2025-2026学年江苏苏州初二上学期英语期末模拟卷(二)含答案

1苏州市2025-2026学年第一学期初二英语期末模拟卷（02）第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。ThanksgivingDaywasnear.Intheclass,theteacherasked1studentstodrawapictureofsomethingthattheywerethankfulfor.Peoplecelebratedtheholidaywithturkeyandothertraditionalfoodsoftheseason.So,mostofherstudents’pictureswereaboutthem. 2,Peterdrewadifferentkindofpicture.Peterwasadifferentkindofboy.Healwayslookedsad.Whenaskedtodrawapictureofsomethingforwhichhewasthankful,hedrewa3.Otherstudentswereallveryinterestedinthepicture.Whosehandcoulditbe?Onechild4itwasthehandofafarmer,becausefarmersfeed5.Anotherthoughtitwasthehandofapoliceman,becausethepolice6andcareforpeople.StillothersguesseditwasthehandofGod…Thediscussionwentonuntiltheteacher7theyoungartist.Duringthebreak,allthechildrenranoutoftheclassroomexceptPeter.TheteachercametoPeter’s8,bent(俯身)down,andaskedhimwhosehanditwas.Thelittleboy9andsaidinalowvoice,“It’syours,teacher.”Sherememberedthetimesshetookhishandandwalkedwithhimhereorthere.She10said,“Takemyhand,Peter.Let’sgooutside.”or“Letmeshowyouhowtouseyourpencil.”Peterwasverythankfulforhisteacher.2．A．HoweverB．ThenC．AndD．So3．A．headB．handC．farmerD．policeman4．A．wantedB．sharedC．agreedD．guessed5．A．sheepB．cowsC．turkeysD．pigs6．A．callB．catchC．refuseD．protect7．A．forgotB．noticedC．likedD．helped8．A．deskB．houseC．schoolD．classroom9．A．lookedupB．dressedupC．stayedupD．gaveup10．A．neverB．suddenlyC．oftenD．loudly第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上2将该项涂黑。AAndeanbearsExpertsfoundAndeanbearsinanewareainBolivia.Theyusedcamerasandfound60ofthesebearsintheTarijaregion,bringinghopethattheendangeredspecieshasbeguntothrive(繁荣).Scottishbeavers(河狸)Forthefirsttimein400years,wildbeavershavebeenborninScotland’sCairngormsNationalPark.Inthepastfewweeks,twobeaverbabieshavebeenborntotwoofsixbeaverfamiliesinthearea.Beaversbuilddamsinflowingwater,whichcanhelptorestore(修复)riversandwetlands.Commonearthworms(蚯蚓)ThecommonearthwormhasbeennamedtheUKinvertebrate(无脊椎动物)oftheyearbyreadersofTheGuardiannewspaper.EveryyearintheUK,earthwormsbring40tonsofsoiltothesurfaceper10,000squaremetersofland.Thishelpsplantstogrowandsoiltostorewater,preventingfloods.11．What’sthewriter’sattitude(态度)tothefutureofAndeanbears?A．Notsure.B．Sad.C．Hopeful.D．Worried.12．WhatcanScottishbeavershelprestore?A．Farmlands.B．Rivers.C．Lakes.D．Mountains.13．Thethirdpieceofnewsmainlytellsus.A．waysofsavingwaterB．waysofpreventingfloodsC．plantgrowthintheUKD．theimportanceofearthwormsBYoumusthavereadorheardofthelovestorybetweenJiaBaoyuandLinDaiyu,whichisfromtheclassicChinesenovelADreamofRedMansionswrittenbyCaoXueqin.ButcanyouimaginetwopeoplesingingoperainEnglishinsteadofspeakingpoeticChinese?Recently,thenovelhasbeenmadeintoanEnglish-languageopera.AfterbeingperformedinSanFrancisco,US,theperformancecametoBeijing,ChangshaandWuhan.Itiswelcomedbyaudiences(观众)athomeandabroad.Manyoftheopera’screatorshavebackgroundsinbothChineseandAmericancultures.TheirunderstandingofbothcultureshelpedthemtochangeaChineseclassicintoaforeign-languageopera.Thebook,whichcoverstheriseandfalloftheJiafamily,has120chapters(章)andhundredsofcharacters.ButtheoperawriterDavidHenryHwangcutdownthenumberofcharacterstojustseven.Huang,aChinese-American,focusedonthelovestorybetweenJiaandLininsteadoftheriseandfalloftheJiafamilyandtriedtowriteaheart-breakingtragedy(悲剧)thateveryonewouldunderstand.3Theartdirector,TimmyYip,triedtohelpforeignpeopleunderstandthecharactersusingcostumesandstagesettings(布景).HecomparedLintowaterandgaveheralightgreencostume.WhenLinshowsuponstage,thereisusuallywateraroundher.Itisn’tthefirsttimethattheyhavemadeanoperaadapted(改编)fromChineseliterature.ThecreatorsconsiderittobeameaningfuljobtointroduceaChineseclassictoWesternaudiences,spreadingChineseculturetotheworld.Theyarehappytohavemadeacontribution(贡献)tothelandwheretheirparentswereborn.14．WhatdoweknowaboutADreamofRedMansions?A．Itislongandtherearemanydifferentcharacters.B．ItwaswrittenbyDavidHenryHwang.C．ItisaclassicChineseoperaknownallovertheworld.D．IttellsalovestorybetweenJiaandLinwithahappyending.15．Inwhichsentencedoestheword“land”havethesamemeaningastheunderlinedone?A．Thelandwasdryandhardafterthelongandhotsummer.B．Itisn’tclearwhethertheplanewentdownoverlandorsea.C．Asaplanefan,heoftengoestoseeplaneslandandtakeoff.D．Thoseheroeshelppeopleindangerandprotecttheirlandintime.16．Whatdothecreatorsoftheoperathinkoftheirjobaccordingtothepassage?A．Tiringandboring.B．Satisfyingandmeaningful.C．Difficultandunbelievable.D．Excitingandsurprising.17．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheRiseandFalloftheJiaFamilyB．TheOperaofADreamofRedMansionsC．JiaBaoyuandLinDaiyuSingForeignOperaD．TheLoveStoryBetweenJiaBaoyuandLinDaiyuCHuangXuhuahadachildhooddream:hewantedtostudymedicineandsavepeople.Hisparentswerebothdoctors,andtheirworkmadehimwanttodomedicalresearchtoo.Butin1940,therewasawar.Huanghadtogotodifferentcitiesformiddleschool.Thismadehimchangehismind—hedecidedtostudyscienceinstead.In1945,HuangwenttoNationalChiaoTungUniversitytolearnshipbuilding.Afterfouryears’learning,hebecameaship-buildingengineer.Inthelate1950s,Chinaplannedtomakeitsownnuclearsubmarines(核潜艇).Huangwaspickedtojointheresearchteam.Beforestartingthework,HuangwentbacktohishometownonNewYear’sDayin1957.Afterthat,hedidn’treturnhomefor30years,andhisfamilyhadnoideawhathewasdoing.Withhisteam,theymadebig4breakthroughs(突破)insevenimportanttechnologiesanddesignedChina’sfirstnuclearsubmarine.OnDecember26,1970,Chinasentitsfirstnuclearsubmarineintothesea.ThisletChinajointhesmallgroupofcountriesthathavenuclearsubmarines.AllChinesepeoplefeltproud,andHuangwasveryhappytoo.Hewastheonlyonecryingwithjoyamongthepeople.Huang’sworkforChina’snuclearsubmarineswasveryimportant.HeandhisteamhelpedChinamakeitsownnuclearsubmarines.Thiswasabigmilestone(里程碑)inChina’smilitary(军事的)history.Hisloveforworkandcountryencourageseveryonewhowantstomaketheworldbetter.18．WhenHuangXuhuawasakid,hisdreamwastobea.A．scientistB．doctorC．soldierD．teacher19．Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthetext?①Huangwaschosentobeamemberofthenuclearsubmarineresearchteam.②HuangwenttoNationalChiaoTungUniversitytostudyshipbuilding.③Chinasetoffitsfirstnuclearsubmarinesuccessfully.④Huangstudiedindifferentcitiesduringhismiddleschoolyears.20．HuangfeltwhenChinalauncheditsfirstnuclearsubmarine.A．interestedB．excitedC．boredD．sad21．WhatcanwelearnfromHuang’sexperience?A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.C．Agoodteacherleadstoabrightfuture.D．AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.DOneofthebestpartsofautumnisitsbeautifulcolors.Normallygreenleavesturnintoorange,yellow,redandfinallybrown.Thisiscalled“leafphenology”,andmanypeoplelookforwardtoiteveryyear.However,becauseofclimatechange,autumnischanging.Accordingtoastudythatcameoutearlierthisyear,theseasonlengthisgrowing.Itistakinglongerforleavestochangetheircolors.Andthisisnottheonlywaythatclimatechangeisruiningtheseason.“Treesareholdingontotheirleaveslonger,”explainedDr.Diamond,aseniorclimatescientist.“Inmyownneighborhood,Icanrememberthattheleaveswoulddropalotsooner20yearsagothantheydonow.Thisisapersonalexperience,butresearchactuallysupportswhatwe’reseeing.”Climatechangeisn’tjustcausingtheleavestochangelater.Wecanalsoexpectlaterfrosts(霜)accordingtoDr.Mann,aprofessoroftheUniversityofPennsylvania.Mannsaid,“Thatmeanspestsstayactiveforalongertimeinautumn,leadingtoagreaterhealthrisktohumanbeings.”Ifthereisanygoodnewsatall,though,wemaybeabletoslowdownthisdevelopment.Mannpointedout5thatifhumanslimitedthecarbonemissions(限制碳排放),theycouldstillstoptheworsteffects(影响)ofclimatechangefromhittingthemduringtheautumnmonths.“Anewstudyrecentlysuggeststhatsurfacewarmingwillpossiblystopaftercarbonemissionsreachzero,”MannnotedinLiveSciencerecently.Autumnissuchawonderfulseason—whetherit’sthegoldenleavescoveringthegrasslandsinNorthChinaortheginkgotrees(银杏树)droppingtheiryellowleavesinourschoolyard,it’sagiftweshouldkeep.Thebeautifulautumnweprotecttodaymaybethesweetmemorywewillholdtomorrow.22．Whichistheeffectofclimatechangeonautumn?A．Theseasonlengthisbecomingshorter.B．Leavesarechangingtheircolorsandfallinglater.C．Therearemorefrostsinautumn.D．Pestsarenolongeractive.23．Whatdoestheword“ruin”mostlikelymeaninthepassage?A．Causedamage.B．Improvegreatly.C．Becomemorecolorful.D．Changecompletely.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thisdevelopment”referto?A．Thebeautifulautumnsceneryinpeople’slives.B．Dr.Diamond’smemoriesoftheautumnbefore.C．Theautumnchangesbecauseofclimatechange.D．Dr.Mann’sadviceonstoppingcarbonemissions.25．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallforactionsagainstclimatechange.B．Todescribethebeautifulcolorsofautumn.C．Totalkabouttheeffectsofautumnchanges.D．Toexplaintheresearchaboutleafphenology.第三部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Therearesomethingsthatwedon’toftenthinkabout,likewalking,becausetherereallyisnoneedto.Thereareotherthingswedon’toftenthinkabout,likelearning,butweshould. 26However,manyofushavenorealideawhatthebestwaytolearnis.SoagroupofscientistsintheUSAinterviewedsomeexcellentstudentstofindsomeanswers.27Almostallstudentsre-readwhentheyaretryingtolearnnewinformation.Butifyoureadsomethingagainrightafteryoufinishlearningit,thereisalmostnouse.28Self-testingisoneofthebestwaysofrememberingnewthings.29Youcanjustanswerquestionsandseetheanswersatthebackofabook,oryoucanaskandanswerquestionswithafriend.6Manystudentsunderline(标记)thingswhentheyarereadingsomethingforthefirsttimeorwhentheydon’treallyknowifitisimportantornot.Butthisdoesn’thelpmuchwithlearning. 30Itismuchbettertotryandlearnlessatonetimeandstudyitafewdayslater.A．Herearetheirfindings.B．Somepeoplealreadyknowthebestwaytolearn.C．Theanswersareveryhelpfultoimproveyourreading.D．It’salsonotagoodwaytospendhourslearningwithoutstopping.E．Thewayworksbestifyoure-readsomethingaboutfourdaysafteryoufirstlearnedit.F．Itisquickandeasyandworkswell.G．Allthroughourlives,wearelearningnewthings.第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。31．Theyhadremained(安静的)untiltheywerewellawayfromthehouse.32．TheUnitedStates(归还)41piecesofculturalrelicsandartworkstoChinaon4March,2025.33．Thewind(吹；刮)hardlastnight,makingtreesmoveandleavesflyaround.34．Thegplanstocarryoutasurveyonenvironmentalprotectionnextmonth.35．Mozartshowedhisgreatintelligenceatb.Hecouldplaytheviolinattheageoffive.36．Closeyoureyesandiyouarelyingonaquietbeachandlisteningtothesoundofthewind.37．Hedidn’tplaybasketball.I,hewenttothelibrarytoborrowbooks.38．IhavebeenbackintheUKforthreedays,butitfeelslikeac.第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，有一项是多余的，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。jumpoutof,follow,close,low,highWhatareyougoingtodoifyouareinaburninghouse?Doyouknowhowtosaveyourself?Pleasereadthe39passage.Knowingwhattododuringafirecansaveyourlife.It’simportanttoknowtherightwaystorunaway,suchasexitsandstairways,butnotlifts.Onthe40floorsofbuildings,runningawayfromthewindowsisproper.Leavingfromwindowsmaygettheleastchanceofbeinghurt.Whenyouareonthegroundfloor,it’susuallynothighfromtheground.It’saboutthe41ofanadult.It’ssafer42thehousethantostayinit.It’simportanttoprotectyourselfwhenyou’rewaitingforhelp.Besuretokeepthedoor43.Ifyoudon’tdothat,smokemaycomeintotheroom.It’sbadforyou.7第五部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，在有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。Fishbabiesinspace!Inaspacestudyonzebrafish(斑马鱼)，Chinesescientistshavesetanewrecord.They44(make)fourzebrafishliveandgrowinaclosedwaterworld.ThezebrafishwenttoChina’sspacestationontheShenzhouXVIIIspaceshipon25April.45grewupandhad46(they)babiesin43days.So47didthespecialclosedenvironmentwork?Thescientistsgavethefishfoodthrough48specialneedle(针).Suchaclosed-loop(闭合环路的)ecosystemis49(importance)forfuturestudiesinspace.It50(mean)thatplantsandanimalscanliveinspacemoresimply.Thescientistsalsofoundthatthezebrafish’sbehaviour(行为)inspacewasdifferent51thatonearth.Theyoftenswamontheirbacks.That’sbecausethelowgravity(重力)inspacemadeitpossible.Onearth,gravitypullseverythingtotheearth’scentre,andanimalscanfindtheirway52(easy).Gravityalsomakestheirbodiesworkharderandbecomemuch53(strong).Humansandzebrafishshare70%ofthesamegenes(基因).Sothenewfindingwillhelpscientistsbetterunderstandhumanhealth.第六部分阅读表达（共3小题；1题2分，2题2分，3题3分，满分7分）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。GrainRain(谷雨)isthesixthoftheTwenty-fourSolarTermsinthetraditionalChinesecalendar,whichfallsonApril20thisyear.Asthelastsolarterminspring,thisperiodseesthetemperatureriseandrainfallincrease,creatingagoodenvironmentforplantsandanimals.GrainRainisstilllinkedwithmodernagriculture.Itlinksgrainwithrain,reflectinganincreasingamountofrainfall,whichisgoodforthegrowthofcrops.Forfarmers,itisagoodtimetosow.Itmightnotbesowell-knownthatinChinesetaleanactual“grainrain”wasrecordedinthestoryofCangJie,whoinventedthefirstChinesecharacters.CangJiecreatedasetofcharactersfromobserving(观察)thetracks(足迹)ofbirdsandmammals.Afterhisgreatinvention,grainsstartedtopourdownfromthesky.TheGrainRainDayhasbecomeadaytohonorCangJieandtheinventionoftheChineselanguageandApril20hasbeendesignatedastheannualUNChineseLanguageDaysince2010.ChinesecharactersareatreasureofthespiritualhomelandofChinesepeople,thethousandsofyearsofChineseculture,andanimportantsymbolofculturalidentity.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothepassage.54．WhoinventedthefirstChinesecharactersaccordingtothepassage?855．WhatusuallyhappensonthedayofGrainRain?56．DoyouthinktheTwenty-fourSolarTermsareuseful?Whyorwhynot?第七部分书面表达（共1题；满分25分）57.假如你是学校的小记者，对竞选校学生会主席之一的刘浩进行了采访。请根据以下采访记录，给学校写一篇关于刘浩的推荐信。注意:1.短文必须包括上述所给内容，可作适当发挥:2.词数:90词左右(文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数);3.文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息。DearSir/Madam,IwouldliketorecommendLiuHaoasthechairpersonoftheStudents’Union.9第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。ThanksgivingDaywasnear.Intheclass,theteacherasked1studentstodrawapictureofsomethingthattheywerethankfulfor.Peoplecelebratedtheholidaywithturkeyandothertraditionalfoodsoftheseason.So,mostofherstudents’pictureswereaboutthem. 2,Peterdrewadifferentkindofpicture.Peterwasadifferentkindofboy.Healwayslookedsad.Whenaskedtodrawapictureofsomethingforwhichhewasthankful,hedrewa3.Otherstudentswereallveryinterestedinthepicture.Whosehandcoulditbe?Onechild4itwasthehandofafarmer,becausefarmersfeed5.Anotherthoughtitwasthehandofapoliceman,becausethepolice6andcareforpeople.StillothersguesseditwasthehandofGod…Thediscussionwentonuntiltheteacher7theyoungartist.Duringthebreak,allthechildrenranoutoftheclassroomexceptPeter.TheteachercametoPeter’s8,bent(俯身)down,andaskedhimwhosehanditwas.Thelittleboy9andsaidinalowvoice,“It’syours,teacher.”Sherememberedthetimesshetookhishandandwalkedwithhimhereorthere.She10said,“Takemyhand,Peter.Let’sgooutside.”or“Letmeshowyouhowtouseyourpencil.”Peterwasverythankfulforhisteacher.2．A．HoweverB．ThenC．AndD．So3．A．headB．handC．farmerD．policeman4．A．wantedB．sharedC．agreedD．guessed5．A．sheepB．cowsC．turkeysD．pigs6．A．callB．catchC．refuseD．protect7．A．forgotB．noticedC．likedD．helped8．A．deskB．houseC．schoolD．classroom9．A．lookedupB．dressedupC．stayedupD．gaveup10．A．neverB．suddenlyC．oftenD．loudly【答案】【答案】【导语】本文讲述了在感恩节来临之际，老师让学生们画出他们感恩的东西，大多数学生画了火鸡等传统食物，而Peter画了一只手，同学们纷纷猜测是谁的手，最后老师询问Peter得知，他画的是老师的手，因为老师经常帮助他，Peter很感激老师。1．句意：在课堂上，老师让她的学生们画一幅他们感恩的东西的画。my我的；our我们的；his他的；her她的。根据“theteacherasked...students”和“Sherememberedthetimesshetookhishandandwalkedwithhimhereorthere.”可知，这是一位女老师，让她的学生们画画，而且此处用her修饰名词students。故选D。2．句意：然而，Peter画了一种不同类型的画。However然而；Then然后；And和；So所以。根据“mostofherstudents’pictureswereaboutthem...Peterdrewadifferentkindofpicture”可知，大多数学生的画是关于传统食物的，而Peter的画不同，前后是转折关系，用However连接。故选A。3．句意：当被要求画一幅他感恩的东西的画时，他画了一只手。head头；hand手；farmer农民；policeman警察。根据“Whosehandcoulditbe?”可知，他画的是一只手。故选故选B。4．句意：一个孩子猜测它是一个农民的手，因为农民饲养火鸡。wanted想要；shared分享；agreed同意；guessed猜测。根据“Whosehandcoulditbe?”可知，同学们在猜测这是谁的手。故选D。5．句意：一个孩子猜测它是一个农民的手，因为农民饲养火鸡。sheep绵羊；cows奶牛；turkeys火鸡；pigs猪。根据“Peoplecelebratedtheholidaywithturkeyandotherfoodsoftheseason.”可知，感恩节人们吃火鸡等传统食物，所以猜测是农民的手，因为农民饲养火鸡。故选6．句意：另一个认为它是警察的手，因为警察保护和照顾人们。call打电话；catch抓住；refuse拒绝；protect保护。根据“thepolice...andcareforpeople”可知，警察保护和照顾人们。故选D。7．句意：讨论一直持续到老师注意到这位年轻的艺术家。forgot忘记；noticed注意到；liked喜欢；helped帮助。根据“Thediscussionwentonuntiltheteacher...theyoungartist.”可知，讨论持续到老师注意到Peter。故选B。8．句意：老师来到Peter的桌子旁，俯下身，问他那是谁的手。desk桌子；house房子；school学校；classroom教室。根据“bent(俯身)down,andaskedhimwhosehanditwas”可知，老师俯身和Peter说话，应该是在他的桌子旁。故选A。9．句意：小男孩抬起头，低声说：“老师，是你的。”lookedup抬头看；dressedup打扮；stayedup熬夜；gaveup放弃。根据“bent(俯身)down”以及“saidinalowvoice”可知，老师俯身，Peter抬头和老师说话。故选A。10．句意：她经常说：“Peter，拉着我的手。我们出去吧。”或者“让我教你怎么用铅笔。”never从不；suddenly突然；often经常；loudly大声地。根据“Sherememberedthetimesshetookhishandandwalkedwithhimhereorthere.”可知，老师经常帮助Peter，所以经常说这些话。故选C。第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAndeanbearsExpertsfoundAndeanbearsinanewareainBolivia.Theyusedcamerasandfound60ofthesebearsintheTarijaregion,bringinghopethattheendangeredspecieshasbeguntothrive(繁荣).Scottishbeavers(河狸)Forthefirsttimein400years,wildbeavershavebeenborninScotland’sCairngormsNationalPark.Inthepastfewweeks,twobeaverbabieshavebeenborntotwoofsixbeaverfamiliesinthearea.Beaversbuilddamsinflowingwater,whichcanhelptorestore(修复)riversandwetlands.Commonearthworms(蚯蚓)ThecommonearthwormhasbeennamedtheUKinvertebrate(无脊椎动物)oftheyearbyreadersofTheGuardiannewspaper.EveryyearintheUK,earthwormsbring40tonsofsoiltothesurfaceper10,000squaremetersofland.Thishelpsplantstogrowandsoiltostorewater,preventingfloods.11．What’sthewriter’sattitude(态度)tothefutureofAndeanbears?A．Notsure.B．Sad.C．Hopeful.D．Worried.12．WhatcanScottishbeavershelprestore?A．Farmlands.B．Rivers.C．Lakes.D．Mountains.13．Thethirdpieceofnewsmainlytellsus.A．waysofsavingwaterB．waysofpreventingfloodsC．plantgrowthintheUKD．theimportanceofearthworms【导语】本文主要介绍了三种动物的相关情况。11．观点态度题。根据“ExpertsfoundAndeanbearsinanewareainBolivia.Theyusedcamerasandfound60ofthesebearsintheTarijaregion,bringinghopethattheendangeredspecieshasbeguntothrive(繁荣).”可知，专家们在玻利维亚的一个新区域发现了安第斯熊，这给这个濒危物种开始繁荣带来了希望，所以作者对安第斯熊的未来是充满希望的。故选C。12．细节理解题。根据“Beaversbuilddamsinflowingwater,whichcanhelptorestore(修复)riversandwetlands.”可知，河狸在流动的水中筑坝，这有助于修复河流和湿地。故选B。13．主旨大意题。根据“ThecommonearthwormhasbeennamedtheUKinvertebrate(无脊椎动物)oftheyearbyreadersofTheGuardiannewspaper.EveryyearintheUK,earthwormsbring40tonsofsoiltothesurfaceper10,000squaremetersofland.Thishelpsplantstogrowandsoiltostorewater,preventingfloods.”可知，普通蚯蚓被《卫报》读者评为英国年度无脊椎动物，且蚯蚓每年能将大量土壤带到地表，有助于植物生长和土壤储水、防止洪水，所以第三则新闻主要告诉我们蚯蚓的重要性。故选D。BYoumusthavereadorheardofthelovestorybetweenJiaBaoyuandLinDaiyu,whichisfromtheclassicChinesenovelADreamofRedMansionswrittenbyCaoXueqin.ButcanyouimaginetwopeoplesingingoperainEnglishinsteadofspeakingpoeticChinese?Recently,thenovelhasbeenmadeintoanEnglish-languageopera.AfterbeingperformedinSanFrancisco,US,theperformancecametoBeijing,ChangshaandWuhan.Itiswelcomedbyaudiences(观众)athomeandabroad.Manyoftheopera’screatorshavebackgroundsinbothChineseandAmericancultures.TheirunderstandingofbothcultureshelpedthemtochangeaChineseclassicintoaforeign-languageopera.Thebook,whichcoverstheriseandfalloftheJiafamily,has120chapters(章)andhundredsofcharacters.ButtheoperawriterDavidHenryHwangcutdownthenumberofcharacterstojustseven.Huang,aChinese-American,focusedonthelovestorybetweenJiaandLininsteadoftheriseandfalloftheJiafamilyandtriedtowriteaheart-breakingtragedy(悲剧)thateveryonewouldunderstand.Theartdirector,TimmyYip,triedtohelpforeignpeopleunderstandthecharactersusingcostumesandstagesettings(布景).HecomparedLintowaterandgaveheralightgreencostume.WhenLinshowsuponstage,thereisusuallywateraroundher.Itisn’tthefirsttimethattheyhavemadeanoperaadapted(改编)fromChineseliterature.ThecreatorsconsiderittobeameaningfuljobtointroduceaChineseclassictoWesternaudiences,spreadingChineseculturetotheworld.Theyarehappytohavemadeacontribution(贡献)tothelandwheretheirparentswereborn.14．WhatdoweknowaboutADreamofRedMansions?A．Itislongandtherearemanydifferentcharacters.B．ItwaswrittenbyDavidHenryHwang.C．ItisaclassicChineseoperaknownallovertheworld.D．IttellsalovestorybetweenJiaandLinwithahappyending.15．Inwhichsentencedoestheword“land”havethesamemeaningastheunderlinedone?A．Thelandwasdryandhardafterthelongandhotsummer.B．Itisn’tclearwhethertheplanewentdownoverlandorsea.C．Asaplanefan,heoftengoestoseeplaneslandandtakeoff.D．Thoseheroeshelppeopleindangerandprotecttheirlandintime.16．Whatdothecreatorsoftheoperathinkoftheirjobaccordingtothepassage?A．Tiringandboring.B．Satisfyingandmeaningful.C．Difficultandunbelievable.D．Excitingandsurprising.17．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheRiseandFalloftheJiaFamilyB．TheOperaofADreamofRedMansionsC．JiaBaoyuandLinDaiyuSingForeignOperaD．TheLoveStoryBetweenJiaBaoyuandLinDaiyu【导语】本文主要介绍了《红楼梦》被改编为英文歌剧的相关情况，包括歌剧的创作、呈现方式及创作者的理念。14．细节理解题。根据“Thebook,whichcoverstheriseandfalloftheJiafamily,has120chaptersandhundredsofcharacters.”可知，《红楼梦》篇幅长且有很多不同的人物。故选A。15．词句猜测题