【正文】 s. I wonder. he told to himself. I wonder if his absence has anything to do with one of these lessons. Mr. Chen looked at the subjects for Thursday: Mathematics, English, P. E. He thought about P. E. He knew that the pupils had P. E. twice a week: once on Monday, when they usually played games on the school field, and once on Thursday, when they did exercises in the gym. Mr. Chen glanced round the office to find Mr. Long, the rather strict P. E. teacher, but he was not there. I39。d better have a chat with Long and David, Mr. Chen thought. The bell rang. I can39。t do anything right now, Mr. Chen thought. It39。s time to go to Class 2. I39。ll do it later on. Mr. Chen picked up his books and walked off to teach Class 2. Later, on Friday, Mr. Chen spoke to Mr. Long, the P. E. teacher. Mr. Long agreed that it seemed strange for David to be absent so often on gym days. They thought about it for a while. David is a good athlete（運(yùn)動(dòng)員）, Mr. Long finally said, but he39。s afraid of heights. I was hard on him once because he wouldn39。t climb more than a couple of meters up the rope. Do you think that39。s why he39。s been absent recently? Yes, I think so, Mr. Chen said. I39。m going to talk to him this afternoon before he goes home. Well, I39。ve got a suggestion to make, said Mr. Long. If he39。s scared of heights, he39。d better e and see me after school. Quite a few people suffer from （遭受） vertigo. I39。ll be glad to help him. “That39。s very kind of you, said Mr. Chen. I39。ll get him to e and see you on Monday or Tuesday.（1）The letter was sent to Mr. Chen because David on Thursday. A.was flat homeB.didn39。t go to schoolC.was absent from P. E class（2）Mr. Chen was puzzled by the letter because . A.David39。s mother sent him the letterB.he couldn39。t understand the letterC.it didn39。t seem to be written by an educated adult（3）Mr. Chen got the idea that David39。s absence had something to do with P. E. after he . A.studied the timetableB.studied the class registerC.talked with Mr. Long（4）The underlined word vertigo means in the passage. A.身體疼痛B.恐高眩暈C.腸胃痙攣（5）From the passage we know . A.David didn39。t like P. E. classesB.David didn39。t like Mr. Long39。s being hard on himC.David was afraid of heights【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B（5）C 【解析】【分析】大意：陳老師對(duì)David媽媽寫的請(qǐng)假條感到很疑惑，因?yàn)樯厦嬗袔滋幷Z(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤。陳老師經(jīng)過(guò)調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，每周四David就會(huì)請(qǐng)假，而那是體育課。跟David的體育老師交流之后，陳老師覺(jué)得David可能恐高，因此請(qǐng)假不上體育課，陳老師決定和David談?wù)劜椭?（1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)請(qǐng)假條中David was absent 。和第二段 Yesterday was ，可知因?yàn)镈avid周四沒(méi)有去學(xué)校，所以媽媽給陳老師寫了請(qǐng)假條。故選B。 （2）推斷題。根據(jù)第二段 She wouldn39。t make mistakes like these even if she did write the letter in a hurry. 她不會(huì)犯像這樣的錯(cuò)誤即使她是匆忙寫的信，可知陳老師很疑惑，因?yàn)檫@封信似乎不像是一個(gè)受過(guò)教育的成人寫的。故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段 Then he took out a copy of the timetable（課程表）for his class. 然后他拿出了他的班級(jí)的課程表復(fù)印件，可知，陳老師在研究完課程表之后發(fā)現(xiàn)David請(qǐng)假和體育課有關(guān)。故選A。 （4）詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上文 If he39。s scared of heights, he39。d better e and see me after school. 如果他害怕高，他最好放學(xué)后來(lái)找我，可知vertigo指的是恐高。故選B。 （5）推斷題。通讀全文可知，David每周四都請(qǐng)假，因?yàn)槊恐芩亩加畜w育課，說(shuō)明David恐高。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、詞義猜測(cè)題和推斷題三種常考題型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；詞義猜測(cè)題需要聯(lián)系上下文，理解句子大意，推測(cè)出單詞的意思；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。10．閱讀理解 This August, we39。ll wele guests from all over the world. Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions. It39。s important for us to know about them. In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean. So, it39。s not proper to use one39。s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects. Doing so may offend some guests. Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal thingseven by accident. If this happens, say sorry politely. Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement. People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky. Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky. Muslims（穆斯林）do not eat pork, and words like pigs are not considered proper. People from Brazil, Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs（手帕）as gifts. They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings. Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia, where most Muslims live. （1）Indians don39。t hold food with the left hand because they consider it _____. A.uncleanB.uselessC.valuelessD.unimportant（2）The word offend in the second paragraph might mean______. A.honorB.helpC.hateD.hurt（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts.B.All the elderly people in the West like being helped by others.C.The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners.D.Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched.（4）What does the passage mainly talk about? A.lucky numbers.B.Traditional food.C.Culture differences.D.Hands and handkerchiefs.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了世界各地的獨(dú)特的文化傳統(tǒng)。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean可知， 印度人不會(huì)用左手拿食物，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為食物不干凈，故選A。 （2）詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)So, it39。s not proper to use one39。s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects所以，用左手拿食物、觸摸別人或傳遞物品是不合適的，可知offend，冒犯，故是hurt，傷害的意思，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky可知， 一些西方人認(rèn)為數(shù)字13不吉利正確，故選C。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)本文介紹了世界各地的獨(dú)特的文化傳統(tǒng)，可知 Culture differences文化差異是合適的標(biāo)題，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題，詞義猜測(cè)題和主旨題四種?？碱}型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案，詞義猜測(cè)題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。11．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 In many countries around the world, May 1st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers39。 Day. It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs. But do you know how it started? During the late 1880s, in many parts of the world, people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours