2023-2024學年山東省煙臺市萊州市九年級（上）期中英語試卷（五四學制）閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。（6分）Thereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent（口音）.Infact，mostnativeEnglishspeakerswon'tcareifyoudo.Youshouldfeelconfidentaboutyouraccent!Butasyouimproveyourlanguageabilities，losingyouraccentmightbesomethingyou'vestartedtothinkabout.And，ifyou'reenteringtheworkforceinanEnglishspeakingenvironment，itisimportanttogetyourpronunciationtoalevelthatnativespeakerscanunderstandwithoutdifficulty.So，here，we'relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanativespeaker.SpeakslowlyandclearlyPaycloseattentiontogettingyourwordsoutclearlyandspeakingslowlyasyougo.Whenyourpronunciationgetsbetter，youcanspeedupyourspeakingspeed.LearntheschwaskillfullyTheschwaisavowelwhichsoundslike"uh".Englishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsastheschwa.LearningwhentoexchangethemcanmakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural.Use"He"and"She"correctlyMakesurethatyoucallmen"he"andwomen"she".Ifyoumixthemup，itcanbeconfusing（混淆的）foryourlistenersanditisagiveawaythatyouarenotanativespeaker.FalltoneandrisetonefluentlyInEnglish，themeaningofwhatyousaycanchangebasedonthewayyousayit.Makesuretoworkonyourfallingandrisingtonessothatyourmeaningiscommunicatedclearly.Learninghowtosoundlikeanativespeakercanbeahardtask.Butit'ssomethingyou'llhavetodoonyourlanguagelearningjourney.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpronunciation，thetipsabovewillbeofgreatvaluetoyou.（1）WhatshouldyoudotomakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural？A．Speakslowlyandclearly.B．Use"He"and"She"correctly.C．Learntheschwaskillfully.D．Fallandriseyourtonefluently.（2）What'sthepurposeofthispassage？A．TosuggestwhatanativeEnglishspeakershoulddo.B．Tosuggestwhatyoushoulddotosoundlikeanativespeaker.C．Toexplainwhythereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent.D．Toexplainwhyyourpronunciationisalwaysofgreatimportance.（3）Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage？A．Inanovel.B．Inastorybook.C．Inanadvertisement.D．Inamagazine.（8分）Somedesigners（設計師）aretryingtobuildanewtypeofhouse.Thepicturebelowshowssomeinformationaboutthehouse.（4）Accordingtothepassage，theplantsontherooftopcan.A．keepthehousecoolB．takeinwaterC．makethehousebeautifulD．preventwaterpassingthrough（5）Thewatersensorscanwarnpeopleaboutfloods.A．inthegardenB．inthewallsC．underthefloorD．onthetopoftheroof（6）Duringfloods，canmakethehouseriselikeaboat.A．thefloorsofthehouseB．theplantsontherooftopC．thebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouseD．thedrainagesystem（7）Thedesignersbuildthespecialhouseto.A．moveiteasilyB．fightagainstsnowstormsC．reusethewasteD．keepsafeduringfloods（8分）InPontevedra，Spain，peopledon'tshout.Sincecarsarenotallowedinthecity，therearenohorns（喇叭）ornoisesfromcarengines.Peopledon'thavetotryhardtomakethemselvesheard.Whatyouhearinthestreet，instead，isthesingingofbirds."Listen，"saysMiguelLores，themayor（市長），openingthewindowsofhisoffice.Fromthestreetbelowrisesthesoundofhumanvoices，"Morethan14，000carsusedtopassalongthisstreeteveryday.Thereweremorecarspassingthroughthecityinadaythanpeoplelivinghere.Loresbecamemayorin1999.Hespentmonthswalkingaroundthecity."Thehistoricalcityisdead，"hesaidoneday."Itisfullofcars.Itisheavilypolluted.Therearealotoftrafficaccidents.Theelderlyandchildrenaren'tabletousethestreetsbecauseofcars.Peoplewhohadachancetoleavehavedoneso."Atfirst，Loresthoughtofimprovingtrafficconditions.However，hecouldn'tcomeupwithagoodplan.Afterlotsofdiscussions，thegovernmentfinallydecidedtogetridofcars.ThechangehasbroughtPontevedramanybenefits.Trafficaccidentsarenowrare.CO2emissions（排放物）aredownby70%.Manypeoplearemovingtothecity，makingitlivelyagain.Mostlocalpeoplelikethechange.RamiroArmesto，amotheroftwoyoungchildren，said，"Inthepast，thefirstthingtoseeinthemorningwastrafficjams.Now，thecityiscleaner，quieterandsafer."RaquelGarcia，anotherparent，saidshehadstayedinmanycitiesaroundtheworld.However，shehadneverlivedinacityas"easytolivein"asPontevedra."Evenifit'sraining，Iwalkeverywhere.Thefeelingiswonderful，"sheadded.（8）FromParagraph1，weknowPontevedraisa（n）cityinSpain.A．ancientB．quietC．busyD．crowded（9）ForLores，whatwasthecityPontevedra'smainproblem？A．Thehistoricalcitywasdead.B．Therewerelotsoftrafficaccidents.C．Manypeoplewereleavingthecity.D．Thereweretoomanycarsinthecity.（10）Theunderlinedword"benefits"probablymeans""inEnglish.A．choicesB．advantagesC．problemsD．symbols（11）Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph？A．Toshowhowpeoplelikethechange.B．Toletmorecitiesfollowthechange.C．Toexplainwhatpeoplethinkofthecity.D．TotellwhypeoplelikelivinginPontevedra.（8分）Scientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence（證據）toshowthatbeingkindtootherscanresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson'smood，forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions，yetpeopledonotalwaysmakethemostofthem.Instudies，behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation：peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.Intheexperiments（實驗），about1，000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelsefeelgood，Weaskedboththepersonperforming（執行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersomequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel，Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe，soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（評分）how"big"theactseemed.Inallcases，wecomparedtheperformer'sexpectationsofthereceiver'smoodwiththereceiver'sactual（實際的）experience.Forone，bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive（積極的）moods.Foranother，thereceiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas"bigger"thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.Atfirst，westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople，suchasfriends，classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment，performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again，thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson，whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan？（12）Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments？A．Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.B．Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.C．Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.D．Theycomparedtheperformers'expectationswiththeiractualresults.（13）Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout？A．Differentpurposesoftheresearch.B．Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.C．Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.D．Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.（14）Whatisthewriter'sattitude（態度）towardsshowingkindnesstoothers？A．Supportive.B．Unclear.C．Doubtful.D．Uninterested.（15）Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle？A．Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.B．Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.C．Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.D．Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.16．（5分）Chinaisthecountrythateatsthemostwatermelonsintheworld.It'snotbecauseforeignersdon'tlikewatermelonsbut"theycan'taffordthem"Doyouknowwhy？（1）It'sreportedthatakiloofUSwatermelonisabout＄6.91inNewYork，whichisabout￥46inChina.（2）ButthingsaredifferentinChina.AccordingtotheFAO（聯合國糧農組織），Chinanowistheworld'slargestwatermelonproducerandcustomer.（3）Andtheweatherisjustrightforplantingwatermelons.Withthelargeoutput（產量），thepriceisnaturallymuchlower.Secondly，countriesliketheUSAandAustraliahaveawideland，butwatermelonswerenotintroducedthereasearlyasinChina.Thelocalpeoplepreferotherfruitsthatwereknownearliertowatermelons.（4）Thirdly，accordingtosomereports，watermelonsfromforeigncountriesmaynottastegood.（5）Whyisthat？WuMingzhuisan80﹣year﹣oldChinesescientistwhospendsherwholelifeontheimprovementofgrowingbetterwatermelons.Thankstoherhardwork，wecanenjoymoredeliciousandmuchcheaperwatermelons.A.Firstly，China'slandareaislarge.B.Watermelonsaremyfavoritefruit.C.So，watermelonsarenotaspopularasotherfruits.D.That'sbecausethey'retooexpensiveinmostcountries.E.However，inChina，weseldomeatwatermelonsthattastebad.F.WatermelonsarealsofamousforbeingexpensiveinJapanandSouthKorea.語言知識應用閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。（10分）Onahotandwetsummerday，Nuraandherdadfoundaplacetocooloffatthecitymuseum.Suddenlythelightswentout，leavingtheroomcompletely（17）."Dad，what'sgoingon？"Nuracalledoutloudly."Don'tworry.Thelightsmightcomebackonsoon."Dadsaid（18）tocomfort（安慰）Nura.Inamoment，aworkerwavedtheflashlightatthemandsaid，"Excuseme，sir.Thereisapowercut（停電）acrossthecity.Wehaveto（19）themuseum.Iwillwalkyoutothegate."Nuraandherdadstoppedattheirfavoriteshopforicecream.TheshopownerrefusedwhenNura'sdadtriedto（20）."Forgetaboutit，"hesaid，"Itwillallbesoupsoon，anyway!"AfterNuraandherdadarrivedhome，theyfoundtheneighbors（21）theirapartments.Everyonesharedicewater，talkingandlaughingaboutthehotweather."Ican't（22）theheatinmyroom."Mrs.Fongsaid，fanningherselfwithanewspaper.Awomanwholiveddownstairswasstandinginthedoorway."Ifthepowerdoesn'tcomeonsoon，I'llhaveto（23）allthefood，"shesaid."Themeatinthe（24）willgobadwithoutpower，"saidNura'sdad."Let'stakeoutthegrill（烤架）tocookit.""I'llseewhatIhave，"thewomaninthedoorwaysaid."I'llmakesuretobringenoughforeveryone."Astheyhadtheir（25），nightfelloverthecity.Theairwasthickandhot，butNuradidn'tmindanymore.Shehadenjoyed（26）icecream，andshehadsharedamealwithherneighbors.Shesmiledtoherselfandcontinuedtowatchthestars.（17）A．coldB．crowdedC．darkD．empty（18）A．peacefullyB．weaklyC．fairlyD．strangely（19）A．openB．closeC．tidyD．visit（20）A．spendB．costC．payD．afford（21）A．alongB．insideC．aboveD．outside（22）A．standB．suggestC．raiseD．create（23）A．takeoffB．throwawayC．lookthroughD．cutup（24）A．marketB．bowlC．glassD．fridge（25）A．breakfastB．drinkC．lunchD．dinner（26）A．smoothB．freshC．freeD．cheap語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FredericChopin（1810—1849）wasagreatcomposerandanexcellentpianist.Hecomposedtwenty﹣fourshort（1）（piece）forthepianocalledpreludes（序曲）.Thelongestone，Preludeno.15，isbetter（2）（know）byitsnickname，the"Raindrop"Prelude.Howdiditgetitsnickname？Onedayin1838，whenChopin'sloverGeorgeSandwentoutinarainstorm，Chopinbecameworried.Whilehe（3）（wait）forSand，hewrotePreludeno.15.WhenSandcamebackChopinplayed（4）（she）themusic.Sandthoughtthenotessoundedlikeraindrops.SheletChopin（5）（listen）totheraindropsfallingontheroof.ThismadeChopin（6）（happy）.Heinsistedthatheneverpaidattentiontothosesoundsor（7）（copy）them.However，likeSand，manypeoplehearraindropsinthisprelude.Somenotesrepeatingthroughoutthepiecesoundlikeraindrops.Theflowofthemusicislikerain，too.Thepiecestarts（8）（soft），（9）itgetslouder，likeraingettingheavier.Thenthemusicgetsquietandfinally（10）（end），likerainwhenitstops.閱讀表達閱讀下面的短文，完成短文后的問題。28．（10分）WorldWaterDayiscelebratedonMarch22everyyear.Itdrawsattentiontotheimportantroleofwaterinourlives，thedifficultiespeoplefaceingettingwaterandsolutionstotheseproblems.Itisreportedbyscientiststhatbetween55and60percentoftheadultbodyismadeofit.Innormalconditions，thehumanbodycanonlystayalivethreeorfourdayswithoutwater.Weneedwatertostayalive，yettherearebillionsofpeopleallovertheworldwhodonothaveaccess（使用）tosafedrinkingwater.TheproblemsfacingcommunitieswithoutwaterExceptfortheobvioushealthproblems，ashortageofcleanwatermeansthatsomepeopleinsomeareas—oftenwomenandchildren—havetospendhourseverydaywalkingtoandfromdistantwatersupplies（供應）.Thismeanstheydon'thavetimetofocustheirattentionontheirwork，studiesandotherduties.Sothesearchforwaterbecomestheirmainjobs.Formanypeople，theaccesstowaterhasbecomeincreasinglydifficultbecauseoftheincreasingneedforalimitedresource.Whatarethesolutions？Infact，manygovernmentsandorganizationshavealreadytakenactionstooffergoodsolutions.Waste﹣waterrecycling，storingrainwater，moreefficientirrigationtechniques（灌溉技術）andreforestationaregoodexamplesofhowwatercanbeusedmoreefficiently.Therearealsomanyothercharitiesworkingoncreatingsustainable（可持續性）suppliesofcleanwaterfordifferentcommunitiesaroundtheworld，butthisimportantworkneedstocontinue.WhatwecandotohelpThethemeofWorldWaterDayisvaluingwater.Thevalueofwaterisaboutmuchmorethanitsprice.Withoutanunderstandingofwater'struevalue，wewillbeunabletosafeguardit.Whatwecandotohelpistosupportcharities，takepartintheWorldWaterDayevents，becarefulwithhowweusewaterinourownlives.'WecanalsovisittheUNWorldWaterDaywebsitetofindoutaboutaneventnearusandhelpspreadaroundtheworldabouttheimportanceofsavingwater.（1）WhenistheWorldWaterDay？（2）Howlongcanhumanstayalivewithoutwater？（3）Whyhastheaccesstowaterbecomeincreasinglydifficult？（4）Whohastakenactionstooffergoodsolutionstosavewater？（5）Whatcanwedoinourdailylifetosavewater？（Listatleasttwoactions）寫作29．（20分）旅游是我們看世界的重要方式，它可以讓我們開闊視野，增長見識，豐富閱歷，陶冶情操。如果你有機會出去旅游，你最想去的地方是哪里？為什么想去那個地方？你想在那個地方干些什么？請以"TheplaceIwanttovisit"為題，寫一篇100詞左右的短文。要求：（1）文中不得出現考生姓名、學校及其他相關信息；（2）照抄試卷內容不得分。________

2023-2024學年山東省煙臺市萊州市九年級（上）期中英語試卷（五四學制）參考答案與試題解析閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。（6分）Thereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent（口音）.Infact，mostnativeEnglishspeakerswon'tcareifyoudo.Youshouldfeelconfidentaboutyouraccent!Butasyouimproveyourlanguageabilities，losingyouraccentmightbesomethingyou'vestartedtothinkabout.And，ifyou'reenteringtheworkforceinanEnglishspeakingenvironment，itisimportanttogetyourpronunciationtoalevelthatnativespeakerscanunderstandwithoutdifficulty.So，here，we'relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanativespeaker.SpeakslowlyandclearlyPaycloseattentiontogettingyourwordsoutclearlyandspeakingslowlyasyougo.Whenyourpronunciationgetsbetter，youcanspeedupyourspeakingspeed.LearntheschwaskillfullyTheschwaisavowelwhichsoundslike"uh".Englishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsastheschwa.LearningwhentoexchangethemcanmakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural.Use"He"and"She"correctlyMakesurethatyoucallmen"he"andwomen"she".Ifyoumixthemup，itcanbeconfusing（混淆的）foryourlistenersanditisagiveawaythatyouarenotanativespeaker.FalltoneandrisetonefluentlyInEnglish，themeaningofwhatyousaycanchangebasedonthewayyousayit.Makesuretoworkonyourfallingandrisingtonessothatyourmeaningiscommunicatedclearly.Learninghowtosoundlikeanativespeakercanbeahardtask.Butit'ssomethingyou'llhavetodoonyourlanguagelearningjourney.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpronunciation，thetipsabovewillbeofgreatvaluetoyou.（1）WhatshouldyoudotomakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural？CA．Speakslowlyandclearly.B．Use"He"and"She"correctly.C．Learntheschwaskillfully.D．Fallandriseyourtonefluently.（2）What'sthepurposeofthispassage？BA．TosuggestwhatanativeEnglishspeakershoulddo.B．Tosuggestwhatyoushoulddotosoundlikeanativespeaker.C．Toexplainwhythereisnothingwrongwithhavinganaccent.D．Toexplainwhyyourpronunciationisalwaysofgreatimportance.（3）Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage？DA．Inanovel.B．Inastorybook.C．Inanadvertisement.D．Inamagazine.【分析】本文主要介紹了一些可以幫助你的發音聽起來像一個母語人士的方法。【解答】（1）細節理解題。根據"Englishspeakerspronouncemanyothervowelsoundsastheschwa.LearningwhentoexchangethemcanmakeyourEnglishsoundmorenatural."（說英語的人把許多其他的元音發成弱讀元音。學會什么時候交換它們可以讓你的英語聽起來更自然。）可知熟練地學習弱讀音可以讓你的英語聽起來更自然。故選C。（2）主旨大意題。根據第1段"So，here，we'relookingatsometipstohelpyousoundlikeanativespeaker."（所以，在這里，我們來看看一些技巧來幫助你聽起來像一個母語人士。）可知文章是為了幫助你應該怎么做才能聽起來像母語人士。故選B。（3）推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了一些可以幫助你的發音聽起來像一個母語人士的方法，所以文章可能在雜志上看到，故選D。【點評】通讀全文，理解文章大意，閱讀題目后返回原文閱讀并找出與題目相對應的內容，仔細核對，選擇符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次閱讀并檢查。（8分）Somedesigners（設計師）aretryingtobuildanewtypeofhouse.Thepicturebelowshowssomeinformationaboutthehouse.（4）Accordingtothepassage，theplantsontherooftopcanB.A．keepthehousecoolB．takeinwaterC．makethehousebeautifulD．preventwaterpassingthrough（5）ThewatersensorsAcanwarnpeopleaboutfloods.A．inthegardenB．inthewallsC．underthefloorD．onthetopoftheroof（6）Duringfloods，Ccanmakethehouseriselikeaboat.A．thefloorsofthehouseB．theplantsontherooftopC．thebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouseD．thedrainagesystem（7）ThedesignersbuildthespecialhousetoD.A．moveiteasilyB．fightagainstsnowstormsC．reusethewasteD．keepsafeduringfloods【分析】本文主要介紹了設計師們設計的一款能夠在洪水期間保證安全的房子。【解答】（4）細節理解題。根據圖片內容Thereareplantsonthetopoftheroof.Theycan"drink"lotsofwater.（屋頂上有一些植物。他們可以"喝"很多水。）可知屋頂上的植物可以吸收水分，故選B。（5）細節理解題。根據圖片內容Garden：Thegardenhaswatersensors.Theycantellpeoplewhenfloodsarecoming.（花園：花園有水傳感器。它們可以告訴人們洪水什么時候來。）可知花園里的水傳感器可以警告人們有洪水，故選A。（6）細節理解題。根據圖片內容Therearebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouse.Duringfloods，thehousecanriselikeaboat.（房屋下面有浮力材料。在洪水期間，房子可以像船一樣上升。）可知在洪水期間，房屋下面的浮力材料可以使房屋像船一樣上升，故選C。（7）推理判斷題。根據圖片內容Therearebuoyantmaterialsunderthehouse.Duringfloods，thehousecanriselikeaboat.（房屋下面有浮力材料。在洪水期間，房子可以像船一樣上升。）可推知設計者建造這種特殊的房子是為了在洪水期間保持安全，故選D。【點評】通讀全文，理解文章大意，閱讀題目后返回原文閱讀并找出與題目相對應的內容，仔細核對，選擇符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次閱讀并檢查。（8分）InPontevedra，Spain，peopledon'tshout.Sincecarsarenotallowedinthecity，therearenohorns（喇叭）ornoisesfromcarengines.Peopledon'thavetotryhardtomakethemselvesheard.Whatyouhearinthestreet，instead，isthesingingofbirds."Listen，"saysMiguelLores，themayor（市長），openingthewindowsofhisoffice.Fromthestreetbelowrisesthesoundofhumanvoices，"Morethan14，000carsusedtopassalongthisstreeteveryday.Thereweremorecarspassingthroughthecityinadaythanpeoplelivinghere.Loresbecamemayorin1999.Hespentmonthswalkingaroundthecity."Thehistoricalcityisdead，"hesaidoneday."Itisfullofcars.Itisheavilypolluted.Therearealotoftrafficaccidents.Theelderlyandchildrenaren'tabletousethestreetsbecauseofcars.Peoplewhohadachancetoleavehavedoneso."Atfirst，Loresthoughtofimprovingtrafficconditions.However，hecouldn'tcomeupwithagoodplan.Afterlotsofdiscussions，thegovernmentfinallydecidedtogetridofcars.ThechangehasbroughtPontevedramanybenefits.Trafficaccidentsarenowrare.CO2emissions（排放物）aredownby70%.Manypeoplearemovingtothecity，makingitlivelyagain.Mostlocalpeoplelikethechange.RamiroArmesto，amotheroftwoyoungchildren，said，"Inthepast，thefirstthingtoseeinthemorningwastrafficjams.Now，thecityiscleaner，quieterandsafer."RaquelGarcia，anotherparent，saidshehadstayedinmanycitiesaroundtheworld.However，shehadneverlivedinacityas"easytolivein"asPontevedra."Evenifit'sraining，Iwalkeverywhere.Thefeelingiswonderful，"sheadded.（8）FromParagraph1，weknowPontevedraisa（n）BcityinSpain.A．ancientB．quietC．busyD．crowded（9）ForLores，whatwasthecityPontevedra'smainproblem？DA．Thehistoricalcitywasdead.B．Therewerelotsoftrafficaccidents.C．Manypeoplewereleavingthecity.D．Thereweretoomanycarsinthecity.（10）Theunderlinedword"benefits"probablymeans"B"inEnglish.A．choicesB．advantagesC．problemsD．symbols（11）Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph？AA．Toshowhowpeoplelikethechange.B．Toletmorecitiesfollowthechange.C．Toexplainwhatpeoplethinkofthecity.D．TotellwhypeoplelikelivinginPontevedra.【分析】這篇短文主要寫了西班牙龐特韋德拉市的交通狀況和城市改變。【解答】（8）推理判斷題。根據第一段InPontevedra，Spain，peopledon'tshout.Sincecarsarenotallowedinthecity，therearenohorns（喇叭）ornoisesfromcarengines.（在西班牙的龐特韋德拉市，人們不大喊大叫。由于不允許汽車進入城市，所以沒有喇叭聲或汽車引擎的噪音。）可推知龐特韋德拉是西班牙一個安靜的城市，故選B。（9）推理判斷題。根據第三段Itisfullofcars.Itisheavilypolluted.Therearealotoftrafficaccidents.Theelderlyandchildrenaren'tabletousethestreetsbecauseofcars.（到處都是汽車。它被嚴重污染。有很多交通事故。由于汽車的緣故，老人和孩子不能使用街道。）可推知龐特韋德拉市主要問題是城市里的汽車太多了，故選D。（10）詞義猜測題。根據第五段ThechangehasbroughtPontevedramanybenefits.Trafficaccidentsarenowrare（罕見的）.CO2emissions（排放物）aredownby70%.Manypeoplearemovingtothecity，makingitlivelyagain.（這種變化給龐特韋德拉市帶來了許多......。交通事故現在很少見了。二氧化碳排放量下降了70%。許多人搬到城市，使它再次充滿活力。）可推知此處是指帶來了很多好處，與"advantages"同義，故選B。（11）段落大意題。根據最后一段Mostlocalpeoplelikethechange.RamiroArmesto，amotheroftwoyoungchildren，said，"Inthepast，thefirstthingtoseeinthemorningwastrafficjams.Now，thecityiscleaner，quieterandsafer."（大多數當地人都喜歡這種變化。RamiroArmesto是兩個孩子的母親，她說："過去，早上首先看到的是交通堵塞。現在，這個城市更干凈、更安靜、更安全了。"）可知最后一段主要為了顯示人們對這種變化的喜愛，故選A。【點評】在通讀全文的基礎上，根據全文大意，展開邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，認真觀察選項，仔細推敲，確定最佳答案。（8分）Scientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence（證據）toshowthatbeingkindtootherscanresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson'smood，forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions，yetpeopledonotalwaysmakethemostofthem.Instudies，behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation：peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.Intheexperiments（實驗），about1，000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomakesomeoneelsefeelgood，Weaskedboththepersonperforming（執行）thekindactandtheonereceivingittoanswersomequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel，Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe，soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（評分）how"big"theactseemed.Inallcases，wecomparedtheperformer'sexpectationsofthereceiver'smoodwiththereceiver'sactual（實際的）experience.Forone，bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive（積極的）moods.Foranother，thereceiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalsoratedtheseactsas"bigger"thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.Atfirst，westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople，suchasfriends，classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment，performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again，thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson，whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan？（12）Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments？CA．Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.B．Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.C．Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.D．Theycomparedtheperformers'expectationswiththeiractualresults.（13）Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout？CA．Differentpurposesoftheresearch.B．Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.C．Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.D．Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.（14）Whatisthewriter'sattitude（態度）towardsshowingkindnesstoothers？AA．Supportive.B．Unclear.C．Doubtful.D．Uninterested.（15）Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle？BA．Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.B．Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.C．Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.D．Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.【分析】這篇短文主要講述了科學家研究幸福感的證據表明，對他人友善可以帶來幸福。【解答】（12）細節理解題。根據第三段Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluablepeopleconsideredtheseactstobe，soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate（評分）how"big"theactseemed.（我們想了解人們認為這些行為有怎樣的價值，所以表演者和接受者都必須給這個行為看起來有多"大"打分。）可知接收者在實驗中評價表演者的善舉的價值，故選C。（13）段落大意題。根據第五段Atfirst，westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople，suchasfriends，classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluencesonstrangersaswell.（首先，我們研究了對熟悉的人，如朋友、同學或家人所做的善事。但我們發現，表演者也低估了他們對陌生人的積極影響。）可推知第五段主要介紹了研究結果可能產生的影響，故選C。（14）推理判斷題。根據最后一段Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanotherperson，whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan？（考慮到這些溫暖的行為可以改善我們自己的心情，照亮別人的一天，為什么不選擇善意呢？）可推知作者對善待他人的態度是支持的，故選A。（15）主旨大意題。根據第二段Instudies，behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation：peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate（低估）howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvaluetheirbehavior.（在研究中，行為科學家NicholasEpley和我研究了一種可能的解釋：做好事的人低估了接受善意的人對自己行為的重視程度。）結合下文，可知本文主要介紹了善良可以產生意想不到的積極影響，故選B。【點評】通讀全文，理解文章大意，閱讀題目后返回原文閱讀并找出與題目相對應的內容，仔細核對，選擇符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次閱讀并檢查。16．（5分）Chinaisthecountrythateatsthemostwatermelonsintheworld.It'snotbecauseforeignersdon'tlikewatermelonsbut"theycan'taffordthem"Doyouknowwhy？（1）DIt'sreportedthatakiloofUSwatermelonisabout＄6.91inNewYork，whichisabout￥46inChina.（2）FButthingsaredifferentinChina.AccordingtotheFAO（聯合國糧農組織），Chinanowistheworld'slargestwatermelonproducerandcustomer.（3）AAndtheweatherisjustrightforplantingwatermelons.Withthelarge