【正文】 ke to tell him he really did see the future.Naomi, Chicago I39。d choose Cleopatra — the last king of ancient Egypt. It was said that she was very beautiful and she developed some really useful political alliances（政治聯(lián)盟）. Not many women were so clever and powerful in ancient times.I39。d like to have seen how she did it.Lucinda, Nairobi I39。m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to meet. He was a brave leader and helped develop independence（獨(dú)立） for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century.Patricia, Caracas I studied philpsophy（哲學(xué)）, so I would like to speak facetoface with the Great Chinese philosopher Confucious. I39。d like to discuss with him about his political philosophy and his idea about family values. Even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful.Li Yun, Shanghai（1）Whose ideas about inventions have e true? A.Leonardo de Vinci39。sB.Cleopatra39。sC.Simon Bolivar39。sD.Confucius39。s（2）Which of the following is TRUE from the passage? A.Leonardo de Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago.B.Lucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty.C.Simon Bolivar improved independence of women.D.Li Yun would like to talk with Confucious about his family values.（3）In which part of a magazine can we read the passage? A.ArtB.MovieC.HistoryD.Science【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了不同人想遇見(jiàn)歷史上哪個(gè)名人及原因。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一個(gè)like flying machines and so on. I39。d like to tell him he really did see the ，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一個(gè)I39。d like to discuss with him about his political philosophy and his idea about family ，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)WHICH FAMOUS PERSONS IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET AND WHY?可知講的是歷史上的名人，所以可能在歷史上讀到，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．根據(jù)短文理解選擇正確答案。A Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives. Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to bark（吠）. Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk. In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city. People want to know when an earthquake is ing. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best idea is watching the animals.（1）This passage is mainly about _____.A.how animals act before an earthquakeB.how an earthquake startsC.how mice leave their homesD.how animals live every day（2）Before the earthquake in Italy, quiet dogs _____.A.ran awayB.started to barkC.climbed treesD.jump into the water（3）Before the earthquake in Italy, the frogs _____.A.sangB.jumped into the waterC.diedD.jumped around a lot【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】短文大意：在地震發(fā)生之前，許多動(dòng)物會(huì)有奇怪的舉動(dòng)，這條消息也許很重要。地震會(huì)使很多人喪生，使許多房屋毀壞，動(dòng)物也許能幫助挽救這些生命。各種動(dòng)物在地震發(fā)生前會(huì)有各種奇怪的舉動(dòng)，人們都想知道什么時(shí)候會(huì)發(fā)生地震，以便于安全地躲避，但是目前還沒(méi)有確切的預(yù)測(cè)地震的方法，也許最好的辦法就是觀察動(dòng)物了。（1）通讀全文可知這篇文章是關(guān)于地震發(fā)生之前各種動(dòng)物的奇怪的舉動(dòng)，故選A。（2）根據(jù)文章的第二段Dogs that are usually quiet have started to bark（吠）. 可知“地震發(fā)生前，原本安靜的狗狗會(huì)開始狂吠”，故選B。（3）根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. 可知選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】這是一篇科普類短文閱讀，講述了地震發(fā)生前，各種動(dòng)物的奇怪舉動(dòng)，文章比較簡(jiǎn)單，三個(gè)小題的答案都能在文章中找到對(duì)應(yīng)的語(yǔ)句。12．閱讀理解 Vision—phones（可視電話） Many inventions are very useful in our daily life. They have greatly changed our life. For example, radios, telephones and televisions are widely used in the world. When you turn on the radio, you can listen. But when you use the telephone, you can not only listen to others but also chat with them. However, you can39。t see anything at all. The television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can39。t take part in what they see. Today, some people are using a type of telephone called the vision phone. With it two people can see each other when they are talking Visionphones can be of great use when you have something to show the person when you are calling him or her. It may also have other uses in the future. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book over your visionphone. You may be able to do some shopping through it too. Perhaps in the future, the visionphone will e into wide use in our everyday life.（1）According to the passage, we can guess that the _______ was invented last. A.radioB.televisionC.telephoneD.visionphone（2）Maybe the visionphone can take the place of（代替） _______ some day. A.the radioB.the telephoneC.the televisionD.the car（3）According to the passage, what can we do through the vision—phone? A.Take medicine.B.Order what we need.C.Travel around the world.D.Try on clothes.（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The visionphone is more advanced （先進(jìn)的） than radios telephones or televisions.B.People will use the visionphone in the future less than now.C.Visionphones will be unhelpful in people39。s life.D.It is impossible to do some shopping through the visionphone.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】主要講了可視電話在我們生活中廣泛使用。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)some people are using a type of telephone called the vision ，故選D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)some people are using a type of telephone called