【正文】 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(wèn)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(lái)越低沒(méi)有關(guān)系。故選C。 （5）主旨?xì)w納題。根據(jù)語(yǔ)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(shuō)的是威尼斯的特色和問(wèn)題。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】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。二、中考英語(yǔ)完形填空（含答案詳細(xì)解析）9．閱讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的三個(gè)或四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A group of boys gathered around a tree. What a tall tree! they said to each other. It would be 1 to climb to the top! The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree 2 . Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their children as they 3 . One of the climbers was an 8yearold boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. Nobody thought he would 4 the petition. Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as 5 as they could. Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree fastest 6 . His mother was proud to see this. She asked him, David, how did you 7 to reach the top of the tree so quickly? It was easy, David said. The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared（恐懼的） and were afraid of 8 down. I, however, looked only 9 . When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top. It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals（目標(biāo)）.1. A. usefulB. possibleC. crazyD. exciting2. A. lastB. finallyC. firstD. really3. A. studiedB. playedC. jumpedD. discussed4. A. winB. enterC. likeD. hold5. A. wellB. safelyC. carefullyD. high6. A. as wellB. in the endC. as usualD. in time7. A. manageB. hopeC. imagineD. agree8. A. lookingB. climbingC. fallingD. going9. A. downB. overC. outD. up【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）B；（4）A；（5）D；（6）B；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D； 【解析】【分析】本文講述了男孩們爬樹(shù)比賽，結(jié)果是最矮的那個(gè)贏了，我們得到一個(gè)生活道理， 如果我們不回頭繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，我們就更有可能達(dá)到目標(biāo)。 （1）句意： 爬到山頂會(huì)很興奮的！ A有用的，B可能的，C瘋狂的，D興奮的，根據(jù) What a tall tree，可知征服一棵高樹(shù)是很興奮的事情 ， 故選D。 （2）句意：然后，這群男孩決定玩一個(gè)游戲，看誰(shuí)能先爬到樹(shù)頂上。A最后的，B最終，C最先，D真的，根據(jù) who could climb to the top of the tree，可知是比最先爬到樹(shù)頂 ， 故選C。 （3）句意：當(dāng)他們玩時(shí)，他們的母親坐在不遠(yuǎn)處，看著他們的孩子。A學(xué)習(xí)，B玩耍，C跳，D討論，根據(jù) play a game，可知是玩耍 ， 故選B。 （4）句意：沒(méi)人認(rèn)為他會(huì)贏得比賽。A贏，B進(jìn)入，C喜歡，D舉辦，根據(jù) the petition，可知比賽是贏得 ， 故選A。 （5）句意：所有的男孩都盡力爬得更高。A好地，B安全地，C仔細(xì)地，D高地，根據(jù) best to climb ， 可知爬樹(shù)是在比高，故選D。 （6）句意：雖然在半路上他們都比大衛(wèi)快，但他最后還是最快到達(dá)了樹(shù)頂。A也，B最終，C像往常一樣，D及時(shí)，根據(jù) Although they all made it halfway up the tree可知，主句是最終表示前后的轉(zhuǎn)折 ， 故選B。 （7）句意：大衛(wèi)，你怎么這么快就爬到樹(shù)頂了？A處理，B希望，C想象，D同意，manage to do，固定搭配，設(shè)法做，故選A。 （8）句意：當(dāng)他們意識(shí)到自己有多高時(shí)，他們會(huì)害怕，害怕摔倒。A看，B爬，C落下，D去，根據(jù) they got scared（恐懼的） and were afraid of，可知在高處是怕跌落 ， 故選C。 （9）句意：但是，我只是抬頭看。A向下，B通過(guò)，C離開(kāi)，D向下，根據(jù) down. I, however ， 可知up與down對(duì)比，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查詞匯在篇章中的運(yùn)用能力，答題時(shí)首先要跳過(guò)空格通讀文章掌握其大意，然后細(xì)讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考慮句型、語(yǔ)法、搭配、語(yǔ)境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗(yàn)證。10．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.