【正文】 f speakers of English in Shakespeare39。 31． Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A． How to Keep Food B． How to Dry Food C． The Direct Dryer D． The Solar Power 答案與解析： C 主旨大意題 。s easier to dry fruits than other food B． food dried by a direct dryer looks black C． it takes long to dry food with sunshine D． solar drying is a healthy way to dry food 答案與解析： D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二、三句 “The surface on which the food is placed should permit air to enter from below and pass through to the food. A surface made of wires with small square openings works very well.” 可知，盒子的底部應(yīng)該通風(fēng)，所以要有洞。根據(jù)第一段第五句 “The solar dryer works better if the sides of the box are black.” 可知應(yīng)選 B。half to four hours at temperatures from 43℃ to 63℃. Fruits take longer ， from four to six hours at the same temperatures. Solar food drying is fast， safe and low173。and173。 C Drying food is a simple, low173。s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. C． People have similar understandings of politeness. D． New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. 答案與解析： A 推理判斷題。 27． What can we infer from the text? A． It39。根據(jù)第五段的 “People in Yucatan be lieve that ‘I don39。故選 D項(xiàng)。t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer ， often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan! 25． When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ________. A． describe the place carefully B． show him a map of the place C． tell him the names of the streets D． refer to recognizable buildings and places 答案與解析： D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “S orry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico， no one answers “I don39。t know. It39。 they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office ？ ” you ask. “Oh ， ” they answer, “it39。t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks (地標(biāo) ) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.” In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains， so the land is very flat。由文章內(nèi)容可知，這篇文章首先 提出觀點(diǎn)，然后闡述各個方面的原因，寫作方法應(yīng)是 A項(xiàng)。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可得知，解決青少年睡眠不足的問題采取的措施因地區(qū)而不同。 23． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A． There are many conflicts between students and teachers. B． Some of the teachers have practice and earlier plans. C． Most students are able to do sports and homework before 9： 00. D. Ways to solve students39。 22． Most teens have sleep problems because ________. A． they are more active than children and adults B． school work takes up most of their time C． their hormone levels are higher later at night D． they probably like staying up for no reason 答案與解析： C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。clock. Opening schools later may have worked for some areas, but the reality is often very different. 21． The meaning of the underlined word “chaotic” in the first paragraph is close to “________” ． A． positive B． apparent C． negative D． absurd 答案與解析： C 詞義猜測題。 saliva (唾液 ) at different time of the day.” They learned that the hormone levels rise later at night than they do in children and adults— and remain at a higher level later in the morning. Measuring the hormone in the saliva is a good way to show that most teens have sleep problems, but changing school schedules isn39。s true that teens don39。s page. Peggy is a school student in London， England. She put her own homepage on the Inter. It includes pictures of Peggy, her school, her mom, dad and friends. You can send her mails， too. Scientist John Gage helped to wire Arundel School. He says, “There is a plan to connect 12 thousand California schools on the Inter.” On November 4th, parents and puter experts did a test run for this day and Arundel was wired to the Inter. 答案： 1－ 5 ABAAC 6－ 10 ACCAA 11－ 15 BCBAA 16－ 20 CACBC 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。t even want to take a break. Laura Bacon likes to visit other students. She39。t think you can find a human being like that. What you need is a robot. Text 10 Third, fourth and fifth graders are going all over the world without ever leaving their puter at school. Arundel Elementary School in San Carlos, California could be the most wired school in America. They are wired to the Inter through their puters. On the Inter,30 Arundel students from kindergarten to the fifth grade log on to puters every day. Teacher Judy Garber says it39。s not just my room. I need someone to wash my clothes and fix my lunch, too. W: Is that all? M: Well， it would be nice if they could serve me breakfast in bed and also do my homework. W: And I suppose you39。t many girls like puters? M: Hmm， girls and machines never mix. Girls are romantic and most of them like arts. Text 9 M: Gee. I wish I had enough money to hire a housekeeper. W: Oh， don39。s not. The fee is only one dollar an hour. W: But I haven39。t. I think it39。s go to get her. We can encourage her to do something else. W: OK， but you39。s just wasting all her time on the BBS or in one of those discussion groups. And yesterday, she was using the Inter to do some shopping! M: If you39。s addicted to it! M: Nonsense! She39。t seen her all day. M: She39。ve put it off long enough. Text 4 W: What do you think I should buy for my mom on her birthday? M: If I were you， I would buy a mobile phone. It would be an excellent gift. W: That39。t sound good. Maybe you should call and have it checked out. W: You39。m afraid I just ran out of the film. Text 3 M: I39。s this news story mainly about? A． Children going on line at school B． School children travelling all over the world. C． Laura Bacon in California visi