【正文】 ked people for their opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did. Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses without gardens often rent（租用） land from the government. At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a hobby. People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally（起初） grew wild in other countries. Every year, there are petitions for the largest vegetables, but don39。t expect to win：Britain39。s biggest carrot is almost six metres long.（1）In summer, British gardens are often . A.covered with grey leaves and plantsB.colorful with different plantsC.too hot for people to work thereD.full of people digging there（2）A recent survey showed that of the British felt it important to do some gardening. A.around 70%B.over 50%C.only 20%D.about 10%（3）We can infer from Paragraph 4 that . A.seeds were provided for freeB.roses were first grown in BritainC.gardening is a hobby in the worldD.the owner of Chatsworth House was rich（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence? A.It is mon to grow carrots.B.It is hard to win the petition.C.The carrot is much easier to grow.D.The carrot is their favorite vegetable.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是講述了英國人喜歡種花園的事情。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)By summer, their gardens will be full of bright ，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden，可知大概70%人們覺得花時(shí)間在花園里很重要 ，故選A。 （3）推理題。根據(jù)At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House，可知Chatsworth House得主人是富有的，故選D。 （4）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Every year, there are petitions for the largest vegetables, but don39。t expect to win: Britain39。s biggest carrot is almost six metres long. 可知想要超過6米長的胡蘿卜很難，所以贏比賽很難，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意。10．閱讀理解 By Anna Matteo28 January, 2019 A 3yearold boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers（救援者） that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend — a bear. The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends near his grandmother39。s house in North Carolina. When the other children returned but Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police. Police formed a search team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two days went by and — no Casey. Then on January 24, someone called the police saying he heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night. He was in good health. Casey told the rescuers he had hung out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his friend. The police officer Chip Hughes spoke with reporters from several news agencies. He said Casey did not say how he could survive in the woods for two days in the cold, rainy weather. However, the police officer said, he did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear with him. Hundreds of people helped in the search and rescue efforts, including some 600 volunteers, police and members of the army. Doctors at the medical center gave Casey some examination. He was then sent to his family on January 25. His mother talked with reporters and thanked everyone who joined the search for her son. We just want to tell everybody that we39。re very thankful that you took the time out to search for Casey, said his mother. He is up and talking. He39。s already asked to watch cartoons.（1）Who stayed with Casey during in the woods the two days ? A.A bear.B.The police.C.His mother.D.The volunteers.（2）The underlined word survive in Paragraph 6 probably means . A.give upB.get lostC.fall asleepD.keep alive（3）What is the correct order in which these happen? a. Someone heard a child crying. b. The family started to look for Casey.c. Casey played with his friends. d. The police found Casey was in good health.A.b c a dB.b c d aC.c b a dD.c b d a（4）After Casey was sent back home, he was . A.scaredB.nervousC.relaxedD.surprised【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文講述了Casey Hathaway走丟后神奇的經(jīng)歷。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)He said he was with a friend — a bear，可知這兩天熊和凱西呆在樹林里，故選A。 （2）詞義猜測題。根據(jù) in the woods for two days in the cold在寒冷的樹林里呆了兩天 ，可知survive是 keep alive生存的意思，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)講述了Casey Hathaway走丟后神奇的經(jīng)歷，可知首先凱西和他的朋友一起玩后來不見了， 一家人開始尋找凱西 ， 有人聽到一個(gè)孩子在哭 ， 最后警方發(fā)現(xiàn)凱西身體健康，故C的順序是對(duì)的 ， 故選C。 （4）推理題。根據(jù) He is up and talking. He39。s already asked to watch cartoons 他起來說話了。他已經(jīng)被要求看卡通片了 ，可知?jiǎng)P西被送回家后，他很放松 ， 故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題，推斷題，詞義猜測題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意。11．閱讀理解 Our monthly talks start at 19: 30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don39。t need to book. They end around 21: 00. November 7th The Canal（運(yùn)河）Pioneers（先驅(qū)者）, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building.