专题10CD篇阅读(解析版)

1、CD篇阅读Martina looked out of the window. A robin was singing a lively song in the tree. At this time, Grandpa, wholived with the family since Grandma had died, came in. He looked at the floor as if looking for something. He said,Whe n the rob in sin gs. he stopped, trying to remember what he had start

2、ed to say.Spring is here, Mum finished the sentence. And Im thinking of our spring cleaning, Mum suggested.Martina, you can help me, right? Martina agreed unwillingly.They clea ned the house. They clea ned upstairs, dow nstairs, in side, outside, un til everythi ng was clea n. ThenMum poin ted to Gr

3、an dpas sofa and shouted. That old sofa has got to go. Well buy Gran dpa a new on e.It was true and Martina had to agree. The sofa was really old. As they tried to move the sofa, Grandpa stood intheir way. You cant take my sofa, he shouted.Its old, Mum said. Gran dpa tried to push his sofa back into

4、 place. Well buy you a new on e, Mumpromised.I dont want a new on e, Gran dpa in sisted. Mum let go of the sofa. Well talk about it toni ght whe n Joh n getshome. Joh n, Martin as dad, was still at work.Why dont you let us take away the sofa? Its too old!Martina asked when the family were having sup

5、per.Gran dpa shook his head and said, I sat in this sofa, with your gra ndma right here, whe n I asked her to marry me. Itwas so long ago, but whe n I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is n ear.Its amaz in g, Martina thought, how Gran dpa can remember things from the past. These days he

6、forgetsalmost everythi ng.The old man smiled to Martina and went on. And the ni ght your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I wasnervous when they placed the little baby into my arms.I think Im beg inning to un dersta nd, Martina said. Ma ny years later, Gran dpa continu ed, I sat in this sofawhe

7、n the doctor called and told me that your gra ndma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me thecomfort.I do see no w, Martina looked at Gran dpa. This is not just an old sofa. This sofa is more like a frien d.Yes, Grandpa added. Weve got through a lot together. The whole family agreed t

8、hat the living room would bebori ng without the old sofa.311. What is a robi n?A. A bird.B. A cat.2. What was Gran dpa like these days?A. Careless.B. Impatie nt.3. Who was the little baby in Paragraph 9?A. Marti na.B. Marti nas dad.4. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Martin as wishB. A spri

9、ng clea ning1. 【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子个名词，它在树上唱歌，因此我们可以猜到C. A fish.D. A worm.C. Organi zed.D. Forgetful.C. Marti nas mum.D. Marti nas uncleC. A happy familyD. The old sofaA rob in was si ngi ng a lively song in the tree.可知，robi n 是一robin指的是一种鸟。应选 A。cat猫；fish鱼；worm虫子。他们不在树上或者不会唱歌。2. 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题

10、。根据短文中Its amazi ng, Marti na thought, how Gran dpa can remember thi ngs from thepast. These days he forgets almost everyth in g.可知，Marti na 的爷爷最近总是忘事，因此他是 forgetful 健忘的。选D。3. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据短文中 The old man smiled to Marti na and wen t o n. A nd the ni ght your father wasborn, I sat in this sofa. I

11、 was n ervous whe n they placed the little baby in to my arms.可知，这里 Marti na 的爷爷在告诉她，她的爸爸出生时候的事情，因此这个小婴儿指的就是Martina的爸爸。应选B。4. 【答案】D【解析】主旨大意题。这个故事讲述了Martina爷爷的沙发，虽然它很旧了，但是它却承载着Martina爷爷的很多回忆。全文都是围绕这个沙发来讲述的，而且沙发对于爷爷有着不寻常的意义，故用The old sofa作为题目是最好的，选 D。Dear Mr Scott,I expect you may be slightly surprise

12、d to receive a letter from your n ext-door n eighbor, but I have to raise atheme that it will be easier for me to discuss in writing. You may have noticed that I have a line of apple treesrunning along the fence 栅栏that separates our two garde ns. You may also have felt happy whe n you see yourtwo ch

13、ildren sitting on your grass by the fence. And you may also have noticed that my apple trees bend over thefence and seem to look dow n at your childre n with in terest. It is only n atural that your childre n shouldsometimes seem to return that interest. And it is quite legal (合法的)for them to show t

14、hat interest by picking allthe apples that hang over on your side of the fence. But to tell you the truth, Mr Scott, I am tired of seeing yourchildre n, day after day, destroy the bran ches of every one of my apple trees. And it seems that a war has bee nfought on one side of my apple trees. Besides

15、, I am more tired of waking up on these fine autumn mornings tofind even the apples on MY side of the fence much less in nu mber. I know this too is the work of your childre n,since last ni ght I was woke n at midni ght by the no ise they were making whe n climb ing one of my trees, and (asthey may

16、have told you) I drove them away.Yours sincerely,Becky Aldri n1. What is this?A. A compla in t letter.B. An in vitati on letter.C. A tha nk-you letter.D. A recomme ndatio n letter.2. Which seas on was it?A. Spring.B. Summer.C. Autu mn.D. Win ter.3. What did the two childre n do last night?A. They sa

17、t on the grass.B. They ran along the fence.C. They destroyed the bran ches.D. They climbed an apple tree.4. How was Becky Aldrin when she wrote this letter?A. Polite but serious.B. Surprised but happy.C. Angry and rude.D. Tired and unin terested.5. What did Becky Aldri n wish Mr Scott to do next?A.

18、Be kind to his n eighbourB. Make friends with his childre n.C. Have a talk with his childre n.D. Grow apple trees in his garde n.1. 【答案】A【解析】主旨大意题。这篇短文是Becky Aldrin写给Scott先生的一封信，根据信中But to tell you the truth, MrScott, I am tired of seeing your children, day after day, destroy the branches of every o

19、ne of my appletrees. Besides, I am more tired of waking up on these fine autumn mornings to find evenhe apples on MY sideof the fence much less in number. I know this too is the work of your children可知，她是在向 Scott 先生抱怨，因为Scott先生家的孩子毁坏了她的苹果树，还偷她的苹果。因此这些一封抱怨信，应选A。2. 【答案】C【解析】 推理判断题。根据短文中 And it is quit

20、e legal 合法的for them to show that interest by picking all theapples that hang over on your side of the fenee.可知，现在苹果树上已经结苹果了，因此应该是秋季。应选C。3. 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据短文的最后si nee last ni ght I was woken at mid ni ght by the n oise they were mak ingwhen climbing one of my trees 可知，昨天晚上， Scott先生家的两个孩子爬上了 Becky A

21、ldrin的一棵苹果树，由此可知应选D。4. 【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。从Becky写的这圭寸信中的一些文字，如I expect you may be slightly surprised to receivea letter from your next- door neighbor, but I have to 、 It is only natural that 、And it-is quite legal、 But tellyou the truth, Mr Scott, I am tired of等等，我们可以看到她写信的语气是很委婉、有礼貌的，但同时她也严肃地提出了这个问题，故应

22、选A，有礼貌但严肃的。B是惊奇的但开心的；C是生气的、粗鲁的；D是累的、不感兴趣的。5. 【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。这封信中Becky向Scott先生抱怨了他的孩子们的所作所为，她的目的应该是希望 Scott先生能和他的孩子好好的谈一谈，不要再去破坏她的苹果树了。故应选CoFresh off his MasterChef Junior run, Eva n Robinson, who is only 12 years old, is using his kitche n skills toraise money for Puerto Rico. The TV show con testa

23、nt wan ted to offer help after hurrica nes飓风hit the countrylast September.I ve been seeing, all over the news, people struggling, Evan said. “They can t get fresh wthey can t get really anything. I know I m just a kid, but I think if a lot of people do something, a lot of things willget better.He ra

24、ises money by baking and taking online orders for homemade empanadas 馅 饼.He started cooking ona recent Friday ni ght. By the n ext Sun day evening, he had filled orders for 420 empa nadasroasted chicke n,cheeseburger and vegetariangetting $18 for six empanadas and $30 for a dozen.His mom, Veronica R

25、obinson, helped him send the empanadas around the city.ve never done “rWhinglike this before, she said. “ But it s a great idea, so I want to help him make it work.For Evan sut-of-town friends and supporters, he has set up a crowdfunding众筹page. Through it, he shoping to raise $1,500 in虚virtu的0 empan

26、adas . This is because he heard on the news that it could takePuerto Rico years, maybeeven 10 years, to recover复 原from the hurricanes. And he said,“ Fruit pies are upn ext. And my bak ing will continue as well.It i asdifficult job, especially for a kid with homework and Boy Scouts and friendships to

27、 tend to. But hedoesn t seem worried.It i s what we re supposed to do. he said. I m a human. They reiekpntlaffiim/Whyshouldn1. How did Eva n help those struggli ng in Puerto Rico?A. He asked his pare nts to send the empa nadas around the city.B. He continued offering a lot of fresh water and fruit p

28、ies to them.C. He don ated his big winning prize in his MasterChef Junior run.D. He raised money by sell ing homemade empa nadas through on li ne orders.2. Evan set up a crowd funding page because .A. he raised more money tha n he expected for the people in n eedB. he knew that it could take Puer to

29、 Rico a long time to recoverC. he wan ted more and more friends to know his kitche n skillsD. the nu mber of on li ne orders was bey ond his expectati on3. According to the passage, which are the best words to describe Evan?A. kin d-hearted and helpful B. careful and con fide ntC. hon est and hard-w

30、ork ing D. humorous and orga ni zed4. How can we un dersta nd the last sentence in the passage?A. Friendship is important in our lives. B. It s difficult for humans to raise money.C. We should help those who re in nefedEveryone must do something unusual.1. 【答案】D【解析】 根据 He raises money by baking and

31、taking online orders for homemade empanadas馅 饼.可知是通过在网上卖馅饼来筹钱；应选 D2. 【答案】B【解析】根据 he has set up a crowdfunding众筹page. Through it, he s hoping to raise $1,500 in 虚 拟virtual 的empanadas . This is because he heard on the news that it could tak Puerto Rico years, maybe even 10 years,to recover复 原from the

32、hurricanes. And he said, Fruit pies are up next. And my baking will continue as well.可知选B3. 【答案】A【解析】根据文章讲述了 Evan Robinson 个12岁的小男孩，通过卖他自己制作的食物来为受灾的人筹钱。可知他是一个有爱心，乐于助人的孩子；应选 A4. 【答案】C【解析】 根据 “ It s what we re supposed to do. he said. “I m a human. They re humans. Wlp shouldn t Ithem?可知我们应该帮助有需要的人；应选C

33、四Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distanee, but they have another ability. Many bats live a verylong time for an ani mal their size.Europea n researchers are study ing bats to un dersta nd why they live so long. They hope to make discoveries tofight the aging process 过程in huma n bein g

34、s.Last week, the group of scientists said they had found important biological qualities in some bat species. Thegroup studied bat chromosomes 染 色 体,a line of genes found in the nucleus 核of cells. The scientists weremost in terested in parts conn ected to the ends of the chromosomes. They are called

35、telomeres 端粒.Telomeresprotect the ends of chromosomes, which shorte n each time a cell divides. Scie ntists believe this shorte ning processcauses cells to break down. .A report on bats was published this month in the jour nal Science Adva nces.Among the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling, a biol

36、ogist with University College Dublin in Ireland.Teeling said studying long- living mammals that have developed ways to fight agingis another way to prove tmolecular分 子basis of extended healtihength.She added that studying bats made scientists able to learnmore about the processes that drive healthy

37、agi ng.The Europea n researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species. The group used in formati on that had bee ngathered over more tha n 60 years. Of these ani mals, the greater mouse-eared bat gen erally lived the Ion gest, anaverage of 37 years.The scientists said this and a related species, w

38、hich are grouped together under the name Myotis, hadtelomeres that did not shorte n with age. Ano ther Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age, reachi ng 41 years.The scie ntists findings suggest that these bats cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres. This,said, helps guard aga

39、 inst the agi ng process. Based on its body size, a bat like the greater mouse-eared bat would beexpected to live four years. But, these mammals have bee n found to live n early 10 times Ion ger tha n that.The scie ntists found that Eightee n of these are bats. The only excepti on is an unu sual Afr

40、ica n rode nt, the n akedmole rat.1. Which sentence can be put at the end of Paragraph 3?A. This makes scie ntists able to study bats.B. That s why bats can fly a great distanee.C. They say this is what causes aging.D. They discover the cells conn ected to huma ns.2. Why do some species of bats live

41、 a very long time?A. Because they have a line of Iong-living genes out of the cells.B. Because their cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres.C. Because they have ano ther ability to live Ion ger without any food or water.D. Because telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes to stop

42、cells dividi ng.3. The underlined word“ that refers toA. four years B. body size C. the agi ng process D. the ability to repair4. What s the best title of the passage?A. Differe nces Betwee n Lon g-Livi ng Ani malsB. A Scie nee Report on ChromosomesC. Do Bats Hold the Secret to Long Life?D. Are Huma

43、 ns and Bats Similar in Protecti ng Themselves?1. 【答案】C【解析】 根据 Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down 可知这就是弓 I起老化的东西；应选C2. 【答案】B【解析】 根据 The scientists findings suggest that these bats cells have the ability to keep and repair theirtelomeres. This, they said, helps guar

44、d against the aging process可知是因为它们的细胞有保护和修复端粒的能力；应选B3. 【答案】A【解析】 根据 these mammals have bee n fou nd to live nearly 10 times Ion ger than that.可知活 4 年的 10 倍；应选A4. 【答案】B【解析】根据文章讲述了蚂蚁是个长寿的动物的事情。应选C五A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years now . It describes skyscrapers that are much tall

45、erthan todays buildings , underwaterbubblecities and holidays in space . The report is from a company . It askedexperts 专家 on space and architecture, as well as city planners , to give their ideas on the life in 2116 . Theysaid the way we live , work and play will be totally different to how we do t

46、hese things today . The experts used theInternet as an example . They said that 25years ago , people could not imagine how the Internet and smartphoneswould cha nge our lives . The Internet has completely cha nged the way we com muni cate , lear n and do dailythings . The experts said the changes in

47、 the next century would be even more unbelievable .Researchers questi oned 2 000 adults about the predict ions 预言they thought were most likely彳艮可能的to happen in the future . They predicted that in the future , few people will go to an office but will work fromhome and have work meetings online. Peopl

48、e will have highly developed 3 - D printers that will let youdownload 下载a design for furniture or a food recipe and thenprintthe sofa , table or pizza at home. There willalso be less need for visits to the doctor . We will all have a home health instrument that will tell us what theproblem is and gi

49、ve us treatment . We will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we haveused up on Earth. A predict ion that is miss ing is whether people will still n eed to study En glish.1. The writer uses the example of the Internet in Paragraph I to show .A . the Internet was often use

50、dB . the Internet has developed fastC . people will not believe the cha ngesD . tech no logy will cha nge peoples lives2 . With the help of highly developed 3 - D printers , a way to get a sofa in 2116 is to.A . buy one in a shopB . ask somebody to make oneC . dow nl oad a desig n an dpri nt oneD .

51、desig n and make one by on eself3. Accord ing to the passage , the miss ing predict ion is.A . how people will workB . where people will get resourcesC. what people will have at home to treat illnessD . whether people will still need to learn English .4 . The passage is mainly about.A . the life in

52、2021B . holidays in spaceC . the history of the InternetD . medical treatme nt5 . The passage is most probably from.A . an advertisementB . a n ewspaperC . a detective storyD . a health report1【答案】D【解析】 细节理解题 根据上文They said the way we live , work and play will be totally different to how we dothese t

53、hings today .他们认为2116年的生活、工作以及出游方式将与当今截然不同.可知 想利用互联网来说明：未来生活将因科技会发生很大变化，应选D2【答案】C【解析】细节理解题根据People will have highly developed 3 - D printers that will let you download adesign for furniture or a food recipe and then, tatpentr piezsofa home . 通过先进的 3D 打印机，人们可以下载家具设计以及美食菜谱，通过它们在家打印沙发、桌子或是披萨.应选C3【答案】D【

54、解析】 细节理解题根据下文A prediction that is missing is whether people will still need to study English .可知人们不知道未来还需不需要学习英语.应选D4【答案】A【解析】推理判断题根据A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years now .有一份报告预测了100年后人类的生活.可知这篇短文主要是关于2116年的生活，应选 A5【答案】B【解析】推理判断题根据短文大意可知，这是一篇预测未来生活的文章，可能出现在报纸上，应选B六Rachel Carso

55、n 1907 1964 was a pioneer of the worldsenvironmentai movement through her writingabout the protect ion of the n atural world . Her 1962 book Sile nt Spring made her well known by many people . Itdescribes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic 有害的 chemicals on farmland .Carsons career

56、 started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries . In 1951 she published her first book . TheSea Around Us, which became a bestseller. It made her rich eno ugh to leave her job and devote her life towriting . She was s gifted writer . Her next two books were also about the oceans and both toppe

57、d the book saleslists .Carsons book Sile nt Spring completely cha nged the way America thought about n ature . It pain ted a bleak荒凉的 future for the whole n atural world .生 led to a n ati on wide ban 禁止on the use of a deadly chemicalcalled DDT , and other toxic pesticides 农药that farmers used for their crops . Many people say the book le