【正文】 m GodC.a kind of abilityD.a disadvantage（4）Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage? A.Edison had only 8 hours to rest each day.B.Edison got his education by selfteaching.C.Edison had his first job in 1869.D.Edison39。s inventions greatly improved the quality of people39。s.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了愛迪生的一生及發(fā)明。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)About every two weeks he created something ，即14天左右，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the ，所以他們把愛迪生解雇了，即讓愛迪生離開工作，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ，即來自上帝的禮物，故選B。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Thomas Edison was born in he was 12 years old he became a newsboy on a ，12歲時(shí)成為火車賣報(bào)員，即1859年時(shí)，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。11．閱讀與回答問題。 The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months。 September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south. A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast（海岸地區(qū)） has rain all year round, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer. The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain es in summer. The northwest winds bring it.（1）Which season is it in Australia when it is winter in China?（2）Which is colder, the north of the country or the south of the country?（3）Which part of Australia has rain all year round?（4）Why is there rain in the southeast of Australia all the year?（5）Why does Australia have different seasons from China at the same time of the year?【答案】 （1）Summer./ It39。s summer.（2）The south of the country.（3）The east coast.（4）Because the southeast winds brings rain from the sea all the year.（5）Because Australia is in the south of the earth while China is in the north of the earth.【解析】【分析】短文大意：澳大利亞的季節(jié)和我們中國不同，當(dāng)中國是冬季的時(shí)候，澳大利亞卻是夏季，澳大利亞是一個(gè)南半球的國家，二中國是一個(gè)北半球的國家。（1）根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容When it is winter in China, it is summer there. 可知“當(dāng)中國是冬季的時(shí)候，澳大利亞是夏季?！惫蚀穑?9。s summer.（2）根據(jù)第一段的最后一句The north of the country is hotter than the “澳大利亞的北方比南方更熱?！惫蚀穑篢he south of the country.（3）根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容The east coast（海岸地區(qū)） has rain all year round, and there are no dry months there. 可知“澳大利亞的東海岸常年下雨”，故答：The east coast.（4）根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容 The southeast winds blows here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. 可知“東南風(fēng)從海上帶來雨水”，故答：Because the southeast winds brings rain from the sea all the year.（5）根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. 可知“澳大利亞位于南半球，中國位于北半球”，故“中澳大利亞的季節(jié)與中國不同”，故答：Because Australia is in the south of the earth while China is in the north of the earth.【點(diǎn)評(píng)】這是一篇介紹澳大利亞和中國季節(jié)差異的說明文，只要仔細(xì)閱讀文章，不難回答所給的五個(gè)問題。 12．閱讀理解 Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Ten years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di became the king of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government. The king wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led some sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia. Each trip lasted more than one year and it is believed he sailed more than 50,000 kilometres during the years of his travels. Zheng He led a fleet with about 28, 000 men and over 250 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers horses. On these trips he took many Chinese goods like silk and medicine with him to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats which were filled with expensive things such as gold and treasures, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe. It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He39。s travels. The Columbus of the East, Zheng He, died in 1433. After that. The new king had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He39。s travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.（1）Why did Zhu Ii want Zheng He to sail to many different countries? A.To learn more about the world.B.To bring new countries under the control of China.C.To show other countries his power.D.Both A and C（2）What do we know about Zheng He from the passage? A.He travelled to India and Africa.B.Each trip lasted six years.C.When he died, he was 72 years old.D.He was a great king（3）Which of the following did Zheng He take to foreign countries from China? A.Gold.B.Treasures.C.Giraffes.D.Silk.（4）What39。s the best title for this passage? A.The king39。s seven sea tripsB.Zheng He39。s travels to Western countriesC.Zheng He—the Columbus of the EastD.Zhu Di, the great king【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文介紹了鄭和下西洋的故事，高度贊賞了鄭和給予人類的貢獻(xiàn)。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句The king wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led some sea trips to different parts of the world.理解可知，鄭和下西洋的主要目的就是向外國學(xué)習(xí)和向別國展示他的權(quán)利，故選D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and ，鄭和到達(dá)了印度，非洲以及中東地區(qū)，還有人認(rèn)為他們到過南美以及澳大利亞，故選A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句On these trips he took many Chinese goods like silk and medicine with him to give to foreign kings or to sell for local ，鄭和下西洋給外國人帶去的是中國的絲綢以及藥品，故選D。 （4）理解歸納題。通讀全文可知此文主要介紹了鄭和的生平事跡，他的最大貢獻(xiàn)就是七次下西洋，促進(jìn)了中國與世界各地的經(jīng)濟(jì)與文化的交流，是東方的哥倫布，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，首先仔細(xì)閱讀文后的問題，弄清問題的大意；然后帶著問題閱讀短文，抓住關(guān)鍵信息，選擇正確答案。13．閱讀短文，從下面每題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案。 This year, Model United