2023年河南省南陽市桐柏縣中考英語一模試卷（含答案）

2023年河南省南陽市桐柏縣中考英語一模試卷

一、聽力理解（20小題，每小題1分，共20分）

1.（1分）Whichseasondoesthewomanlikebest?

A.Summer.

B.Winter.

C.Spring.

2.（1分）WhenisSaragoingtoNanjing?

A.Tomorrow.

B.Today.

C.Thedayaftertomorrow.

3.（1分）Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Watchamovie.

B.Readabook.

C.Gettheclotheswashed.

4.（1分）HowlonghasJanelivedhere?

A.Forsevenyears.

B.Fortwoyears.

C.Forfiveyears.

5.（1分）What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Friends.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Doctorandpatient.

第二節(jié)聽下面幾段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號填入題前括號內(nèi)。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

6.（3分）（1）Wheremaythisconversationhappen?

A.Atafashionshow.

B.Inaclothesstore.

C.Inagirl'sroom.

（2）What'sthenormalpriceoftheskirt?

A.200yuan.

B.70yuan.

C.270yuan.

（3）Whereisthisskirtmade?

A.Hangzhou.

B.Suzhou.

C.NewYork.

7.（3分）（1）HowfaristheHistoryMuseum?

A.3km.

B.4km.

C.5km.

（2）Howwillthewomangotothemuseum?

A.Onfoot.

B.Bybike.

C.Bybus.

（3）Whattimeisitnow?

A.7：00.

B.7：30.

C.9：30.

8.（2分）（1）Whatkindofmusicdidthemanusetolike?

A.Popmusic.

B.Folkmusic.

C-Classicalmusic.

（2）Whatdoesthewomanthinkofclassicalmusic?

A.Serious.

B.Relaxing.

C.Boring.

9.（2分）（1）WhatlanguagedidthespeakerIeam?

A.Chinese.

B.French.

C.Enslish.

（2）Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?

A.Leamingsongs.

B.Usingit.

C.Knowingthemeaningofeveryword.

第三節(jié)聽下面一段日記短文。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，按照你所聽到的先后順序?qū)⑾铝袌D片排序,

并將其標(biāo)號填寫在題號后的橫線上。短文讀兩遍。

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

二、閱讀理解(20小題，每小題10分，共40分)閱讀下面四篇語言材料，然后按文后要

求做題。

11.（10分）

AmericanApparel

AmericanApparelisknownfortheircoolteenclothes

withmanychoicesofcolors.TheirclothesaretypicallyAmerican

brightandthesizesarefromXStoXL.PricesformostApparel

itemsarefrom$15to$80.

Abercrombie&Fitch

Abercrombie&Fitchopenedover100yearsagoasa

men'soutdoorshop.Jeansareafavoriteamong

Abcrcrombic&Fitch

customers.Theyoffercommonsizesonly；pricesrunfrom

$30to$80formostclothes.

OldNavy

OldNavyofferscasual（休閑的）clothesforteens.They

areknownfortheirsales,suchas$1flipflops（人字拖），

andalsofor$5T-shirtstocelebratemostholidays,

fromFourthofJulytoSt.Patrickls23Day.01dNavyhas

clothinginbothcommonandplussizes.

Zara

ZaraisapopularSpanishstore.Zaraisforteensgoing

afteramoreserious,fashion-forwardlook.Pricesare

generally$50-$200,andtheyonlyprovidecommon

sizes.

H&M

SwedishstoreH&MislovedfortheirEuropean

fashionablestyleatverylowprices.Whatmakesit

differentisthatitregularlyworkswithfamous

designers.Theirclothesareontrend.Theyalsoofferplus

sizes,uptoasize24,inadditiontocommonsizes.Prices

runbetween$20to$50.H&Moffersa15percent

studentdiscount.

(1)Tomplanstogofishingwithhisfriends,andheneedsapairofjeans,whichisthebest

placeforhimtogo?

A.H&M.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(2)Janeisateenagegirlwholikesbrightcolorsforclothes,nowshehas15dollarstospend

onaskirt,whichwouldbeagoodplaceforhertobuyone?

A.AmericanApparel.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(3)WhatdoOldNavyandH&Mhaveincommon?

A.Bothofferplussizesaswellascommonsizes.

B.Theybothhaveholidaysales.

C.Bothofferspecialtreattostudents.

D.Y?ucanhavea$5T-shirtinbothshops.

（4）WhatmakesH&Mdifferentfromothers?

A.Theirclothesarecool.

B.Theyofferplussizes.

C.Theirpricesarelow.

D.Theyworkwithfamousdesignersregularly.

（5）Whomayfindthisarticleuseful?

A.ThosewhowanttoIeamtodesignclothes.

B.Thosewhowanttobuyclothesforthecomingseason.

C.ThosewhowanttoknowaboutAmericanclothesbrands.

D.Thosewhowanttotravelallovertheworld.

12.（10分）WhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriawasburned,thestorygoesthatonebookwas

saved.Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andapoormanboughtitforafewcoins.

Thebookwasn,tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagestherewassomethingvery

interesting.ltwasathinpaperonwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthetouchstone（試金石）!The

touchstonewasasmallpebble（卵石）thatcouldturnanycommonmetalintogold.

Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsofotherpebblesthatlooked

exactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis：Therealstonewouldfeelwarm,whileordinarypebbles

werecold.

Sothemansoldhishouse,boughtatent,campedontheseashore,andbegantesting

pebbles.Hethoughtthatifhepickedupordinarypebblesandputthemdownagain,hemight

pickupthesamepebblehundredsoftimes.So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitinto

thesea.Hespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Yethewenton

andonthisway.Pickupapebble.Cold—throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothe

sea.Thedaysturnedintomonthsandthemonthsintoyears.

Oneday,however,aboutmidafternoon,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.Hethrew

itintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hewasusedtothrowingeachpebbleinto

theseaassoonashepickeditup.Sowhentheonehewantedcamealong,hestillthrewit

away.

Soitiswithopportunity(機(jī)遇).UnlessWeareVigilan3it'seasytofailtorecognizean

opportunitywhenitisathand.Andit'sjustaseasytothrowitaway.

(1)Whydidthepoormanbuythebook?

A.Becauseitwasverycheap.

B.Becauseithasgreatstories.

C.Becausetherewasasecretinthebook.

D.Becausehewantedworkbythesea.

(2)Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Whythebookwasn,tinteresting.

B.Howtofindthetouchstone.

C.Whatwasspecialaboutthebook.

D.Whatthetouchstonelookedlike.

(3)Howdidthemanprobablyfeelwhenherealizeditwasthe

touchstone?

A.Tired.

B.Moved.

CJnterested.

D.Regretted.

(4)Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword',vigilant"inthelastparagraph?

A.Braveenough.

B.Kindenough.

C.Carefulenough.

D.Strongenough.

(5)Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A-Opportunityknocksbutonce.

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Truthcomesfrompractice.

13.(10分)Whatsubjectdoyouworryaboutthemostatschool?Manystudentsworryabout

math.Somestudentscan,tsleepwellthedaybeforeamathexam.Othersmayfeelverynervous

duringtheexamitself.Buttheremightbeawaytomakethesubjectlessstressful.

"Forpeoplewhoareanxiousaboutmath,posturemakesabigdifference,"saidErikPeper

fromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.That,sright—sittingupstraightcanhelpyoudobetteron

mathexams.

Scientiststested125collegestudents.Theyaskedthemtodoasimplemathquizwhile

sittinginaslumped——over(趴倒的)position,orsittingupstraight.Afterthetest,56percent

ofstudentssaidtheexamwaseasiertodoiftheyweresittingupstraight.

Slumpingoverisadefensive(防御的)posture.ltcanbringnegativememoriesinthebody

andbrain.Thiscanstopyoufromthinkingclearly,Pepersaid.

Studentswhowerenotnervousabouttakingthemathexamdidnotnecessarilybenefit

frombetterposture.Buttheydidfindthatdoingmathwhileslumpedoverwasmoredifficult,

ScienceDailyreported.

Goodpostureisn'tjusthelpfulfortakingmathexams.Athletes,musiciansandpublic

speakerscanallbenefitfrombetterposture.Whenyoufeelstressedout,youcanalsotrytosit

upstraightorstandtall.Itcanhelpyoufeelmorepositiveandfocusbetter.

(1)Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingposturesishelpfulduringexams?

A.Lyingontheback.

B.Puttingtheheadonthedesk.

C.Sittingdownheavily.

D.Sittingupstraight.

(2)WhichoffollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthescientists*experiment?

A.56studentstookpartintheexperiment.

B.Themathquizwasverydifficult.

C.Studentssatindifferentgestures.

D.Studentsallthoughtthequizeasierthanexpected.

(3)Whafsthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?

A.Tointroduceapostureduringthemathexam.

B.Tocomparedifferencesbetweenpostures.

C.Toexplainwhyslumpingovermakesexamsharder.

D.Togiveanexampleofabadpostureduringexams.

(4)WhatcanweIeamfromthetext?

A.Onlyafewstudentsworryaboutmaththemost.

B.Sittingstraightdoesn'thaveaneffectonallthestudents.

C.Apianistmayfeelbetterifheslumpsover.

D.Weshouldsitstraightallthetimeindailylife.

(5)What,sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Posturemakesabigdifferencetoyourhealth.

B.Howtokeepabetterpostureinanexam?

C.Weshouldalwaysbebraveandfacechallengesdirectly.

D.Asimplechangeinposturecanhelpimproveyourmathperformance.

14.(10分)Socialskillsareimportanttosuccessfulcareers(職業(yè))andpersonalrelationships.

(1)Leamhowtoimproveyoursocialskillsandbemorecomfortableinthe

outsideenvironment.Hereissomeadviceforyou.

Payattentiontoyourownmeansofcommunicationwithotherpeople.Findoutwhich

behaviorpatternsandsituationsmakeyouuncomfortable.Askothersforhonestanswersabout

yourmeansofcommunication.(2)Thinkabouthowyoucanchangeyourown

behaviorandturnitintoapositiveexperience.

(3)Whenyoucommunicatewithotherpeople,useeyecontact,facetheperson

you'respeakingtoandavoidbeinginattentive(漫不經(jīng)心的).Attimesbodylanguageismore

importantthanthewordsyouspeak.

Listencarefully.(4)Trytorespectothersanddonotinterruptothers*words.It,s

politetolistentotheircompletewordsandthenrespond(回應(yīng)).

Changeyourselflittlebylittle.Toimproveyourwholepersonalityatonceisimpossible.

(5)_______

Askyourfriendsandfamilyaboutyourpositivequalities,andletthemshinewhile

communicatingwithothers.Atthesametime,letthempointoutwhatyouneedto

improve.Thenmakeyourselfgetbetterandbetterdaybyday.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使文章意思通順、

內(nèi)容完整。

A.Listentowhatothersaresaying.

B.Inthisway,youcanknowwhereyouhavemademistakes.

C.Usepositivebodylanguage.

D.Luckily,socialskillscanbeimproved.

E.Trytochangeoneortwobadpatternsofbehavioratatime.

三、完形填空。

15.(15分)Johnwassixtyyearsold.Heheardthatmanypeoplebegantohavetroublewiththeir

eyesandearswhentheyturnedsixty,sohedecidedtogoandseethedoctortohavehiseyes

andears(1).

ThedoctorgaveJohnsometests.ThedoctortoldJohn,nYoureyesseemfine,butyour

(2)isstartingtogetworse.It'snothingtoworryabout.lthappenstomostpeople

whentheygetolder,(3)itcaneasilybefixedwithahearingaid.'1

Johnwas(4).Hedidn'treallywanttowearahearingaid,butheknewthatthe

doctorwas(5).Heaskedthedoctoraboutdifferentkindsofhearingaids.

Thedoctor(6)himseveralkinds.Someofthemwerequite(7)and

everyonewouldbeabletoseethem.Othersweremuchsmallerandlessnoticeable.

"Dothesmallonesworkas(8)asthelargeones?"heaskedthedoctor.

π0h,yes,''repliedthedoctor."(9),theyaremoremodernandusuallyworkeven

betterthanthelargeones.However,theyaremoreexpensive.uJohntriedtheaids

(10).Hedidn'tlikethelargeonesanddecidedtogetthesmallestone.ltwasvery

expensivebut(11)wouldbeabletoseeit.

ThedoctordesignedahearingaidforJohn,andafewdayslaterJohn(12)from

thedoctor.Heputitinhisearandwenttowork.Atwork,hesawhisworkmateJack.

"Jack,"hesaid,"doyounoticeanything(13)aboutme?"

Jacklookedathimandshookhishead."No,"Jacksaid.

',Good,,,saidJohn."I,11tellyoua(14).Thedoctorsaidmyhearingwas

startingtogetworseand?neededahearingaidso?boughtaverysmallone.ltwasexpensive,

butnoonecanseeit.'*

"That'sgood,"saidhisfriend."Whatkindisit?"

Johnlookedathis(15)."Twothirty,"hesaid.

(1)A.washedB.curedC.checkedD.treated

(2)A.eyesightB.hearingC.attentionD.memory

(3)A.butB.andC.althoughD.so

(4)A.politeB.su?prisedC.angryD.wise

(5)A.rightB.wrongCbUSyD.patient

(6)A.boughtB.soldC.showedD.taught

(7)A.smallB.dirtyC.largeD.loud

(8)A.quicklyB.quietlyC.wellD.hard

(9)AJnshortB.InfactC.InotherwordsD.Ingeneral

(10)A.inB.onC.upD.back

(1?)A.nobodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.somebody

(12)A.putitupB.pickeditupC.turneditupD.useditup

(13)A.beautifulB.similarC.scaryD.different

(14)A.storyB.secretC.jokeD.lie

(15)A.earB.handC.watchD.shoes

四、語篇填空。

16.(10分)

one；require；among；feed；ability；different；both；habit；how；final

Cookingissupposedtobethemostbasiclivingskillforhumans.However,therearemanykids

whoareusedtobeing(1)andtakencareofeverywhereIikenIittleemperorsand

littleprincesses',.Theycan,ttellthe(2)betweenfoodmaterialslikeleeks(韭菜)

andshallots(小蔥).

Inordertostresstheimportanceofhard-workingspiriteducation(3)

students,theCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteerecentlyreleased(發(fā)布)the

guidelines(方針).Theguidelinescallforstudentstorespectlaborwork.Studentsshouldlearn

basiclifeskillsanddevelopgoodworking(4)throughsucheducation.

Studentswillbe(5)tounderstandandmasterthebasicsofhomecookingfrom

preparingvegetablesto(6)beingabletocompletethewholeprocessofhome

cookingindependently.Thesewillbelifelongskillsforkids,helpingthemdevelopintowell-

roundedindividuals(個體)insteadofstudentswhoarejust(7)totakeexams.

Aschildren,s(8)teachers，parentsshouldalsoencouragechildrentolearn(9)

todochoresathome.Studentsshouldmasteroneortwolifeskillseveryyear.Theseskillscan

includecooking,washingtheirownclothesandtidyingtheirrooms.

It'sreallyimportantforstudentstotakelaboreducation(10)atschoolandat

home.

第二節(jié)閱讀短文，根據(jù)語篇要求填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞。

17.(5分)Magpies(喜鵲)areeverywhereallovertheworld.Theyoftenshare(1)

commonmeaningofluck,nomatterwhichculturetheyarefoundin.

(2)isasayinginChinathat',thesingingofamagpieshowsgoodluckand

happinesswhilethatofacrow(烏鴉)badluckandmisery(悲慘),'.(3)meansthat

magpiesaresignsofgoodluck,whilecrowsarethoseofbadluck.IntheUK,crows(4)

alsoseenasabadsignbymanypeople.InTVshowsandfilms,ifyouseeagroupofcrows

crying,thatistointroduceanairofmiseryordeath.Agroupofcrowsisalsocalleda"murder

(兇殺),',bringing(5)mindthesuperstitions(迷信)aroundthebird.

五、補(bǔ)全對話。

18.(10分)根據(jù)下面的對話背景，在每個空白處填上一個合適的句子，使對話的意思連貫、

兀整O

A：Simon,youknowwhat?Ifinishedmyhomeworkrightatschoolyesterday!

B：(1)?Howdidyoudothat?

A：Hahhah,Iamgivenlesshomeworknowbecauseofthe"doublereductionpolicy"(雙減

政策)。

B：Yeah.(2).Butnow,Ialwaysfinishmyhomeworkbefore9o'clock.

A：Whatdoyouusuallydoafteryoufinishhomework?

B：?oftendosomerunningandpracticebasketball.(3).

A：AreyouallowedtodothesekindsofthingsinyourfreetimeinGrade9?

B：(4).MyparentssayIcanmakemyowndecisions.

A：Iagreewithyourparents.Weareoldenoughtoplanourlife.Bytheway,(5)?

B：Iwanttobeabasketballplayerinthefuture,youknow.

A：Hopeyourdreamcancometrue.

六、書面表達(dá)(20分)

19?(20分)生活中，總有很多重要的人或者事情，幫助我們成長。比如：一本書、一句話、

一次經(jīng)歷等等。請以"help/helpsmegrowup"為題，結(jié)合圖示和要求，用英

語寫一篇短文.

寫作要求：

(1)短文需包含如圖提示的所有要點(diǎn)；

(2)文中不得出現(xiàn)考生的真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱：

(3)詞數(shù)100左右。__________________

2023年河南省南陽市桐柏縣中考英語一模試卷

（參考答案與詳解）

一、聽力理解

略

二、閱讀理解（20小題，每小題10分，共40分）閱讀下面四篇語言材料，然后按文后要

求做題。

11.（10分）

AmericanApparel

AmericanApparelisknownfortheircoolteenclothes

withmanychoicesofcolors.TheirclothesaretypicallyAmerican

brightandthesizesarefromXStoXL.PricesformostAppareΓ

itemsarefrom$15to$80.

Abercrombie&Fitch

Abercrombie&Fitchopenedover100yearsagoasa

men'soutdoorshop.Jeansareafavoriteamong

AbCrCrOmbiC&Fitch

customers.Theyoffercommonsizesonly；pricesrunfrom

$30to$80formostclothes.

OldNavy

OldNavyofferscasual（休閑的）clothesforteens.They

areknownfortheirsales,suchas$1flipflops（人字拖），

andalsofor$5T-shirtstocelebratemostholidays,

fromFourthofJulytoSt.Patrick,sDay.01dNavyhas

clothinginbothcommonandplussizes.

Zara

ZaraisapopularSpanishstore.Zaraisforteensgoing

afteramoreserious,fashion-forwardlook.Pricesare

generally$50-$200,andtheyonlyprovidecommon

sizes.

H&M〃

SwedishstoreH&MislovedfortheirEuropeanZY

fashionablestyleatverylowprices.Whatmakesit

differentisthatitregularlyworkswithfamous

designers.Theirclothesareontrend.Theyalsoofferplus

sizes,uptoasize24,inadditiontocommonsizes.Prices

runbetween$20to$50,H&Moffersa15percent

studentdiscount.

(1)Tomplanstogofishingwithhisfriends,andheneedsapairofjeans,whichisthebest

placeforhimtogo?B

A.H&M.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(2)Janeisateenagegirlwholikesbrightcolorsforclothes,nowshehas15dollarstospend

onaskirt,whichwouldbeagoodplaceforhertobuyone?A

AAmericanApparel.

B.Abercrombie&Fitch.

C.OldNavy.

D.Zara.

(3)WhatdoOldNavyandH&Mhaveincommon?A

A.Bothofferplussizesaswellascommonsizes.

B.Theybothhaveholidaysales.

C.Bothofferspecialtreattostudents.

D.Youcanhavea$5T-shirtinbothshops.

(4)WhatmakesH&Mdifferentfromothers?D

A.Theirclothesarecool.

B.Theyofferplussizes.

C.Theirpricesarelow.

D.Theyworkwithfamousdesignersregularly.

（5）Whomayfindthisarticleuseful?B

A.Thosewhowanttolearntodesignclothes.

B.Thosewhowanttobuyclothesforthecomingseason.

C.ThosewhowanttoknowaboutAmericanclothesbrands.

D.Thosewhowanttotravelallovertheworld.

【解答】（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二欄JeanSareafaVoritearnongCUStomers.（牛仔褲深受

顧客的喜愛。）可知，湯姆計劃和他的朋友去釣魚，他需要一條牛仔褲，他可以去

Abercrombie&FitCh。故選BO

（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一欄TheirclothesaretypicallybrightandthesizesarefromXSto

XLTricesformostitemsarefrom$15to$80.（它們的衣服通常顏色鮮艷，尺碼從XS到

XL不等。大多數(shù)商品的價格從15美元到80美元不等。）可知，簡是一個十幾歲的女孩，

她喜歡鮮艷的顏色的衣服，現(xiàn)在她有15美元買一條裙子，她可以去AmeriCanAPPare1。

故選Ao

（3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。OldNavyhasclothinginbothcommonandplussizes.（Old

Navy有普通碼和加大碼的衣服。）最后一欄Theyalsoofferplussizes,uptoasize24,in

additiontocommonsizes.（除了普通尺碼之外，它們還提供加大碼,最大24碼。）可知,

兩者都有加大碼和普通碼。故選A。

（4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一欄Whatmakesitdifferentisthatitregularlyworkswith

famousdesigners.（它的不同之處在于它經(jīng)常與著名設(shè)計師合作。）可知，它的不同之處在

于它經(jīng)常與著名設(shè)計師合作。故選D。

（5）推理判斷題。本文介紹了兒個服裝品牌，它們的服裝特點(diǎn)，尺碼和價格等信息。可

知，那些想為下一季買衣服的人覺得這篇文章有用。故選B。

12.（10分）WhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriawasburned,thestorygoesthatonebookwas

saved.Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andapoormanboughtitforafewcoins.

Thebookwasn,tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagestherewassomethingvery

interesting.ltwasathinpaperonwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthetouchstone（試金石）!The

touchstonewasasmallpebble（卵石）thatcouldturnanycommonmetalintogold.

Thewritingexplainedthatitwaslyingamongthousandsofotherpebblesthatlooked

exactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis：Therealstonewouldfeelwarm,whileordinarypebbles

werecold.

Sothemansoldhishouse,boughtatent,campedontheseashore,andbegantesting

pebbles.Hethoughtthatifhepickedupordinarypebblesandputthemdownagain,hemight

pickupthesamepebblehundredsofIimeS.So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitinto

thesea.Hespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Yethewenton

andonthisway.Pickupapebble.Cold——throwitintothesea.Pickupanother.Throwitintothe

sea.Thedaysturnedintomonthsandthemonthsintoyears.

Oneday,however,aboutmidafternoon,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.Hethrew

itintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hewasusedtothrowingeachpebbleinto

theseaassoonashepickeditup.Sowhentheonehewantedcamealong,hestillthrewit

away.

Soitiswithopportunity(機(jī)遇).UnlessWearevigilant,it,seasytofailtorecognizean

opportunitywhenitisathand.Andit'sjustaseasytothrowitaway.

(1)Whydidthepoormanbuythebook?A

A.Becauseitwasverycheap.

B.Becauseithasgreatstories.

C-Becausetherewasasecretinthebook.

□.Becausehewantedworkbythesea.

(2)Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?C

A.Whythebookwasn'tinteresting.

B.Howtofindthetouchstone.

C.Whatwasspecialaboutthebook.

D.Whatthetouchstonelookedlike.

(3)Howdidthemanprobablyfeelwhenherealizeditwasthe

touchstone?D

A.Tired.

B.Moved.

CJnterested.

D.Regretted.

（4）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword',vigilant"inthelastparagraph?C

A.Braveenough.

B.Kindenough.

C.Carefulenough.

D.Strongenough.

（5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A

A.Opportunityknocksbutonce.

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Truthcomesfrompractice.

【解答】（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Butitwasnotavaluablebook,andapoormanbought

itforafewcoins（但這是一本不值錢的書，一個窮人只花了一點(diǎn)前就買下了它），可知窮

人買這本書是因?yàn)樗鼙阋?。故選A。

（2）段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段Thebookwasn'tveryinteresting,butbetweenitspagesthere

wassomethingveryinteresting.ltwasathinpaperonwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthe

touchstone（試金石）!Thetouchstonewasasmallpebble（卵石）thatcouldturnanycommon

metalintogold.（這本書不是很有趣，但在書頁之間有一些非常有趣的東西。這是一張薄

薄的紙，上面寫著試金石的秘密！試金石是一塊小卵石，可以把任何普通金屬變成黃金。）

可知第二段介紹的是這本書的特別之處，它有試金石的秘密。故選C。

（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段Thedaysturnedintomonthsandthemonthsintoyears（日子

變成了月，月變成了年），可知他堅持了很久就是為了找到試金石，當(dāng)他意識到扔進(jìn)大海

里的是試金石，他會感到惋惜。故選D。

（4）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段it,seasytofailtorecognizeanopportunitywhenitisathand

（當(dāng)機(jī)會就在手中時，很容易沒有意識到它的存在），可知是如果不夠仔細(xì)就無法意識到

機(jī)會就在眼前，故推斷劃線單詞的意思是“足夠仔細(xì)、故選C。

（5）主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段UnIeSSWearevigilant,it,seasytofailtorecognizean

opportunitywhenitisathand.Andit,sjustaseasytothrowitaway.（如果我們不夠仔細(xì)，當(dāng)

機(jī)會就在眼前時，我們很容易沒有意識到。而且很容易把它扔掉。）可知文章主要告訴我

們”機(jī)會只有一次"。故選A。

13.(10分)Whatsubjectdoyouworryaboutthemostatschool?Manystudentsworryabout

math.Somestudentscan,tsleepwellthedaybeforeamathexam.Othersmayfeelverynervous

duringtheexamitself.Buttheremightbeawaytomakethesubjectlessstressful.

"Forpeoplewhoareanxiousaboutmath,posturemakesabigdifference,usaidErikPeper

fromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.That,sright—sittingupstraightcanhelpyoudobetteron

mathexams.

Scientiststested125collegestudents.Theyaskedthemtodoasimplemathquizwhile

sittinginaslumped——over(MfJ1JStl)position,orsittingupstraight.Afterthetest,56percent

ofstudentssaidtheexamwaseasiertodoiftheyweresittingupstraight.

Slumpingoverisadefensive(防御的)posture.ltcanbringnegativememoriesinthebody

andbrain.Thiscanstopyoufromthinkingclearly,Pepersaid.

Studentswhowerenotnervousabouttakingthemathexamdidnotnecessarilybenefit

frombetterposture.Buttheydidfindthatdoingmathwhileslumpedoverwasmoredifficult,

ScienceDailyreported.

Goodpostureisn'tjusthelpfulfortakingmathexams.Athletes,musiciansandpublic

speakerscanallbenefitfrombetterposture.Whenyoufeelstressedout,youcanalsotrytosit

upstraightorstandtall.Itcanhelpyoufeelmorepositiveandfocusbetter.

(1)Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingposturesishelpfulduringexams?D

A.Lyingontheback.

B.Puttingtheheadonthedesk.

C.Sittingdownheavily.

D.Sittingupstraight.

(2)WhichoffollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthescientists'experiment?C

A.56studentstookpartintheexperiment.

B.Themathquizwasverydifficult.

C.Studentssatindifferentgestures.

D.Studentsallthoughtthequizeasierthanexpected.

(3)What,sthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?C

A.Tointroduceapostureduringthemathexam.

B.Tocomparedifferencesbetweenpostures.

C.Toexplainwhyslumpingovermakesexamsharder.

D.Togiveanexampleofabadpostureduringexams.

(4)WhatcanweIeamfromthetext?B

A.Onlyafewstudentsworryaboutmaththemost.

B.Sittingstraightdoesn'thave