【正文】 won many international marathons. His spirit lives on. Every year, the best aboriginal athlete in Canada is given the Tom Longboat Award.（1）Where was Tom Longboat probably from? A.CanadaB.The USC.China.D.Australia.（2）How was Tom Longboat39。s life as an aboriginal athlete? A.Easy.B.Hard.C.Lucky.D.Funny.（3）How long did it take Tom Longboat to finish the Boston Marathon in 19077? A.2 hours, 19 minutes and 24 seconds.B.2 hours, 29 minutes and 24 seconds.C.2 hours, 24 minutes and 24 seconds.D.2 hours, 24 minutes and 29 seconds.（4）Which of the following is NOT true about the Tom Longboat Award? A.It is given every year.B.Tom Longboat had won the award.C.It is named after a famous aboriginal athlete.D.It is given to the best aboriginal athlete in Canada.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了Tom Longboat。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)He learned to run as a young boy on the Six Nations Grand River Reserve in Ontario, Longboat來(lái)自加拿大，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)As an aboriginal（土著的） athlete, life was hard for ，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Tom Longboat won the BostonMarathon in 1907 with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes and 24 seconds, 4 minutes and 59 seconds faster than the world record（紀(jì)錄） at that ，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Every year, the best aboriginal athlete in Canada is given the Tom Longboat Longboat獎(jiǎng)，而不是Tom Longboat獲得Tom Longboat獎(jiǎng)，故選B。 【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。14．閱讀理解 There is little doubt that house cats first developed naturally from ancient wild cats. The cleverest relative is the American wild cat which still lives in Africa today. This is understandable because the first house cats came from Africa. Cats first started to live around people in Egypt about 6,000 ~ 7,000 years ago. From Egypt, cats started to move around the world. At about the same time, Egyptians began storing grain（谷物） in buildings. Scientists used to believe that people tamed cats to catch mice and protect the grain. However, cats don39。t like to be told what to do! Now, scientists believed that eats followed the mice and learned to accept people. Finally, some of the cats began to grow fortably around people. These were smaller cats that needed protection. As these cats and people got used to each other, they moved in together. Around 5,000 years ago, eats started to live with people. Soon cats were in Greece, then the Middle East and China. They moved along Egyptian business roads keeping away mice and keeping people around them. After the Romans came to Egypt, they also accepted the cats and brought them to Europe. These cats likely bred（繁殖） with other cats to form the many kinds of house cats we have today. Cats are relatively recent house animals. House cats still have a lot in mon with their wild relatives. Cats sleep a lot to save energy just like wild cats. They often get food at night as well. House cats are generally peaceful and friendly, but be careful! If a cat feels it is in danger, it will fight back—just like a wild cat.（1）Where did the first house cats e from? A.Asia.B.Africa.C.Europe.D.America.（2）When did cats start to live with people? A.About 4,000 years ago.B.About 5,000 years ago.C.About 6,000 years ago.D.About 7,000 years ago.（3）According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A.Cats started to move around the world from China.B.Cats get food at night to save energy like wild cats.C.Cats have a little in mon with their wild cats.D.Cats were accepted and brought to Europe by Romans.（4）What does the underlined word tamed mean in Chinese? A.驅(qū)散B.捕捉C.馴化D.引進(jìn)【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要介紹了家貓的起源。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句 the first house cats came from Africa. 可知，第一只家貓來(lái)自非洲。故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句 Around 5,000 years ago, eats started to live with people. 可知，大約五千年前，貓開(kāi)始和人類(lèi)住在一起。故選B。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段 After the Romans came to Egypt, they also accepted the cats and brought them to Europe. 可知，羅馬人接受了埃及的貓并把它們帶到歐洲。故選D。 （4）詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段 However, cats don39。t like to be told what to do!然而，貓不喜歡被教應(yīng)該怎么做，可知tame是馴化的意思。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題和詞義猜測(cè)題三種?？碱}型，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(cè)題需要通讀上下文，了解句意之后找出劃線(xiàn)單詞意思。15．閱讀理解 In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining at home: they often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation. Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home. Would you like to e over for dinner Saturday night? Hey, we39。re having a party on Friday. Can you e? To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you39。re sorry and give an excuse. Thanks, I39。d love to. What time would you like me to e39。? or Oh, sorry. I39。ve tickets for a