to China？They came to China through the Silk Road hundreds of years ago. Are there any foods that are native to China？Of course there are. Rice, soy beans, chestnuts （栗子）, Chinese cabbage and hawthorns（山植）were all grown in China first. Where are these foods from？ Food Luffs Eggplant Cucumber Home country India Time to enter China Tang Dynasty（AD 618﹣907） India and Southeast Asia Han Dynasty（206BC﹣AD220） South Asia Han Dynasty（206BC﹣AD202） Tang Dynasty（AD 618﹣907） Africa Watermelon （1） came to China through the Silk Road. A. Watermelons and rice B. Grapes and walnuts C. Cabbage and fathoms （2） came to China at the same time. A. Cucumbers and eggplants B. Watermelons and eggplants C. Cucumbers and watermelons
（3）From the text, we know that . A. luffs are from Africa B. eggplants are from China
C. none of the foods above in the chart are native to China 【答案】 （1）B （2）A （3）C
【解析】【分析】主要讲了四种食物来自哪里及时间。
（1）细节理解题。根据第一段From grapes and wainuts（核桃）to cucumbers and spinach（菠菜），They came to China through the Silk Road hundreds of years ago.从葡萄和核桃到黄瓜和菠菜，它们几百年前通过丝绸之路来到中国，可知葡萄和核桃都是从丝绸之路来到的中国，故选B。
（2）细节理解题。根据表格二和三Luffa，India，Tang Dynasty（AD 618﹣907）Eggplant，India and Southeast Asia，Han Dynasty（206BC﹣AD220）茄子，印度与东南亚，汉代（206BC﹣AD220）；黄瓜，南亚，汉代（206BC﹣AD202）可知，茄子和黄瓜都来自汉代， 故选A。
（3）细节理解题。根据文字还有表格可知，文字和上面图表中的食物都不是中国本土的。 故选C。
【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。
10．阅读理解
It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, \（玫瑰）.\for only five dollars, Madam?\（店员） was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen（一打）. Maybe he would be happy with carnations（康乃馨）.
\I have to have red roses, \said. \mom was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, for roses are her favorite.\
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, \Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery（墓地）. Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, \God, please help me find my mom and tell her I love her.\
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
（1）John spent altogether（总共） in the flower shop that day.
A. $5 B. $25 C. $30 D. $55 （2）The young man cried at the cemetery because he . A. had spent all his money on the roses
B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother
（3）At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to . A. tell his mother he loved her himself B. ask his mother for more money C. tell his mother the young man's story D. ask his mother if she liked roses
（4）The writer writes the passage in order to tell us \ A. buy roses for your mother when she is ill B. let your mother know how much you love her C. work hard to get more money for your mother D. send your mother flowers on Mother's Day 【答案】 （1）D （2）B （3）A
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文描述了母亲节那天约翰在花店买花时发生的一个小故事，告知人们要让母亲知道你是多么的爱她。
（1）推理题。根据After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. 可推知约翰那天在花店花了55美元，故选D。
（2）细节题。根据Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”可知年轻人不能告诉他妈妈他对她的爱，故选B。
（3）推理题。根据Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.可知约翰这样做是想告诉他妈妈他爱她，故选A。
（4）主旨题。读短文可知，作者旨在通过本文告知读者要让你的母亲知道你是多么爱她，故选B。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，和主旨题3种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。
11．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Hobbies let you explore interests outside of your line of work. They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things. Picking a different one can get your creative juices flowing again.
Look at what interests you.
Check what you love doing in your spare time. Do you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing your own. Do you like a hot coffee at the end of the day? Maybe your hobby could be trying to make it at home. Turn what you already love into a hobby.
choosing a hobby.
Think about what you value most
Do you value wisdom or courage? Do you admire artists? Let such question guide you when For example, maybe you could volunteer at a library as a hobby because you value education or maybe you could try painting because you admire people who can express themselves with art. Examine your skills and personality.
Certain hobbies require certain skill
If you don't have much patience, then maybe going fishing isn't something you'd enjoy. However, if you love building things, maybe you should consider a hobby like working on older cars or building furniture. Play to your strengths.
hobby.
Pay attention to what excites your ①________.
The way you talk about things can also show what you really like and it can be developed into a Think about the topics you go on endlessly about. Ask your friends and family what you seem to talk about all the time. Now think about the subject that you enjoy so much and decide how it can be turned into your hobby.
（1）This passage is most probably taken from ________.
A. a magazine for old people B. a magazine for young people C. a picture book for children D. a picture book for hobbies （2）This passage mainly shows us ________.
A. how to find a new hobby B. how to give up old hobbies C. why you must find a new hobby D. why you must give up old hobbies （3）Which is the most suitable word for ①________?
A. hobbies B. skills C. topics D. interests 【答案】 （1）B （2）A （3）C
【解析】【分析】主要讲了发现一种新爱好的建议。
（1）细节题。根据全文可知讲了发现一种新爱好，可知不是picture book图画书，排除C、D。根据maybe you could volunteer at a library在图书馆里当志愿者，所以给年轻人写的，故选B。
（2）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了发现一种新爱好的建议。故选A。
（3）推断题。根据后文Think about the topics you go on endlessly about.考虑下话题，可知最合适的词是话题，topics，故选C。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。