【正文】 hanghai, 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 years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean （北冰洋） melt （融化）. Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water es, more than half of the city is underwater. Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy39。s biggest panies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.（1）According to the passage, Venice is ________ of Italy. A.in the northeastB.in the westC.in the southwestD.in the south（2）________ have always been the best way to go here and there in the city. A.Taxis and carsB.The waterwaysC.400 bridgesD.Boats and rain shoes（3）Venice ________ small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1, 500 years ago. A.changed intoB.turned intoC.becameD.developed from（4）Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower? A.The higher temperature.B.Overused underground water.C.Too many waterways.D.The rising seawater.（5）The passage is mainly about ________ of Venice. A.the waterways and bridgesB.the MOST project and problemsC.the features and problemsD.the history and scenery【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C（5）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：介紹了威尼斯是一座水上城市，還有它的地理位置，近況以及面臨的問題。 （1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Venice is in the northeast of Italy．可知威尼斯位于意大利的東北部。故選A。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The waterways have always been the best way to get around．可知水路是最好的出行方式。故選B。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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．可知威尼斯從咸水湖小島發(fā)展而成。故選D。 （4）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Once，people used too much underground water．This made the city get lower little by little．Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters．Another problem is the rising seawater．The temperature has risen over the years．This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean （北冰洋） melt．可知太多的水路與城市變得越來越低沒有關(guān)系。故選C。 （5）主旨歸納題。根據(jù)語境Even so，travel isn39。t difficult．The waterways have always been the best way to get around．和Anyway，this project is helping solve theproblem．可知文章主要說的是威尼斯的特色和問題。故選C。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文考查細節(jié)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；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出主題句。二、中考英語完形填空（含答案詳細解析）9．完形填空 Twentyfiveyearold South African DJ Mandla Maseko has been chosen as one of 23 people who will get to go to space! Maseko, a 1 African, can39。t wait to bee the first black South African to go to 2 ! He and 22 others were some of over one million who 3 the Lynx Apollo Space Academy petition to win a ticket to space. When he was 4 why he wanted to go to space, Maseko39。s answer was 5 , want to fight against the rules of gravity（引力）. He will start to do so on a Lynx mark II space ship in 2015, not only fighting against gravity but also realising his childhood 6 of being an astronaut when he grew up. We blacks also 7 with dreams. You dreamed of being a policeman or a teacher but you know you won39。t get as far as a pilot or an astronaut. Then I went to the space camp and I told 8 that I could be an astronaut, said Maseko. During the first week of December, Maseko, two other South Africans, 9 more than 100 international contestants（選手） went to the space camp in Orlando, Florida to test if they are 10 enough to go to space. Maseko knows there is a long way to go before he finally goes into space. I39。ll be the first black South African and the first black African to go into space. When I think of the firsts, the first black presidents—Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, I tell myself to try my best.1. A. brownB. blackC. whiteD. yellow2. A. spaceB. schoolC. hospitalD. bed3. A. took intoB. took care ofC. took part inD. took the place of4. A. answeredB. orderedC. askedD. told5. A. simpleB. difficultC. terribleD. scary6. A. gameB. subjectC. lessonD. dream7. A. hung outB. went overC. took upD. grew up8. A. yourselfB. myselfC. himselfD. herself9. A. butB. orC. soD. and10. A. happyB. healthyC. youngD. old【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）C；（5）A；（6）D；（7）D；（8）B；（9）D；（10）B； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：25歲的南非黑人DJ Mandla Maseko被選中成為一名宇航員的候選人，他下定決心要成為第一個進入太空的南非黑人和非洲黑人。 （1）句意：非洲黑人馬塞科迫不及待地想成為第一個進入太空的南非黑人！①A 棕色；B 黑色；C 白色；D 黃色。根據(jù)下文中的the first black South African 提示可知，Mandla Maseko是個黑人，故選B。②太空；B 學校；C 醫(yī)院；D 床。根據(jù)上文語句Twentyfiveyearold South African DJ Mandla Maseko has been chosen as one of 23 people who will get to go to space! 提示可知，Mandla Maseko是預(yù)備宇航員，應(yīng)該進太空，故選A。 （2）句意：他和其他22人是參加“山貓阿波羅”太空學院的競賽，以贏得太空門票的一百多萬人中的一部分。A 接受；B 照顧；C 參加；D 代替。根據(jù)語句中的petition提示可知，此句表示參加競賽，故選C。 （3）句意：當有人問他為什么要去太空時。A 回答；B 命令；C 詢問；D 告訴。根據(jù)語句中的whywhy he wanted to go to space提示可知，這個問題是被詢問的，故選C。 （4）句意：馬塞科的回答很簡單，想對抗地心引力的規(guī)則。A 簡單；B 困難；C 糟糕；D 恐怖。根據(jù)后面語句want to fight against the rules of gravity提示可知，這個回答很簡單，故選A。 （5）句意：而且實現(xiàn)了他童年長大后成為宇航員的夢想。A 游戲；B 科目；C 功課；D 夢想。根據(jù)后文語句being an astronaut when he grew ，長大以后成為宇航員這是一