【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 as a beautiful swan on the show. C. Betty is an American favourite TV character.D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題?！霸谠摴?jié)目中，Betty扮演的是美麗的小天鵝”，該句是錯誤的。40. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Beauty from within. B. A romantic story. C. An ugly girl. D. An exciting experience.【答案】A【解析】主旨大意題。本題的最佳標(biāo)題是A，表示“內(nèi)在美”。C【2012江蘇泰州】There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜園). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (陰影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.【短文大意】該短文是一篇擬人化的寓言。通過一個可愛的菜園里的一棵大樹與附近的蔬菜之間的明爭暗斗，最終樹與菜園明白了兩者相互依存的道理，暗示了人與人和諧相處的重要性。41. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.C. Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree.【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的第一節(jié)的第四行和第五行可知：The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (陰影), because itleftthem only just enough light to live.42. From the passage we know .A. the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying upB. the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the treeC. the gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at firstD. the tree didn’t know how important the sun was to the vegetables【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的第三節(jié)的第一句可知：The gardenerwondered whyand stopped watering them.。說明：菜農(nóng)起初不知道菜園里發(fā)生什么事。43. The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “ ” in Chinese.A. 長久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和諧地【答案】D【解析】詞義猜測題。該句意為：他們學(xué)會了如何與周圍的事物和諧相處。44. Of the following, which order is right according to the story?① The gardener worked on the patch even harder than before.② The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree. ③ The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.④ The tree and the vegetables realized the importance of helping each other.A. ③②④① B. ④②③① C. ②①④③ D. ①③④②【答案】A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二節(jié)的第一句選③，根據(jù)第三節(jié)的第一句選②，根據(jù)第三節(jié)的第二句選④，根據(jù)第三節(jié)的最后一句選①。 passage is mainly about .A. why the sunlight and water were very important B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patchD. what happened between the vegetables and the tree【答案】D【解析】主旨大意題。本文的主旨大意是：發(fā)生在蔬菜與樹之間的事。D【2012江蘇泰州】The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系統(tǒng))It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精確的) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (設(shè)備) on land and receivers.Space TechnologyRussian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a longlasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (無限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.Underwater RobotHercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to e out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.【短文大意】本文先概述了科技正深深地影響了我們的生活，從我們工作的方式以及到我們玩的方式，盡管如克隆也給人類帶來了一些副面影響。然后主要介紹了即將改變我們的觀點(diǎn)、即將深深地影響我們的三大發(fā)明。最終得出結(jié)論：我們應(yīng)該接受現(xiàn)代科技，否則我們就趕不上時代潮流了。46. can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.A. Satellites B. ReceiversC. Global Positioning System D. Underwater Robot【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系統(tǒng))可知：It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions.。