2024年山西省临汾市洪洞县中考二模英语试题（解析版）

2024年山西省临汾市洪洞县中考二模英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1.Theycangotoswiminthesea________summer.A.at B.on C.in D.for【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：夏天他们可以去海里游泳。考查时间介词辨析。根据Theycangotoswiminthesea____summer.可知句意为“夏天他们可以去海里游泳。”设空处后面的summer为季节，所以前面应用介词in，insummer“在夏天、在夏季”，故答案选C。【点睛】本题考查时间介词的用法。on表示“在具体的某一天”或“（在具体的某一天的）早上、中午、晚上”等；in后跟年份、月份和季节等；at表示“某一具体时刻（即几点几分）”；for后接一段时间，表示动词可以持续（表示动作状态持续多长时间）。本题设空处后面的summer表示季节，所以前面应用介词in，insummer“在夏天、在夏季”，故答案选C。2.MissLin______alotofworkforthepoorareasince2015.A.does B.did C.hasdone D.willdo【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：自2015年以来，林小姐为贫困地区做了大量工作。考查现在完成时。根据“since2015”可知，句中时态为现在完成时（have/hasdone），主语是第三人称单数，助动词使用has。故选C。3.Father’sDayison_________SundayofJune.Athree B.thethree C.third D.thethird【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：父亲节在六月的第三个星期日。考查序数词用法。three三，基数词；thethree定冠词+基数词；third第三，序数词；thethird定冠词+序数词。根据“SundayofJune”可知，此处表示顺序，应使用序数词，序数词前加the。故选D。4.—________?—Sure.Chickenwithtwobowlsofrice.A.Whatwouldyouliketoorder B.MayItakeyourorderC.Wouldyoulikesomevegetables D.Whataboutsomehamburgers【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：——您可以点菜了吗？——当然，请来些鸡肉和两碗米饭。A.Whatwouldyouliketoorder你想点什么？B.MayItakeyourorder您可以点菜了吗？C.Wouldyoulikesomevegetables你想要些蔬菜吗？D.Whataboutsomehamburgers要些汉堡怎么样？根据答语Sure.Chickenwithtwobowlsofrice.可知B选项符合题意个，故答案选B。5.—Whatsmellsterrible,Tom?—Sorry.I’ll________mysocksandwashthematonce.A.takeaway B.putaway C.throwaway D.keepaway【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——汤姆，什么闻起来这么难闻？——对不起，我将把我的袜子拿走，马上洗。考查动词短语。takeaway拿走、带走；putaway放好、抛弃；throwaway扔掉；keepaway使离开。根据“washthematonce”可知，应该是把袜子拿走，结合选项，可知A选项符合题意，故选A。6.Parentsandchildrenalwaysexpect________moreMonkeyKingcartoons.A.see B.tosee C.saw D.seeing【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：“父母和孩子们总是期待看更多的美猴王卡通”。考查动词固定用法，根据expecttodo“期待做某事”可知，故选B。【点睛】一些接动词不定式做宾语的动词，这类动词有want（想要），decide（决定），hope（希望），plan（计划），refuse（拒绝），expect（期待、期望），afford（负担得起），等。7.__________ourbasketballteamfailedinthematch,wedidourbestA.But B.Although C.as D.Because【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：虽然我们的篮球队在比赛中失败了，但我们尽了最大的努力。考查连词辨析。but但是，表转折；although尽管，表让步；as由于，表原因；because因为，表原因。本句是让步状语从句，根据句意结构，可知选B。8.Marygottwodollsfromhergrandfatheronherbirthday,andsheliked______verymuch.A.it B.him C.her D.them【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：玛丽生日那天从她爷爷那儿得到了两个洋娃娃，她非常喜欢他们。考查代词辨析。it它，him他，her她，them他们。空白处做动词like（喜欢）的宾语，是指上文的twodolls（两个洋娃娃），需用复数意义的them代替。根据句意语境，可知选D。9..—Jack,,oryouwillgetheavier.—Ok,Iwillhaveatry.A.doesn'tplaysportsanymore B.doesn'teatsomuchmeatC.don'tplaysportsanymore D.don'teatsomuchmeat【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——杰克，不要吃太多的肉，否则你将会变得更胖的。——好的，我会试试的。don'tplaysportsanymore不要在做运动了，don'teatsomuchmeat不要吃太多的肉。此处是祈使句用don’t+动词原形。根据oryouwillgetheavier可知否则会变得更胖，应是不让他吃太多的肉，故选D。10.-I’mverytiredthesedaysbecauseofthisexam.-Whynotlistentomusic?Itcanmakeyou______.A.relaxed B.sadC.scared D.bored【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——由于这个考试这些天我很累。——为什么不听音乐那？它能使你放松。A.relaxed放松的；B.sad悲伤的；C.scared害怕的；D.bored无聊的。根据上文I’mverytiredthesedaysbecauseofthisexam.可知下文是使你放松。根据题意，故选A。Ⅱ.完形填空OnJanuary3rd,China’sChang’e4lunarprobe(探测器)landedonthefarsideofthemoon.Thereisonesideofthemoonthatalways_____11_____Earth.Butithasanothersidethatwehaveneverseen.Thisisthefarside.Chang’e4isthefirstprobeinhistoryto____12____landonthisside.Thelandingisbeingseenasamajormilestoneinexploringspace.Whilethistaskisofgreatimportanceinhistory,itwillalso___13___usefulinformationthatcouldinformourunderstandingoftheearlysolarsystem(太阳系),andperhapseventheearlyspace.Chang’e4willhelpscientistslearnmoreaboutthemoon.____14____thefarsideislessinfluencedbyEarth’sgravity,itisagoodplaceforscientiststostudydeepspace.Chang’e4can’tcommunicatewithEarth___15___.ButQueqiao,arelaysatellite(中继卫星),canhelpusstayintouch.QueqiaowassentintospaceinMay.AfterChang’e4landedonthemoon,Queqiaotookpicturesand_____16_____thembacktoEarth.Somespacecrafthavetakenpicturesofthemoon’sfarsidebefore,butnoonehasevertoucheddownthere.ThegroundwhichChang’e4landedonisgrey.It___17___billionsofyearsago.Wecanseesmallrocksandholesthere.Chang’e4tooksixlivingthingstothemoontosee_____18_____lifeispossibleonthemoon.Thisisanimportantsteptowardlong-termhumantasksbeyondEarth.Thelivingthingsincludecottonandpotatoes.They___19___inaspecialbox.Thereisalsosomewaterandasmallcamerainit.Thisisthefirsttimehumanshavegrownplantsonthemoon.Chinahopesthathumanswillonedayliveonthemoon.Thegreattaskwillgive_____20_____tothehistoryanddevelopmentofthemoon.AndChinanowplanstobeginfullyoperatingthethirdspacestationoftheworldby2022.11.A.watches B.contacts C.discovers D.faces12.A.probably B.successfully C.especially D.completely13.A.collect B.connect C.control D.compare14.A.So B.Since C.Unless D.Until15.A.wisely B.simply C.quickly D.directly16.A.led B.handed C.sent D.donated17.A.formed B.forced C.painted D.stored18A.why B.whether C.how D.where19.A.join B.arrive C.grow D.cut20.A.courage B.rewards C.clues D.praise【答案】11.D12.B13.A14.B15.D16.C17.A18.B19.C20.C【解析】【分析】这篇文章主要介绍嫦娥四号成功登陆月球，这次着陆被视为探索太空的一个重要里程碑。嫦娥四号的登录也负有重要的任务，这项伟大的任务将为月球的历史和发展提供线索。【11题详解】句意：月球的一侧总是对着地球。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A.watches观看B.contacts联系C.discovers发现D.faces面朝，根据后文Butithasanothersidethatwehaveneverseen.可知月球的一侧总是对着地球，故选D。【12题详解】句意：嫦娥四号是历史上第一个成功登陆月球的探测器。本题考查副词辩词及语境理解。A.probably可能地B.successfully成功地C.especially尤其D.completely完全地，根据后文Thelandingisbeingseenasamajormilestoneinexploringspace.可知是成功地，故选B。【13题详解】句意：虽然这项任务在历史上非常重要，但它也将收集有用的信息，有助于我们了解早期太阳系，甚至早期空间。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A.collect收集B.connect联系C.control控制D.compare比较，collectinformation收集信息，故选A。【14题详解】句意：由于月球背面受地球引力的影响较小，所以它是科学家研究深空的好地方。本题考查连词及语境理解。A.So所以，引导结果状语从句B.Since由于，引导原因状语从句C.Unless除非，引导的条件状语从句D.Until直到，引导时间状语从句，结合句意可知是前因后果的关系，故选B。【15题详解】句意：嫦娥四号无法与地球直接通信。本题考查副词辩词及语境理解。A.wisely智慧地B.simply简单地C.quickly快速地D.directly直接地，根据后文ButQueqiao,arelaysatellite(中继卫星),canhelpusstayintouch但是鹊桥，一个中继卫星可以帮助我们保持联系。可知是无法直接联系，故选D。【16题详解】句意：嫦娥四号登陆月球后，鹊桥拍下了照片并把它们送回了地球。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A.led引导，导致B.handed上交C.sent发送D.donated捐献，结合句意的拍照后，把照片在发送回地球，故选C。【17题详解】句意：它形成于数十亿年前。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A.formed形成B.forced迫使C.painted画D.stored储存，这里指的是嫦娥四号登录的地方是数十亿年前形成的，故选A。【18题详解】句意：嫦娥四号把六种生物带到月球上，看看月球上是否有生命存在。本题考查宾语从句及语境理解。A.why为什么B.whether是否C.how如何D.where哪里，结合句意，故选B。【19题详解】句意：他们在一个特殊的盒子里生长。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A.join加入B.arrive到达C.grow生长D.cut砍，切，结合句意是这些植物在盒子里生长，看是否能在月球上生存，故须C。【20题详解】句意：这项伟大的任务将为月球的历史和发展提供线索。本题考查名词辨析及语境理解。A.courage勇气B.rewards回报，奖励C.clues线索D.praise称赞，结合句意，故选C。Ⅲ.语法填空ThereisaspecialkindofhotelinQuebec,Canada.Ithasabar,achurch,ashopandasmallmovietheater.Thesethingsarenotunusual.ButthishotelisonlyopenfromJ___21___toMarcheveryyear.Why?Becauseitis___22___(make)oficeandsnow!Whentheweather___23___(get)warm,thehotelmelts(融化)andcloses.Everywinter,thehotelowners___24___(build)thehotelagain.EverythingintheIceHotelismadeoficeandsnow.Allthefurniture,suchasthe___25___(table)andchairs,ismadeofice,eventhebedsaremadeofice!Sopeopleusespecialsleepingbagsontheicebeds.InsidetheIceHotel,thetemperatureisabout3degreesblewzero.Whenpeoplesleep,thesleepingbagskeepthemw___26___.Inthemorning,theycanhaveahotbreakfast.Afterbreakfast,peoplecanenjoywinteractivities.Theycangoskiingoricefishing,ortheycangos___27___inthediningroom.A___28___theendoftheday,peoplecanrelaxatthebar.Theycanhavedrinksinglassesmadeofice.Manypeoplee___29___theIceHoteleveryyear,buttheycanonlyenjoyitforashorttimeb___30___itmeltsagain.【答案】21.January22.made23.gets24.build25.tables26.warm27.skating28.At29.enjoy30.before【解析】【分析】本文介绍了加拿大魁北克的冰雪宾馆。这个宾馆的房子和里面的家具都是由冰雪制成的。人们可以在里面参见冬季运动。但是他们只能享受很短的一段时间，因为当天气变暖，这家宾馆会融化的。【21题详解】January句意：但是这家宾馆每年只从一月到三月开门。根据toMarch可知此处表示月份，J为首字母的，故为January。【22题详解】made句意：因为它是由冰和雪制成的。bemadeof由……制成，故为made。【23题详解】gets句意：当天气变得温暖时，这家宾馆就融化了，然后关门。主语theweather是第三人称单数，故谓语用第三人称单数，故为gets。【24题详解】build句意：每年冬天，这家宾馆的主人再建造这个宾馆。主语owners是复数，故谓语用复数形式，故为build。【25题详解】tables句意：所有的家具例如桌子和椅子，是由冰制成的，甚至床是由冰制成的。与复数名词chairs并列，故用复数名词，故为tables。【26题详解】warm句意：当人们睡觉时，睡袋使他们暖和。根据thesleepingbags可知睡到能保暖，keep+sb/sth+形容词“使某人处于某种状态”，故为warm。【27题详解】skating句意：他们可以去滑雪或冰上钓鱼，或者他们可以在餐厅里滑冰。根据goskiingoricefishing可知此处表示可以滑雪应是冰上运动，故表示滑冰，goskating“滑冰”，故为skating。【28题详解】At句意：在一天结束的时候，他们可以在酒吧放松一下。attheendof在…...尽头，结束的时候，故为At。【29题详解】enjoy句意：每年许多人享受这个冰雪宾馆。根据buttheycanonlyenjoyitforashorttimeb___10___itmeltsagain.可知此处表示享受冰雪宾馆，故为enjoy。【30题详解】before句意：但是他们只能在它再次融化之前享受很短的时间。结合句意，冰雪宾馆在融化之前可以住人，故此处为before。点睛：根据句意，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，根据所给单词或开头字母的提示，填入正确形式的单词。例如小题2，句意：因为它是由冰和雪制成的。bemadeof由……制成，故为made。Ⅳ.阅读理解ATheBeijingUnderground’sLineTenwillsoonhave40“reversevendingmachines(有偿自动回收机)”,whichwillpaypeoplefortheiremptyplasticbottles.“WehaveplacedtwosuchmachinesatBeijingCapitalInternationalAirportandfouratthecity’sundergroundstations.Theyhavebeenwellreceivedsofar,”saidFengJuan,anengineerfromthecompanywhichmakesthemachines.“Peopleareencouragedandpaidforturningwasteintotreasure.Morethan30,000emptybottleshavebeencollectedsinceDecember,”shesaid.Ifsomethingelse,suchaswastepaper,isthrownintothemachine,themachinewillspit(吐)itout.“Supportedbythegovernment,thereversevendingmachinedwillbeintroducedtocollegesanduniversitiessoon,”Fengsaid.Thecompanyisalsoconsideringcoveringmorerecyclingmaterials,includingusedbooksandteachingmaterials.“Long-termplanscallforabout2,000reversevendingmachinestobeplacedthroughoutthecityinthenextfewyears,including80atcollegesanduniversities,shoppingmalls,communitiesandofficebuildings,”Fengsaid.ChangTao,directorofthecompany,saidthatifthenewprojectworkswellinthecity,thecompanywillconsiderthewaste-to-treasureservicetootherdevelopedcitiesintheeasternpartofChina.31.Whichsignprobablyrepresentsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“recycling”?A. B. C. D.32.Whichofthefollowingisanopinionratherthanafact?A.Morethan30,000emptybottleshavebeencollected.B.FengJuanandChangTaoworkinthesamecompany.C.Themachinesmighthelppeopledeveloparecyclinghabit.D.Peoplearepaidforputtingemptyplasticbottlesintothemachines.33.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Machineshelpturnwasteintotreasure B.AnewmachinehasbecomepopularC.AcreativeprojectworkswellinChina D.Peopleareencouragedtocollectbottles【答案】31.B32.C33.A【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了北京地铁十号线将很快有40个有偿自动回收机，它将帮助人们养成回收的习惯。【31题详解】细节理解题根据“materials,includingusedbooksandteachingmaterials”并结合常识可知，B图表示“回收利用”，A图表示“人行横道”，C图表示“禁止吸烟”，D图表示“禁止乱扔垃圾”。故选B。【32题详解】细节理解题。根据“Morethan30,000emptybottleshavebeencollectedsinceDecember”可知，已经收集了超过3万个空瓶子，A项陈述事实；根据“saidFengJuan,anengineerfromthecompany”和“ChangTao,directorofthecompany”可知，二人供职于同一家公司，B项陈述事实；根据“whichwillpaypeoplefortheiremptyplasticbottles”可知，人们可以通过把空塑料瓶投入机器中获得报酬，D项陈述事实；C项“这些机器或许可以帮助人们养成回收的习惯。”为一种观点，表达了对有偿自动回收机的看法。故选C。【33题详解】最佳标题题。根据“TheBeijingUnderground’sLineTenwillsoonhave40“reversevendingmachines(有偿自动回收机)”,whichwillpaypeoplefortheiremptyplasticbottles.”并结合全文可知，本文主要介绍了偿自动回收机将会帮助人们养成回收的习惯，变废为宝，故选A。BMybrotherandIoftenfightwitheachotheroversmallthings.Onedayourfathersaidtous,“TomorrowwewilltakepartintheRayHomeSportsDay.Bothofyoumustgowithme.Perhapsyoucanlearnsomethingfromthosechildren.”Mybrotherlaughed,“Dad,Rayisahomeforphysicallydisabledchildren.Whatcanwelearnfromthem?”“Youwillsee,”ourfathersaid.OurfatherworksasavolunteeratRay.Thechildrentherehaveproblemswiththeirhands,speech,walkingorhearing.Everyday,hespendshourshelpingthemtomoveorexercisetheirlegsorarms.Thefollowingday,hetookustoRayHome.Whenwegotthere,wefoundaniceplacetositdown.Finally,thesportsbegan.Therewasa50-meterracetoseewhocouldrunfastest.Alltherunnerswerephysicallydisabled.Astheracestarted,allthechildrenmovedasfastastheycould.Justthen,oneofthegirlsfelloverandhurtherleg.Shebegantocryatthetopofhervoice.Allthechildrenstoppedtohelpthepoorgirl.Thentheyallheldhandsandfinishedtheracetogether.MybrotherandIweresurprisedtoseethis:thechildrenweren’tinterestedinwinningtherace—theyweremoreinterestedinhelpingeachothertofinishtherace.34.WhydidthefathertakethewriterandhisbrothertoRayHome?A.ThefatherwantedthemtodosomethingatRay.B.ThefatheraskedthemtohelpthechildrenatRay.C.ThefatherwantedthemtotakepartintheSportsDay.D.Thefatherwantedthemtolearnsomethingfromthechildren.35.Whydidallthechildrenstopinthe50-meterracestop?A.Allthechildrenweredisabled.B.Alittlegirlfelloverandgothurt.C.Theystoppedtolaughatthegirl.D.Theydidn’twanttofinishtherace.36.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thechildrentherecanhelpeachother.B.Alltherunnerstherecannotrunfast.C.Allthechildrendon’twanttobewinners.D.Thedisabledchildrentherewerenotsmartenough.【答案】34.D35.B36.A【解析】【导语】本文讲述了作者和弟弟经常因为一些小事情而吵架，于是父亲带他们去参加RayHome的运动会，在那里他们了解了帮助的重要性。【34题详解】细节理解题。根据“Bothofyoumustgowithme.Perhapsyoucanlearnsomethingfromthosechildren.”可知，父亲想让他们从那些孩子们学习一些东西。故选D。【35题详解】细节理解题。根据“Justthen,oneofthegirlsfelloverandhurtherleg.Shebegantocryatthetopofhervoice.”和“Allthechildrenstoppedtohelpthepoorgirl.”可知，因为一个小女孩摔倒受伤了。故选B。【36题详解】主旨大意题。根据“thechildrenweren’tinterestedinwinningtherace—theyweremoreinterestedinhelpingeachothertofinishtherace”并结合全文可知，文章的目的是想告诉我们要互相帮助。故选A。COnlyhumansspeakusingwords.Butallkindsintheanimalworldcancommunicateinonewayoranother.Maybeyouhaveheardaboutthewaybeesdancearoundtosendmessagestoeachotherandthewaydogsbarkindifferentwaystogivewarnings,tobefriendlyortobeplayful.Butdidyouknowaboutinfrasoniccommunicationusedbyelephants?Thisishowitworks:Humanshearlowsoundslikethunderrumblinginthesky.Butwedon’thearsoundslowerthanthis.However,animalssuchaselephantsandhipposcanhearmuchlowersoundsthanhumanscan.Andwhat’smore,theycanmakethoselowsoundsaswell,andtheyusethemtocommunicatewitheachother.Thisisknownasinfrasound.Theamazingthingaboutinfrasoundisthatittravelsoverseveralkilometers.Higher-levelsoundsliketheonepeoplecanhear,don’ttravelwellthroughwalls,leaves,treesandsoon,whichiswhywecan’thearsoundsfrommorethan100metersaway.Butinfrasoundismuchstrongerandthingslikegrassandtreeshavenoinfluenceonit.Therefore,itcantravelmuchfurther.Elephantscanhearinfrasoniccallsfromfourkilometersaway!Therehavebeenreportsofpeoplewatchinggroupsofelephantsfeedingorrestingandthentheelephantssuddenlyallstoppedwhattheyweredoingfornoreasonatall.Theyobviouslyheardawarningcallfromalongwayaway,butthepeopledidn’thearasound.Inplaceslikeazooorwildlifeparkwhereyoucangetnearertoanimals,itisabiteasiertosensewheninfrasonicsoundsaremade.Whenyoustandnearmotherelephantswiththeirbabiesinazoo,youmaynoticeaslightrumblingintheaireveryfewminutes—notloudorstrong,butclearlynoticed.Thisisinfrasoniccommunication—themotherelephants“talking”totheirbabies.37.WhydoesthewritermentionbeesanddogsinParagraph1?A.Becausetheyuseinfrasoniccommunication.B.Becausetheycommunicateliketheelephants.C.Becausetheyareexamplesofanimalcommunication.D.Becausepeoplewanttolearnhowtheycommunicate.38.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabout‘infrasound’?A.Humanscanhearinfrasoundeasily.B.Ittravelsnearlyseveralkilometers.C.Itsoundslowbutcan’ttravelveryfar.D.Ittravelswellthroughwalls,leavesandsoon.39.Inplaceslikezoos,________.A.elephantsdon’tneedtomakeinfrasonicsoundsB.itiseasierforelephantstomakeinfrasonicsoundsC.motherelephantsdon’tletpeoplestandneartheirbabiesD.humanscaneasilysenseinfrasonicsoundswhentheyaremade40Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Talkingtohumans B.TalkingtoanimalsC.Playingwithhumans D.Playingwithelephants【答案】37.C38.D39.D40.B【解析】【分析】本文讲述了动物用以某种方式进行交流。蜜蜂用跳舞的方式互相传递信息，狗用不同的方式吠叫来发出警告，友好或好玩。特别讲述了大象之间使用次声交流。【37题详解】句意：作者为什么在段落1中提到蜜蜂和狗？根据第1段第2、3句Butallkindsintheanimalworldcancommunicateinonewayoranother.（但是动物世界中的所有种类都可以以某种方式进行交流。）Maybeyouhaveheardaboutthewaybeesdancearoundtosendmessagestoeachotherandthewaydogsbarkindifferentwaystogivewarnings,tobefriendlyortobeplayful.（也许你已经听说过蜜蜂跳舞的方式互相传递信息，狗用不同的方式吠叫来发出警告，友好或好玩。）可知“提到狗和蜜蜂是因为它们是动物交流的例子。”选C。【38题详解】句意：关于次声，下列哪一个是正确的？A.Humanscanhearinfrasoundeasily.人类可以很容易地听到次声，根据第2段可知我们听不见声叫次声，故A是错误的；B.Ittravelsnearlyseveralkilometers.根据第3段第1句Theamazingthingaboutinfrasoundisthatittravelsoverseveralkilometers.可知次声能传播超过几公里，不是大约几公里，故B错误；C.Itsoundslowbutcan’ttravelveryfar.根据第3段倒数第2句Therefore,itcantravelmuchfurther.可知它传播更远，所以C错误；D.Ittravelswellthroughwalls,leavesandsoon.根据第3段特别倒数第3句Butinfrasoundismuchstrongerandthingslikegrassandtreeshavenoinfluenceonit.（但是次声更强，像草和树之类的东西对它没有影响。）可知“它通过墙壁、树叶等传播得很好。”【39题详解】句意：在像动物园这样的地方，____________________。A.elephantsdon’tneedtomakeinfrasonicsounds大象不需要发出次声；B.itiseasierforelephantstomakeinfrasonicsounds大象更容易发出次声；C.motherelephantsdon’tletpeoplestandneartheirbabies母象不让人们站在他们的婴儿附近；D.humanscaneasilysenseinfrasonicsoundswhentheyaremade。人类可以很容易地感知次声。根据第4段第3句Inplaceslikeazooorwildlifeparkwhereyoucangetnearertoanimals,itisabiteasiertosensewheninfrasonicsoundsaremade.（在像动物园或野生动物园这样的地方，你可以走近动物，感觉次声是比较容易的。）可知D最正确的。【40题详解】句意：这篇文章最好的题目是什么？A.Talkingtohumans与人类交流；B.Talkingtoanimals和动物交流；C.Playingwithhumans与人类玩；D.Playingwithelephants和大象玩。本文主要讲述了动物之间的交流，特别讲述了大象之间使用次声波交流。DMostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.41.Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A.Lessthanonesixth.B.Morethanahalf.C.About40%.D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.42.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“damaged”inthispassage?A.knocked B.changed C.broke D.harmed43.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.B.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.C.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.44.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.Scientists’NewInventionsB.Left-handedPeopleC.WhichHandD.DifferentBrains,DifferentHands【答案】41.A42.D43.B44.C【解析】【分析】试题分析：本文主要讨论的是左撇子还是使用右手的话题，从古到今，从科学到一般的看法，作者都做了详细地阐述。【41题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.今天，世界上只有10%到15%的人口是左撇子。也就是不到六分之一。说明A正确。【42题详解】词义猜测题。根据Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.科学家发现，近40%的人成为左撇子是因为他们的主脑在出生时受损。结合所给的单词的含义，故选D。【43题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第3段Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.说明A正确，Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.说明C正确。soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.说明D正确。唯独文章没有提到左撇子比使用右手的人更聪明，故B项错误。【44题详解】主旨大意题。本文主要讨论的是左撇子还是使用右手的话题，从古到今，作者都做了详细地阐述。故C项正确。EWelcometoourFestivalJune32017StoryShowinOberonAdults8:00am-10:00amJoinusforaneveningoftrue,personalstoriesaboutscience.Cometotheonlyshowwhereyoucanhearpeopletellfunnystoriesabouttheroleofscienceintheirlives.Cost:$10MakeYourOwniPhoneCasethroughToysinbox3DPrintingFamilies&Teens&Adults10:00am-12:30pmInthisworkshop,youwilllearntodesignand3DprintyourowniPhonecase.A3Dprintingworkerwillguideyouthroughthisprocessstep-by-step.Comeandenjoythisfunlearningexperience!Cost:$35DIYUnderwaterVehicleDesigninMITMuseumTeens9:00am-5:00pmDiveintotheworldofoceanengineeringbydesigningandbuildinganunderwatervehicle!TestyourvehicleinlargetanksontheMuseum’sfloor.ShowoffyourengineeringcreationsandshareyourdesignprocesswithMuseumvisitors.Cost:$15,Ages12+AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesinMuseumofScience,BostonFamilies9:30am-2:00pmJoinusforadayofhands-onsciencefundesignedespeciallyforkids!ActivitiesincludetheMuseum’spopular“LiveAnimalStoryTime”showsandatalkaboutbabyanimalsandbook-signingbychildren’sbookauthors.Cost:Freeforkidsunder8.45.Peoplecan______inStoryShowinOberon.A.dorole-playgames B.hearfunnystoriesC.putonscienceshows D.meetauthorsofthebooks46.Youcando3Dprintingduring______.A.10:00am-12:30pm B.8:00am-10:00amC.9:00am-5:00pm D.9:30am-2:00pm47.Ifyouareinterestedinoceanengineering,youwillprobablyattend______.A.StoryShowinOberonB.AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesC.MakeYourOwniPhoneCaseD.DIYUnderwaterVehicleDesign48.AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesisfreefor______.A.parents B.teenagersC.kidsunder8 D.middleschoolstudents【答案】45.B46.A47.D48.C【解析】【分析】这篇短文主要是介绍了几个节日：StoryShowinOberon；MakeYourOwniPhoneCasethroughToysinbox3DPrinting；DIYUnderwaterVehicleDesigninMITMuseum；AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesinMuseumofScience,Boston的时间及价格等介绍。【45题详解】细节理解根据文中StoryShowinOberonCometotheonlyshowwhereyoucanhearpeopletellfunnystoriesabouttheroleofscienceintheirlives.可知答案，故选B【46题详解】细节理解根据文中MakeYourOwniPhoneCasethroughToysinbox3DPrinting10:00am-12:30pm及Inthisworkshop,youwilllearntodesignand3DprintyourowniPhonecase.可知答案，故选A。【47题详解】细节理解根据文中Diveintotheworldofoceanengineeringbydesigningandbuildinganunderwatervehicle!可知答案，故选D。【48题详解】细节理解根据文中AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesinMuseumofScience,BostonCost:Freeforkidsunder8.可知，答案，故选C。FIndiaisnexttoChina.LikeChinaIndiaisadevelopingAsiancountry.Theyhavealotincommon.Theyarebothbigcountrieswithdifferentlanguagesanddifferentkindsoffood.Theybothhavealotoffarmersandareboththefastestgrowingcountriesintheworld.ThetwocountriesbothdowellinITbusiness.ChinaisstronginhardwarewhileIndiaisstronginsoftware.Indiansoftwarebusinesshasbeengrowingveryfastsincethe1990s.TodayIndiasellssoftwareandservicestonearly95countriesaroundtheworld.Inthecomingyears,ChinaandIndiahavesimilarproblems.Bothofthemhavealargepopulation.Chinahasabout1.3billionpeopleandIndiahasabout1billion.That’sone-thirdoftheworld’spopulation.Thetwocountriesneedtokeepgrowingfastprovidejobsforbillionsof