【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 g8. A. angrilyB. luckilyC. sadlyD. happily9. A. boringB. dangerousC. friendlyD. popular10. A. soB. thoughC. howeverD. because【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）D；（4）B；（5）B；（6）A；（7）C；（8）D；（9）D；（10）B； 【解析】【分析】主要講了澳大利亞的圣誕節(jié)。 （1）句意：它出現(xiàn)在澳大利亞最炎熱的時(shí)候。；；，出現(xiàn)；。根據(jù)句意可知澳大利亞圣誕節(jié)出現(xiàn)在最炎熱的時(shí)候，故選C。 （2）句意：溫度甚至超過40攝氏度。；......以下；......下面；......之間。根據(jù)前句可知溫度通常在30攝氏度左右，所以有時(shí)甚至超過40攝氏度，故選A。 （3）句意：當(dāng)然在澳大利亞圣誕節(jié)沒有白色。；；；。根據(jù)前文You often see people in movies celebrating a white Christmas in England or the United ，但是澳大利亞炎熱，所以沒有白色圣誕節(jié)，故選D。 （4）句意：傳統(tǒng)是在外面吃午飯和在游泳池或者海灘里游泳。；；；。根據(jù)句意可知在游泳池里游泳，故選B。 （5）句意：所以他們將為了圣誕節(jié)午飯去和家人見面。；；；。根據(jù)前文the tradition is to have a lunch outside可知是吃午飯，故選B。 （6）句意：家庭成員都做不同的東西帶到飯菜上。；；；。cook something different做一些不同的東西，故選A。 （7）句意：從圣誕老人那里得到禮物總是讓孩子們非常興奮。；；；。get...from...從......得到......，故選C。 （8）句意：他們經(jīng)常和其他家庭成員快樂地玩耍。；；；。根據(jù)后文可知孩子們是高興的，故選D。 （9）句意：板球在澳大利亞是非常受歡迎的。；；；。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知澳大利亞的板球是受歡迎的，故選D。 （10）句意：盡管沒有白色的圣誕節(jié)，但是在澳大利亞圣誕節(jié)仍然是一個(gè)非常令人興奮和有趣的時(shí)間。；；；。根據(jù)句意可知盡管澳大利亞沒有白色圣誕節(jié)，但是那里的圣誕節(jié)仍然是令人興奮和有趣的，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對(duì)選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項(xiàng)。5．完形填空 The umbrella is a very mon object. It keeps the 1 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up （折疊） so it is 2 to carry them. However, the umbrella was not always as 3 as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4 . Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person. Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to 5 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas 6 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7 wouldn39。t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was 8 the first country in Europe where mon people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9 and umbrellas are very useful. Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 10 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you39。ll feel you are the important person, too. 1. A. rainB. cloudC. airD. water2. A. lovelyB. cheapC. hardD. easy3. A. lightB. heavyC. monD. special4. A. wayB. sizeC. reasonD. place5. A. discoverB. useC. examineD. discuss6. A. walkedB. traveledC. rodeD. flew7. A. childrenB. parentsC. menD. women8. A. probablyB. alreadyC. suddenlyD. immediately9. A. sunnyB. rainyC. snowyD. windy10. A. sellB. returnC. borrowD. carry【答案】（1）A；（2）D；（3）C；（4）A；（5）B；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D； 【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介紹了雨傘的歷史。（1）句意：它為人們遮擋雨和太陽。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，傘是用來擋雨和遮陽的。故選A。（2）句意：大多數(shù)的雨傘能夠被折疊，所以人們攜帶起來很方便。根據(jù)Most umbrellas can be folded up （折疊）.大多數(shù)的雨傘能夠被折疊可知，攜帶它們很容易。故選D。（3）句意：然而，雨傘過去并不總是像現(xiàn)在一樣普遍。A輕，B重，C普遍，D特別。根據(jù)In the past, it was a symbol of importance. 在過去，它是地位的一種象征，可知過去的時(shí)候，雨傘并沒有很普遍。故選C。（4）一些非洲國(guó)家依然用這樣的方式使用雨傘。聯(lián)系上文可知在過去，雨傘象征著重要性，一些非洲國(guó)家依然如此。固定短語in this way表“以這種方式”。故選A。（5）句意：世界不同地區(qū)的人們?cè)诓煌臅r(shí)間開始使用雨傘。A發(fā)現(xiàn)，B用，C檢測(cè)，D發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下文The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ?？芍澜绮煌貐^(qū)的人們?cè)诓煌臅r(shí)間開始使用雨傘。故選B。（6）句意：雨傘從那里被傳到了印度和埃及。A走，B旅行、傳播，C騎，D飛。根據(jù)The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ，可知最早是中國(guó)人使用，后來傳到印度和埃及。故選B。（7）句意：在希臘和羅馬，男人不愿意用傘。根據(jù)They believed umbrellas were only for ，可知在希臘和羅馬，男人不用傘。故選C。（8）句意：英國(guó)可能是歐洲第一個(gè)普通人用雨傘擋雨的國(guó)家。A可能，B已經(jīng)，C突然，D立刻。根據(jù)下文 umbrellas are very ，可知可能性很大的推測(cè)。故選A。（9）句意：那里的天氣非常多雨，雨傘在那非常有用。A晴朗，B多雨，C多雪，D有風(fēng)。根據(jù)上文against rain擋雨可知，英國(guó)是一個(gè)多雨的國(guó)家。故選B。（10）句意：下一次你帶一把，想象著幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來，只有偉大的男人和女人用雨傘。A賣，B歸還，C借，D帶著。此處指帶傘。根據(jù)thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you39。ll feel you are the important ，只有偉大的男人和女人用雨傘，你會(huì)覺得你也是重要的人，可知帶傘可以有自己是重要的人的感覺。故選D【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對(duì)選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項(xiàng)。二、閱讀理解6．閱讀理解 Without music, life would be a mistake, famous German philosopher（哲學(xué)家）Friedrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some American schools have cut music classes to control budgets（預(yù)算）. For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired over 1, 000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That39。s partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn39。t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often. However, learning music is beneficial（有益的）in many ways. When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth K. Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode（解碼）them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time. Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music：Einstein played the violin and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano. （1）Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ____. A.they were too difficult to learnB.students in the US weren39。t interested in musicC.the schools wanted to control budgetsD.there weren39。t enough music teachers in the US（2）In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word them refer to（指代）? A.Students in Chicago.B.Public schools.C.Parents in Chicago.D.Fired teachers.（3）How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage? A.One.B.Two.C.Three.1