初三英语下学期阅读理解单元测试题试题

初三英语下学期阅读理解单元测试题试题

一、中考英语阅读理解汇编

1.阅读理解

I'mwritingthisarticleinChina,farawayfrommyhomeintheUnitedStates.Youmightwonder

whatIdotoremembermymomonMother'sDay.Well,Icertainlycallhertosay"Happy

Mother'sDay"andpromisethatIwillvisithomesoon.

IstillrememberthefirsttimeIforgetMother'sDay.WhenIfinallyfigureditout,Iasked,"Why

doesmomgetaspecialholiday?Whyisn'tthereaChildren'sDayforus?

Mymomexplained,inthatwaythatonlymomsseemtobeableinexplain,"Becauseeveryday

isChildren'sDay!"

IknewthatIhadmessedup.Ithoughtaboutallthetimeandlovemymomhadgivenme.I

thoughtaboutthefoodshehadmade,thetoysshehadbroughtandthelonghoursshehad

spentwithme.Theremightnotbeaperfectmom,butthereismom'slove,whichcanfix

anything.Afterthatday,for364days,IwaslookingforwardtothenextMother'sDay.

ThatwasthefirstyearIforgotMother'sDay.ItwasalsothelastyearIforgot.

AreyoustrugglingtoconsiderwhattodoforyourmomonMother'sDay?

Commonthingsaretowriteamessagethatthanksfortheloveshehasgivenyou,sendhera

cardorbuyheragift.Butthemostimportantthingis-DON'TFORGET!

(1)HowdoesthewritercelebrateMother'sDaythisyear?

A.Hecallshismom.B.Hesendhismomacard.C.Hevisitshometoseehismom.

(2)Whatmighttheunderlinedphrase"figureout"means?

A.弄清楚B.预料到C.归纳出

(3)WhydidthewriterbegintoexpectMother'sDay?

A.BecausehemissedhismomfarintheUnitedStates.

B.Becausehewantedtospendmoretimewithhismom.

C.Becauseherealizedhehadgotmuchcarefromhismom.

(4)Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainwhythereisn'taChildren'sDay

B.Toadviseusnottoforgettokeepourownpromises.

C.Toremindustorememberthelovemomhasgivenus.

(5)Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnInterestingTalkB.AnImportantDayC.AnExpensiveGift

【答案】(1)A

(2)A

(3)C

(4)C

(5)B

【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者理解了为什么过母亲节，提醒大家要给妈妈过母亲节。

(1)细节题。根据Icertainlycallhertosay"HappyMother'sDay可知,作者今年给妈妈打

电话庆祝母亲节，故选A。

(2)词义猜测题。根据Iasked,"Whydoesmomgetaspecialholiday?Whyisn'ttherea

Children'sDayforus我问，“为什么妈妈有一个特别的假期？为什么我们没有儿童节可知问

问题是为了弄明白道理，figureout是弄清楚的意思，故选A。

(3)推理题。根据Ithoughtaboutallthetimeandlovemymomhadgivenme.Ithought

aboutthefoodshehadmade,thetoysshehadbroughtandthelonghoursshehadspentwith

me.Theremightnotbeaperfectmom,butthereismom'slove,whichcanfixanything我一直想

着妈妈给我的爱。我想起了她做的食物，她带来的玩具和她和我一起度过的漫长时光可

知，作者开始期待母亲节是因为他意识到他得到了妈妈的照顾，故选C。

(4)推理题。根据thanksfortheloveshehasgivenyou,sendheracardorbuyheragift.But

themostimportantthingis-DON'TFORGET感谢她给你的爱，给她寄一张卡片或者给她买一

份礼物。但最重要的是-别忘了可知，这篇文章的目的是提醒我们记住妈妈给我们的爱，故

选C。

(5)主旨题。根据本文讲述了作者理解了为什么过母亲节，提醒大家要给妈妈过母亲节

可知AnImportantDay是合适的标题,故选Bo

【点评】考查阅读理解°本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题和主旨题四种常考题型.

细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题

需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思

想。

2.阅读理解

Inthesummerbetweenmyfirstyearandsecondyearincollege,wasinvitedtobean

instructor(辅导员)atahighschoolcamp.Onthefirstday,whenweweredancingandplaying

games,Inoticedaboyunderthetreewhowassmallandthin.Hisshynessmadehimappear

weak.Iwalkedtowardshim,introducedmyselfandinvitedhimtojoinintheactivitiesandmeet

somenewpeople.Hequietlyreplied,"No,Ireallydon'twanttodothis."Icouldunderstandthat

hewasinanewworldbutIknewitwouldn'tberighttoforcehimeither.Actually,theboydidn't

needaclosetalkbutafriend.

Atlunchthenextday,IwasleadingcampsongswhenIsawtheboyunderthetreesittingalone.

Itriedagainwiththesameinvitation,butherefusedonceagain.ThateveningIwastoldthe

boy'snamewasTommy.ThenIaskedthecamperstopayspecialattentiontotheboyandspend

timewithhimwhentheycould.

Thedayswentbyandthetimecamewhenwehadtoleave.Weheldabig,warmpartyto

celebratetheclosingofthecamp.Allthecamperssharedtheirwonderfulmoments.Tomy

surprise,Ifoundtheboyfromunderthetreedancingjoyfullywithtwogrls.Icouldn'tbelieveit

wasthesameperson.

InOctoberofmysecondyear;IreceivedaphonecallfromTommy'smother.Shetoldmethat

Tommywashitbyacaranddied.Iofferedmydeepsadness.Themothersaid,"Tommy

mentionedyousomanytimes.Iwantyoutoknowthathewentbacktcschoolandmadenew

friendswithconfidence.YoumadeadifferencetoTommyduringhislastrronths."

Atthatmoment,Irealizedhoweasyitwastogiveabitofyourselfeveryday.Youmaynever

knowhowmucheachgesturemaymeantosomeoneelse.Ihopethateveryonecanpay

attentiontohisown"boyunderthetree".

(1)Beforethewritercametothehighschoolsummercamp,hewasa(n).

A.instructorB.camperC.studentD.reporter

(2)Howmanytimesdidthewriterinvitetheboytojoinintheactivities?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.D.Manytimes.

(3)WhichistheCORRECTorderaboutthestory?

①Theboydancedjoyfullywithtwogirls.

②Theboywentbacktoschoolandmadenewfriends.

③Theboyrefusedtojoinintheactivities.

④Theboy'smothermadeaphonecalltothewriter.

A.①②③④B.②③①④C.③①②④D.

④③②①

(4)FromParagraph4,wecaninferthatTommy'smotherwasvery___tothewriter.

A.thankfulB.helpfulC.faithfulD.harmful

【答案】(l)C

(2)B

(3)C

(4)A

【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者曾给一个男孩精神上的帮助，让大家指代每天给自己一

点自信是多么容易。

(1)推理题。根据Inthesummerbetweenmyfirstyearandsecondyearincollege,Iwas

invitedtobeaninstructor(辅导员)atahighschoolcamp在大学一年级和二年级之间的那个

夏天，我被邀请去当一名教师(辅导员)在一个高中营地可知，在作家来到高中夏令营之

前，他是名学生，故选C。

(2)细节题。根据invitedhimtcjoinintheactivities和Itriedagainwiththesameinvitation

可知，作者邀请这个男孩参加了2次活动，故选B。

(3)细节题,根据全文描述可知最初男孩拒绝参加活动,后来男孩和两个女孩快乐地跳

舞，这个男孩回到学校，交了新朋友，男孩的母亲给作家打了一个电话，故是C选项的排

序是正确的，故选C。

(4)推理题。根据Tommymentionedyousomanytimes.Iwantyoutoknowthathe

wentbacktoschoolandmadenewfriendswithconfidence.Youmadeadifferenceto

Tommyduringhislastmonths汤米多次提到你。我想让你知道，他回到学校，自信地交了

新朋友。在汤米的最后几个月里，你改变了他可知，汤米的母亲对作家很感谢，故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断

题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。

3.阅读理解

Needtobuysomething?Whygotoastore?BuyitontheInternet!Needitnow?Whywait?

Asktoreceiveitthenextday!Eachday,moreandmorepeopletryon-lineshopping.Infact,

onlinesaleshavedoubledinthelasttenyears.Butnoteveryoneisexcited.Somescientistsnow

saythatonlineshoppingisbadfortheenvironment.

Peoplearesurprisedtohearthis."Theythink,Idon'tneedtodrive,andthebusinessdoesn't

needtobuildastore,sotherewillbelesspollution/'saysNuriaProst,anenvironmentalscientist.

"Butitisnotsosimple.Infact,onlineshoppingiswasteful.Italsoaddstoairpollution."

Intruth,theInternetisnotalwaysasgoodafriendtotheenvironmentasitseems.For

example,mostpeoplethoughtthattheInternetwouldhelpofficesuselesspaperandother

materials.Butpaperuseincreasedby33percentbetween1986and1997."Onlineshoppingcould

havesimilarlyharmfulresults/'saysNevilCohen,aresearcherofenvironmentalscience.Partof

theproblemiswhatpeoplearebuyingthesedays.Inthepast,peopleboughtthingsonthe

Internetthatdidnotrequiremuchpackingmaterial,suchasbooksandclothing.Butnowpeople

alsoshoponlineforlarge,heavyproductssuchastelevisions,comparers,chairsandtables.

Theseproductsneedtobepackedinlotsofplasticandpaper.Thiscreatesalotofwaste.

Anotherproblemcausedbyonlineshoppingisairpollution.Whencustomersbuyproductsand

asktoreceivethemthenextday,onlinebusinessesoftenhavetosendthembyair.Airplanesuse

muchmoreoilthancarsandproducemorecarbondioxide(二氧化碳).Whenpeoplebuyalot

ofdifferentthingsfromdifferentoninebusinesses,thiscreatesevenmoretravelbyairplane.

Onlineproductreturnsarealsoaproblem.Forexample,anonlineshoestoremayallow

customerstoreturnshoesforfreeiftheyarewrongsize.Thisdoublesthepackingmaterialsand

numberofairlinetripsrequiredtosellonepairofshoes.

"Ifpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironment,theyneedtothinkbeforetheyshop/'saysProst.

"Peopleneedtoaskthemselves:IsthisexactlywhatIwant?DoIreallyneedittomorrow,orcanI

wait?"Onlinestorescanalsoaskcustomerstopaymoneyforreturns.Thismaymakepeople

shopmorecarefully."Onlineshoppingisfastandeasy,"saysProst,"butwecan'tforgetthe

harmfulresultithascausedtotheenvironment."

(1)Thepassagebeginswithseveralquestionsto.

A.introducethemaintopic

B.describeonlineshopping

C.showthewriter'sopinion

D.listadvantagesofshopping

(2)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheInternetisnotgoodtotheenvironment.

B.Onlineshoppingcausesmoreairpollution.

C.Onlineshoppingisbadfortheenvironment.

D.Stoponlineshoppingtoprotecttheenvironment.

(3)Whichofthefollowingistoshowthatonlineshoppingiswasteful?

A.Largeproductsneedmorepackingmaterials.

B.Paperuseincreasedby33percentabouttenyears.

C.Businessesneedtobuildastoretoselltheproducts.

D.Onlineshoppingcostslessthanshoppinginastore.

(4)Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AGoodDealtoMake

B.ADifferentLifestyletoKeep

C.ACleanerWaytoShop

D.ANewBusinesstoStart

(5)Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?(P=Paragraph)

D.一

【答案】(1)A

(2)C

(3)A

(4)C

(5)C

【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要讲述了网上购物对环境的危害，倡导人们清洁购

物。

(1)意图判断题，根据Eachday,moreandmorepeopletryon-lineshopping.Infact,online

saleshavedoubledinthelasttenyears.Butnoteveryoneisexcited.可知，以上的几个问题是为

了引出网上购物的话题。故答案是A。

(2)细节理解题，根据Somescientistsnowsaythatonlineshoppingisbadforthe

environment.可知，短文主要在论述网上购物对环境的危害，故答案是C。

(3)细节理解题，根据Inthepast,peopleboughtthingsontheInternetthatdidnotrequire

muchpackingmaterial,suchasbooksandclothing.Butnowpeoplealsoshoponlineforlarge,

heavyproductssuchastelevisions,computers,chairsandtables.Theseproductsneedtobe

packedinlotsofplasticandpaper.可知，网上购买的产品的包装浪费了大量的包装材料，故

答案是A。

(4)标题判断题，文章主要讲述了网上购物对环境的危害，倡导人们清洁购物，故答案

是C。

(5)篇章结构题，通过阅读发现第一二段是独立的，接下来的三段是并列部分对于第二

段进行论证，最后一段是总结性段落是对前面三段的总结，故答案是C。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本题涉及到的题型较多，包括目的意图题、细节理解题、标题判

断题和篇章结构题。目的意图题需要找出句子之间的因果关系，细节理解题需要认真阅

读，仔细在文中寻找答案，标题判断题需要抓住文串的中心，用精炼的短语概括中心，篇

章结构题比较简单，一般来说只要能看明白文章的意思，就可以判定出它的结构方式。

4.阅读理解

OnMiriam's9thbirthdaytwoyearsago,heraunt,wholivesinKenya（肯尼亚），gavemoney

toagroupthatcaresforelephantstocelebrateMiriam'sbirthday.ThenMiriamandhermother

visitedAfricatolearnhowthegroupwashelpingelephants.Later;Miriamfellinlovewiththe

animalsandwantedtohelpsavethem.

AfewmonthsaftervisitingAfrica,MiriamwatchedHowIBecameanElephant,afilmaboutthe

mistreatmentofelephantsinThailand,andayounggirl'sefforttosavethem.Miriamdecidedshe

wantedtoraisemoneytosaveelephants.

Lastyear,MiriamcreatedaprogramcalledTheyDeserve（应得）toBeFreeafterseeinghow

youngelephantsareabusedinThailand.Shelearnedhowpeopletakeababyelephant,don'tgive

itfoodorwaterfordaysandbeatithard."Itmademereallysad.Ineedtodosomethinguseful."

Miriamsaid.

Miriamisworkingtomakemone/forElephantNatureParkinThailand.Sheaskedherfriends

togivemoneytotheparkratherthangivingherbirthdaygifts.

Sherecentlyjoinedabout12otherstudentsinanartcenter.Theymadeelephantsfromclay

anddecorated（装饰）them.Thenshecreatedaplantosellclayelephants.

Kate,Miriam'sartteacher;openedherartstudio（工作室）toMiriamandherfriendson

weekendssotheycouldmakeclayelephants.Sheevengavethemtheclay."It'sgreattoseea

youngstudentwantingtospendhertimeonsomethingmeaningful.Thisiswhatweshouldall

worktowards,"Katesaid.

Miriamsaysshehassold180clsyelephantsworth2,000dollars,andallofthatmoneyhas

beensenttoElephantNatureParkinThailand.

(1)MiriamwenttoAfricato.

A.joinagroupB.visitherauntC.helpsaveelephantsD.learnaboutthegroup

(2)Theunderlinedword"abused"inParagraph3means.

A.虐待B.杀害C.训练D.饲养

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutKatefromthepassage?

A.ShewasprobablyveryproudofMiriam.

B.ShetaughtMiriamtomakeclayelephants.

C.ShespenttimesellingclayelephantswithMiriam.

D.ShewasworriedthatMiriam'splanwouldn'twork.

(4)Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably.

A.ElephantsAreinGreatDangerB.CareforAnimals,CareforEarth

C.11-year-oldFightstoSaveElephantsD.ProtectAnimals-DutyofEveryone

【答案】(1)D

(2)A

(3)A

(4)C

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了一个有爱心，为了大象做了很多事情的女孩。

(1)细节题。根据ThenMiriamandhermothervisitedAfricatolearnhowthegroupwas

helpingelephants可知米里亚姆访问了非洲，为了了解该组织，故选D。

(2)词义猜测题。根据MiriamcreatedaprogramcalledTheyDeserve(应得)toBeFree

afterseeinghowyoungelephantsareabusedinThailand.Shelearnedhowpeopletakeababy

elephant,don'tgiveitfoodorwaterfordaysandbeatithard可知abused,虐待，故选A。

(3)推理题。根据Sheevengavethemtheclay."It'sgreattoseeayoungstudentwantingto

spendhertimeonsomethingmeaningful.Thisiswhatweshouldallworktowards,"Katesaid可

知Kate为，Miriam感到骄傲，故选A。

(4)主旨题。根据本文介绍了一个有爱心，为了大象做了很多事情的女孩，可知标题适

合是11-year-oldFightstoSaveElephants11岁的孩子为了拯救大象而战斗，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题和主旨题四种常考题型，

细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题

需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思

想。

5.阅读理解

Parentsofveryyoungchildrenknowthis:Youcatchyourchildintheactofstealingthe

cookie—theevidence(证据)ofcandywrittenonhisorherface.However;yougetawide-

eyeddenial"Ididn'tdoit!"

Learningtotellthetruth,evenattheriskofpunishment,isanimportantpartofmoral(道

德)development,andnewresearchsuggestsitcantakesevenormoreyearsforkidstoget

there.

Early2017ProfessorCraigE.Smithpublishedastudy.Heandhisworkmateschose48children

betweenfourandnineyearsofage.Theytoldthekidsastoryaboutaboyorgirldoing

somethingwrong,suchastakingaclassmate'stoyorcandy,andtheneitherlyingaboutthe

wrongdoingtoaparentorconfessing(承认)it.Ineachcase,theyaskedthechildren,"How

wouldthechildfeel?Howwouldthemotherfeel?"

Thechildren'sanswersweregenerallydividedaccordingtoage,whichisinagreementwiththe

stolencandy,lyingandgettingunpunished.Theyimaginedtheparentinthestudywouldbe

angrywiththechildwhoconfessed.However,theseven-to-nine-year-oldsweremorepossible

(可能的)tothinkthechildwouldfeelbetterconfessingthecrimeandthattheparentwould

havepositive(积极的)feelingstowardsaconfessor.Smithsays,"kidsofallageswhoexpect

thataparentwouldfeelhappyaboutachild'sconfessionaremorelikelytotellthetruthrather

thanlie.Rewardthehonestyevenifyoufeelyoumustpunishthewrongaction."Headds,what

parentscanlearnfromthesestudiesistolistencalmlywithoutgettingangryrightawaywhen

theirchildconfesses.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"denial"inParagraphImean?

A.委屈B.责备C.否认D.拒绝

(2)Paragraph2mainlytellus___.

A.kidscan'ttell"right"from"wrong"

B.ittakestimeforkidstolearntotellthetruth

C.it'swrongtopunishkidsfortellingthetruth

D.allthekidsarewillingtoconfesstoabadact

(3)WhatdidProfessorSmithandhisworkmatesfindintheirstudy?

A.Olderkidsaremorepossiblethanyoungerchildrentoconfesstoabadact.

B.Youngerchildrenaremorepossiblethanolderkidstoconfesstoabadact.

C.Thefour-to-five-year-oldswouldfeelbetterconfessingthecrime

D.Theseven-to-nine-year-oldsthoughtparentswouldbeangrywiththeirconfessions.

(4)AccordingtoProfessorSmith,whatcanparentslearnfromthesestudies?

A.Parentsshouldatoncepunishthechildrenwholied.

B.Parentsshouldtellchildrenthewrongnessoflying.

C.Parentsshouldnevergetangryaftertheirchildren'sconfessions.

D.Parentsshouldshowpositivefeelingabouttheirchildren'sconfessions.

【答案】(1)C

(2)B

(3)A

(4)D

【解析】【分析】本文讲述了孩子做错事该诚实还是说谎，最后给了父母几点建议。

(1)推断题。根据后文提到Ididntdoit可知，划横线单词的意思为否定，故选C。

(2)主旨题。根据第二段的意义可知，诚实对孩子而言需要花费时间养成，故选B。

(3)推断题。根据文章提到的However,theseven-to-nine-year-oldsweremorepossibleto

thinkthechildwouldfeelbetterconfessingthecrimeandthattheparentwouldhave

positivefeelingstowardsaconfessornJ知，大一点的孩子会选择承认自己的错误，故选A。

(4)细节题。根据文章提到的Headds,whatparentscanlearnfromthesestudiesistolisten

calmlywithoutgettingangryrightawaywhentheirchildconfesses可知，父母不该惩罚诚实的

孩子，故选Do

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意

从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息：主旨题需要通读全文，了

解大意之后找出中心思想。

6.阅读理解

Forthousandsofyears,humanshaveexplored(探索)theEarth.Nowadays,weareexploring

space.Astronomers(天文学家)arethemodern-dayexplorers,Now,manyastronomersare

lookingfornewplanetsandnewplacesforhumanstoliveinthefuture.Butwheredo

astronomersstartlooking?

Firstofall,astronomerslookforastar.That'sbecauseourownEarthmovesaroundastar

(theSun).Moreimportantly,itisthecorrectdistance(距离)fromtheSunforheatand

light.Sowhenastronomershavefoundthestar,theylookattheplanetsaroundit.Inrecentyears,

astronomershavefoundnearly400newplanetswithstars.Howevecmanyoftheseplanetsare

eithertooneartothestarortoofaraway.

However,iftheplanetisinagoodposition,astronomerslookforthreekeythings:water,air

androck.Waterisimportantbecausealllifeneedswater.Humanscandrinkitandtheycanalso

growplantswithwater.Andplantsproduceairforhumanstobreatheandfoodtoeat.Rockona

planetisalsoimportant.That'sbecausethereisoftenwaterundertherock.

Aftermanyyearsofscru代nizinR,astronomershavefoundaplanetthatissimilartotheEarth.

It'sGliese581gandit'snearastar.Theastronomersthinkithaswaterandrockandtheaverage

(平均的)temperatureisbetween-31℃and-12℃.That'scold,butnotcolderthanAntarctica

ortheArcticCircle,forexample.Gliese581gisbiggerthantheEarth.AyearonGliese581gis

only37Earthdaysinsteadof365.Butastronomersdonotthinkthesearebigdifferencesand

someofthemthinkGliese581gwillbeanewEarth.However,Gliese581gistwentylightyears

fromtheEarth.

(1)Whatdoastronomershavetofindfirstbeforestartingtolookforanewplaceforhumans

tolive?

A.newstar.B.Anewplanet.C.Someheat.D.Somelight.

(2)Whatdoestherockonaplanettellus?

A.Thestarisinarightposition.

B.Wemaydiscoverwaterunderit.

C.TheplanetistooneartotheSun.

D.Therecanbeairaroundtherock.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"scrutinizing11meaninthelastparagraph?

A.discussing.B.waiting.C.looking.D.traveling.

(4)What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Gliese581gisalreadyanewEarth.

B.ThereareplanetssimilartoourEarth.

C.Water,airandrockareimportant.

D.AstronomersarelookingforanewEarth.

【答案】(1)A

(2)B

(3)C

(4)D

【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲达了天文学家寻找新的和地球一样的星球。

(1)细节理解题。根据Firstofall,astronomerslookforastar.可知，首先，天文学家找一

颗行星，故选A。

(2)细节理解题。根据Rockonaplanetisalsoimportant.That'sbecausethereisoftenwater

undertherock.可知，星球上的岩石告诉我们在它下面可能有水，故选B。

(3)词义猜测题。根据上文Nov/,manyastronomersarelookingfornewplanetsandnew

placesforhumanstoliveinthefuture.可知，现在，许多天文学家正在寻找新的星球和新的

地方以供人类未来生活，判断本句句意为经过多年的观察(寻找)，天文学家找到了一个

与地球类似的星球，推出scrutinizing的意思为寻找，故选C。

(4)主旨大意题。根据Now,manyastronomersarelookingfornewplanetsandnewplaces

forhumanstoliveinthefuture.Butwheredoastronomersstartlooking?现在，许多天文学家

正在寻找新的星球和新的地方以供人类未来生活，但是从哪儿开始找呢？本文主要介绍了

天文学家寻找新的星球供人类未来生活，即天文学家在寻找新的地球，故选D。

【点评】考查阅读理解能力，细节题和主旨题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题要从文中

寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

7.阅读理解

JoeConnorcomesfromKinsleyandworksinanofficeinKansasCity.Hisjobisatypicalmne-to-

five,Monday-to-Fridayjob.Soattheweekend,hedoessomethingdifferent.Helikestraveling

butheworksasavolunteertoo.Hehelpsdifferentpeopleforfree.Everyweekend,there'sanew

project.

Thisweekend,Joeishelpingtobuildahouse.Youcanseehiminthephoto.He'smovinga

largebluepanel(板子).It'spartofawall.Joeisn'taprofessionalbuilder;butthat'sthe

interestingthingaboutthisproject.Theotherpeopleare"weekendbuilders"too.These

"weekendbuilders"arefromthesmalltownofGreensburginKansas.Ayearago,atornado(龙

卷风)hittheirtown.Afterthetornado,thecommunitystartedaprojecttobuildnewhomes.

Theprojectisfor30newhomes.Theygetsomehelpfromabuildingcompanyandagroupof

volunteers.Joesays/'Iheardaboutthetornadoandthenewproject.Iknewsomepeoplein

Greensburg.Iwantedtohelp."Joe'sfriendsareherethisweekendtoo.They'reworkingwithJill

andScott.

JillandScottarebothfromPratt,andtheyarebuildingtheir"dreamhouse".Jill(onthe

right)isstandingnearhisnewhouse.He'sholdingapartofthenewwall.They'remakingthe

housethatcanfightagainsttornadoes-that'swhyithasanunusualshape.

Theirhouseisalmostready,sonextweekend,Joeismovingtoadifferentproject.Whydoeshe

do?"Thoughbusy,Icanhelppeople.Icanmakefriendsandthatisfun!So,whynot?"hesays.

(1)HowlongdoesJoeworkeveryworkday?

A.7hours.B.8hours.C.9hours.D.10hours.

(2)Whichplacedidthetornadohit?

A.Kindle.B.KansasCity.C.Pratt.D.Greensburg.

(3)WhydoesJoechoosetoworkasavolunteer?

A.Hecanmakemoneytotravel.

B.Theworkbringshimpleasure.

C.Healwayshaslotsoffreetime.

D.Heisgoodatbuildinghouses.

(4)Whatisthewriterofthetextdoing?

A.Showingdifferentprojects.

B.Introducingatornado.

C.Talkingaboutaphoto.

D.Helpingbuildahouse.

【答案】(1)B

(2)D

(3)B

(4)C

【解析】【分析】大意：本文介绍公司职员Joe的个人情况，他喜欢旅游和当志愿者。

(1)细节题。由Hisjobisatypicalnine-to-five,Monday-to-Fridayjob他的工作是典型的周

一至周五朝九晚五的工作，可知，他一天工作8个小时，故选B。

(2)细节题。根据These"weekendbuilders"arefromthesmalltownofGreensburgin

Kansas.Ayearago,atornadohi:theirtown这些"周末建筑者"来自堪萨斯州的格林斯堡小

镇，一年前，龙卷风袭击他们的城镇，可知是格林斯堡小镇，故选5

(3)细节题。由Joeismovingtoadifferentproject.Whydoeshedo?"Thoughbusy,Ican

helppeople.Icanmakefriendsandthatisfun!So,whynot?"hesays.乔将搬到一个不同的

项目，他为什么这么做？”虽然很忙，我可以帮助别人，我可以交朋友，这很有趣！那么，

为什么不呢？"他说，可知因为他志愿活动给他带来快乐，故选B。

(4)细节题。根据Thisweekend,Joeishelpingtobuildahouse.Youcanseehiminthe

photo这个周末，乔正在帮忙盖房子，你可以在这张照片上看到他，可知作者正在介绍照

片，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住问题的关键

词，在文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。

8.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案.

Theworldgotaglimpse(一瞥)ofoneofthegreatestmysteriesofouruniverse(宇宙)on

April10.

ThaVswhenthefirstimaReofabackholewasshowntothepublic.Thepicturewascreatedby

anetworkofeightradiotelescopes(射电望远镜).

"Wehaveseenwhatwethou毗wasunseeable,"saysShepDoeleman.Heledtheeffortto

createtheimage.

Theblackholeisatthecenterofgalaxy(星系)namedMessier87,some55millionlight-

yearsfromtheearth,andis6.5billiontimesthemassofthesun.

Theimageshowsthegas,dust,andstarsthatmovearoundtheblackholebeforedisappearing

intoit.Itdoesnottrulyshowthebackhole,becausenotevenlightcanescapeitsgravity.Black

holes,likevacuums,suck(吸)ineverythingthatgetstooclose.

(1)Inparagraph1,theunderlinedword"image"probablymeans__.

A.truthB.factC.pictureD.information

(2)Inparagraph2,theunderlinedsentencemeansseeingtheblackhole__.

A.wasexpectedbeforeB.wasunexpectedbeforeC.iscommonD.isimpossible

(3)Theblackholelies__theMessier87galaxy.

A.inthemiddleofB.inthefrontofC.atthebackofD.onthetopof

(4)Whatwillprobablyhappenifaspaceshipgetsclosetotheblackhole?

A.Itwillflyaroundit.B.Itwillbecoveredbythedust.

C.Itwillbesuckedin.D.Itwillbediscovered.

(5)What'sthebesttitle(标题)forthispassage?

A.TheBlackHoleanditsGravityB.FirstLookattheBlackHole

C.TheMysteryoftheUniverseD.FarawayGalaxy

【答案】(1)C

(2)B

(3)A

(4)C

(5)B

【解析】【分析】主要讲了八台射电望远镜组成的网络制作的黑洞的第一张照片，这幅图

象显示了在黑洞消失之前围绕黑洞移动的气体、尘埃和恒星。

(1)推断题。根据That'swhenthefirstimageofablackholewasshowntothepublic.这是

黑洞的第一张向公众展示的时候，可知意思是照片，故