四、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下面的材料,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Dear Susan,
How are you?I'm going to visit Hong Kong with Mum and Dad next month. We'll arrive on the second of August. It's so exciting! We can meet each other soon!
I will spend a day in Ocean Park on the third of August. I know that you've visited Ocean Park many times before. Can you give me some advice on what to see in Ocean Park?
I would also like to visit you at your home on the fourth of August. Are you free on that day? I've bought a present for you. I think you'll love it.
By the way, would you like to go to Disneyland with me? I really want to take some photos with you in Disneyland. You know, I love the famous cartoon characters of Disney such as Snow White and Mickey Mouse very much. I know you love them too.
When can you go to Disneyland with me? Please let me know. I'll stay until the ninth of August and go back to England on that day.
See you soon.
Love,
Lily
46.When will Lily arrive in Hong Kong?
A.On the second of August.
B.On the third of August.
C.On the fourth of August.
D.On the ninth of August.
47.How long will Lily spend in Ocean Park?
A.Half a day. B.One day.
C.One and a half days. D.Two days.
48.What will Lily do on the fourth of August?
A.Buy a present.
B.Visit Ocean Park.
C.Go back to England.
D.Visit Susan at her home.
49.What will Lily do in Disneyland?
A.Take photos.
B.Watch a cartoon.
C.See a film of Mickey Mouse.
D.Read the story of Snow White.
50.Lily wants to know ___ .
A.if Susan has received her present
B.when she will go back to England
C.if Susan can meet her at the airport
D.when Susan can go to Disneyland with her
答案解析：
46. A 根据信件第一段第二句“We'll arrive on the second of August.”可知，Lily将在8月2日到达香港。
47. B 根据信件第二段第一句“I will spend a day in Ocean Park on the third of August.”可知，Lily将在海洋公园待一天。
48. D 根据信件第三段第一句“I would also like to visit you at your home on the fourth of August.”可知，Lily计划在8月4日去Susan家拜访。
49. A 根据信件第四段第三句“I really want to take some photos with you in Disneyland.”可知，Lily想在迪士尼乐园和Susan一起拍照。
50. D 根据信件第四段最后一句“When can you go to Disneyland with me? Please let me know.”可知，Lily想知道Susan何时能和她一起去迪士尼乐园。
B
I did something wrong today.
While at the beach this afternoon, I met a boy called Bob. We talked a lot. He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs(悬崖). I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place(Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there). He called me a coward. I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave, so I agreed to go with him.
We wanted to make our way down to explore(探索)the area, so Bob started to climb down and I followed him. Unluckily, some rocks came down after us. One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted and shouted for help, but for a long time, no help came. I was really scared. I wanted to cry. Then, we heard some sounds. Someone had heard us. A woman tied(系) a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She made her way down to save us.
My parents were relieved(宽慰的)that I was unhurt, but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing. I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again.
51.Where did the writer meet Bob?
A.At school. B.In the park.
C.At the beach. D.On the cliffs.
52.In paragraph 2, “a coward”means ___ .
A.a person who is not brave
B.a person who is not clever
C.a person who is not strong
D.a person who is not polite
53.What had the writer's parents always warned him about?
A.The wind was very strong.
B.The beach was too far away.
C.The cliffs were not a safe place.
D.Bob was difficult to get on with.
54.Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.
a.Some rocks came down.
b.The writer followed Bob.
c.The writer wanted to cry.
d.A man and a woman saved them.
e.The writer and Bob heard some sounds.
A.a-b-c-d-e B.b-a-c-e-d
C.a-c-b-e-d D.b-e-a-c-d
55.How did the writer feel about what he had done?
A.Surprised. B.Excited.
C.Glad. D.Sorry.
答案解析：
51. C 根据文章第一段第一句“While at the beach this afternoon, I met a boy called Bob.”可知，作者是在海滩遇到Bob的。
52. A 根据上下文，作者因为被告知不能去悬崖边玩，被Bob称为“coward”。结合后文作者为了证明自己勇敢而同意前往，可知“coward”在此处意为“懦夫，不勇敢的人”。
53. C 根据文章第一段括号里的内容“(Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there)”可知，作者的父母一直警告他那个地方(悬崖)很危险。
54. B 根据文章第二段的叙述顺序：1. 作者跟着Bob(b. The writer followed Bob.);2. 一些石头掉了下来(a. Some rocks came down.);3. 作者害怕得想哭(c. The writer wanted to cry.);4. 他们听到了一些声音(e. The writer and Bob heard some sounds.);5. 一男一女救了他们(d. A man and a woman saved them.)。因此正确的顺序是b-a-c-e-d。
55. D 根据文章最后一段“I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again.”可知，作者对自己所做的危险行为感到抱歉。
C
In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world known Italian traveller, saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the 15th century. However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.
Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.
Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated(使绝缘)from heat or cold with paper.
However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48,000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.
So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.
In short, we should keep a balance(平衡) between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.
56.When did the Chinese begin to use paper money?
A.In the 5th century.
B.In the 6th century.
C.In the 7th century.
D.In the 15th century.
57.Why did Canada become an important country in paper making?
A.Because it was a large country.
B.Because it had lots of forests.
C.Because it was a very rich country.
D.Because the inventor was from Canada.
58.In Finland, paper is used for ___ .
A.making beds B.reducing waste
C.making umbrellas D.keeping warm
59.According to the passage, how many trees are needed to make one ton of paper?
A.10. B.17. C.2,800. D.48,000.
60.Paragraph 5 mainly talks about ___ .
A.how paper boots are made
B.how paper was invented
C.how we can save paper
D.how we can make useful things
答案解析：
56. C 根据文章第一段最后一句“However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.”可知，中国人在7世纪开始使用纸币。
57. B 根据文章第二段最后一句“After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.”可知，加拿大成为造纸业重要国家的原因是它拥有丰富的森林资源。
58. D 根据文章第三段第三句“In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow.”可知，在芬兰，纸被用来制作靴子以保暖。
59. B 根据文章第四段第四句“It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper.”可知，制造一吨纸需要17棵树。
60. C 文章第五段以“So we must start saving paper right now.”开头，随后列举了多种节约用纸的方法，如双面用纸、用陶瓷杯代替纸杯等。因此，本段主要讨论的是如何节约用纸。
