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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.先通讀下面短文,讀懂大意,然后從后面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 A little girl walked to and back from school every day. One day, wind blew hard and trees shook from side to side in the wind on her way home after school. It rained 1 , and rain poured down, the girl39。s father worried that his daughter would be scared because of flashes of lightning. So he drove to his daughter39。s school in a hurry. To his surprise, he saw her 2 alone in the rain. When a flash of lightning came, she stopped, looked up and smiled. 3 followed, she stopped, looked up and smiled. With the ing of the following flashes of lightning, she repeated the 4 thing again and again. After she got into the car, he wondered why she stopped, looked up and smiled when a lightning came. She replied with a bright smile, Dad, when a flash of lightning came, I felt a bit scared. Seeing this, God would 5 me. I knew he was playing an interesting game with me to drive my fear. You see, if you look at the world from a different view, the world is really amazing.1. A. hardlyB. slowC. heavyD. heavily2. A. walksB. walkingC. to walkD. walked3. A. The otherB. OtherC. AnotherD. The others4. A. sameB. differentC. secondD. opposite5. A. take afterB. take a photo ofC. take offD. take the place of【答案】 (1)D;(2)B;(3)C;(4)A;(5)B; 【解析】【分析】短文大意:文章主要介紹了有一天的早上,黑云密布,但小女孩還是堅(jiān)持去學(xué)校上學(xué)。放學(xué)的時(shí)候大雨滂沱,電閃雷鳴,小女孩放學(xué)后書都放在書包里,手上沒(méi)有拿任何東西,淋雨回家。天氣雷雨交加,母親在家里擔(dān)心自己的女兒,所以開車去學(xué)校接她。然后看到女人在每次打雷的時(shí)候,都會(huì)望著天空微笑。如果你從不同的角度看世界,世界真的很神奇。 (1)副詞辨析。句意:雨下得很大,大雨滂沱,這個(gè)女孩的父親擔(dān)心他的女兒因?yàn)殚W電會(huì)害怕。A幾乎不;B慢;C重的,形容詞;D重地,副詞;根據(jù)It rained 形容下大雨,用 heavily修飾動(dòng)詞,故選D。 (2)動(dòng)詞辨析。句意:讓他吃驚的是,他看到她最終在雨中行走。A第三人稱單數(shù);B現(xiàn)在分詞;C不定式;D過(guò)去式;根據(jù)題干,see sb doing sth表示看到某人正在做某事,故選B。 (3)代詞辨析。句意:另一個(gè)閃電接著到來(lái),她停下來(lái),抬頭微笑著。A兩者中另一個(gè);B別的,后面加名詞復(fù)數(shù);C三者及以上另一個(gè);D指一定范圍內(nèi)除去一個(gè)或一部分后,余下的人或物的全部;根據(jù)When a flash of lightning came, she stopped, looked up and smiled. followed, she stopped, looked up and smiled。當(dāng)一道閃電來(lái)臨時(shí),她停了下來(lái),抬起頭笑了。此處指又一道閃電來(lái)臨,故選C。 (4)形容詞辨析。句意:伴隨著接下來(lái)的閃電,她一次又一次重復(fù)相同的事情。 A相同的;B不同的;C第二;D對(duì)面的;根據(jù)thing again and again,一次又一次,結(jié)合上文,應(yīng)該是做相同的事,故選A。 (5)短語(yǔ)辨析。句意:看到這樣,上帝會(huì)給我照相的。A照顧;B照像;C脫下;D代替;根據(jù)上文一閃一閃的,這里應(yīng)該上帝給我照像,故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】此題考查完形填空。先跳過(guò)空格閱讀短文理解短文大意。然后仔細(xì)閱讀每個(gè)句子,根據(jù)上下文的聯(lián)系和語(yǔ)境,及英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法知識(shí)確定句子中所缺的詞,然后從所給的選項(xiàng)中找出正確答案。10.閱讀下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后從各題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出一個(gè)最佳答案. There was a tree in my garden. One day, two birds came to the tree and built a house for their 1 newborn babies. One morning, I was getting up when I 2 the sound of the little birds. I ran out of my bedroom and found two babies eating food on the ground in the 3 I thought they dropped off their house, so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time, the 4 bird and the mother bird came back. They brought some food for the third baby. They put it on the ground. 5 their third baby. To get the food, she had to fly to it. Although she was 6 , she was afraid of getting out of the house to eat it. To my 7 . he