【正文】 erground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimetres. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean （北冰洋） melt （融化）. Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy39。in the northeastB.in the southwestD.Taxis and carsB.400 bridgesD.changed intoturned intobecamedeveloped from（4）Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower? A.Overused underground water.C.The rising seawater.（5）The passage is mainly about ________ of Venice. A.the MOST project and problemsC.the history and scenery【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C（5）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：介紹了威尼斯是一座水上城市，還有它的地理位置，近況以及面臨的問題。根據(jù)Venice is in the northeast of Italy．可知威尼斯位于意大利的東北部。 （2）根據(jù)The waterways have always been the best way to get around．可知水路是最好的出行方式。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選D。根據(jù)Once，people used too much underground water．This made the city get lower little by little．Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters．Another problem is the rising seawater．The temperature has risen over the years．This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean （北冰洋） melt．可知太多的水路與城市變得越來越低沒有關(guān)系。 （5）主旨?xì)w納題。t difficult．The waterways have always been the best way to get around．和Anyway，this project is helping solve theproblem．可知文章主要說的是威尼斯的特色和問題。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。7．閱讀理解 About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their houses as much as possible. Fifty years later, there were about 120Bow Street Runners, but London had bee very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan （or London） Police Service was started with about 3, 000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses.Today, London police are quite well—paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even higher than for the others.（1）In 1700, the men who protected the streets in London were paid _______. A.B.C.D.wanted to leave LondonB.became policemenD.t leave their houses because _______. A.they were afraid of losing moneyC.they liked homes（4）The Bow Street Runners _______. A.B.paid people for stealingD.Henry就花錢雇傭一些人來防止小偷，倫敦的警察就產(chǎn)生了。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選B。根據(jù)文中語句About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live ，在大約300年前，倫敦變得越來越大，越來越多的人來到倫敦居住。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選B。根據(jù)文中語句In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow ，在1750年，Henry Fielding開始付錢請一些人來防止小偷。故這些人是來防止小偷的。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。8．閱讀理解 t find his keys. It was 3:30pm and his parents worked until 6：00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor. He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself, I can do it. Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of heights was gone. Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity （for poor children and the homeless）. When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream, you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don39。climbing buildings is easyAlain Robert is afraid of heightsC.D. ________. A.special toolsC.his special shoes only（3）The underlined word charity means ________ . A.B.C.D.for fun and for his healthB.for his health and for charityfor charity and for fun（5）If you feel afraid to do things, what39。s advice? ________. A.Tell yourself I can do it.C.Try to do something else.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）D（5）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：小時候，阿蘭一天，他放學(xué)回家。他看到一扇開著的窗戶。當(dāng)他睜開眼睛時，他對自己說：“我能做到。今天，阿蘭還在爬建筑物。阿蘭爬山是個愛好。如果你有一個夢想，你必須勇敢并不斷嘗試。閉上眼睛，告訴自己，“我能做到。t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, I can do it. 可知，當(dāng)有不好的事情發(fā)生的時候，比這眼睛告訴自己能行，所以人們是能夠控制自己的恐懼情緒的，故答案是D。Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. 可知，阿蘭用手和特殊的鞋來攀爬建筑物，故答案是A。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity （for poor children and the homeless）.可知阿蘭的攀爬一是為了慈善也是為樂獲得樂趣，故答案是D。t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, I can do it. 可知，當(dāng)你害怕做某事的時候，阿蘭的建議是告訴自己“我能做到”，故答案是B。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題、主旨大意題和詞義猜測題。二、中考英語完形填空（含答案詳細(xì)解析）9．閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 It was Molly39。 One morning, besides his 1 Why two bags? her father asked. The other is something else, Molly answered. What39。 He put 2 s bag and took out all the things: a small Teddy bear, 2 tiny sea shells （貝殼）, 5 small stones, and 12 coins…The 3 s things in the bag included, and then put himself into the afternoon work. he was reading the newspaper. s my bag? What39。it at the office. Why? I forgot to put this 6 with them. You didn39。 Oh, no. I just forgot to bring it home. he 8 . s neck, he opened the note that read: I love you, Daddy. Molly had given him her 9 Love in a paper bag, and he 10 . a long time to tell. 14 The life journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple 15 but it is so easily forgotten. 1. A. usualB. newC. spareD. warm2. A. allB. bothC. someD. many3. A. angryB. carefulC. busyD. strict4. A. sinceB. till