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1、文本特点
☑ 体裁多样化，以信件、故事、人物小传、采访、便条为主；
☑ 人文性强、体验性强、生活性强、哲理性强、探索性强。
2、命题思路
☑ 在语篇中获取事实信息；☑ 在语篇中推测隐含意义；☑ 在语篇中理解和归纳主旨大意。
☑ 细节题，能在原文中找到。关键要细心，细心，再细心！答题要信息完整。
☑ 通常最后一个问题属于开放性题目。做这种题目时，必须看懂有关内容及前因后果，因为开放性题目的答案可以有许多，只要言之有理，都能得分。
☑ 书面回答问题时，不同问题类型的回答方式不同。
误区1: 回答不完整
例1. Where d the writer and his grandpa g every Saturday?
回答：The nursing hme.
(文中原句为：Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk t the nursing hme t … )
正确答案为：T the nursing hme
例2. Where was the exhibitin held?
回答：A hall.
(文中原句为:He hired(租用) a hall.)
正确答案为：In a hall
★解题技巧点拨: Where 提问，>>>>>> 用“介词+地方” 回答
例3. Hw many sheep are cming?
回答：Tw hundred.
(文中原句为: There were abut tw hundred sheep cming twards us dwn the hill.)
所以正确答案为：Abut tw hundred.
★解题技巧点拨: 数字前的修饰词，如mre than, less than, almst, nearly, abut等一定不能忘
例4. Hw lng has he stayed in Beijing?
回答：Ten days. （正确答案为：Fr ten days）
对比：5. Hw lng did it take Mr. Smith t reach the grund flr ne mrning?
回答：Fr almst 10 minutes.
(文中原句为:All this tk him almst 10 minutes.) 正确答案为：Almst 10 minutes.
★解题技巧点拨: Hw lng 应用“fr+一段时间 ”来回答，但在“it takes sb. sme time t d sth.” 这个句型中是没有”fr”的。
误区2:时态错误
例1. What did yu think f the hliday?
回答：It’s terrible. 正确答案为：It was terrible.
例2．What d yu think f Tm?(故事发生在过去)
回答：He is kind. 正确答案为：He was kind.
★解题技巧点拨: 回答问题时看清楚问题的时态是很重要的。
误区3:句法（人称）错误
例1. What did Rbert and Jhn want James t d? (文中原句为: “ What yu have t d is t give us the car keys.” Rbert and Adam said t James.)
回答：They wanted t give us the car keys.
正确回答：They wanted James/him t give them the car keys.
★解题技巧点拨: : 人称转换是回答问题中容易忽视的环节。
误区4: 无法识别 选择疑问句
例1. D peple like t eat prridge r steamed bread fr their breakfast accrding t the passage?
错误回答：Yes, they d.
正确回答：Prridge. (They like t eat prridge.)
例2 D peple like t eat prridge r nt？
错误回答：prridge..
正确回答：Yes, they d.
★解题技巧点拨: : 重点关注r连接的两端是不是有相同语法功能的两个部分，如都是名词，或都是动词等， 有，则是选择疑问句，无，则是一般疑问句。
附：回答问题难点剖析
开放性 试题，难以根据文中信息，提炼出自己需要的表达内容。
技巧点拨 1：paraphrase 同义替换
【适用题型】 句子理解， 推断题
参考题目：
Hw d yu understand the underlined part/sentence?
What des the writer mean by
What can we learn frm the stry?
What kind f lessn can yu have frm the article
What is the implied (隐含的) meaning f the underlined sentence?
【案例】
Q: Hw d yu understand the last sentence "Life isn't abut hw t live thrugh the strm, but hw t dance in the rain. "?
【阅读文段，确定基本情感后。找到 strm, rain 的同义替换名词，strm ---nt the best f everything---bad things in life/ in a marriage; 从而找到上文中，接近此句的表达句：The happiest peple dn't necessarily have the best f everything; they just treasure the best f everything they have. 然后，用自己的话改写，原文的这句话。In the life, we dn't necessarily have the best f everything, but we can treasure the best f everything we have, s that we can still be the happiest.】
技巧点拨 2：关键词 拓展+编写
【适用题型】读后续写，补充题干， 补充结局
参考题目：
1. What d yu think Ken was saying t his parents abut his camp life?(At least tw aspects)
2. What phrase can yu use if yu are advising smene t take actin t avid an emergency? I wuld say____.
3. Write at least 3 ways t prtect yur hme against burglary. The first ne has been dne fr yu.
【案例】
Q：81.What best fits the blank?
【找到关键词 easy，break in；然后采用 连词成句技巧；自己编写合乎语法的句子：Is it easy fr yu t break in a huse? 答案形成！】
一、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
When Paul was a by grwing up in Utah, he happened t live near a cpper smelter（炼铜厂）. It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland. One day a yung visitr lked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul kncked him dwn angrily. Frm then n, smething happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went t the smelter ffice. He asked if they had any plans r if they wuld let him try t bring the trees back. The answer frm that big industry was “N”.
Paul then went t cllege t study the science f plants. Unfrtunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds r squirrels（松鼠） t spread the seeds, it wuld be a waste f his life t try t d it. He was tld everyne knew that even if he was knwledgeable as he had expected, he wuldn't get his idea accepted.
Paul later gt married and had sme kids. But his dream wuld nt die. And then ne night he did what he culd with what he had. T bring trees back t the wasteland, he went secretly int the wasteland and started planting under the cver f darkness. And every week, he made his secret jurney int the wasteland and planted trees and grass.
Slwly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure t clean up the envirnment, the cmpany actually hired Paul t d what he was already ding. Nw the place is furteen thusand acres f trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almst every envirnmental award Utah has. It tk him until his hair turned white t plant trees and grass, but he managed t keep that impssible vw（誓言）he made t himself as a child.
1．What did the cpper smelter d t a beautiful frest near Paul’s hmetwn?

2．The cpper smelter fficer agreed t let Paul bring trees back at first, didn't he?

3．Why did Paul’s teachers think it wuld be a waste f time t try t plant trees in that area?

4．What did Paul d in rder t bring trees back t the wasteland?

5．Hw lng did it take Paul t plant trees and grass?

6．What can yu learn frm Paul’s stry?

【答案】1．It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland. 2．N, he didn’t. 3．Because there weren’t any birds r squirrels t spread the seeds. 4．He went secretly int the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week. 5．It tk him until his hair turned white. 6．We shuld try ur best and never give up.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了保罗尽自己最大努力，穷尽一生也要实现小时候的誓言的故事，最后被炼铜厂污染的森林又重现绿色的生机。
1．根据“It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland.”可知，炼铜厂出来的化学物质使漂亮的森林变成了废地。故填It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland.
2．根据“The answer frm that big industry was ‘N’.”可知，炼铜厂的厂长一开始并不同意。故填N, he didn’t.
3．根据“Unfrtunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds r squirrels（松鼠） t spread the seeds,”可知，因为并没有鸟和松鼠来传播种子，所以种树没有意义。故填Because there weren’t any birds r squirrels t spread the seeds.
4．根据“he went secretly int the wasteland and started planting under the cver f darkness. And every week, he made his secret jurney int the wasteland and planted trees and grass.”可知，他每周趁着夜色进废地，坚持种树和草。故填He went secretly int the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week.
5．根据“It tk him until his hair turned white t plant trees and grass”可知，直到头发苍白，他还在坚持。故填It tk him until his hair turned white.
6．开放题，言之有理即可。根据“but he managed t keep that impssible vw (誓言) he made t himself as a child.”可知，保罗努力去守住了他小时候所做的誓言，因此本文告诉我们，要尽我们最大的努力，而且不要放弃。故填We shuld try ur best and never give up.
二、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Acrss the wrld, 1.1 billin peple have n access t clean drinking water. Mre than 2.5 billin peple lack basic sanitatin. The cmbinatin prves deadly. Each year, diseases related t inadequate water and sanitatin kill between 2 and 5 millin peple and cause an estimated 80 percent f all sicknesses in the develping wrld. Safe drinking water is a precnditin fr health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and wmen, and pverty.
Cnsider these facts:
●The average distance that wmen in Africa and Asia walk t cllect water is 6 kilmeters.
●Only 58 percent f children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water, and nly 37 percent f childrenin Suth Asia have access t even a basic tilet.
●Each year in India alne, 73 millin wrking days are lst t water-brne diseases.
Here are three ways yu can help:
(1) Write Cngress
Current U. S. freign aid fr drinking water and sanitatin budgets nly ne dllar per year per American citizen. Few members f Cngress have ever received a letter frm vters abut clean drinking water abrad.
(2) Spnsr a prject with a faith-based rganizatin
Many U.S. religius grups already spnsr water and sanitatin prjects, wrking with partner rganizatinsabrad. Simply putting a single prject by a U.S. rganizatin can make safe water a reality fr thusands f peple.
(3) Supprt nnprfit water rganizatins
Numerus nnprfits wrk skillfully abrad in cmmunity-led prjects related t drinking water and sanitatin. Like the sample f nn-prfits nted as fllws, sme rganizatins are large, ther small-scale, sme perate wrldwide, thers are devted t certain areas in Africa, Asia, r Latin America. Supprt them generusly.
7．Hw many peple are killed because f the diseases related t inadequate water and sanitatin prblem each year?

8．Hw much des the U.S. pay fr the drinking water and sanitatin?

9．What will yu d t help slve the drinking water prblem?

10．What d the three facts used in the passage try t tell us?

11．What infrmatin will prbably be prvided fllwing the last paragraph?

12．What is the main purpse f the passage?

【答案】7．Between 2 and 5 millin peple are killed. 8．Only ne dllar per year per American citizen. 9．We will spnsr a prject with a faith-based rganizatin. 10．They try t tell us that many peple haven’t gt any water t drink. 11．Several rganizatins which help peple slve the drinking water prblem. 12．It is t tell us t help slve the drinking water prblem. / It is t persuade us t help thse peple wh have n access t clean drinking water and basic sanitatin.
【导语】本文讲述了全球缺乏饮用水的问题，号召人们与之斗争。
7．根据“Each year, diseases related t inadequate water and sanitatin kill between 2 and 5 millin peple and cause an estimated 80 percent f all sicknesses in the develping wrld.”可知，每年有200万至500万人死于与水和卫生问题相关的疾病。故填Between 2 and 5 millin peple are killed.
8．根据“Current U. S. freign aid fr drinking water and sanitatin budgets nly ne dllar per year per American citizen.”可知，每个美国公民每年只有一美元。故填Only ne dllar per year per American citizen.
9．根据“Spnsr a prject with a faith-based rganizatin”可知，我们将和一个信仰组织一起赞助一个项目。故填We will spnsr a prject with a faith-based rganizatin.
10．根据“The average distance that wmen in Africa and Asia walk t cllect water is 6 kilmeters. Only 58 percent f children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water, and nly 37 percent f childrenin Suth Asia have access t even a basic tilet. Each year in India alne, 73 millin wrking days are lst t water-brne diseases.”可知，三个事实告诉我们：许多人没有水喝。故填They try t tell us that many peple haven’t gt any water t drink.
11．根据“Numerus nnprfits wrk skillfully abrad in cmmunity-led prjects related t drinking water and sanitatin.”可知，最后一段主要讲述了帮助人们解决饮用水问题的几个组织。故填Several rganizatins which help peple slve the drinking water prblem.
12．结合全文可知，本文主要讲述了全球缺乏饮用水的问题，号召人们与之斗争。故填It is t tell us t help slve the drinking water prblem. / It is t persuade us t help thse peple wh have n access t clean drinking water and basic sanitatin.
三、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Hw will gegraphy affect yur life? Fr sme children arund the wrld, the envirnment they grw up in has a huge effect n their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island cuntry in Africa, where a 3D-printed schl is nw being built.
Maggie Grut was just 15 years ld when she set up a nn-prfit rganizatin-Thinking Huts. Nw 22, she is raising mney t build a series f 3D-printed schl pwered by slar energy. She led the whle prcess frm start t finish, wrking with university prfessrs. They chse Madagascar because it needs mre schls. Many children in that cuntry dn’t have the chance t have access t educatin. Besides, it has a lt f sunshine, which can be made int energy t pwer things.
Maggie then drew a design fr the schl. She thught abut what the peple might need and where they wrked best.
Next, Maggie fund an architect and 3D printing cmpany fr the jb. T make it envirnmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer t build the schl. It meant up t 50 percent less cncrete (混凝土) used and less CO2. Plus, the schl culd be cmpleted in just a week. They als used lcal materials t build the drs, windws and rf.
What’s mre, Thinking Huts trained lcal wrkers t use a 3D printer s that they culd build mre schls n their wn in the future. Maggie plans t print mre new schls in ther parts f Madagascar because ne in five children dn’t have the chance t attend primary schl there.
S far, Gruts charity has already raised $125,000. “It’s nt s bad t me! Of curse, we need mre.” Maggie tld Spring wise website.
13．When did Maggie Grut set up Thinking Huts?

14．What kind f energy did Maggie’s 3D-printed schls use?

15．Why did Maggie build the 3D-printed schls in Madagascar first?

16．Hw did the 3D printing firm make its wrk envirnmentally friendly?

17．Thinking Huts trained lcal wrkers t use a 3D printer, didn’t it?

18．What wuld yu like t d t supprt Thinking Huts ? Shw yur reasns

【答案】13．At the age f 15. 14．Slar energy. 15．Because it needs mre schls. 16．They use a special 3D printer t build the schl and they als used lcal materials t build the drs, windws and rf. 17．Yes, it did. 18．I will g ut n the street with my classmates and hand ut fliers t call n them t dnate t this rganizatin.（答案合理即可）
【导语】本文主要讲述了Maggie Grut成立了一个非盈利的机构——Thinking Huts，这个机构建造一系列由太阳能供电的3d打印学校，可以帮助那些没有机会上学的孩子们接受教育。
13．根据“Maggie Grut was just 15 years ld when she set up a nn-prfit rganizatin-Thinking Huts.”可知，在她15岁的时候成立了这个机构，故填At the age f 15.
14．根据“Nw 22, she is raising mney t build a series f 3D-printed schl pwered by slar energy.”可知，使用的是太阳能，故填Slar energy.
15．根据“They chse Madagascar because it needs mre schls”可知，因为它需要更多的学校，故填Because it needs mre schls.
16．根据“T make it envirnmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer t build the schl. … They als used lcal materials t build the drs, windws and rf.”可知，使用了一种特殊的3D打印机来建造学校，还使用当地的材料建造门、窗和屋顶，故填They use a special 3D printer t build the schl and they als used lcal materials t build the drs, windws and rf.
17．根据“What’s mre, Thinking Huts trained lcal wrkers t use a 3D printer s that they culd build mre schls n their wn in the future.”可知，培训当地工人使用3D打印机，故填Yes, it did.
18．开放性题，答案合理即可。参考答案为：I will g ut n the street with my classmates and hand ut fliers t call n them t dnate t this rganizatin.
四、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Drama and the perfrming arts are excellent methds f building cnfidence in children and adults alike. Learning thrugh drama allws children t explre their creativity, have fun and leave their shyness and wrries behind. Drama als wrks by supprting the grwth f imaginatin and ther skills.
Entertainment has becme rather passive with cinema, televisin, and cmputer games becming mre ppular. These screen-based methds have had a negative effect n cmmunicatin. Hwever, drama puts the “get-up-and-g” back int entertainment. Children have the pprtunity t cnnect with thers in a mre meaningful way as drama encurages speech develpment and awareness f bdy language.
Play and drama are clsely linked. When children play a game, they are pretending and using their imaginatin and s are mving away frm reality t create their wn stry. Drama is a vehicle thrugh which children can express themselves mre freely thrugh mime (哑剧表演), gesture, mvement, and speech t make educatin fun.
Children gain cnfidence by understanding that there is n final answer in drama and that their pinin and actins are valued. Children are able t give a persnal respnse t many issues and situatins such as pverty, bullying, glbal warming and recycling. The issues that drama can deal with are endless. Drama and educatin have a strng link as drama can encurage children t take an active interest in ther subjects such as gegraphy, histry, and English and s have a mre runded educatin. As a drama teacher, I have witnessed children at their first class hlding nt their parent’s arm——unwilling t let g. Then t see the same child later running int my class with a smile is an excellent sight. Drama installs cnfidence in children by allwing them t imprvise (即兴创作) and experiment. Everyne is given the pprtunity t shine within drama.
19．Can learning thrugh drama help children leave their shyness and wrries behind?

20．What d thse screen-based methds have a negative effect n?

21．Why des drama let children cnnect with thers in a mre meaningful way?

22．What d children think they can d in a play r a drama?
They can .
23．What des the underlined wrd “valued” (in the last paragraph) mst prbably mean?
.
24．Are children interested in drama classes? Hw d yu knw?

【答案】19．Yes, it can. 20．Thse screen-based methds have a negative effect n cmmunicatin. 21．Because drama encurages speech develpment and awareness f bdy language. 22．express themselves mre freely thrugh mime, gesture, mvement, and speech t make educatin fun. 23．有价值的。 24．Yes, they are.; By the smile when the child runs int the class.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍戏剧对孩子教育的意义。
19．根据“Learning thrugh drama allws children t explre their creativity, have fun and leave their shyness and wrries behind.”可知，学习戏剧可以帮助孩子们摆脱害羞和焦虑。故填Yes, it can.
20．根据“These screen-based methds have had a negative effect n cmmunicatin.”可知，基于屏幕的方法对沟通会产生消极的影响。故填Thse screen-based methds have a negative effect n cmmunicatin.
21．根据“Children have the pprtunity t cnnect with thers in a mre meaningful way as drama encurages speech develpment and awareness f bdy language.”可知，因为戏剧可以促进语言发展和提高肢体语言意识。故填Because drama encurages speech develpment and awareness f bdy language.
22．根据“Drama is a vehicle thrugh which children can express themselves mre freely thrugh mime, gesture, mvement, and speech t make educatin fun.”可知，孩子们可以通过哑剧表演、手势、动作以及言语自由地表达自己，让教育充满趣味。故填express themselves mre freely thrugh mime, gesture, mvement, and speech t make educatin fun.
23．根据“Children are able t give a persnal respnse t many issues and situatins such as pverty, bullying, glbal warming and recycling.”可知，孩子们能够就很多问题发表自己的见解；进而可以推出，此处valued应译为“有价值的”。故填：有价值的。
24．根据“Then t see the same child later running int my class with a smile is an excellent sight”可知，孩子们对戏剧感兴趣，因为孩子们跑进教室的时候面带微笑。故填Yes, they are.; By the smile when the child runs int the class.
五、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
"Just because yu can't see smething, that desn't mean it's nt there. "This ld saying is quite meaningful fr British sculptr（雕刻家） Willard. The items he creates are s small that mst f them fit n the head f a pin. Yu can see them clearly nly thrugh a micrscpe（显微镜）.
Many peple want t wn his art pieces. He's been hnred by the Queen f England fr his great art achievements. At every ne f his exhibitins, the questin is always the same. Hw des he d it?
The answer is very, very carefully. S carefully, in fact, that he actually slws his breathing dwn and wrks in between breaths. Willard usually wrks under a micrscpe using special tls that he creates. T paint his wrks, he uses the hair frm a fly as a paintbrush.
Creating these detailed wrks is a very lng and difficult prcess, and it isn't always enjyable." It is a terrible dream when I start but a nice dream when I finish," he says. A single item can take at least several weeks t cmplete.
Peple have asked Willard why he chse t d smething that needed effrt and tk time. His interest in creating small things began when he was five. He started creating huses and playgrunds fr ants. Willard was nt a strng student. He had difficulty in reading and spelling wrds. Sme kids used t call him a lser. This made him feel small, s fcusing n lite things helped him t feel big. The smaller his wrk gt, the bigger he felt. A newspaper reprter said, "Willard has shwn the wrld that he is special. Thugh_______ , he________."
25．Are Willard's art pieces big r small in size?

26．When peple visit Willard's exhibitins, what questin d they always ask?

27．What des Willard use t make a paintbrush?

28．What des the underlined wrd it in paragraph 4 refer t?

29．Why did Willard chse t d smething that needed effrt and tk time?

30．What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph?

【答案】25．（They are） small （in size） 26．Hw des he d it? 27．（The）hair frm a fly 28．（It refers t） the prcess f creating the detailed wrks. 29．Because fcusing n lttle things helped him t feel big. 30．his wrks are small； is great.观点题,言之有理即可.
【分析】文章介绍了英国雕塑家威拉德,因为他创作的物品非常小,大部分都放在一个别针的头上,只有通过显微镜才能看清楚。威拉德向全世界展示了他是特别的。
25．根据文中This ld saying is quite meaningful fr British sculptr（雕刻家） Willard. The items he creates are s small that mst f them fit n the head f a pin. Yu can see them clearly nly thrugh a micrscpe.（这句老话对英国雕塑家威拉德来说是很有意义的,他创作的物品非常小,大部分都放在大头针的头上,只有通过显微镜才能看清楚）可知是小的。故答案填（They are） small （in size）.
26．根据文中At every ne f his exhibitins, the questin is always the same. Hw des he d it？（每次他的展览,问题总是一样的.他是怎么做到的）可知。故答案填Hw des he d it？
27．根据文中T paint his wrks, he uses the hair frm a fly as a paintbrush.他用苍蝇的头发作画笔来画画。可知答案填（The） hair frm a fly.
28．根据文中Creating these detailed wrks is a very lng and difficult prcess, and it isn't always enjyable.（创作这些详细的作品是一个非常漫长和困难的过程,并不总是令人愉快的）可知答案填（It refers t） the prcess f creating the detailed wrks.
29．根据文中This made him feel small, s fcusing n lite things helped him t feel big. The smaller his wrk gt, the bigger he felt.可知。故答案填Because fcusing n lttle things helped him t feel big.
30．his wrks are small； is great.观点题,言之有理即可。
一、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
In Britain, the ancient traditin f pen-air perfrmances is still alive and well. Crnwall has sme f Britain’s ldest wrking theatres, with ne pen-air theatre actually built int a cliff（悬崖）, a prject nly recently cmpleted.
Tw actrs, Dave James and Muriel Thmas, came frm Lndn theatres t jin a theatre cmpany called Castline. They nw regularly perfrm in just such a theatre, by the sea. ‘One thing abut perfrming utside is we never knw what’ll happen. Fr example, if a bird bands n stage, we can’t act as if it’s nt there – the audience are all watching it. S we just bring the bird int the play, t. Once, abut 30 dlphins came past, jumping ut f the water and shwing ff. The audience were all chatting abut them instead f watching the play, s the actr just gave up fr a while and watched the dlphins, t.’
The weather can als be difficult. ‘Smetimes it’s been s bad,’ says Muriel, ‘that we’ve asked the audience if they really want t stay. But usually they sit with their cats and umbrellas and say, “Yes, please carry n!” They must feel it isn’t much fun, but n ne’s returned their tickets s far!’
Castline’s directr, Jhn Barnack, wrks hard t intrduce peple t theatre. ‘Many peple think f theatres as clubs where they dn’t belng and are nt welcme, ’he explains. ‘Sitting in the pen air changes that feeling. The audience are far mre invlved – they aren’t sitting in the dark, at distance like in nrmal theatres, and that imprves the actrs’ perfrmances, t. I’m very prud f the wrk they’ve dne s far.’
1．In Britain, the traditin f pen-air perfrmances is dying, isn’t it?

2．Where is the pen-air theatre in Crnwall lcated?

3．What did actrs d when the play was disturbed by 30 dlphins?

4．What will the theatre cmpany prmise the audience if it rains heavily during perfrmances? The cmpany will prmise the audience that .
5．What might make the utdr perfrmances difficult?
and .
6．Will yu g t an pen-air theatre? Why r why nt?

【答案】1．N,it isn’t. 2．It’s lcated n a clift. 3．They just gave up acting and watched the dlphins fr a while. 4．they can return their tickets. 5． Unexpected things the weather 6．Yes,I will.Because it is interesting.
【分析】文章主要介绍了英国有一个露天的舞台表演，介绍了这种舞台给人们带来的乐趣。
1．In Britain, the ancient traditin f pen-air perfrmances is still alive and well.古老的传统的露天表演依然有活力并且很好；故答案是N,it isn’t。
2．with ne pen-air theatre actually built int a cliff（悬崖）有一个露天剧场实际上是建在悬崖上，可知位于一个悬崖上；故答案是It’s lcated n a clift。
3．s the actr just gave up fr a while and watched the dlphins, t.所以演员只是放弃一段时间表演去看海豚；故答案是They just gave up acting and watched the dlphins fr a while。
4．The weather can als be difficult. ‘Smetimes it’s been s bad,’ says Muriel, ‘that we’ve asked the audience if they really want t stay. But usually they sit with their cats and umbrellas and say, “Yes, please carry n!” They must feel it isn’t much fun, but n ne’s returned their tickets s far!可知剧院公司答应观众他们能退票，故答案是they can return their tickets。
5．One thing abut perfrming utside is we never knw what’ll happen和The weather can als be difficult.可知以外的事情和天气是两大困难；故答案是（1）Unexpected things（2）the weather
6．这是一个开放性的题目，答案不唯一；其中之一是Yes,I will.Because it is interesting 。
二、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Almst every adult shares the same daily rutine: beginning the day by reading the newspaper, then ging ff t wrk and then returning hme tired and ready fr bed.
Yunger peple in schl r cllege may have a different rutine frm adults, but their lives are pretty similar.
Mst peple, yung r ld, can’t find the time r energy t relax and enjy the day. Luckily, music is here t help us frget ur wrries and feel peaceful.
Besides being pleasant t the ear, music can help us relax. Music is als gd because it can teach us smething abut different languages and cultures all arund the wrld. Everyne likes music and every cuntry has a histry f music t be prud f. Frm birth t death we have music alng with us.
Music, like all frms f art, is anther way t add peace t ur lives. Mdern studies shw that relaxing with music can d gd t ur bdies in sme way as hard exercise des.
Pythagras, the Greek mathematician, said that sme kinds f music culd change behaviur patterns. Listening t the sunds f music can make us relax.
Music can help peple cmmunicate and express their feelings. Every day peple enjy sngs n the radi because the sngs reflect (反映) their feelings inside. Lvers need lve sngs fr each ther.
As much as music expresses feelings, it can als change feelings. A sad day can be made happy with the help f music. Smetimes when we feel angry we need angry music t make us feel better.
Music can als help peple remember smething. Schl children are taught t sing sngs abut clurs, animals and letters t help them memrize new wrds and cncepts (概念).
Music can change peple’s lives in unimaginable ways.
7．D the yung and the ld have the same rutine?

8．Which can music please, the ear r the heart?

9．Accrding t the passage, what can add peace t peple’s lives?

10．What can music d accrding t Paragraph 7-9?

11．Why are children taught t sing sngs accrding t the passage?

12．What wuld be the best title fr the passage? (At least three wrds)

【答案】7．N, they dn’t. 8．Bth. 9．All frms f art. 10．Music can express, change feelings and help peple remember smething. 11．Because singing sngs helps children memrize new wrds and cncepts. 12．Add Music t Life. (Any reasnable answer is acceptable.)
【分析】短文主要介绍音乐在人们生活中的作用。
7．句意：年轻人和老年人的日常生活是相同的吗？
细节理解题。从文章第一、二段可以判断成年人和在校年轻人的日常生活是不一样的。故答案为N, they dn’t.
8．句意：音乐能取悦谁，耳朵还是心？
细节理解题。第四段的首句：Besides being pleasant t the ear, music can help us relax.由此可知，音乐除了悦耳，还能愉悦身心。故答案为Bth.
9．句意：根据这篇文章内容，什么能给人们的生活增添宁静？
细节理解题。第五段的首句：Music, like all frms f art, is anther way t add peace t ur lives.，由此可知“所有的艺术形式”能给人们的生活增添宁静。故答案为All frms f art.
10．句意：根据第7-9段内容，音乐能做什么？
细节理解题。各段（7-9段）首句均为中心句，分别介绍音乐的作用：音乐能够帮助人们交流并表达感情，音乐还能改变人的感情，音乐还能帮助人们记住事情。故答案为Music can express, change feelings and help peple remember smething.
11．句意：根据短文的描述，为什么要教孩子们音乐？
细节理解题。文中第九段最后一句大意为：教孩子们唱歌的原因是帮助他们记忆新单词和新概念。故答案为Because singing sngs helps children memrize new wrds and cncepts.
12．句意：短文的最佳标题是什么？（至少三个词）
短文主要介绍音乐在人们生活中的作用，任何合理的标题均可。参考标题可拟为：为生活增添音乐。故答案为Add Music t Life。
三、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
It was a cl spring mrning back in 2009 and I had just started a mrning shift as a schl crssing guard. Lking ut fr the children, I suddenly nticed smething at sideways. Behind me I first thught it was a small, verweight dg heading twards me. I didn't think much abut it, and lked carefully at any appraching children, as well as enjying the mrning sun.
What is wrng with that dg? I thught later n, as I lked back t check n the small dg—it was mving much t fast fr itself.
A few minutes later, I felt as if I was being watched, I lked behind me, but the dg had disappeared. Then, as I slwly turned my attentin back t the rad, I was greatly surprised t see a large kala at my feet and staring right up at me. A number f different slutins crssed my mind. But staying calm was the best. "Are yu waiting t crss the rad?" I asked the sweet kala. Miss Kala lked away, and scratched (抓挠) behind her ear.
Then it gt up n all fur feet and impatiently started t crss the rad. I quickly checked fr any cars, then walked t the rad with my stp sign held high, whistle (吹哨) t my lips, and held my breath.
The kala made it t the ther side f the street, then cntinued fllwing the path thrugh the trees and disappeared int bushes.
S why did the kala crss at the schl crssing? T safely get t the trees n the ther side!
13．Is the writer a schl crssing guard r an animal prtectin vlunteer?

14．Where did the writer ntice the little animal?

15．What did the writer chse amng the different slutins?

16．Which wrd shwed that kala didn't realize the danger when crssing the rad?

17．Hw did the writer help kala crss the rad?

18．What d yu think f the kala crss at the schl crssing? Why?

【答案】13．A schl crssing guard. 14．At sideways (near the schl crssing). 15．He chse t stay calm. / Stay calm. 16．The wrd "impatiently" shwed kala didn't realize the danger when crssing the rad. 17．He helped kala crss the rad by hlding the stp sigh high and whistling in the rad. / By walking t the rad with his stp sigh held high, whistle t his lips. 18．The kala was very clever/ smart. Because it/he r she thught smene/the guard wuld help her crss the rad safely like he helped the children ging t schl, and that was the right place t crss the rad safely. （开放性答案，言之有理即可）
【分析】本文是记叙文，主要讲述了学校警卫员帮助一只考拉过马路的故事。
13．根据文中“I had just started a mrning shift as a schl crssing guard.”可知作者是一名学校警卫员。故填：A schl crssing guard.
14．根据“Lking ut fr the children, I suddenly nticed smething at sideways.”和“I was greatly surprised t see a large kala at my feet and staring right up at me.”可知他在十字路口看学生的时候，最开始注意到有什么东西是在侧面，等它走近他才知道刚才是一只考拉。故填：At sideways (near the schl crssing).
15．根据文中“A number f different slutins crssed my mind. But staying calm was the best.”可知作者在这个时候选择了冷静。故填：He chse t stay calm. / Stay calm.
16．根据“Then it gt up n all fur feet and impatiently started t crss the rad.”可知这只考拉没有耐心地过马路，可以判断出它根本不知道马路上的危险，因此从impatiently即可看出。故填：The wrd "impatiently" shwed kala didn't realize the danger when crssing the rad.
17．根据“I quickly checked fr any cars, then walked t the rad with my stp sign held high, whistle (吹哨) t my lips, and held my breath.”可知作者是走到路上举起停止牌，并吹口哨让车辆停下来，帮助考拉过来马路。故填：He helped kala crss the rad by hlding the stp sigh high and whistling in the rad. / By walking t the rad with his stp sigh held high, whistle t his lips.
18．根据文章可知考拉熊来到有学校警卫的十字路口过马路，可以看出来考拉觉得自己可以和学生一样的在别人的帮助下过马路，那样比较安全，因此考拉应该是比较聪明的。故填：The kala was very clever/ smart. Because it/he r she thught smene/the guard wuld help her crss the rad safely like he helped the children ging t schl, and that was the right place t crss the rad safely.（开放性答案，言之有理即可）
四、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
If yu ask yur restaurant waiter t skip the plastic straw（吸管）at dinner, yu keep ne item ut f the rubbish. But if a restaurant can stp handing ut plastic straws t every diner, it is a much bigger different! Here’s hw t ask yur favrite restaurant t reduce single-use plastic.
Write A Letter Intrductin
Tell the business wner hw much yu enjy ging there. D yu have a favrite dish r dessert they serve? Let them knw! Then mentin the plastic item yu have seen n a recent visit，such as a straw r a bag.
Explain the prblem with plastic
Yu culd ask a restaurant t hand ut plastic straws nly if a custmer wants them, r ask an ice-cream shp t change plastic spn t a recyclable ne. End yur letter by thanking the business wner fr reading. Mail yur letter r drp it ff in persn next time yu visit.
Speak Up
Speak face-t-face with a manager abut plastic, whether yu are drpping ff yur letter r just visiting the restaurant. Remember, yu need t pay attentin t yur manners while talking.
Plitely ask yur waiter if yu can speak t the restaurant manager.
Shake the manager’s hand and lk him in the eye when yu talk t him. Tell him why yu enjy cming t the restaurant. Give ne fact abut the plastic pllutin prblem and then prvide yur suggestin. If yu bring yur letter, hand it ver t the manager. Thank them fr their time.
19．This guide prvides sme tips fr restaurant t imprve their service, desn’t it?

20．Accrding t the guide, what d yu need t d first befre yu take actin?

21．Where des mst f plastic waste finally g?

22．What can a restaurant d t reduce sme plastic waste?

23．Accrding t the guide, hw can yu cmmunicate with the restaurant manager plitely?

24．Which way d yu prefer, writing a letter r speaking face-t-face? Give yur reasn(s).

【答案】19．N, it desn’t. 20．Talk t yur parents befre ding any f the fllwing things. 21．Mst f the plastic waste ges int the cean. 22．The restaurant can hand ut plastic straws nly if a custmer wants them./It can change plastic spn t a recyclable ne./It can stp giving ut plastic take-away bags. 23．I can shake hands with him./I can lk him in eyes when I talk t him. 24．I prefer face-t-face cmmunicatin because it is mre efficient and I can get a direct reply.
【分析】塑料污染是一个很严重的问题，为了减少塑料污染，我们应该少用或不用塑料吸管。如何让你最喜欢的餐厅减少一次性塑料的使用呢？短文中提了一些建议。
19．根据短文中“Here’s hw t ask yur favrite restaurant t reduce single-use plastic.”可知，短文介绍的是如何让你最喜欢的餐厅减少一次性塑料用品的使用，并不是提高餐馆的服务，因此答案是否定的。故答案为N, it desn’t.
20．根据短文中“Talk t yur parents befre ding any f the fllwing things”可知，在采取行动之前，应该先跟父母交流一下。故答案为Talk t yur parents befre ding any f the fllwing things.
21．根据短文中“Include facts and details abut plastic: yu culd say that 80% f plastic waste end up in the cean every year, and 700 kinds f sea animals have been affected.”可知，大部分的塑料垃圾最后都进入了海洋。故答案为Mst f the plastic waste ges int the cean.
22．根据Make yur suggestins中“Yu culd ask a restaurant t hand ut plastic straws nly if a custmer wants them, r ask an ice-cream shp t change plastic spn t a recyclable ne.”可知，餐馆可以在顾客需要的时候分发吸管或者让冰淇淋店把塑料勺子换成可回收的。故答案为The restaurant can hand ut plastic straws nly if a custmer wants them./It can change plastic spn t a recyclable ne./It can stp giving ut plastic take-away bags.
23．根据短文Speak up中“Shake the manager’s hand and lk him in the eye when yu talk t him.”可知，在跟经理交谈的时候，握着经理的手，看着他的眼睛。故答案为I can shake hands with him./I can lk him in eyes when I talk t him.
24．题目意为“你喜欢哪种方式，写信还是面对面交谈？给出你的理由。”这是一个开放性的问题，没有固定的答案。学生们可以根据自己的实际情况回答，关键是给出的理由应合情理。如I prefer face-t-face cmmunicatin because it is mre efficient and I can get a direct reply.
五、根据短文内容回答下列问题。
When Paul was a by grwing up in Utah, he happened t live near a cpper smelter（炼铜厂）. It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland. One day a yung visitr lked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul kncked him dwn angrily. Frm then n, smething happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went t the smelter ffice. He asked if they had any plans r if they wuld let him try t bring the trees back. The answer frm that big industry was “N”.
Paul then went t cllege t study the science f plants. Unfrtunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds r squirrels（松鼠） t spread the seeds, it wuld be a waste f his life t try t d it. He was tld everyne knew that even if he was knwledgeable as he had expected, he wuldn't get his idea accepted.
Paul later gt married and had sme kids. But his dream wuld nt die. And then ne night he did what he culd with what he had. T bring trees back t the wasteland, he went secretly int the wasteland and started planting under the cver f darkness. And every week, he made his secret jurney int the wasteland and planted trees and grass.
Slwly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure t clean up the envirnment, the cmpany actually hired Paul t d what he was already ding. Nw the place is furteen thusand acres f trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almst every envirnmental award Utah has. It tk him until his hair turned white t plant trees and grass, but he managed t keep that impssible vw（誓言）he made t himself as a child.
25．What did the cpper smelter d t a beautiful frest near Paul’s hmetwn?

26．The cpper smelter fficer agreed t let Paul bring trees back at first, didn't he?

27．Why did Paul’s teachers think it wuld be a waste f time t try t plant trees in that area?

28．What did Paul d in rder t bring trees back t the wasteland?

29．Hw lng did it take Paul t plant trees and grass?

30．What can yu learn frm Paul’s stry?

【答案】25．It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland. 26．N, he didn’t. 27．Because there weren’t any birds r squirrels t spread the seeds. 28．He went secretly int the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week. 29．It tk him until his hair turned white. 30．We shuld try ur best and never give up.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了保罗尽自己最大努力，穷尽一生也要实现小时候的誓言的故事，最后被炼铜厂污染的森林又重现绿色的生机。
25．根据“It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland.”可知，炼铜厂出来的化学物质使漂亮的森林变成了废地。故填It made chemicals cme ut and made a beautiful frest becme a wasteland.
26．根据“The answer frm that big industry was ‘N’.”可知，炼铜厂的厂长一开始并不同意。故填N, he didn’t.
27．根据“Unfrtunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds r squirrels（松鼠） t spread the seeds,”可知，因为并没有鸟和松鼠来传播种子，所以种树没有意义。故填Because there weren’t any birds r squirrels t spread the seeds.
28．根据“he went secretly int the wasteland and started planting under the cver f darkness. And every week, he made his secret jurney int the wasteland and planted trees and grass.”可知，他每周趁着夜色进废地，坚持种树和草。故填He went secretly int the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week.
29．根据“It tk him until his hair turned white t plant trees and grass”可知，直到头发苍白，他还在坚持。故填It tk him until his hair turned white.
30．开放题，言之有理即可。根据“but he managed t keep that impssible vw (誓言) he made t himself as a child.”可知，保罗努力去守住了他小时候所做的誓言，因此本文告诉我们，要尽我们最大的努力，而且不要放弃。故填We shuld try ur best and never give up.
It was a busy mrning abut 8:30, when an elderly gentleman came t the hspital. I heard him saying t the nurse that he was in a hurry fr an appintment at 9:30 a.m.
The nurse had him take a break in the waiting area, telling him it wuld be at least 40 minutes befre the dctr wuld be able t see him. I saw him lking at his watch and decided, since I was nt busy - my patient didn't turn up at the appinted hur, I wuld examine his wund. While taking care f his wund, I asked him if he had anther dctr's appintment. The gentleman said n and tld me that actually he needed t g t the nursing hme t eat breakfast with his wife. He tld me she had been there fr a while and she had a special disease. I asked if she wuld be wrried if he was a bit late. He replied that she n lnger knew wh he was, and that she had nt been able t recgnize him fr five years. I was surprised, and asked him, "And yu still g every mrning, even thugh she desn't knw wh yu are? " He smiled and said, "She desn't knw me, but I knw wh she is." I had t hld back tears as he left.
Nw I realize that in a marriage, true lve means acceptance（接纳）. The happiest peple dn't necessarily have the best f everything; they just treasure the best f everything they have. Dn't wait fr a strm t pass, learn hw t dance in the rain.
Better Safe than Srry
THE BEST WAY t deal with an emergency is t avid ne, if yu can. Part Fur f ur nging series n crime preventin fcuses n prtecting yur hme against burglary. Sticky Fingers, an experienced burglar nw serving a 6-year prisn sentence, agreed t talk t ur reprter.
Reprter: Sticky, what d yu lk fr befre burglarizing a huse?
Fingers: Well, first, I make sure n ne is hme and n ne is watching. I nse arund neighburhds where peple dn't seem t knw each ther very well. That way, I wn't be nticed. Next, I try t find a huse where the peple are n hliday and nt likely t return sn. I d this by lking fr huses with n lights n in the evening. Then I lk at drways. They're a sure giveaway（暴露）. When newspapers, mail, and deliveries are piled up, I can tell that peple have been away frm days. I can even cunt hw many days frm the number f newspapers.
Reprter: 81 ?
Fingers: Well, usually it's easy and effrtless. Lts f times peple leave a windw pen, r drs and windws unlcked. Then I just slip in, when I have t break in, I lk fr a pati（露台）dr n the first flr. They usually have weak lcks and yu can frce them easily. I watch ut fr dgs, thugh. If I hear a dg barking, I g smewhere else.