【文章內容簡介】 hat 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】主要講了數學天才Leo參加了雷神數學計算競賽。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據What is the expected number of unpecked chicks？ Can you solve it？未啄小雞的預期數量是多少？你能解出來嗎？可知給選手的一道數學題。故答案選B。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據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 ，他在雷神公司數學計數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）細節(jié)題。根據 Leo will receive a $20，000 college scholarship and free trip to US Space ，可知比賽結束后，他將去美國太空營。故答案選C。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據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，她認為傳統(tǒng)學校不能滿足他的需要，可知她想自己教兒子，故答案選B。 （5）細節(jié)題。根據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 ，他在雷神公司數學計數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，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。6．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants. Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 15 the century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns （角） had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job. Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb. The expression es from the early 20 the century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. It was the result of hard work by agricultural （農業(yè)的） scientists who had green thumbs. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling jealousy （嫉妒）. The green eyed monster isn39。t a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play Othello. It describes the unpleasant （不愉快的） feeling when someone has something he wants. In most places in the world, a green light is a signal to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means approval （贊成） to continue with a project.（1）A new solider was called a greenhorn in the ________ century. A.15thB.16thC.18thD.20th（2）A person with a green thumb ________. A.is good at growing plantsB.really has a green thumbC.has no experience in warD.is new in a job（3）A man may meet the green eyed monster if ________. A.he sees a dangerous animalB.he can39。t get somethingC.he reads a sad playD.his friend gets a prize that he wants（4）What39。s the passage mainly about? A.Green, the color of grass and trees.B.The stories about the color green.C.Green, a sign of approval.D.Different meanings of green.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】大意：本文講述講述“green及“greenhorn”的不同意思。（1）細節(jié)題。根據 A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no