2022年北京市九中初三（上）期中英语试卷及答案

第1页/共1页2022北京九中初三（上）期中英语2022年11月一、单项选择（共6分，每小题0.5分）1.Mysisterisonlysix,but________canalreadyhelpwithsomehousework.A.he B.she C.it D.they2.Weplanttreesinthepark________springeveryyear.A.at B.to C.in D.on3.—________isyourhomefromschool?—Abouta10-minutewalk.A.Howfar B.Howoften C.Howlong D.Howsoon4.—MustIreturnthisbookbeforeWednesday,Madam?—No,you________.Youcankeepitfortwoweeks.A.mustn’t B.can’t C.needn’t D.shouldn’t5.Ithinkbodylanguageis________thespokenlanguage.A.asimportantlyas B.soimportantlyas C.soimportantas D.asimportantas6.Itmightbeaboy’sroom_________theclotheslooklikeaboy’sclothes.A.when B.because C.but D.so7.Aliceoften________thefunofmakingkiteswithus.Sheissocreative.A.shares B.shared C.willshare D.wassharing8.ZhangGuimei________inless-developedareasfor40years.A.works B.isworking C.hasworked D.willwork9.Don’tloseheart.Ifyoukeepworkinghard,you_________someday.A.willsucceed B.succeed C.succeeded D.havesucceeded10.I________forthebusafterschoolwhenitbegantoraincatsanddogs.A.wait B.iswaiting C.waswaiting D.waited11.Onourfarm,thetealeaves________byhandwhentheyareready.A.pick B.picked C.arepicked D.werepicked12.—Doyouknow________forthesportsmeeting?—At8o’clocktomorrowmorning.A.whenweleft B.whenwewillleaveC.whenwillweleave D.whendidweleave二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）Iwascookingtheotherdaywhenareportbrokeannouncing(宣布)NASA(美国国家航空航天局)wasthinkingaboutgoingbacktomannedspacemissions(载人航天任务).Uponhearingthis,Ishoutedlikethe13-year-olds.Whywasthisnewssoimportanttome?It’ssimple:IstillwanttobeanastronautalthoughIhave____13____.IrememberonemorningwhenIwasaboutthirteen:IwassittingwithmyfamilywhenIcameacrossonelittlearticleaboutNASAonthepaper.Itsaidthattheywere____14____abouttheideaofcarryingonamannedmissiontoMarsin2018.“Heymom,wouldyouletmegotoMars?”Iasked,asifIwereaskingtosleepoverafriend’shousethatnight.“Yeah,sure.”mymotherrepliednotevenlookingupfromthepaper.Iwascompletelyserious,though,andIdidn’tthinksherealizedshehadjustgivenme____15____togotospace.Therewasjustoneproblemformeandmyastronaut____16____:Iwasreallybadatmaths.AndIcriedsadly,knowingnoonewouldletmebeanastronautifIcouldn’tsolveforXorY.Irememberedtryingtofindmymathsteacherand____17____myastronautplan.HetoldmeIneededtoconsiderotherchoices,butIdidn’thaveanythingelse:myplanwastobecomeanastronaut,andthencomebacktoEarthandwriteabest-sellingbookaboutmytravels.Mybookwouldbeadaptedintoamovie,andI’dplaymyselfIthoughtofthisasthethreeA’s:astronaut,authorandactress.Ineveracceptedthatmydreamwas____18____.I’vespentcountlesshoursstandingoutside,staringupatthestarsandwonderingwhat’soutthere.That’swhyIgotsoexcitedwhenNASAannouncedtheywere____19____backintospace.IstillwanttobeanastronautandIdon’tthinkmydreamissooutof____20____.Somethingmoreimpossiblehashappenedafterall.13.A.grownup B.shownup C.wakenup D.stayedup14.A.asking B.caring C.bringing D.considering15.A.discussion B.introduction C.agreement D.suggestion16.A.task B.action C.story D.dream17.A.pass B.cancel C.design D.explain18.A.surprising B.boring C.impossible D.important19.A.looking B.heading C.jumping D.hurrying20.A.reach B.breath C.use D.control三、阅读短文。根据内容选答案。（共26分。每小题2分）AAMemoryCornerMemoryCornerFourstudentshavewrittenthesetipsfortheschoolnewspaperaboutmemoryimproving.HenryAgreatwaytohelpyouremembersomethingistoimagineapictureofitinyourmind.Forexample,toremembertheword“smiles”,wecanimaginethereisa“mile”betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.Thismakesitthelongestwordintheworld.SarahAgoodmethodforrememberingthespellingofawordistomakeashortsentencewitheachletteroftheword.Forexample,ifyouwanttorememberhowtospelltheword“because”,youcanusethesentence“Bigelephantscanalwaysunderstandsmallelephants.”PaulYouwillforgetsomethingveryquicklyunlessyouunderstanditwell.Forexample,youmayhavetroublerememberingthelistofstepsinthewatercycle.However,itiseasiertorememberthesestepsifyouunderstandhowthewatercycleworks.KateItisimportanttoexerciseyourbrain.Forexampleyoucandonewthingsandchangeyourdailyhabits.Ifyouwalkadifferentwaytoschoolortakeadifferentbus,youwillkeepyourbrainactive.Youcanalsotryawordpuzzle(字谜)orlearnnewskills.21.Thefourstudentshavewrittenthesetipsfor________.A.apicturebook B.theclassreportC.astorymagazine D.theschoolnewspaper22.Whosuggestsrememberingsomethingbyimaginingapictureofit?A.Paul. B.Henry. C.Sarah. D.Kate.23.WhatisKate’sideatoimprovememory?A.Exercisingyourbrain. B.Drawingpicturesoften.C.Makingshortsentences. D.Understandingthingswell.BOnceuponatime,therewasapoorman.Heworkedhardinthefields,buthecouldnotgetanythingfromthem.Oneday,afterworkingforhours,hehadarestunderatreeinthemiddleofthefield.Justthen,hesawasnakecomingoutofananthill(蚁丘).ThemanthoughtthatthesnakemightbeGodofthefield.Ifhedidnotgiveitanything,hecouldnotgetanythingfromthefield.Atonce,hewenttobringabowlofmilkandgavethemilktothesnake.“Godofthefield!Ididn’tknowthatyoulivehere.That’swhyInevergaveyouanything.Pleaseforgiveme.”Thenhewenthome.Thenextdaywhenthemancame,befoundagoldcoininthebowlneartheanthill.Fromthenon,eachtimethemangavemilktothesnake,hegotagoldcoin.Onedaythemanwassobusythathecouldn’tsendmilktothesnake.Soheaskedhissontotakecareofthesnake.Thesonbroughtmilktotheanthillandgaveittothesnake.Thenextday,whenhecameback,hefoundagoldcoininthebowl.Aftertakingthegoldcoin,hethought,“Thisanthillmustbefullofgoldcoins.Icouldkillthesnakeandtakethemall.”Thenextday,thesoncametothefieldwithmilkandastick.Hegavethemilktothesnakeandhititwiththestick.Thesnakeescaped(避开)thestickandbithimtodeath.24.Themangot________fromthefieldbeforehefoundthesnake.A.anything B.nothing C.goldcoins D.someanthills25.Thesondiedbecause________.A.hedidn’tgivethesnakeanymilkB.thesnakedidn’tgivehimanygoldcoinC.hisfatherwastoobusytotakecareofhimD.hewantedtogetallthegoldcoinsfromthesnake26.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.peoplecan’tgetcoinsfromthesnake B.toomuchgreed(贪婪)isharmfulC.weshouldprotectthesnake D.thesnakeisterribleCIt'snosecretthatlaughterworkswondersforus.Andmuchresearchhasbeencarriedoutintothegoodthatlaughtercandoforourgeneralhealthandwell-being.Ithasbeenfoundtoreleaseendorphins(释放安多芬),ourbodies’natural“feel-good"chemicals,intoourblood.Butaswegrowolder,wearemorelikelytofindfewerthingsfunny.Achildwilllaughonaverage300timesaday.Bythetimewereachadulthood,thisnumberisaround20.Butwhat'sbehindthis?Onetheory(理论)suggeststhatit'snotaproblemofuslosingoursenseofhumorbutrather,aswegrowolder,we'resociallyconditionedtotakethingsabitmoreseriously.Laughterisverymuchsomethingwedowithothers.Studieshaveshownthatweare30timesmorelikelytofindsomethingfunnywhenwearewithothersthanwhenwearebyourselves.Buttolaughwithothers,wedoneedtofeelaconnectiontothem.Weneedtofeelcomfortableintheircompany.That'swhyitcanbedifficulttolaughinthepresenceofstrangers.Laughterisalsoverycontagiousandoneperson'slaughcanspreadquicklythroughoutagroupofpeople.Butoftenwhatmakesusjoininisthefearofstandingoutandbeingdifferent.Welaugh,evenifwedon'treallygetthejoke,especiallyingroupscontrolledbyapowerfulperson.Whentheheadteachertellsajoke,forexample,youlaugh,eventhoughlateryoumightwonderifthejokewasreallythatfunnyatall.Therearemanydifferentreasonswhywelaugh.Herearethreewidelyacceptedtheories:TheIncongruityTheory:It'softentheunexpectedthatmakesuslaugh.Whenthingsthatwearefamiliarwithsuddenlytakeaturnintotheunknown,ourexpectationsarechallengedandthatoftenresultsinlaughter.TheSuperiorityTheory:Weoftenfindthemistakesandmisfortunesofothersfunny.Thiswouldexplainthepopularityofonlinevideosshowingpranks(恶作剧).TheReliefTheory:Laughofferslightrelief.Itexplainswhytherearesomanyjokesaboutthedarkerthingsinlife.Bybeingabletolaughatthem,weareabletofacethemmoreeasily.27.AccordingtothetheoryinParagraph1,whydowelaughlessaswegrowolder?A.Therearefewerfunnythings.B.Wetakethingsmoreseriously.C.Ourbodyreleaseslessendorphins.D.Wegraduallyloseoursenseofhumor.28.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.Morefunnythingshappenwhenwearewithothers.B.It'sdifficulttobuildupconnectionswithstrangers.C.Welaughsometimesbecauseofsocialneeds.D.Powerfulpeoplearemorelikelytobefunny.29.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThescienceoflaughterB.thepoweroflaughter.C.Thesignoflaughter.D.TheartoflaughterDUpcyclingistheprocessofchangingoldmaterialsintosomethingusefulandoftenbeautiful.So,isitthesameasrecycling?No.Recyclingtakesmaterials-paperorglass-andbreaksthemdownsotheirbasematerialscanberemadeintoanewproduct.Whenyouupcycleanitem(物品),youarenotbreakingdownthematerial,youaresimplyrefashioningit.Forexample,youmightmakeshoesoutofoldtyres.Also,theupcycleditemistypicallyofthesame,orevenbetter,quality(质量)thantheoriginal.Upcyclingisn’tanewidea.Someofthebestexamplesofmodern-dayupcyclingcomefromthe1930sto1940swhenfamiliesdidn’thaveenoughmaterials.Inthosedays,thingswererepurposedoverandoveruntiltherewerenolongeruseful.Forexample,anolddoorcanbemadeintoanewdiningtable.Economising(节约)isstillatrend(趋势)todayandabigreasonwhymoreandmorepeopleupcycle.Butanevenbiggerreasonfortherebirthofupcyclingisitsgoodinfluenceontheenvironment.Upcyclingisgreen.Theplainandsimplefactofthematteristhatupcyclingismuchbetterfortheplanetthanthrowingthingsaway.Whenyouupcycle,that'soneitemlessthatendsuponthewastemountain.Upcyclingisalsoconsiderablymoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanrecycling,whichneedsenergyorwatertobreakdownmaterials.Upcyclingjustneedsyourowncreativityandeffort.GraceRobinson,fromtheUK,takesusedteabagsandturnsthemintodresses,shoesandevenhats.Everydayshedrinkssometea,andthendriesouttheteabagswiththeteastillinthem.Whentheyaredry,shetakestheteaoutandsewsthebagstogethertomakeclothes.Thiscantakealongtime-maybemonthsforasingledress-soGracegetsfriendstohelpherbydrinkingteatooandpassingtheirteabagsontoher.Therearetwowaystosupporttheupcyclingmovement.Sort(分类)throughyourwardrobeorrecyclingbinandcreateitemsyourself,orbuyready-madeitemsfromupcycledmaterials.Bothwaysbenefittheenvironmentandinreturn,yougetsomethingthat’sbothattractiveandpractical.30.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatupcycling___________.A.canimprovethequalityofitemsB.needsmoreenergythanrecyclingC.needstobreakdownbasematerialsD.producesmorewastethanrecycling31.Theunderlinedword"refashioning"inParagraph2probablymeans“___________”.A.givinganewform B.givingasimplenameC.makingaperfectcopy D.makingadifferentmodel32.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat___________.A.itisbettertomakeclotheswithusedteabagsB.upcyclingismuchgreenerthanrecyclingC.itisnecessarytohelpotherstoupcycleD.peopleneedtobemorecreative33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GetstartedtorecycletodayB.Amoderntrend:upcyclingC.Isitthesameasrecycling?D.Torecycleortoupcycle?七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Whenitcomestocelebrations,birthdaypartiescanbeoneoftheimportantofthewholeyear.Thegifts,thesinging,thecandle-blowing...Basically,they’reallthebestthingsthrowntogetherintooneday.Butbirthdaysaren’talwaysafunforeveryone.Forexample,homelesschildrenmightnotgetanythingatallfortheirspecialday.That’swhy17-year-oldDarynDusanskydecidedtostartTheBalloonProject.Itcelebratesmonthlybirthdaysforchildrenlivinginhomelessshelters(收容所)withthehelpofsomevolunteers.Dusansky’sdream:tobringsmilestoallkids’facesontheirbirthdays.Asteenagers,theymetmanychallengesatthebeginning.OneofthebiggestwastomakeothersbelievethatTheBalloonProjectwasdependableandtherewouldbeapartyeachmonth.Eachpartyisnoteasyastherearemanythingsthathavetobemanaged.Luckily,TheBalloonProjectvolunteerswanteachpartytobebetterthanthelastandcanbecountedontomakethathappen.GettingTheBalloonProjectoffthegroundrequiredmanyleadershipqualities(品质)whichDusanskydidnotknowsheowned.Workinghard,focusingonsolutions,andconnectingwithpeopleareallnecessaryqualitiesthathavemadeTheBalloonProjectasuccess.Offeringservicestothoseinneedandcreatingapositiveinfluenceareimportantinbeinganactivememberofacommunity.Communityserviceteacheslifelessonsoftennottaughtinschool.Atoneparty,alittleboyandhisfathercameuptothankherforholdingtheboy’sfirstorganizedbirthdayparty.Dusanskythenthankedthemforteachinghersomething,too.Thefather,wholivedinashelterwithhisson,lookedather,puzzled,asifhewasnotworthyofteachingheranything.Dusanskyexplainedtohimthathehadtaughthertohavethecouragetoaskforhelpwhenneeded.Shewillneverforgethishug.Findacausethatinterestsyou.Dusanskylovesbirthdaycelebrationsandwantsdisadvantagedchildrentohavetheopportunitytocelebrate,too.Loveispassedoneasily—itencouragespeopletohelpandvolunteer.34.HowoldwasDusanskywhenshedecidedtostartTheBalloonProject?

______________________________________________________________________35.WhodoesTheBalloonProjecthelp?

______________________________________________________________________36.WhatwasoneofthebiggestchallengesinrunningTheBalloonProject?

______________________________________________________________________37.WhatdidDusanskylearnfromthefather?

______________________________________________________________________38.WhatdoyouthinkofDusansky?

______________________________________________________________________八、写作（共10分）39.21世纪英文报正在举办以“Myfavouritescientist”为题的征文活动。假如你叫李华，请你写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你最喜欢的科学家是谁？你为什么喜欢他（她）？你从他（她）身上学到了什么？提示词语：strongwill,nevergiveup,workhard,responsible提示问题：Whoisyourfavouritescientist?Whydoyoulikehim/her?Whatcanyoulearnfromhim/her?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案一、单项选择（共6分，每小题0.5分）1.【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：我妹妹只有六岁，但她已经能帮忙做一些家务了。考查代词辨析。he他；she她；it它；they他们。此处指“Mysister”，用she，故选B。2.【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：我们每年春天都在公园里植树。考查时间介词辨析。at后接具体时刻；to到；in后接某年某月某季节；on后接具体一天。spring“春天”，是指季节，前要用时间介词in修饰，故选C。3.【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——从你家到你的学校有多远？——大约10分钟的步行路程。考查特殊疑问句。Howlong多长，问的是物体的长度或多长时间；Howoften多久一次，问的是频率；Howfar多远；问的是两地之间的距离；Howsoon多久以后，对表示将来的一段时间进行提问。根据答语“Abouta10-minutewalk.”可知，这里回答的是两地的距离提问，故选A。4.【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：——我一定要在周三前还这本书吗，女士？——不，不需要。你可以借两个星期。考查动词辨析。mustn’t禁止；can’t不能；needn’t不需要；shouldn’t不应该。must提问的疑问句的否定回答用“needn’t/don’thaveto/doesn’thaveto”。故选C。5.【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：我认为肢体语言和口语一样重要。

考查形容词原级用法。important重要的，形容词；importantly重要地，副词。此空是作is的表语，应用形容词，排除AB选项。so...as“和……一样”，一般用于否定句，此处是肯定句，应用as...as。故选D。6.【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：这可能是一个男孩的房间，因为衣服看起来像男孩的衣服。

考查连词辨析。when当……时候；because因为；but但是；so所以。分析题干可知，前后句是因果关系，前果后因，应用because引导原因状语从句，故选B。7.【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：Alice经常和我们分享做风筝的乐趣。她很有创造力。考查一般现在时。根据“often”可知，本句需用一般现在时，主语是“Alice”，谓语需用单数形式。“share”分享，是动词，其单数形式是“shares”。故选A。8.【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：张桂梅已经在欠发达地区工作40年了。考查现在完成时。根据“for40years”可知她已经在欠发达地区工作40年了，句子应用现在完成时，谓语结构是have/hasdone。故选C。9.【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：不要灰心。如果你继续努力，将来某一天你会成功的。考查if引导的条件状语从句。if表示“如果”时遵循“主将从现”原则，即主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时；空格处于主句位置，故用一般将来时。故选A。10.【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：放学后我在等公共汽车时开始下大雨。考查时态。根据“whenitbegantoraincatsanddogs”可知下雨的时候正在等车，表示过去某个时间点正在做某事，用过去进行时was/weredoing。故选C。11.【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：在我们的农场，茶叶成熟时都是手工采摘的。考查一般现在时的被动语态。主语“thetealeaves”是动作“pick”的承受者，时态是一般现在时，所以用一般现在时的被动语态。故选C。12【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：——你知道我们什么时候去运动会吗？——明天早上8点。考查宾语从句。根据“宾语从句要用陈述句语序”的原则，排除C/D选项；主句是一般现在时，从句时态不受限制，结合回答“At8o’clocktomorrowmorning.”可知，动作还没有发生，应用一般将来时，故选B。二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）【答案】13.A14.D15.C16.D17.D18.C19.B20.A【解析】【导语】本文讲述了作者从小就想成为宇航员，虽然自己数学不好，成为宇航员希望不大，可是作者到现在也一直保持自己的梦想，从不认为它是不可能实现的。【13题详解】句意：虽然我已经长大了，但我仍然想成为一名宇航员。grownup长大；shownup出现；wakenup醒来；stayedup熬夜。根据“IstillwanttobeanastronautalthoughIhave...”可知作者认为自己尽管现在长大了，但是仍然想成为一名宇航员。故选A。【14题详解】句意：据说他们正在考虑在2018年执行载人火星任务的想法。asking问；caring关心；bringing带来；considering考虑。根据“abouttheideaofcarryingonamannedmissiontoMars”可知美国国家航空航天局正在考虑2018年执行载人火星任务的想法，应用considering，故选D。【15题详解】句意：不过，我完全是认真的，我认为她没有意识到她刚刚同意我去太空。discussion讨论；introduction介绍；agreement同意；suggestion建议。根据“‘Yeah,sure.’mymotherrepliednotevenlookingupfromthepaper.”可知妈妈刚刚是同意了，故选C。【16题详解】句意：于我和我的宇航员梦来说，只有一个问题：我的数学很差。task任务；action行动；story故事；dream梦想。根据“Therewasjustoneproblemformeandmyastronaut”以及作者想成为一名宇航员的梦想可知，dream符合语境，故选D。【17题详解】句意：我记得我试图找到我的数学老师，向他解释我的宇航员计划。pass通过；cancel取消；design设计；explain解释。根据“Irememberedtryingtofindmymathsteacherand...myastronautplan”可知作者向数学老师解释自己的计划，故选D。【18题详解】句意：我从不承认我的梦想是不可能实现的。surprising惊讶的；boring无聊的；impossible不可能的；important重要的。根据“Ineveracceptedthatmydreamwas...”可知作者从不认为自己的梦想是不可能的，故选C。【19题详解】句意：这就是为什么当NASA宣布他们要重返太空时我如此兴奋。looking看；heading朝向；jumping跳；hurrying匆忙。根据“That’swhyIgotsoexcitedwhenNASAannouncedtheywere...backintospace.”可知是指返回太空，headback“返回”，故选B。【20题详解】句意：我仍然想成为一名宇航员，我不认为我的梦想是如此遥不可及。reach到达；breath呼吸；use使用；control控制。根据“Idon’tthinkmydreamissooutof...”可知作者不认为自己的梦想是不能实现的，outofreach“无法达到”，故选A。三、阅读短文。根据内容选答案。（共26分。每小题2分）【答案】21.D22.B23.A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过表格的形式展示了四名学生关于提高记忆能力的建议。【21题详解】细节理解题。根据“Fourstudentshavewrittenthesetipsfortheschoolnewspaperaboutmemoryimproving.”可知四名学生的关于提高记忆力的方法是被刊登在校报上。故选D。【22题详解】细节理解题。根据“HenryAgreatwaytohelpyouremembersomethingistoimagineapictureofitinyourmind.”可知是亨利提出通过想象一个画面来记住一些东西的建议。故选B。【23题详解】细节理解题。根据“KateItisimportanttoexerciseyourbrain.”可知凯特提出的关于提高记忆力的方法是锻炼大脑。故选A。【答案】24.B25.D26.B【解析】【导语】本文讲述了从前，有一个穷人在田野中央的一棵树下休息，他看见一条蛇。从那以后，每当这个人给蛇牛奶时，他就得到一枚金币。当他贪婪的儿子来照顾这条蛇时，想杀死蛇获取所有金币，却被蛇咬死了。【24题详解】细节理解题。根据“Onceuponatime,therewasapoorman.Heworkedhardinthefields,buthecouldnotgetanythingfromthem.”可知，那人在发现那条蛇之前，在这块地里一无所获。故选B。

【25题详解】细节理解题。根据“Thisanthillmustbefullofgoldcoins.Icouldkillthesnakeandtakethemall”以及“Thenextday,thesoncametothefieldwithmilkandastick.Hegavethemilktothesnakeandhititwiththestick.Thesnakeescaped(避开)thestickandbithimtodeath.”可知儿子因为想从蛇那里得到所有的金币而被蛇咬死了。故选D。【26题详解】推理判断题。根据“Thisanthillmustbefullofgoldcoins.Icouldkillthesnakeandtakethemall.”以及最后一段可知，太贪婪的人是没有好下场的。故选B。【答案】27.B28.C29.A【解析】【分析】本文主要谈论笑。笑对我们有好处，它能释放安多芬，我们身体的天然“感觉良好”化学物质，进入我们的血液。但随着年龄的增长，我们发现有趣的事情越来越少。这主要原因是我们更加认真地对待事情。笑是我们与他人相处的一种方式。我们笑的原因有很多种。主要有三种理论：不协调理论，优越论，解脱理论。【27题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Onetheory(理论)suggeststhatit'snotaproblemofuslosingoursenseofhumorbutrather,aswegrowolder,we'resociallyconditionedtotakethingsabitmoreseriously.（一种理论认为，这不是我们失去幽默感的问题，而是，随着年龄的增长，我们的社会习惯于更加认真地对待事情。）可知“我们长大后笑得少的原因是因为我们更认真地对待事情。”故选B。【28题详解】主旨理解题。第2段第一句Laughterisverymuchsomethingwedowithothers.（笑是我们与他人相处的一种方式。）是本段的主题句，本段的主要内容。根据本段内容和主题句可知“我们有时因为社会需要而笑。”故选C。【29题详解】主旨理解题。本文谈论了笑对我们有好处原因、随着年龄的增长笑的次数减少的主要原因、我们笑的原因。根据本文主要内容可知这篇文章主要是关于笑的科学。故选A。【答案】30A31.A32.B33.B【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了升级回收。升级回收是将旧材料转变成有用且通常很漂亮的东西的过程。它和回收利用不一样。升级回收只是在重新改造它。升级回收通常与原物具有相同甚至更好的质量，事物不断地被重新调整用途，直到不再有用。节约仍然是当今的一种趋势，也是越来越多人开始升级回收的一个重要原因。升级回收比回收利用更环保。并介绍了两种升级回收的方法。【30题详解】细节理解题。根据第3段第3句Also,theupcycleditemistypicallyofthesame,orevenbetter,quality(质量)thantheoriginal.（而且，升级回收的物品通常与原始物品具有相同甚至更好的质量。）可知“我们可以从文章中了解到，升级回收可以提高物品的质量。”故选A。【31题详解】词义猜测题。A.givinganewform给出一种新形式；B.givingasimplename给出简单名称；C.makingaperfectcopy制作完美的复制品；D.makingadifferentmodel制作不同的模型。根据下文Forexample,youmightmakeshoesoutofoldtyres.（例如，你可以用旧轮胎制鞋。。）可知此句youaresimplyrefashioningit.句意是“你只是正在改造它”，根据句意可知refashioning的意思是给出一种新形式，改造；故选A。【32题详解】细节理解题。根据第5段第3句Upcyclingisalsoconsiderablymoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanrecycling,whichneedsenergyorwatertobreakdownmaterials.（升级回收比回收利用更环保，回收利用需要能源或水来分解材料。）可知作者可能同意升级回收比回收利用更环保。故选B。【33题详解】主旨理解题。本文主要介绍了升级回收。升级回收和回收利用不一样。升级回收只是在重新改造它。升级回收通常与原物具有相同甚至更好的质量。节约仍然是当今的一种潮流，因此越来越多人开始升级回收。升级回收比回收利用更环保。并介绍了两种升级回收的方法。根据本文主要内容可知本文的最佳标题是“现代潮流：升级回收”；故选B。七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）【答案】34.1735.Childrenlivinginhomelessshelters.36.Tomakeotherstrustthem.37.Shelearnttohavethecouragetoaskforhelpwhenneeded.38.Ithinksheisacaringgirlwit