1、学优中考网 2012 中考英语冲刺版：阅读理解精选共 36 集【第 20 集】如何猜测生词词义 In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests Today the forests have almost gone A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand China doesnt want to copy the USAs example Were planting more and more trees Weve built the “ Great Green Wal
2、l“ of trees across northern part of our countryThe Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south More “Great Green Walls“ are needed Trees
3、 must be grown all over the world Great Green Walls will make the world better根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1In 1620, about _ the USA was covered by forestsAa third B half Ctwo thirds Da fourth2A lot of good land has gone with _Asand B water Cwind Dforests3The Great Green Wall in China is _ longA7,000 kilometers B1
4、,700 kilometersC7,000 meters D400 kilometers4Trees must be grown in _.AChina Bthe USACsome countries Devery part of the world5_ will make the world betterAThe Great Wall BTall buildingsCGreat Green Walls DFlowers and grass学优中考网 参考答案 KEY: 1B 2D 3A 4D 5C*One day the famous American scientist Albert Ei
5、nstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.“Mr Einstein， ” said the friend， “ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look， how worn-out it is！”“It doesnt matter， ” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.”Several years later they met in New York again. Eins
6、tein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.“There is no need now， ” said Einstein， “Everybody here has known me.”根据短文内容，回答问题。1. Where did Albert Einstein met an old friend of his？_2. What did the frien
7、d want him to buy？_3. How about Einsteins overcoat？_4. Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist？_5. What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat？学优中考网 _答案与解析1. On a street in New York.所问的问题是“爱因斯坦在那儿遇见了他的老朋友？”根据 One da
8、y the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York（一天，在纽约的一条街道上，著名美国科学家爱因斯坦遇见了他的一个老朋友）就能作出上述回答。2. A new overcoat.所问的问题是 “他的朋友让他买什么？” 根据“ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look， how worn-out it is！” （“你该穿一件新大衣了。看，你的大衣多么破呀！）就能作出上述回答。3. Very
9、old.所问的问题是 “爱因斯坦的大衣怎么样了？ ” 根据文章的标题就能作出上述回答。4. Yes， he did.所问的问题是 “成名之后的爱因斯坦仍然穿同一件破大衣吗？” 根据 Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat. （几年之后，他们再次在纽约相遇了，这时候的爱因斯坦已经成了世界著名的大科学家。然而，他仍然穿着那件破大衣）就能作出上述回答。5. T
10、here is no need now. Everybody here has known me.所问的问题是 “当朋友再次劝爱因斯坦买一件新大衣时，他是怎么说的？” 根据“There is no need now， ” said Einstein， “Everybody here has known me.”（爱因斯坦说：“没有必要了，这儿的人都知道我了）就能作出上述回答。*In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a roo
11、m or a restaurant, unless(除非) the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other 学优中考网 things like the above. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two lad
12、ies, he should walk between them. Then if the host (男主人) or hostess(女主人) or both of them come in a car to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though there is no people sitting on it.1. In America men usually _.A. walk ahead of women B. eat in a
13、restaurantC. walk behind women D. drive a car to work2. In the street men _.A. cross the streetB. walk on the right side of the ladiesC. walk on the closer side of the ladies to the trafficD. walk near the ladies3. If a man walks with two ladies, he should _.A. walk between them B. run before themC.
14、 follow them D. go away4. If Mrs Green wants you to her house in a car, you should _.A. sit beside a guest B. sit at the front seatC. sit at the back seat D. drive the car【答案及解析】1. C 事实细节题。由第 1 句中 women always walk ahead of men 可知。2. C 事实细节题。由第 2 句 On the street, men almost always walk or cross the
15、street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic 可知。3. A 事实细节题。由第 3 句 But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them 可知。4. B 由最后句中 the guest should sit at the front seat 可知。学优中考网 *“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a l
16、ittle bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “Its cool.” You may think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer. We
17、all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one students paper was just the one
18、 sentence, “Its so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性). Can you think of many other words
19、that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.1. We know that the word “cool” has had _.A. only one meaning B. no meaningsC. many different meanings D. the same meaning2. In the passage, the word “express” means “_.”A. see B. showC. know D. feel3. If
20、 you are _ something, you may say, “Its cool.”学优中考网 A. interested in B. angry aboutC. afraid of D. unhappy with4. The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used.A. pleased with B. strange toC. worried about D. careful with5. In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示) that the word
21、 “cool” _.A. can be used instead of many wordsB. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seems参考答案1. C 事实细节题。由第 1 段第 1 句“Cool” is a word with many meanings 和第 3句 the word has had many different meanings 可知。2. B 词义猜测题。由第 1 段末再次出现的 to express feeli
22、ngs of interest in almost anything 结合后文中 to show what he saw and felt 和 to show the same meaning 等思考，不难得出 express = show(表达)。3. A 事实细节题。由第 1 段的最后一句“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything 可知。4. C 推理判断题。由 But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words 可推出。5. D 推理判断题。前
23、3 个选项都可在短文中找到明显的词句，不是暗示。由文章最后一段可推出答案是 D。*学优中考网 Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报) the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms (形成). They send these pictures to the weath
24、er stations. So meteorologists(气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologist
25、s compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteor
26、ologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前). 1. Satellites travel _. A. in space B. above s
27、pace C. above the ground D. in the atmosphere 2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere？Because _. A. clouds form there B. the weather forms there C. the weather satellites can do it easily D. the pictures can forecast the weather 3. Meteorologists forecast the weath
28、er _. A. without studying satellite pictures B. before they receive satellite pictures C. when they have received satellite pictures D. after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones 学优中考网 4. Maybe well soon be able to forecast the weather for _. A. one day B. two days C.
29、five days D. seven days or even longer 5. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _. A. taking pictures of the earth B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere C. weather forecasting D. doing other work in many ways 答案及解析这篇阅读材料向我们介绍了气象卫星在预报天气中所发挥的重要作用。如今，许多国家的气象站都是在接收到卫星云图后，由气象
30、学家进行研究分析，然后预报天气的。在卫星的帮助下，人们可以预测未来三五天或更长时间内的天气状况。1. A。本题属表层理解题。短文首句即是答案之所在。2. D。From the pictures，the scientists can often say how the weather will change 是该小题答案的出处。3. D。答案就在 the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too 中。4. D。文章结尾的 Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead 这句即是答案之所在。5. C。短文首句即点明了主旨。*
