【正文】 。D.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(xì)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(xì)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(xì)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(xì)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?xì)w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(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題等?？碱}型，細(xì)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。8．閱讀理解 Calabash brothers（葫蘆娃兄弟） live in the Calabash Mountain with their grandfather. They are all very brave. They wear different clothes. The red calabash is the other six brothers 39。elder brother. He is powerful. His body can be bigger or smaller. But he doesn39。t have his own ideas. The orange calabash has enhanced hearing and sight. He can see and hear far places clearly. The yellow calabash39。s body is very strong. Nothing can injure（傷害）him, but he is arrogant（傲慢的）. The green calabash is the god of fire. He can eat fire and make fire. The cyan（青色的） calabash can drink water and make flood. The blue calabash is the cleverest of all. Nobody can find him when he makes himself invisible. And the purple calabash has a magic gourd（葫蘆）. The gourd can absorb（吸收） everything. One day a pangolin（穿山甲） broke the cave and two monsters came out. They were Monster Scorpion（蝎子精） and Monster Snake. The calabash brothers must fight with them and save the world. Unluckily, their grandfather who helped them beat the monster, was killed by the monsters finally.（1）How many calabash brothers are there? A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.（2）What does the red calabash look like? A.He is powerful.B.He has enhanced eyes.C.He has two big eyes.D.He has a hard head.（3）If there is a fire, you may find the _______. A.red calabashB.orange calabashC.green calabashD.cyan calabash（4）What does the underlined word invisible mean in Chinese? A.微不足道的B.看不見的C.暴露的D.赤裸的【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要介紹了七個葫蘆娃的故事，分別介紹了他們的顏色與特長。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句The red calabash is the other six brothers 39。elder brother.提示可知葫蘆兄弟一共七個，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句The red calabash is the other six brothers 39。elder brother. He is powerful. His body can be bigger or smaller.提示可知，紅葫蘆娃他很強(qiáng)悍，故選A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句The green calabash is the god of fire. He can eat fire and make fire.提示可知，青葫蘆娃會造火，故選C。 （4）詞義理解推斷題。根據(jù)文中語句Nobody can find him when he makes himself invisible.提示可知，invisible表示看不見，故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題與詞義推斷題。細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中抓住關(guān)鍵詞尋找答案；詞義題需要通讀上下文，了解大意之后找出正確選項。二、中考英語完形填空（含答案詳細(xì)解析）9．閱讀下面短文，理解其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 My neighbor is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the 1 people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of favor war where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as 2 the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would 3 to top it with another favor. Yesterday morning there was about 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I 4 he shoveled （鏟） my driveway for me when I was out on a business trip last 5 . So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor 6 . It took a while but I finished it and got into my car for work. That night I got a 7 on my door, it was my neighbor. He immediately shook my hand and thanked me for shoveling 8 driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and 9 a boy. As soon as I started the car early this morning, a（n） 10 came through that a young boy in our neighborhood was seriously ill. 11 , my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance （救護(hù)車） 10 minutes, added he. A young boy got to live his life 12 you did me the favor earlier this morning. It wasn39。t too much 13 to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again. 14 favor is too small. Even the smallest favor can make the biggest 15 . One favor will always be followed by another.1. A. nicestB. busiestC. richestD. happiest2. A. looking forB. going downC. cleaning upD. walking across3. A. tryB. stopC. agreeD. refuse4. A. sawB. thoughtC. expectedD. remembered5. A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter6. A. soonB. backC. againD. first7. A. noteB. kickC. giftD. knock8. A. myB. ourC. hisD. your9. A. metB. saved