【正文】 en39。s mental health problems. Cal Strode, spokesman for the Mental Health Foundation, said cutting PE time would be shortsighted and dangerous. He said, It is worrying to hear that PE is being cut at a time when students are facing problems with stress and anxiety in increasing numbers. There39。s a close relationship between mental and physical health. Tom Madders, director of campaigns at charity Young Minds, said, Schools39。 cutting down on physical education because of exam pressures is worrying. Schools that value health also do better in study, so it makes sense to keep good health, rather than putting children under more pressure. Rising exam stress has been raised as a problem by experts who warn that children are under greater pressure because of a petitive jobs market. Ali Oliver, an expert, said, The PE is good for physical and mental health. So cutting down physical education time is depriving young people of these advantages at a time when they need them most.（1）What do we know about the text? A.Schools that value health do worse in study.B.Good physical health is good for mental health.C.Many teachers don39。t realize the importance of PED.Children in the UK have serious mental problems.（2）_______ said that Cutting PE time would be shortsighted and dangerous. A.The teachers in the UK.B.Tom MaddersC.Cal StrodeD.Ali Oliver（3）According to the text, the exam pressure is from ______. A.future workB.poor mental healthC.parents39。 expectationsD.schools39。 requirements（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.The importance of physical educationB.Teachers39。 support of getting more PE timeC.The serious problems of education in the UKD.Schools39。 cutting down PE time for exam pressure【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要介紹了學(xué)校因?yàn)榭荚嚨膲毫p少體育課的時(shí)間，以及減少體育課帶來的問題。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Mental health experts also warned that cutting down on exercise could increase children39。s mental health problems There39。s a close relationship between mental and physical health. 可知身體健康對(duì)心理健康有好處。故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Cal Strode, spokesman for the Mental Health Foundation, said cutting PE time would be shortsighted and dangerous.可知，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Rising exam stress has been raised as a problem by experts who warn that children are under greater pressure because of a petitive jobs ，故選A。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，本文主要介紹了學(xué)校因?yàn)榭荚嚨膲毫p少體育課的時(shí)間，以及減少體育課帶來的問題。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題都是?？碱}型。細(xì)節(jié)題要注意細(xì)節(jié)從文中找答案；主旨題需要通讀全文了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 Compass It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it.Gunpowder It was one of the greatest inventions. It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it. At first, it was used for making fireworks. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The method of making it was spread throughout most parts of Eurasia by the end of 13th century.Paper making China was the first country in the world to make paper. During the Western Han Dynasty （206 BC一9 AD）, paper was made in some places in China, It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty （25 AD 220 AD） by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark, ropes, rags and so on. Before it was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones. They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks.Printing It was developed in 1041~1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe. It was the basic method at that time.（1）After the ____________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel. A.passB.printingC.gunpowderD.papermaking（2）At first, gunpowder was used for____________. A.finding directionsB.making fireworksC.carving charactersD.writing（3）Printing was developed in the____________. A.Tang DynastyB.Song DynastyC.Han DynastyD.Qing Dynasty（4）The best title for the reading material is____________. A.The Four Dynasties of Ancient ChinaB.The Four Great Inventors of Ancient ChinaC.The Four Great Inventions of Ancient ChinaD.The Four Great History Characters of Ancient China【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文講述了中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明，指南針，火藥，造紙和印刷。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)pass的信息中After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel 可知，指南針發(fā)明后，海洋向旅游開放，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)gunpowder的信息中At first, it was used for making fireworks 可知， 起初，火藥被用于制作煙火，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)printing的信息中It was developed in 1041~1048 in the Song Dynasty 可知， 印刷術(shù)是在宋朝發(fā)展起來的 ，故選B。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)本文講述了中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明，指南針，火藥，造紙和印刷可知，The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China 中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。11．閱讀理解 Why does the sky change colors? What is the sky? How high is it? What color is it? What birds can live above it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren39。t they? In fact, the sky has no color. Then why does the sky look blue? We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes can39。t fly very high. That is because the air gets thinner when they go higher. The same will happen to us if we go high enough. If we go up about 1, 200 kilometers from the earth, we39。ll find no air there. Some birds can fly into the sky as high as a plane, but they cannot fly or live without air. Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue. The color would be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain. And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun. Sometimes the sky doesn39。t look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. Such are the most beautiful moments of the day. Who can see the colors of the sky high above the earth? The astronauts! They can see