【正文】 is camel racing and camel wrestling（摔跤）.（1）On Saint Patrick39。s Day, you can see the following EXCEPT ________________. A.camelsB.paradesC.people in greenD.green buildings（2）What do people do on Red Wednesday in Iran? A.They run in the snow.B.They wear red clothes.C.They jump over the fire.D.They watch the camel racing.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sledding race according to the passage? A.The race takes place on 17th March.B.The race goes on for 6 kilometres.C.The race has a history of about 10 years.D.About 30 people go to the race every year.（4）When is the Desert Festival in Tunisia every year? A.On the first Sunday of February.B.On the last Sunday of December.C.On the eve of the last Friday of the year.D.On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year.（5）Where can we probably find the passage? A.In a storybook.B.In a cookbook.C.In a travel magazine.D.In a sport magazine.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）B（5）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了全世界不同的四個(gè)節(jié)日。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)During the holiday, there are parades and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes, and you can even see green ，有游行和大量的綠色。你可以看到人們穿著綠色的衣服，你甚至可以看到綠色的建筑。沒(méi)有駱駝，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Red Wednesday in Iran People jump over the ，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)One of the most popular activities is the dog sledding race（狗拉雪橇比賽）. It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 。它有超過(guò)30支隊(duì)伍，比賽持續(xù)了6公里。故選B。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The Desert（沙漠） Festival in Tunisia Every year on the last Sunday of December, the Desert Festival is held in ，故選B。 （5）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)There are many different kinds of festivals around the ，所以是來(lái)自旅行雜志，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。9．閱讀理解 We all know that many inventions have changed our life a lot. They play important roles in our daily life. Here are some interesting inventions.Morpher People refuse to wear helmets because they39。re thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made of plastic. It is just as strong as traditional helmets, but it can be folded almost pletely flat, making it easier to carry. Morpher may be available for sale in stores in the near future.HyperAdapt Have you ever seen the movie Back to the Future? Maybe everyone wants the pair of shoes in the movie that can tighten or loosen by themselves. Now, thanks to the shoe factory, the dream is realized. When you push a button on the shoe, HyperAdapt can tighten or loosen around the feet.Flyte Flyte is a light bulb that can float and turn. Flyte has been popular with most people since it came out in January, The pany also introduced a lot of similar products, including a planter, Lyfe, which came out in June.Little Printer It looks lovely and is called Little Printer, This machine can print news headlines（摘要）, riddles and other things on a roll（卷） of paper, If you want to make your own little newspaper, don39。t forget to use it.（1）Morpher is made of _________. A.steelB.plasticC.goldD.wood（2）What39。s the main use of the Little Printer? A.To protect our heads more safely.B.To tighten or loosen by themselves around the feet.C.To float and turn in the water.D.To print news headlines, riddles and other things.（3）The underlined word button means _________ in Chinese. A.按鈕B.門鈴C.電梯D.鍵盤（4）What kind of invention can float in the passage? A.Morpher.B.Little Printer.C.Flyte.D.HyperAdapt.（5）Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? A.Maybe everyone wants the pair of shoes in the movie Back to the Future.B.You can make your own little newspaper with the Little Printer.C.Flyte has been popular with most people since it came out in February.D.Morpher can be folded almost pletely flat, making it easier to carry.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C（5）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：發(fā)明改變了我們的生活，在日常生活中起到了重要作用。文章介紹了四種有趣的發(fā)明：可以變形的自行車頭盔，超適應(yīng)的鞋，漂浮和轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)的燈泡和小型打印機(jī)。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) Morpher is a bike helmet made of ，故答案是B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) This machine can print news headlines（摘要）, riddles and other things ，可知小型打印機(jī)可以打印文章的標(biāo)題，謎語(yǔ)還有其他的東西，故答案是D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) When you push a | button on the shoe, 可知是要按鞋上的按鈕因此button的意思是按鈕，故答案是A。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) Flyte is a light bulb that can float and turn.可知Flyte可以漂浮 ， 故答案是C。 （5）正誤判斷題，根據(jù)Flyte has been popular with most people since it came out in January,可知Flyte是二月份發(fā)明的，而不是一月份 ， 故答案是C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題和正誤判斷題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題可以直接從文中尋找答案；正誤判斷題同屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解題，需要根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容做出正誤判定。10．閱讀理解 A small robot may help children who are ill in hospital or at home. These children may feel lonely without their friends or classmates. The robot takes their places at school. Through the robot, the children can hear their teachers and friends. The robot is called AV1. A Norwegian pany called No Isolation created the robot. Dolva explains how the robot AV1 works. She says from home, children use a tablet or phone to start the robot. Then they use the same device to control the robot39。s movements. At school, the robot bees their eyes, ears and voice. So, it sits at the child39。s desk in the classroom and the child uses a tablet or a phone to start it and control its movements and talks through it. So it39。s the eyes, the ears and the voice at school. The robot is equipped with speakers, microphones and cameras that make munication easy. AV1 is large and looks like a human for a reason. Dolva says this is important because the robot is supposed to be a friend of the children. It can39。t be just a tiny camera because the other kids can39。t pick it up and take it with them. This is supposed to be their friend. And robots are, quite simply, cool. Hopefully AV1 will help some