四则信息"Nomatterhowoldyouare,youwillbeinterestedinitwithour

help”可知，老人也可以参加计算机课程，排除A。根据第二则信息，可知B选项描述是正确

的。文中没有涉及到C选项,排除C。根据“Callusat8855・6731fbrmoreinfbrmation.”出现在

第四则信息内，拨打这个电话可以了解计算机课程信息。故选B。

3.B推理判断题。根据各部分的描述可知是有关网上购物、就餐、学习一种语言、计算机课程四

则广告，可能来源于报纸。故选瓦

B

Musicisdifferentfromsongs.Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithtones（音调）.Unlike

songs,musictonesinthemselveshavenospecificmeanings.Differentpeoplemaygetdifferentthings

fromthesamemusicalperformance.Thoughsomemusicworksaredifficulttounderstand,peopleneed

musicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem.Differentpeoplelikedifferentmusic.Forexample,

someloveclassicalmusic,andotherstakepleasureinpopmusic.Mostyoungpeoplelikepopmusic.Pop

musicbeganintheUSAandbecamepopulararoundtheworldduringthe1950sand1960s.Thebest

knownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicin

manypartsoftheworld.Ithascausedthenumberofpeopleforjazzmusictobecomemuchsmaller

thaninthe1950sandithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.Muchpopmusiciswithoutartistic

value,buttheworksofsomepopsingerssuchastheBeatles,BobDylan,thegroupslikePinkFloydand

Crosbyareexcellent.Andthereisstillgreatinterestinittoday.Popmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheld

allovertheworld.

4.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenmusicandsongsis.

A.feelingsB.lyricsandtones

C.languagesandcountriesD.meanings

5.Whichofthefollowinghasnowbecomethemostpopularaccordingtothepassage?

A.Popmusic.B.Nativemusic.

C.Jazz.D.Classicalmusic.

6.Whydopeopleneedmusicintheirdailylife?

A.Becausemusictonesinthemselveshavespecificmeanings.

B.Becausemusicworksarealleasytounderstand.

C.Becausemusicbringsfuntopeople.

D.Becausemusicispopulararoundtheworld.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Peoplecangetdifferentthingsfromthesamepieceofmusic.

B.Popmusicbegantobepopularinthemid-twentiethcentury.

C.Thebestknownearlykindofpopmusicwas“rockandroll”.

D.Muchpopmusicisofgreatartisticvalue,soitinterestsyoungpeoplegreatly.

［主旨大意作文是一篇说明文。介绍了音乐和歌曲的不同，同时着重介绍了流行音乐的起源。流行

音乐起源于美国，并在二十世纪50年代和6()年代风靡世界，最早的流行音乐是“摇滚乐”，后来慢

慢变成了世界上最流行的音乐，并且在全世界举办音乐会和音乐节.

4.B［解析］细节理解题。根据题中的关键信息“differencebetweenmusicandsongs”可以定位

到第一段第二句"Songsexpressfeelingswithlyrics,butmusicwithtones（音调）.歌曲用歌

词来表达情感，但是音乐用音调来表达。”可知选项B与之相符，故选B。

5.A［解析］细节理解题。根据题中的关键信息“themostpopular”可以定位到第二段第三四句“Pop

musichastakentheplaceofnativemusic...ithasnowbeguntobecomethemostpopular.摇滚

乐已经取代了本土音乐……现在它（流行音乐）开始变成了最流行的音乐。”可知选项A与之

相符，故选A。

6.C［解析］细节理解题。根据题中的关键信息“peopleneedmusicintheirdailylife^以定位到第

一段第五句“…peopleneedmusicintheirdailylifebecauseitbringsfuntothem….人们日常生

活中需要音乐是因为它带给他们欢乐:‘可知选项C与之相符，故选C。

7.D［解析］细节理解题。分析四个选项并结合文章内容可知，答案定位在第二段第五句

“Muchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvalue...许多流行音乐没有艺术价值...”，可知选项D不符

合短文内容，故选D。

C

Ayoungmanwenttoseeawiseman,sayingthataftergraduation,hesetgoalsforhimself,butyears

laterhestillachievednothing.Thewisemanwasreadinginthesmallhousebytheriver,whentheyoung

manfoundhim.Withasmile,thewisemanheardtheyoungman*swords,andsaidtohim,"Cometohelp

meboilapotofwaterfirst!1'Theyoungmansawabigpitcher水罐）standinginthecomer,nexttoa

smallfirestove（炉子），buthefoundnofirewoodinthestove,sohewentoutforit.

Hecamebackwithsomedeadwood,filledupthepotwithwaterandputonthestove.Heputsome

firewoodinthestoveandburnedup,butbecausethepotwastoolarge,whenthewoodburnedout,the

waterdidnotboil.Thenheranofftogetfirewood.Whenhewentback,thewaterhadnearlyturnedcold.

Thistimehebecamesmart,sohewasnoteager（急切的）tolightthefire,butwentouttolookforsome

firewoodagain.Becausethefirewoodwaswellprepared,thewaterboiledprettysoon.

Thewisemansuddenlyaskedhim,"Ifthereisnotenoughfirewood,howshouldyouboilthewater?"

Theyoungmanthoughtforamomentandshookhishead.Thewisemansaid,"Ifso,pouroutsomewater

ofthepot!"Theyoungmannoddedthoughtfully.Thewisemancontinued,"Youhadsomanythingsyou

wantatfirstandsettoomanygoals,justasthelargepotwasfilledwithtoomuchwaterbutyoudidn'thave

enoughfirewood,soyoucouldn'tboilwater,andifyouwantedtomakethewaterboil,you'dbetterempty

someofthewater.Theyoungmansawhislightsuddenly.Whenhewenthackheremovedmanylisted

goalsfromhisplan,leavingonlyafewrecentones,whilewiththesnaretimehestudiedallkindsof

hobbies.Afewyearslater,hisgoalscametrue.

8.Thewisemanaskedtheyoungmanto.

A.findfirewoodB.boilwaterC.lightthefirestoveD.fillthepot

9.Thewaterdidn'tboilbecause

A.theyoungmanwasnotwiseB.therewasnotenoughfirewood

C.itturnedcoldsoonD.thestovedidn'tworkwell

10.Thewisemanadvisedtheyoungmantoboilthewaterby

A.goingtofindmorefirewoodB.askingforanotherperson'shelp

C.fillingthepotwithmorewaterD.emptyingsomeofthewater

11.Whatdidtheyoungmanfinallyrealize?

A.Heshouldtakeupsomehobbies.B•Heshouldn*tsetmanygoals.

C.Thewisemanwasagoodteacher.D.Noonecansucceedeasily.

［主旨大意游文讲述了•个年轻人的故事。毕业后，他给自己定了目标，但多年后他还是•无所

获，他找智者答疑。智者让他用小火灶炉煮开一壶水（壶很大），刚开始他试了一点点柴火，发现根

本水煮不开；后面他准备/很多柴火，终于烧滚了。智者建议他应该倒掉一部分水，年轻人突然醒

悟过来。当他回去的时候，他从他的计划中删除了许多列出来的目标，只剩下最近几个。

8.B［解析］细节理解题。根据“Cometohelpmeboilapotofwaterfirst”先来帮我煮一壶水吧!故选Bo

9.B［解析］细节理解题。根据”...Thistimehebecamesmart,sohewasnoteager（急切的）tolightthe

fire,butwentouttolookforsomefirewoodagain.Becausethefirewoodwaswellprepared,the

waterboiledprettysoon.”这一次他变得聪明，所以他并不渴望（急切的）来生火，但是出去寻

找•些柴火。因为木柴准备好了，水很快就开了，所以之前是没有足够的柴火。故选B。

10.D［解析］推理判断题。根据"ifyouwantedtomakethewaterboil,you'dbetteremptysomeofthe

water「如果是这样的话，把锅里的水倒出来一些!故选D。

11.B［解析］推理判断题。根据“Whenhewenthackheremovedmanylistedgoalsfromhisplan,leaving

onlyafewrecentones”当他回去的时候，他从他的计划中删除了许多列出来的目标，只留下最

近的几个，所以他明白不应该设立太多目标，故选B,

Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeanshasinfluencedourlivesinmorewaysthanjusttraffic

signals（信号）.Wehavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatthecolorredmeansdangerandgreenmeansit's

okaytomoveforward.Butwhywerethosecolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?Forsomething

wehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn'ttheyhavebeenprettiercolors?

Well,it'simporttoknowthatbeforetrafficlightsforcars,thereweretrafficsignalsfortrains.Atfirst,

railwaycompaniesusedredtomeanstop,whitetomeango,andgreentomeanwarn.Asyoucould

imagine,trainsranintoafewproblemswithwhitemeaninggo.Forexample,onetrainmistookabrightstar

forawhitelightandsomethingunexpectedhappened.Becauseofthat,railwaycompaniesfinallymoved

greenmeaninggoandusedyellowtomeanwarn.Andit'sbeen