【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 e Raytheon Maths counts petition. Thanks to that correct answer, he won it this year. Last year, he was second. I was surprised that I won, he said. I was kind of worried that was the wrong answer. This year, more than 100,000 students took part in the petitions. And 224 students entered the final round. Leo will receive a ﹩20,000 college scholarship and free trip to US Space Camp. Leo is talented at Maths. And unlike other students, he studies at home. His mother Mary quit her job as a writing teacher to home—school her son. She thought traditional school couldn39。t meet his needs. He often asks his mother to write difficult Maths problems so that he can solve them. When Leo was 8, he started taking college classes. Even on vacation, he still tries to learn Maths. He once asked his parents to take him to a Maths library at the University of Texas. People around him regard him as a Maths genius.（1）What is paragraph 1about? A.Chicks are fighting with each other.B.A Maths question for petitors.C.Chicks like to play freely.D.A number of chicks are expected to leave.（2）Leo won the petition this year because . A.he got the right answer in the final roundB.he had taken part in it the year beforeC.he felt relaxed in the petitionD.he was taught by his own mother（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Leo? A.He was sure he would win the petition.B.He once wanted to go to a usual library.C.After the petition, he will take a trip to US Space CampD.He was a student at the University of Texas at the age of eight.（4）Why did Leo39。s mother quit her job? A.She didn39。t like working as a teacher.B.She wanted to teach Leo by herself.C.Leo couldn39。t take good care of himself.D.Leo was not weled by traditional schools.（5）What do you think of Leo? A.BraveB.GentleC.FriendlyD.Clever【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）B（5）D 【解析】【分析】主要講了數(shù)學(xué)天才Leo參加了雷神數(shù)學(xué)計算競賽。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)What is the expected number of unpecked chicks？ Can you solve it？未啄小雞的預(yù)期數(shù)量是多少？你能解出來嗎？可知給選手的一道數(shù)學(xué)題。故答案選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Leo （the 13﹣year﹣old boy） gave the right answer， 25， in just of a got this question in the final round of the Raytheon Maths counts ，他在雷神公司數(shù)學(xué)計數(shù)競賽的最后一輪中得到了這個答案，可知他在最后一輪中得到了正確的答案，故選A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Leo will receive a $20，000 college scholarship and free trip to US Space ，可知比賽結(jié)束后，他將去美國太空營。故答案選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)His mother Mary quit her job as a writing teacher to homeschool her son. She thought traditional school couldn39。t meet his ，在家教育她的兒子，她認(rèn)為傳統(tǒng)學(xué)校不能滿足他的需要，可知她想自己教兒子，故答案選B。 （5）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Leo （the 13﹣year﹣old boy） gave the right answer， 25， in just of a got this question in the final round of the Raytheon Maths counts ，他在雷神公司數(shù)學(xué)計數(shù)競賽的最后一輪中得到了這個答案，可知Leo是聰明的。故答案選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。6．閱讀下面短文，從下面每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 Somebody says that it is raining cats and dogs. We know it means it is raining heavily. Here you can know why people say like this. There are many large rats （老鼠） in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It39。s hard for a plane to land. So the cats e down by parachute （降落傘）. In another country, the people need dogs to help people to find the people in the snow. Where can they get them? You can guess. The dogs e down by parachute. Both cats and dogs are ing down by parachute, just like the raindrops ing from the sky. So there is the saying It is raining cats and dogs. These cats and dogs help the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs. This kind of old saying is very interesting.（1）What does the saying It is raining cats and dogs mean? A.We put the cats and dogs in the sky.B.People like cats and dogs.C.It is raining hard.D.Cats and dogs help the people.（2）Why do the cats e down by parachute? A.Because it is safe to carry cats by parachute.B.Because it is hard for a plane to land in a country with many mountains.C.Because people don39。t want to get cats by other ways.D.Because people need to get cats quickly.（3）Why does another country need dogs? A.Dogs can help the blind people walk.B.Dogs may find the people in the snow.C.Dogs are kind and can live with the people.D.Dogs are cheap and they are very happy.（4）________ e down by parachute. A.Only dogsB.Only catsC.Both cats and dogsD.People（5）We know that the dogs and cats are from this passage. A.badB.helpfulC.funnyD.harmful【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）B（4）C（5）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章講述了英語中的古老的諺語It rains cats and dogs 的來歷。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)We know it means it is raining heavily. 可知諺語的意思是雨下的大，故答案是C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)But there are many mountains in the country. It39。s hard