【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 the two countries was ________. A.to own an islandB.to kill a pigC.to get more moneyD.to start a war（4）Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A.The Pig IslandB.The Pig WarC.The Pig on the IslandD.The Island War【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：英美兩國因一頭英國人飼養(yǎng)的豬吃了美國人種植的土豆引起的爭端，其實他們最終的目的就是爭奪小島的所有權(quán)， （1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句But the peace ended the day the British man39。s pig decided to eat some of an American farmer39。s ，這場戰(zhàn)爭的主要起因就是英國人的豬吃了美國人的土豆，故選D。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句After a discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldiers on the island. They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island.理解可知，經(jīng)過討論，決定每個國家在島上保留一小隊士兵。他們將一直呆在那里，直到兩國決定誰擁有這個島。they指代的就是士兵，故選C。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句Twelve years went by. Neither side wanted to give u the island, but they knew they had to do something. They asked the leader of Germany to help decide. After nearly a year of discussion, a decision was made. America would get the ，英美兩國的最終目的就是爭奪小島的所有權(quán)，故選A。 （4）標題推斷題。通讀全文可知，英美的爭議是因一頭豬吃了土豆引起的，其實他們最終的目的就是爭奪小島的所有權(quán)，故選B。 【點評】考閱讀理解。本題主要涉及細節(jié)理解題和主旨大意題。細節(jié)理解題可以直接從文中找到答案，而主旨大意題需要認真閱讀仔細理解，歸納出中心思想。5．閱讀理解 A couple of sparrows（麻雀） lived happily in a huge tree in a jungle. The female sparrow had laid her eggs and they were expecting their babies soon. One day, an elephant was unable to tolerate the heat of the summer sun. He destroyed all trees, including the tree where the sparrows lived. The sparrows managed to escape by flying away, but they lost their babies. The eggs fell down to the ground and broke into pieces. They cried loudly and decided to kill the elephant. They asked their friends, a woodpecker and a fly for help. The fly took them to meet one of his friends, an old frog. The frog was wise and he came up with a good plan soon. The frog explained, Fly! Your task is to buzz in the elephant39。s ears in order to make him sleepy. The woodpeckers task is to hurt his eyes and make him blind. In this hot summer days, he will certainly search for water. I will sit by the nearby pit（深坑） and shout at the top of my voice. He continued, When the thirsty elephant hears me, he will think there is a pond or lake nearby and follow my voice. And when he does so, he will fall into the pit and die. The others agreed to the frog39。s plan. Everyone did their tasks perfectly. Finally, the elephant fell into the pit and died.（1）The underlined word tolerate means________. A.protectB.standC.mindD.encourage（2）Why did the sparrows want to kill the elephant? A.Because the elephant destroyed all trees.B.Because the elephant killed some small animals.C.Because the elephant39。s behavior made them lose their babies.D.Because the elephant wanted to own their tree.（3）In what order did the following events take place? a. The frog shouted by the pit.b. The fly buzzed in the elephant39。s ears.C. The elephant fell into the pit and died.d. The elephant wanted to search for water.e. The woodpecker made the elephant blind.A.ebdacB.bedacC.ebadcD.beadc（4）What can we learn from the passage? A.A friend is easier lost than found.B.A good beginning is half done.C.Fact speaks louder than words.D.Many hands make light work.（5）What39。s the best title for the passage? A.A Perfect PlanB.A Poor ElephantC.Good FriendsD.Wise Sparrows【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）D（5）A 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文講的是幾個弱小的動物齊心協(xié)力殺死大象的故事。兩只麻雀因為大象的魯養(yǎng)行為失去了孩子。他們向啄木鳥和蒼蠅求助，蒼蠅帶他們?nèi)ヒ娨恢磺嗤?。青蛙想出了一個需要他們共同實施的完美計劃，他們成功殺死了那頭大象。 （1）詞義猜測題。結(jié)合上下文 One day, an elephant was unable to tolerate the heat of the summer sun. He destroyed all trees, including the tree where the sparrows ，天氣很熱，大象無法“忍受”這種熱，就毀壞了所有的樹，包括麻雀住的那棵，tolerate的含義是“忍受；容忍”，和stand同義，故答案為B。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)本段中的“but they lost their babies”以及“They cried loudly and decided to kill the elephant.可知麻雀想殺大象的原因是大象間接殺害了他們的孩子，故答案為C。 （3）推理判斷題。通讀這五六兩段可知，事件發(fā)生的順序是：蒼蠅在大象的耳朵邊嗡嗡叫→啄木鳥啄瞎大象的眼睛→大象想找水→青蛙在深坑邊大叫→大象掉進深坑里死了，故答案為B。 （4）推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文講述幾個弱小的動物齊心協(xié)力殺死大象的故事，闡述的道理是“眾人拾柴火焰高”，故答案為D。 （5）主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文講的是麻雀、啄木鳥、蒼蠅和青蛙共同實施的一個殺死大象的完美計劃，故答案為A。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文考查細節(jié)題，詞義推斷題，推理判斷題和主旨題等?？碱}型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中抓住關(guān)鍵詞尋找答案；主旨題，詞義推斷題以及判斷題都需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出正確選項。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。 A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city. Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn39。t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city. Even so, travel isn39。t difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 177 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and the cool summer night while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along. Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war over 1, 500 years ago, and built homes there. Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there39。s nothing special but when they e back to the bridge an hour later, it39。s underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes. Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimetres. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the y