Hi, guys! Last week I read a book called Rabbits in Australia. Rabbits look cute, but when they enter in large numbers, it's a problem. In Australia, rabbits have crowded into the land. They eat the plants that farmers grow. They eat the plants other animals need to eat, so other animals find it hard to live. These days I'm reading Moby Dick. It's considered to be the \American Novel\place on a whaling ship that sails the seas to find Moby Lick, a very large whale. Well, I love detective stories. Last month I read The Stolen Letter. The writer brings me into the story of his characters' lives. He also introduces a sense of mystery in the story. It keeps me interested until the very end of the story. （1）What are Amy, Daniel and Simon talking about? A. Listening. B. Speaking. C. Reading. D. Writing. （2）The rabbits in the book Rabbits in Australia . A. are very cute B. are in small numbers C. cause a problem D. find it hard to live in Australia （3）What type of book is Moby Dick?

A. Science. B. Novel. C. Detective story. D. Travel. （4）What do we know about the book The Stolen Letter? A. It's set in Australia. B. It's about the writer's life. C. Its story happens on a ship. D. There's a sense of mystery in it. 【答案】 （1）C （2）C （3）B （4）D

【解析】【分析】主要讲了Amy、Daniel和Simon谈论了自己的读书。

（1）细节题。根据第一个表格Hi, guys! Last week I read a book called Rabbits in Australia.第二个表格These days I'm reading Moby Dick.第三个表格Well, I love detective stories.可知他们在谈论读书，故选C。

（2）细节题。根据In Australia, rabbits have crowded into the land. They eat the plants that farmers grow. They eat the plants other animals need to eat, so other animals find it hard to live.在澳大利亚，兔子已经挤进了陆地。他们吃农民种的植物。它们吃其他动物需要吃的植物，所以其他动物觉得很难生存，所以兔子导致了一个问题，故选C。

（3）细节题。根据These days I'm reading Moby Dick. It's considered to be the \American Novel\可知它是一部小说，即novel，故选B。

（4）细节题。根据Last month I read The Stolen Letter. He also introduces a sense of mystery

in the story.可知这本书透露了神秘感，故选D。

【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。

18．阅读理解

How many of us have reached into our drawer（抽屉）and pulled out socks that didn't match? Will you throw them away like most girls or try to reuse them? The story of Carly and Charley may help you.

Carly and Charley are the girls who often lose their socks. At first, they just matched different colors or styles like some other girls. But most of the time, these socks couldn't match their clothes. So they came up with an idea and started Odd Sox: they collected these socks and gave them away to homeless people. But the problem wasn't solved. They still had missing socks until they realized that they could make a business out of it. So they set up Single Sox: he girls sell socks in packs（包）of three so you can mix and match as you wish. Each pack is super colorful and super inspiring（激励人心的）—Carly and Charley have written words on every sock to encourage girls to celebrate their differences.

And they carry on the tradition of giving back—for every pair of socks sold, they give away a pair to those in need. Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind.

（1）Carly and Charley set up Odd Sox and gave away the socks to . A. sick children B. disabled women C. poor students D. homeless people （2）The words on the socks are to encourage girls to their differences. A. match B. shout C. reach D. celebrate （3）The underlined words \ A. continue B. compare C. connect D. control （4）The correct order of the following is .

①started Odd Sox. ②carry on the tradition of giving back ③set up Single Sox ④ matched different socks

A. ①③④② B. ①③②④ C. ④①③② D. ④②0③

（5）The passage is mainly about how to . A. collect different ideas B. buy all kinds of socks C. put things to good use D. throw away the waste 【答案】 （1）D （2）D （3）A （4）C （5）C

【解析】【分析】文章大意：我们中有多少人把手伸进抽屉里拿出了不相配的袜子？你会像大多数女孩一样把它们扔掉还是再利用它们？卡莉和查理的故事也许对你有帮助。短文

讲述他们是如何处理袜子的。

（1）细节理解题，根据 So they came up with an idea and started Odd Sox: they collected these socks and gave them away to homeless people. 可知，卡莉和查理把袜子收集起来送给无家可归的人，故答案是D。

（2）细节理解题，根据Carly and Charley have written words on every sock to encourage girls to celebrate their differences.可知写这些话的原因是为了鼓励女孩子们来庆祝自己的与众不同，故答案是D。

（3）词义猜测题，根据they realized that they could make a business out of it可知一开始他们通过售出的袜子赚钱，又根据 the tradition of giving back—for every pair of socks sold 可知还是坚持了卖袜子要回报的传统，所以carry on的意思是坚持，继续的意思，故答案是A。

（4）细节排序题，根据段文内容可知，他们一开始把不同的袜子搭配在一起，然后建立了一个Odd Sox，再往后建立了独立的Sox，最后把原来的传统坚持了下来，因此正确顺序为4-1-3-2，故答案是C。

（5）主旨大意题，根据文章主要讲述了两个孩子，把没有用的袜子重新利用起来的故事，故答案是C。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到了细节理解题、词义猜测题、细节排序题和主旨大意题。细节理解题比较简单，可直接在短文中找到答案，词义猜测题则需要结合具体语境推测出生词的意思，细节排序题也属于细节理解，只是需要我们按照文章内容去排列指定的细节，主旨大意题需要在充分理解文章的基础上，归纳出文章的中心思想。

19．阅读材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A British man has learned the skills needed to perform Beijing Opera, making the audience （观众） enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King.

Ghaffar Pourazar, born in Iran, said he has been a big fan of Bruce Lee since he was a child and is full of interest about China. In 1993, he happened to watch Beijing Opera performed in London by professionals from Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing. Ghaffar said he fell in love with the beautiful voices, colorful costumes, excellent shows and so on. So after one year, he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school.

At the age of 32, he had to learn with teenage students every day, starting from the most basic training of the legs and waist. At the time, he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera. To him, it was the biggest obstacle. But he never gave up.

Four years later, he began to learn to perform the Monkey King, a traditional character from the Chinese classic story Journey to the West. He said he arrived in the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to better understand the character. Ghaffar today is not only good a speaking Beijing dialect （方言） but has also built a fame for Beijing Opera. He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King.

To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera, Ghaffar often teaches the traditional art form in schools in the United States, Britain and other countries. When he found that the language was difficult to understand, he started to translate Beijing Opera song lyrics. Ghaffar led a group of

actors to perform 66 times in a month and a half in the United States. He also led a 48-member team to perform in Malaysia. In the past 10 years, he has performed in more than 400 shows. （1）In the year of 1994, Ghaffar began to ________.

A. make friends with Bruce Lee B. take an interest in China C. learn Beijing Opera in Beijing D. act the part of the Monkey King （2）The underlined word \ A. chance B. problem C. topic D. dream （3）It can be inferred from the passage that Ghaffar ________. A. is successful in performing Beijing Opera B. has written some books about Beijing Opera C. got a prize for translating Journey to the West D. doesn't need any more members in his team

（4）The passage is most probably from the part of ________ in a newspaper. A. sports B. business C. culture D. education 【答案】 （1）C （2）B （3）A （4）C

【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要叙述出生在伊朗的英国人加法尔。他从小就是李小龙的忠实粉丝，对中国充满兴趣，他爱上了美丽的声音、多彩的服装、精彩的演出等等。开始学习京剧的过程。今天的加法尔不仅是一个讲北京话的好地方，而且还因京剧而出名。他曾因表演《猴王》获得国际最高奖项。为了帮助更多的人欣赏京剧，加法尔经常在美国、英国和其他国家的学校教授传统的艺术形式。当他发现这门语言很难理解时，他开始翻译京剧歌词。

（1）细节理解题。根据 after one year, he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school.一年后，他独自来到中国，在北京的一所学校学习京剧。可知1994年在北京学习京剧，故选C。

（2）词义猜测题。根据At the time, he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera.当时，他主要为京剧的对白所困扰。可知对外国人来说对白是最大的问题。A： chance机会； B： problem问题； C： topic题目； D： dream梦想。故选B。

（3）推理判断题。根据Ghaffar today is not only good a speaking Beijing dialect but has also built a fame for Beijing Opera. He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King.今天的加法尔不仅是一个讲北京话的好地方，而且还因京剧而出名。他曾因表演《猴王》获得国际最高奖项。可以推知他在京剧方面是成功的，故选A。

（4）文章出处题。本文主要介绍加法尔他爱上了美丽的声音、多彩的服装、精彩的演出等等。开始学习京剧的过程并因京剧而出名。他曾因表演《猴王》获得国际最高奖项。可以推知文章来自于报纸上的中国文化的一部分，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。