2024-2025學(xué)年外研社版高一（上）英語寒假作業(yè)（九）

第1頁（共1頁）2024-2025學(xué)年外研社版高一（上）英語寒假作業(yè)（九）一．完形填空（共1小題）1．LutherYoungerisa99﹣year﹣oldlovinghusband.Hiswifecamedownwithcancernineyearsago，anddoctors（1）she'dhavejustfiveyearstolive.（2），thecouplehaveremainedstrong.Overthelastnineyears，Luthertakesasix﹣mile（3）everydaytovisithiswifeinthehospital.Healwaysstaysbyherside，encouragingher，showeringherwith（4），andtheirdailykiss.Luthercouldgetarideoreventakethebus，buthe（5）towalkthewholejourneytohelpclearhismindandto（6）everythingabouthiswife.PassersbyoftenrecognizeLutherandstoptoofferhimaride，buthe（7）theirkindness.Hisdailywalkis（8）ofhowmuchheloveshiswife.Luther'sdaughterhopedhecould（9）acceptrides，especiallyonextremelyhotandsnowydays，butLuther（10）walkinghimselfsoshejustletshimhaveithisway.（11）walkingsixmileseachdayintheheatandsnowwouldbetoomuch，whenyou'vewalkedthrough（12）withsomeone，what'sanothersixmiles？Lutherisalways（13）toleavehislovebeforereturninghome，butheknowsthateachtomorrow，（14）theweather，hewillbeonhiswayagain.Hecan'tbeartoliveasingledaywithout（15）hiswife.（1）A．reportedB．imaginedC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．thought（2）A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．InsteadD．Besides（3）A．driveB．walkC．rideD．flight（4）A．reliefB．trustC．loveD．sympathy（5）A．a(chǎn)greesB．hesitatesC．failsD．prefers（6）A．recallB．suspectC．ignoreD．discover（7）A．dislikesB．correctsC．declinesD．considers（8）A．motivationB．proofC．trialD．origin（9）A．a(chǎn)ctuallyB．graduallyC．finallyD．occasionally（10）A．insistsonB．turnstoC．setsaboutD．takesup（11）A．BecauseB．IfC．WhileD．Until（12）A．lifeB．growthC．marriageD．a(chǎn)dulthood（13）A．gratefulB．sadC．eagerD．guilty（14）A．thankstoB．ratherthanC．a(chǎn)partfromD．regardlessof（15）A．supportingB．mentioningC．seeingD．calling二．閱讀理解（共3小題）2．Luling，asmalltowninTexas，ishometoawatermelonwatertower，awatermelonqueenandafestivalcalledtheWatermelonThump.Theeventincludesfood，musicandaparade.ButwhatsetsthiswatermelonfestivalapartfromothersistheWorldChampionshipSeedSpitting（吐西瓜籽）Contest..Onlyabout5，500peopleliveinLuling.Butsince1954，thepopulationhasswelledonthelastweekendinJune.Now，tensofthousandsofpeoplecomefromallaroundtoattendthefour﹣dayfestival."Theseed﹣spittingcrowdsgetintoit，."saidEdgarCamacho，whoisfathertofourseed﹣spittingchampions."ParentsfromLulingtakeitseriously."Thecompetitionislimitedtoabout50kidsand50adults.Thekidsaredividedintofouragegroups.Fortheindividual（個(gè)人的）competition，everyonegetstwospits，andjudgesrecordthebetterone.Fortheteamevent，judgestakethesumoffourspitsfromfourparticipants."It'sreallyfunandexciting，"saidVictoriaCamacho，14."Thecrowdisallwatchingyouandcheeringforyou，andyourfamilyisthere."About200peoplewatch."It'sreallyalotofpressurebecauseyoudon'twanttomessup.Victoriawonheragegroupfouryearsagowithaspitof36feet.Twoyearsago，herbrotherA.J.，17，broketheyouthrecordinLulingwhenhespataseed58feet912inches.That'smorethanhalfthelengthofabasketballcourt.（Theadultseed﹣spittingworldrecord，setin1989，is，68feet918inches."It'sfuntocomeoutandcompeteeveryyear.It'sjustareallycompetitivespiritthatallthefamilieshave，"saidA.J.，whohaswontheseedTheCamachoshavenoplanstogiveuptheircompetitivespittinganytimesoon."EvenifIdon'tliveinTexas，."saidDavisCamacho，20，afive﹣timewinner."I'llmaketheyearlyjourneytoLuling."（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"swelled"inParagraph3mean？A．Increased.B．Doubled.C．Recovered.D．Dropped.（2）What'stheruleforthegroupcompetition？A．Everyonegetstwospits.B．Thebestfourspitsarerecorded.C．Eachteammembercanspitonlyonce.D．Participantsaredividedintofouragegroups.（3）HowdoesVictoriafeelaboutthecompetition？A．Confidentandlucky.B．Stupidandbored.C．Happyandfearless.D．Excitedandnervous.（4）Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetition？A．Itlastsfourdays.B．Ithappenseveryyear.C．Itisaninternationalevent.D．Itgetsthousandsofviewers.3．ModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfromLostinSpace，butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets，moons，andotherlandingareas.Asidefromtheearth，justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe，makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Plustherewouldbecomplicationswithradiation，weather，andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals，analyzinggroundsamples，andfindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans，butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover，robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain，theydon'trequirefoodorwater，andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars'history.（1）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．TheDevelopmentofRobotsB．TheDiscoveryofSpaceExplorationC．NoRobots，NoSpaceExplorationD．RobotsAreUsedinSpaceExploration（2）Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A．Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.B．Itisdangerousforhumanstoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheearth.C．BothSpiritandOpportunityhavefoundtheevidenceofwateronMars.D．Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.（3）Theunderlinedword"withstand"inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"".A．remainB．bearC．defeatD．develop（4）Whatisthewriter'sattitudeinthispassage？A．Negative.B．Persuasive.C．Subjective.D．Objective.4．Philadelphia'sMagicGardensmakesupafolkartcenter，galleryspace，andanonprofitorganizationshowcasingtheworksofmosaicist（鑲嵌設(shè)計(jì)師）IsaiahZagar.ZagardevotedhimselftobeautifyingtheSouthStreetneighborhoodinthelate1960s，whenhemovedtotheareawithhiswifeJulia.Thecouplehelpedtheareabypurchasingandrepairingsomeoldbuildings，oftenaddingcolorfulmosaicsonboththeirprivateandpublicwalls.ThefirstsuchprojectwasJulia'sstill﹣busyfolkartstore，theEyesGalleryat402SouthStreet.ZagarstartedworkingontheMagicGardensin1994inthedesertedparkinglotnearhisstudio.Hespentthenextfourteenyearssculptingmulti﹣layeredwallsanddecoratingthe3，000squarefootspace.Theinstallation（裝置藝術(shù)），primarilyconsistingoffoundobjectsandcontributionsfromthecommunity，finallycovershalfacityblockwithcountlesspatternsandcolors.ItshowsZagar'smanyartisticinfluences，aswellastheeventsandexperiencesofhislife.In2002，theowneroftheonce﹣unusedparkinglotdecidedtosellthelandinresponsetorisingSouthStreetpropertyvalues.UnwillingtowitnessthedestructionofZagar'sneighborhoodartenvironment，thecommunityrushedtosupporttheartist.Hiscreation，newlytitledPhiladelphia'sMagicGardens，turnedintoanonprofitorganizationwiththeintentionofpreservingandpromotingZagar'sworksatthesiteoftheMagicGardensandthroughouttheSouthStreetregion.TheMagicGardensisnowapermanentartinstitutionthatisopentovisitorsthroughouttheyear.TrainedguidesareavailabletoleadtoursoftheMagicGardensandZagar'ssurroundingpublicwallpaintings.Inaddition，itoffersmonthlymosaicworkshopsledbyZagarhimself，andregularlyhostsconcerts，danceperformances，andotherpublicevents.（1）HowdidZagarhelptheSouthStreetneighborhood？A．Hemovedtotheareawithhisfamily.B．Heworkedtoimproveitssurroundings.C．Heopenedafolkartstorewithhiswife.D．Hemanagedtobuyalltheoldbuildings.（2）WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus？A．GreatachievementsofZagar.B．Specialskillsofinstallingart.C．LocationoftheMagicGardens.D．EarlyhistoryoftheMagicGardens.（3）WhatdothelocalresidentsthinkofZagar'sworks？A．Theyharmenvironment.B．Theycanbringinprofits.C．Theyshouldberemoved.D．Theyareprecioustreasures.（4）WhatcantouristsdoinPhiladelphia'sMagicGardens？A．Paintthewallsonthespot.B．Putonmusicperformances.C．EnjoysomeZagar'sworks.D．Attendsomedancecourses.三．信息匹配（共1小題）5．TablemannersareimportantinBritain，eventoday．（1）．Thefollowingaresomebasictablemannersyouneedtoknow．Waitforthehosttoinviteyoutothetable．Heorshemayarrangeaseatforyou．You'dbetternottakeyourseatbeforethehostsits．Iftheelderlyarearound，youcanhelpthemintotheirseatsbeforeyoutakeyourseat．（2）．Thensitupstraight，andkeepyourelbowsoffthetable，too．（3）Chewandswallowallthefoodinyourmouthbeforetakingmoreortakingadrink．Itisimpolitetotalkwithfoodinyourmouth．Learntopassitems．Whensomeonesays，"Pleasepassmethebutter，reachforitonlyifyouaretheclosestonetoit．Taketheitemandplaceitnexttoyourneighbour．Andremember：alwayspasstotheright．（4）Neverleavespoonsinthebowlwhenyoufinishusingthem．（5）Neverleavetheminthebowlorcups．A．Yourtablemannersmayinfluencepeople'sjudgmentonyou．B．Nevertalkwithyourmouthfulloffood．C．Afteryousitdown，takeyournapkinfromthetableimmediately，andplaceitneatlyonyourlap．D．Nevermakeasoundwhenchewing．E．Whenyoufinisheating，soupspoons，coffeespoonsanddessertspoonsshouldbeplacedonthesideoftheplate．F．Considereveryactionbeforeyoudoit．G．Continuepassingtheiteminthismanneruntilitreachesthepersonwhoasksforit．四．語法填空（共1小題）6．（2020春?青島期中）TsinghuaUniversitywasestablishedin1911，originallyunderthename"TsinghuaXuetang"．Theschoolwasrenamed"TsinghuaSchool"in1912．Theuniversitysection（1）（found）in1925．Thename"NationalTsinghuaUniversity"wasadoptedin1928．TsinghuaUniversitywasforced（2）（move）toKunmingandjoinwithPekingUniversityandNankaiUniversitytoformtheSouthwestAssociatedUniversityduetotheResistanceWar（3）theJapaneseInvasionin1937．In1946theuniversitywasmovedbacktoits（4）（origin）locationinBeijingafterthewar．InNovember1952，Mr．JiangNanxiangbecamethePresidentoftheUniversity．Hemade（5）significantcontributioninleadingTsinghuatobecomethenationalcenterfor（6）（train）greatengineersand（7）（science）．（8）Chinaopeneduptotheworldin1978，TsinghuaUniversityhasdevelopedatabreathtakingpaceintoaresearchuniversity．TensofthousandsofstudentshavegraduatedfromTsinghuasinceitsfounding，among（9）aremanyoutstandingscholars，excellentbusinesspersonsandgreatstatesmen（10）（respect）bytheirfellowChinesecitizens．五．單詞拼寫（共5小題）7．Pressthe（按鈕）tosoundthealarmincaseoffire.8．Wecanonlyhopethattheelephantscan（恢復(fù)）.9．Manyhouseswere（毀壞）bytheearthquake.10．Hiseldersonwasinjuredinacar（撞車事故）yesterday.11．Honestyandkindnessare（要素）ofagoodlife．六．書面表達(dá)（共2小題）12．（2024?靖遠(yuǎn)縣校級模擬）假定你是某國際學(xué)校學(xué)生李華，你的愛爾蘭筆友Kelly對你提到的學(xué)校"多元文化日"（MulticulturalDay）活動很感興趣。請回信告知他關(guān)于該活動的相關(guān)信息。內(nèi)容包括：1.活動時(shí)間；2.活動目的和內(nèi)容。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearKelly，________________________________Yours，LiHua13．（2024?紹興二模）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Kevinwoketotheblaringbeepofhisalarmclock."Can'twaitforthatcampingtrip，"Kevinthought，filledwithexcitement.Ashewasleavinghome，hisdadgrabbedhimbythehandandsaid，"Beforeyougo，justtellmethedirectionsonwhereyouandyourfriendsaregoingtostay.""Butdad!"Kevincomplained."Nobuts!"Kevin'sdadadded."Fine."Kevintoldhimthedirectionsandleft.Thethreefriends，Kevin，JayandNathan，hadbeenplanningthisadventureforweeks，packingtheirstuff﹣tents，snacks，andamap﹣preparingfora3﹣dayoutdoorexploration.ExcitementranthroughKevinastheydepartedfortheircampsite."Thistripisgoingtobeawesome，"Nathanexcitedlyyelledastheysetoff.Butlittledidtheyknowthatnaturehadasurpriseinstoreforthem.Thefirstdayatthecampsitewasgoinggreat，settinguptents，collectingfirewood，andsharingstories."Man，wenailedthesetents，"Kevinsaid."Iknowitwaseasyreally，"Nathanreplied.Thefriendswerehappy.Yettowardsnight，asthedarkcloudsgatheredoverhead，theatmosphereshifted，andasuddenstormeruptedwithunforgivinganger.Rainpoureddownfromtheheavenslikearelentlesswaterfall，transformingthepeacefulcampsiteintoamuddybattleground.Worsestill，ahugetreewasuprootedandcrasheddownwithadeafeningcrackontheironlymeansofescape﹣theircar.Kevin'seyeswidenedinhorrorashespottedthedamagedwreckagebeneaththefallengiant."Ourcar!"hescreamedoverthehowlingwind，hisvoiceamixofdisbeliefanddespair."We'restuckhere，"hedeclared，hiswordsbarelyaudibleagainstthebackdropofthunderandraindrops.Theyrealizedthattheirplanshadbeenviolentlyspoiledbyforcesbeyondtheircontrol.Theoncequietcampsitenowstoodasadesertedbattlefield，thefallentreeservingasapainfulreminderoftheunpredictablenatureoftheworldaroundthem.注意：（1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；（2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Paragraph1：Thenextday，theyfoundthemselvesfacingtheimmediateproblemoffindingwater.________Paragraph2：Onthethirdnight，adistantenginesoundbroketheterriblestillness.________

2024-2025學(xué)年外研社版高一（上）英語寒假作業(yè)（九）參考答案與試題解析一．完形填空（共1小題）1．LutherYoungerisa99﹣year﹣oldlovinghusband.Hiswifecamedownwithcancernineyearsago，anddoctors（1）Cshe'dhavejustfiveyearstolive.（2）A，thecouplehaveremainedstrong.Overthelastnineyears，Luthertakesasix﹣mile（3）Beverydaytovisithiswifeinthehospital.Healwaysstaysbyherside，encouragingher，showeringherwith（4）C，andtheirdailykiss.Luthercouldgetarideoreventakethebus，buthe（5）Dtowalkthewholejourneytohelpclearhismindandto（6）Aeverythingabouthiswife.PassersbyoftenrecognizeLutherandstoptoofferhimaride，buthe（7）Ctheirkindness.Hisdailywalkis（8）Bofhowmuchheloveshiswife.Luther'sdaughterhopedhecould（9）Dacceptrides，especiallyonextremelyhotandsnowydays，butLuther（10）Awalkinghimselfsoshejustletshimhaveithisway.（11）Bwalkingsixmileseachdayintheheatandsnowwouldbetoomuch，whenyou'vewalkedthrough（12）Awithsomeone，what'sanothersixmiles？Lutherisalways（13）Btoleavehislovebeforereturninghome，butheknowsthateachtomorrow，（14）Dtheweather，hewillbeonhiswayagain.Hecan'tbeartoliveasingledaywithout（15）Chiswife.（1）A．reportedB．imaginedC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．thought（2）A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．InsteadD．Besides（3）A．driveB．walkC．rideD．flight（4）A．reliefB．trustC．loveD．sympathy（5）A．a(chǎn)greesB．hesitatesC．failsD．prefers（6）A．recallB．suspectC．ignoreD．discover（7）A．dislikesB．correctsC．declinesD．considers（8）A．motivationB．proofC．trialD．origin（9）A．a(chǎn)ctuallyB．graduallyC．finallyD．occasionally（10）A．insistsonB．turnstoC．setsaboutD．takesup（11）A．BecauseB．IfC．WhileD．Until（12）A．lifeB．growthC．marriageD．a(chǎn)dulthood（13）A．gratefulB．sadC．eagerD．guilty（14）A．thankstoB．ratherthanC．a(chǎn)partfromD．regardlessof（15）A．supportingB．mentioningC．seeingD．calling【答案】（1）﹣（5）CABCD（6）﹣（10）ACBDA（11）﹣（15）BABDC【分析】本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀。文章講述了99歲高齡的路德每天堅(jiān)持走六英里路去醫(yī)院看望生病的妻子，通過這證明了對妻子的愛?！窘獯稹浚?）C．考查動詞及語境理解。A．reported報(bào)告；B．imagined想象；C．a(chǎn)dvised通知，建議；D．thought思想。根據(jù)下文she'dhavejustfiveyearstolive.可知，醫(yī)生通知她只能活5年。故選C。（2）A．考查副詞及語境理解。A．However但是；B．Therefore因此；C．Instead但是；D．Besides此外。但是這對夫妻仍然健在。根據(jù)下文thecouplehaveremainedstrong可知是轉(zhuǎn)折。故選A。（3）B．考查名詞及語境理解。A．drive開車，驅(qū)動；B．walk步行；C．ride乘坐；D．flight飛行。路德每天步行六英里去醫(yī)院看望他的妻子。根據(jù)下文buthe________towalkthewholejourneytohelpclearhismind可知是步行。故選B。（4）C．考查名詞及語境理解。A．relief救濟(jì)；B．trust信任；C.love愛；D.sympathy同情。鼓勵(lì)她，用愛寵溺她。根據(jù)上文LutherYoungerisa99﹣year﹣oldlovinghusband可知是愛。故選C。（5）D．考查動詞及語境理解。A．a(chǎn)grees同意；B．hesitates猶豫；C．fails失??；D．prefers更喜歡，偏好。但他更喜歡走一段路來幫助他理清思路。根據(jù)上文Luthercouldgetarideoreventakethebus，可知是更喜歡。故選D。（6）A．考查動詞及語境理解。A．recall回憶，召回；B.suspect懷疑；C．ignore忽略；D．discover發(fā)現(xiàn)?；貞浧拮拥囊磺小９蔬xA。（7）C．考查動詞及語境理解。A．dislikes不喜歡；B．corrects更正；C．declines拒絕；D．considers考慮。但他謝絕他們的好意。根據(jù)前文Luthertakesasix﹣mileeverydaytovisithiswifeinthehospital說明他沒搭車，所以是拒絕（decline）了別人。故選C。（8）B．考查名詞及語境理解。A．motivation動機(jī)；B．proof證據(jù)；C．trial追蹤；D．origin起源。丈夫九年如一日地走路去醫(yī)院看妻子，是愛妻子的證明（proof）。故選B。（9）D．考查副詞及語境理解。A.actually實(shí)際上；B.gradually逐漸地；C.finally最終；D.occasionally偶爾。路德的女兒希望他能偶爾接受乘車。根據(jù)下文especiallyonextremelyhotandsnowydays可知是偶爾。故選D。（10）A．考查動詞短語及語境理解。A．insistson堅(jiān)持；B．turnsto轉(zhuǎn)向；C．setsabout開始；D．takesup占用。但是路德堅(jiān)持走路，所以她讓他按自己的方式。根據(jù)下文soshejustletshimhaveithisway可知是堅(jiān)持。故選A．（11）B．考查連詞及語境理解。A．Because因?yàn)?；B.If如果；C．While當(dāng)…時(shí)候；D．Until直到。如果每天在熱天和雪地里走六英里都太多了，那當(dāng)你一生都跟某個(gè)人一起走，還有另一個(gè)六英里嗎？故選B．（12）A．考查名詞及語境理解。A.life生活；B.growth成長；C.marriage婚姻；D.adulthood成年。語境是將每天走六英里和走一輩子對比，life意為"一輩子、一生"。故選A。（13）B．考查形容詞及語境理解。A．grateful感激的；B．sad難過的；C．eager渴望的；D．guilty內(nèi)疚的。路德在回家前離開他的愛總是很難過。根據(jù)下文Hecan'tbeartoliveasingledaywithout________hiswife.可知是傷心的。故選B。（14）D．考查固定搭配及語境理解。A．thanksto幸虧；B．ratherthan而不是；C．a(chǎn)partfrom除了；D．regardlessof不管。前文Overthelastnineyears，Luthertakesasix﹣mileeverydaytovisithiswifeinthehospital.說明Luther沒有間斷，所以不管（regardlessof）天氣如何，都會去。故選D。（15）C．考查動詞及語境理解。A．supporting支持；B．mentioning提到；C．seeing看到；D．calling呼叫。根據(jù)前文Lutherisalwaystoleavehislovebeforereturninghome可知，離開妻子會難過，因此看不見（see）她也一樣讓人難以忍受。故選C?！军c(diǎn)評】做完形填空首先要通讀全文，了解大意。一篇完形填空的文章有許多空格，所以，必須先通讀一至兩遍，才能大概了解文章的內(nèi)容。千萬不要看一句，做一句。其次要逐句分析，前后一致。選擇答案時(shí)，要考慮整個(gè)句子的內(nèi)容，包括搭配、時(shí)態(tài)、語法等。答案全部填完后，再通讀一遍文章，檢查是否通順流暢，用詞得當(dāng)，意思正確。二．閱讀理解（共3小題）2．Luling，asmalltowninTexas，ishometoawatermelonwatertower，awatermelonqueenandafestivalcalledtheWatermelonThump.Theeventincludesfood，musicandaparade.ButwhatsetsthiswatermelonfestivalapartfromothersistheWorldChampionshipSeedSpitting（吐西瓜籽）Contest..Onlyabout5，500peopleliveinLuling.Butsince1954，thepopulationhasswelledonthelastweekendinJune.Now，tensofthousandsofpeoplecomefromallaroundtoattendthefour﹣dayfestival."Theseed﹣spittingcrowdsgetintoit，."saidEdgarCamacho，whoisfathertofourseed﹣spittingchampions."ParentsfromLulingtakeitseriously."Thecompetitionislimitedtoabout50kidsand50adults.Thekidsaredividedintofouragegroups.Fortheindividual（個(gè)人的）competition，everyonegetstwospits，andjudgesrecordthebetterone.Fortheteamevent，judgestakethesumoffourspitsfromfourparticipants."It'sreallyfunandexciting，"saidVictoriaCamacho，14."Thecrowdisallwatchingyouandcheeringforyou，andyourfamilyisthere."About200peoplewatch."It'sreallyalotofpressurebecauseyoudon'twanttomessup.Victoriawonheragegroupfouryearsagowithaspitof36feet.Twoyearsago，herbrotherA.J.，17，broketheyouthrecordinLulingwhenhespataseed58feet912inches.That'smorethanhalfthelengthofabasketballcourt.（Theadultseed﹣spittingworldrecord，setin1989，is，68feet918inches."It'sfuntocomeoutandcompeteeveryyear.It'sjustareallycompetitivespiritthatallthefamilieshave，"saidA.J.，whohaswontheseedTheCamachoshavenoplanstogiveuptheircompetitivespittinganytimesoon."EvenifIdon'tliveinTexas，."saidDavisCamacho，20，afive﹣timewinner."I'llmaketheyearlyjourneytoLuling."（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"swelled"inParagraph3mean？AA．Increased.B．Doubled.C．Recovered.D．Dropped.（2）What'stheruleforthegroupcompetition？CA．Everyonegetstwospits.B．Thebestfourspitsarerecorded.C．Eachteammembercanspitonlyonce.D．Participantsaredividedintofouragegroups.（3）HowdoesVictoriafeelaboutthecompetition？DA．Confidentandlucky.B．Stupidandbored.C．Happyandfearless.D．Excitedandnervous.（4）Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompetition？AA．Itlastsfourdays.B．Ithappenseveryyear.C．Itisaninternationalevent.D．Itgetsthousandsofviewers.【答案】ACDA【分析】本文介紹了蘆嶺的一個(gè)叫做西瓜重?fù)舻墓?jié)日。【解答】（1）A.詞義猜測題。結(jié)合劃線詞所在句前文Onlyabout5，500peopleliveinLuling.（只有大約5500人居住在蘆嶺。）及其后的Now，tensofthousandsofpeoplecomefromallaroundtoattendthefour﹣dayfestival.（現(xiàn)在，數(shù)以萬計(jì)的人從四面八方趕來參加為期四天的節(jié)日。）可知，自1954年開始，蘆嶺小鎮(zhèn)的人口在六月最后的那個(gè)周末不斷增加。也就是：但自1954年以來，人口在6月的最后一個(gè)周末激增。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)：A.Increased"增加"；B.Doubled"加倍"；C.Recovered"恢復(fù)"；D.Dropped"下降"。故選A。（2）C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段Fortheteamevent，judgestakethesumoffourspitsfromfourparticipants（參與者對于團(tuán)體賽，裁判會從四名參賽者身上取四口唾沫的總和。）可知，在團(tuán)體比賽中，每名參賽人員只能吐一次西瓜籽。故選C。（3）D.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段"It'sreallyfunandexciting，"saidVictoriaCamacho，14.（14歲的維多利亞?卡馬喬（VictoriaCamacho）說："這真的很有趣，很激動人心。）及"It'sreallyalotofpressurebecauseyoudon'twanttomessup."（"這真的是很大的壓力，因?yàn)槟悴幌敫阍摇?）可知，Victoria認(rèn)為比賽既刺激又緊張。故選D。（4）A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Now，tensofthousandsofpeoplecomefromallaroundtoattendthefour﹣dayfestival.（現(xiàn)在，數(shù)以萬計(jì)的人從四面八方趕來參加為期四天的節(jié)日。）可知，這個(gè)比賽持續(xù)四天，故選A。【點(diǎn)評】做閱讀理解時(shí)，考生應(yīng)首先通讀一遍文章，再結(jié)合題目及文章在文中找出相應(yīng)的語句，最后結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案，要做到有理有據(jù)，不能主觀臆斷，任意猜測。3．ModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfromLostinSpace，butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets，moons，andotherlandingareas.Asidefromtheearth，justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe，makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Plustherewouldbecomplicationswithradiation，weather，andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals，analyzinggroundsamples，andfindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans，butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover，robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain，theydon'trequirefoodorwater，andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars'history.（1）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？DA．TheDevelopmentofRobotsB．TheDiscoveryofSpaceExplorationC．NoRobots，NoSpaceExplorationD．RobotsAreUsedinSpaceExploration（2）Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？AA．Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.B．Itisdangerousforhumanstoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheearth.C．BothSpiritandOpportunityhavefoundtheevidenceofwateronMars.D．Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.（3）Theunderlinedword"withstand"inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"B".A．remainB．bearC．defeatD．develop（4）Whatisthewriter'sattitudeinthispassage？DA．Negative.B．Persuasive.C．Subjective.D．Objective.【答案】DABD【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了機(jī)器人對太空探索非常重要，機(jī)器人正用于太空探索?！窘獯稹浚?）D.標(biāo)題判斷題。閱讀全文，本文講述了現(xiàn)代機(jī)器人可能不如R2D2或LostinSpace中的機(jī)器人那么有趣，但機(jī)器人對于太空探索非常重要。所以"D.RobotsAreUsedinSpaceExploration機(jī)器人被用于太空探索"為最佳標(biāo)題。故選D。（2）A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.機(jī)器人的使用使得太空探索的成本遠(yuǎn)低于人類進(jìn)行工作所需的成本。所以"A.在太空探索中使用機(jī)器人比使用人類花費(fèi)更多。"錯(cuò)誤。故選A。（3）B.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.這些表面上的溫度太熱或太冷，任何人都無法承受，可知withstand意為"忍受"。A.remain保持不變；B.bear忍受；C.defeat打?。籇.develop發(fā)展。故選B。（4）D.觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容，本文講述了現(xiàn)代機(jī)器人可能不如R2D2或LostinSpace中的機(jī)器人那么有趣，但機(jī)器人對于太空探索非常重要。作者的態(tài)度是客觀的，A.Negative否定的；B.Persuasive有說服力的；C.Subjective主觀的；D.Objective客觀的。故選D。【點(diǎn)評】閱讀理解，要先通讀全文，再結(jié)合題目到文章中針對性的尋找與題目相關(guān)的細(xì)節(jié)，抓關(guān)鍵詞、關(guān)鍵句，仔細(xì)推敲，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，逐一排除，如是錯(cuò)誤選項(xiàng)，一定要明白表達(dá)錯(cuò)誤所在；如是正確選項(xiàng)，一定是完全符合原文作者所要表達(dá)的意思、觀點(diǎn)或想法，或與文章中某些細(xì)節(jié)完全相符。4．Philadelphia'sMagicGardensmakesupafolkartcenter，galleryspace，andanonprofitorganizationshowcasingtheworksofmosaicist（鑲嵌設(shè)計(jì)師）IsaiahZagar.ZagardevotedhimselftobeautifyingtheSouthStreetneighborhoodinthelate1960s，whenhemovedtotheareawithhiswifeJulia.Thecouplehelpedtheareabypurchasingandrepairingsomeoldbuildings，oftenaddingcolorfulmosaicsonboththeirprivateandpublicwalls.ThefirstsuchprojectwasJulia'sstill﹣busyfolkartstore，theEyesGalleryat402SouthStreet.ZagarstartedworkingontheMagicGardensin1994inthedesertedparkinglotnearhisstudio.Hespentthenextfourteenyearssculptingmulti﹣layeredwallsanddecoratingthe3，000squarefootspace.Theinstallation（裝置藝術(shù)），primarilyconsistingoffoundobjectsandcontributionsfromthecommunity，finallycovershalfacityblockwithcountlesspatternsandcolors.ItshowsZagar'smanyartisticinfluences，aswellastheeventsandexperiencesofhislife.In2002，theowneroftheonce﹣unusedparkinglotdecidedtosellthelandinresponsetorisingSouthStreetpropertyvalues.UnwillingtowitnessthedestructionofZagar'sneighborhoodartenvironment，thecommu