2017年江苏省扬州市中考英语试卷(解析版)

江苏省扬州市2017 年中考英语试卷
（总分：120分时长：120分钟）
一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1. They stopped in ______ beautiful place for camping, near _______ farmhouse of the Smiths.
A. a, a
B. the, a
C. a, the
D. the, the
【分析】他们在一个美丽的地方停下野营，在史密斯夫妇的农场附近．
【解答】正确答案：C．根据题干可知第一空泛指一个美丽的地方，且beautiful首字母发辅音音素[b]，则此处填写不定冠词a，第二空则特指史密斯夫妇的农场，则填写定冠词the，故选择C．
【点评】本题考查冠词，基础题，掌握定冠词与不定冠词的基本用法及区别，再根据题干即可作出选择，难度一般．
2. We all like watching the TV programme Readers _______ Saturday evening.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
【分析】周六晚上我们都喜欢看电视节目《朗读者》．
【解答】答案：B 根据后文Saturday evening周六晚上，这是具体的一天，具体的某一天用介词on，故选B．
【点评】介词的意义和用法多样，且搭配较多，是考试的重点，需要同学扎实掌握．
3. Bryan will not want to have _______ to do with horses in the future.
A. everything
B. something
C.anything
D. nothing
【分析】布莱恩在将来的时候不想对这些马做任何事．
【解答】答案：C．
everything意思是"一切事情"；something意思是"某事，某物"；anything意思是"任何事物"一般用在否定句或疑问句中；nothing意思是"没什么事情"；根据"Bryan will not want to have"可知这是一个否定句，所以要用anything来填空，这个句子的意思是"布莱恩在将来的时候不想对这些马做任何事．"综上所述，故选C．
【点评】首先要掌握这几个不定代词的意思，然后结合具体的题目，就可以确定正确答案．
4.——All done! Let’s swim, Martine!
——Swimming! I just _______get used to it in winter.
A.can’t
B.shouldn’t
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
【分析】--做得好，Martine，让我们去游泳吧．
--游泳！我只是在冬天不能适应．
【解答】答案：A．
结合选项可知本题考查情态动词，首先明确选项中每个单词的意思：A：不能；B：不应该；C：不许；D：没必要；结合题干推测句意是"--做得好，Martine，让我们去游泳吧．--游泳！我只是在冬天不能适应．"，所以can't符合句意，表不能．故选A．
【点评】本题考查了情态动词的用法．解答时首先根据题干明确句意，理解所给选项中每个情态动词的意思并熟练掌握它们的用法，便可作出正确选择．
5.___________ she couldn’t see his face, she could tell by his voice that he was young.
A.Unless
B.If
C.Because
D. Though
【分析】虽然她看不见他的脸，但是她能够通过声音分辨出他很年轻．
【解答】答案：D．
根据语境以及上下文，本题考查的是连词的用法．根据语境推测句意是"虽然她看不见他的脸，但是她能够通过声音分辨出他很年轻．"，在这里两个句子之间存在一个相反的让步关系，though/although/even though"虽然；尽管"，引导让步状语从句，符合句意．故选D
【点评】本题主要考查连词的用法，连词在句子中主要起联系上下文的作用，他们之间的区别就是表示逻辑关系的不同，所以在解题时先要理解上下文含义，然后根据上下文逻辑关系选择合适的连词．是做好此类题型的关键．
6.—— What are you reading?
—— A book about a baseball player. This guy was well __________for his devotion to charity work. A.enjoyed B. respected C. behaved D.expected
【分析】--你在读什么？--一本关于一个棒球运动员的书．这个人因为他对慈善事业的奉献而很受尊敬．【解答】答案：B．考查动词词义辨析．句意：--你在读什么？--一本关于一个棒球运动员的书．这个人因为他对慈善事业的奉献而很受尊敬．enjoy享受．respect尊敬．behave行为．expect预计．根据题干后半句for his devotion to charity work因为他对慈善事业的奉献，可知这个人应该是很受尊敬．句子为一般过去时的被动语态，构成was+done．结合选项只有B 符合题意．故选B．
【点评】理解各个选项的含义，根据具体内容作答．
7.——__________bad news! We didn’t win the 15th Sudirman Cup.
——It’s a pity.
A.What
B.What a
C. How
D. How a
【分析】--多么糟糕的消息啊！我们没有赢得第十五届苏迪曼杯．
--真可惜．
【解答】答案：A．
根据--bad news!可知这里考查了感叹句，本句的中心词是news，它是一个不可数名词，bad是一个形容词，在这里修饰news，根据What+形容词+可数名词复数/不可数名词+主语+谓语!故选A．
【点评】本题考查了感叹句的用法．解答时需注意感叹句的基本结构：What+a/an+形容词+可数名词单数+主语+谓语!What+形容词+可数名词复数/不可数名词+主语+谓语!How+形容词/副词+主语+谓语!
8.Mrs. White is ________enough to spend her spare time on our maths problems.
A.confident
B. curious
C. wise
D. generous
【分析】怀特夫人非常慷慨的花费她的业余时间在我们的数学问题上．
【解答】答案：D．考查形容词词义辨析．句意：怀特夫人非常慷慨的花费她的业余时间在我们的数学问题上．confident自信的；curious好奇的；wise明智的；generous慷慨的．根据题干Mrs．White is
________enough to spend her spare time on our maths problems．可知应说怀特夫人非常慷慨的花费她的业余时间在我们的数学问题上．故选D．
【点评】理解各个选项的含义，根据具体内容作答．
9.—— I went from a school desk to a ship in my teens.
—— _____________days would you be at sea? Homesick?
A.How long
B. How many
C. How much
D. How soon
【分析】--十几岁的时候，我从学校到了船上生活．--你会在海上呆多少天？想家吗？
【解答】答案：B．考查数量．句意：--十几岁的时候，我从学校到了船上生活．--你会在海上呆多少天？想家吗？How long多久；How many多少，提问可数名词复数；How much多少，提问不可数名词；How soon多久，多快．根据题干I went from a school desk to a ship in my teens．Homesick？十几岁的时候，
我从学校到了船上生活．想家吗？可知这里问的是数量，days 是可数名词复数，即你会在海上呆多少天？故选B．
【点评】理解各个选项的含义，及其用法的区别，根据具体内容作答．
10.My grandpa knows the history and medical _______ of many plants.
A.wealth
B. price
C.value
D.cost
【分析】我爷爷知道许多植物的历史和药用价值．
【解答】正确答案：C．A是财富、财产．B是价格．C是价值．D是成本．根据题干可知我爷爷知道许多植物的历史和药用价值，故选择C．
【点评】本题考查名词词义辨析，熟悉每个选项的含义，根据题干即可作出选择．
11.—— You have a nice car.
—— Thank you. I __________ it for less than one month.
A.bought
B.have bought
C. had
D. have had
【分析】--你有一辆好车．--谢谢．我买了不到一个月．
【解答】答案：D．考查现在完成时．句意：--你有一辆好车．--谢谢．我买了不到一个月．buy指买的动作，是非延续性动词，have是延续性动词，表示一直拥有，根据题干You have a nice car．--Thank you．I __________ it for less than one month．根据for less than one month我买了不到一个月．句子是现在完成时，结构为主语+have/has+动词的过去分词，即I have had it for less than one month．故选D．
【点评】仔细分析句子的结构，掌握一些固定用法，根据具体内容作答．
12.Mom does all the housework so that Sarah can take the time _______ her words on paper.
A.put
B. putting
C. to put
D. puts
【分析】妈妈做了所有的家务活，为的是Sarah能够花费时间把她的话写在纸上．
【解答】答案：C．
本题考查非谓语动词的用法．根据语境推测句意是"妈妈做了所有的家务活，为的是Sarah能够花费时间把她的话写在纸上．"根据设空处前面的take the time 判断考查句式take the time to do"花费时间做某事"，故选C
【点评】本题考查非谓语动词的用法，抓住句中的关键词并联系相关的语法知识可得出正确的答案．平时注意对此类短语或句式用法的总结与归纳．
13.—— What do you think of the sofa?
—— Not bad, but it may _________ too much space of our living room.
A. take up
B. put up
C. open up
D. make up
【分析】---你认为沙发怎样？
---还不错，但是可能太占据我们客厅的空间了，
【解答】答案：A．take up占用，put up张贴，open up打开，开发，make up编造，结合too much space 故用take up，指占据太多空间．故答案是A．
【点评】take up 1．占去，占据；开始从事；拿起，接收2．拿起；着手处理；占去3．开始（学习或某种爱好）；从事；提出；接受；占（时间，空间等）；拿起；接纳（乘客等）4．着手；占有（时间，空间）
14.—— Excuse me, could you tell me ___________?
——Well, there’s one on your left.
A.when the bank opens
B. where the bank is
C. how far is the bank
D. how can I get to the bank
【分析】--打扰一下，你能告诉我银行在哪里吗？
--哦，在你的左边有一个．
【解答】答案：B．
根据Could you tell me，可知本句考查了宾语从句的用法．在宾语从句中所使用的语序应该是陈述句语序，选项CD是疑问句语序，排除掉．再根据there's one on your left，可知这里询问的应该是一个地点，用where来引导．故选B．
【点评】本题考查宾语从句，做题时注意三要素时态、语序和引导词．本题先考虑语序问题，再根据句子的上下文的意思，做出选择．
15.—— Only those who have a lot in common can get along well.
—— _____________. Opposites sometimes attract.
A.I hope so
B. I think so
C. I don’t care
D. I don’t think so
【分析】--只有那些有很多共同点的人可以相处得很好．--我不这么认为．有时性格相反的人互相吸引．【解答】答案：D．考查日常交际用语．句意：--只有那些有很多共同点的人可以相处得很好．--我不这么认为．有时性格相反的人互相吸引．I hope so我希望如此．I think so我也这么认为．I don't care我不在乎．根据回答Opposites sometimes attract．有时性格相反的人互相吸引．可知不赞同他的观点．故选D．
【点评】理解各个选项的含义，及其用法的区别，根据具体内容作答．
二、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. “While travelling, you should keep notes on the things y ou see and do.__16__, you will forget them some day,” he explained. I was staying in his house when travelling in England.
I took his __17__.I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay and back to university. I recorded weekend trips, my professors and ideas about my life and future.
When I wrote, I wondered about my __18__ and purpose. Who would read this? Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this __19__ exercise?
I got a big picture for the task. I was recording events, thoughts, words that were__20__ to my life.
I __21__ a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later.
I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and __22__ it. Then another and another.
Recently, I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years. Charles had been __23__. I remembered the big __24__, the central happenings, but on each page were details I had __25__.
I hadn’t written ever y day, but I always picked up the __26__ when it felt important. I often wrote in them at school__27__ my students were writing. I wanted to pass on the __28__ Charles had given me. These writings formed a continuous __29__ between my past, present, and future through events in my life.
It took several long evenings to read through my notebooks. As I read, I suddenly realized they are
a gift to the __30__me-----I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years.
( )16. A. So B. Instead C. Moreover D. Otherwise
( )17. A. donation B.reward C. advice D. promise
( )18. A. listeners B.readers C. students D. professors
( )19. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly
( )20. A. common B. important C. practical D. similar
( ) 21. A.imagined B. remembered C. enjoyed D. expected
( )22. A. wrote B. filled C. gathered D. increased
( )23. A.patient B. serious C. right D. wrong
( )24. A. mistakes B. problems C. accidents D.events
( )25. A.forgotten B. avoided C. kept D. improved
( )26. A.drawing B. travelling C. reading D.writing
( )27. A. when B.until C. before D. after
( )28. A.notebook B. house C. lesson D. effort
( )29. A. production B.connection C. instruction D.situation
( )30. te B. past C. present D. future
【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者在Charles Lee 的引导下养成记录生活重要事件的习惯，最终发现这些都是无价的．
【解答】16．D 考查副词．A．So 因此B．Instead相反的C．Moreover此外D．Otherwise否则，根据前文While travelling，you should keep notes on the things you see and do旅行的时候，你应当把看到或做的事情记在笔记本里，后文you will forget them some day有一天你将会忘记，可知是由"otherwise 否则"引导条件状语从句，句意是"你应当把看到或做的事情记在笔记本里，否则有一天你将会忘记"故选D．17．C 考查名词．A．donation 捐款B．reward奖励C．advice建议D．promise 许诺，根据后文I wrote in the notebook every day 我每天都往笔记本里记东西，可知我是接受了Charles Lee 的"建议"，故选C．18．B 考查名词．A．listeners 听众B．readers读者C．students学生D．professors教授，根据后文Who would read this谁会读这个？，可知我想知道关于我的"读者"，故选B．
19．A 考查形容词．A．daily日常的B．weekly每周的C．monthly每月的D．yearly每年的，根据语境，可知记笔记是"每天的"的活动，故选A．
20．B 考查动词．A．common普通的B．important 重要的C．practical实际的D．similar 相似的，根据前文说中的events事件，thoughts思想，words 词汇，可知这些被记录先来的东西对我的生活来说是"重要的"，重要的才会记下来，故选B．
21．A 考查动词．A．imagined 想象B．remembered记得C．enjoyed享受D．expected期待，根据后面的a future me 一个未来的我，可知这是对未来的"想象"，故选A．
22．B 考查动词．A．wrote 写B．filled 充满C．gathered聚集D．increased 增强，根据I filled the notebook Charles gave me，I bought a new one 我把Charles给我的笔记本记满了，又买了一本新的，Then another and another．然后一本又一本，由此可知我把新的笔记本也"填满"了，故选B．
23．C 考查形容词．A．patient 有耐心的B．serious 严肃的C．right正确的D．wrong错误的，根据Recently，I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42years最近，我浏览了过去42年的笔记本，结合语境，可知这验证了Charles Lee的建议是"正确的"，故选C．
24．D 考查名词．A．mistakes错误B．problems 问题C．accidents事故D．events 事件，根据the central happenings中心事件，可知我记住的是大的"事件"，故选D．
25．A 考查动词．A．forgotten 忘记B．avoided 避免C．kept保持D．improved改善，根据on each page were details 在每一页上的细节，可知细节性的事情，经过年深日久之后往往容易"忘记"，所以题意是"每页上的是我已经忘记的细节"，故选A．
26．D 考查动词．A．drawing 画画B．travelling旅行C．reading读D．writing 写，根据题意，不是每天都记，而是挑拣重要的事情"记录"，故选D．
27．A 考查连词．A．when 当…时候B．until直到C．before 在..之前D．after在…之后，根据题意，我在我的学生写作时做记录，可知是when引导的时间状语从句，结合后文"我想把Charles 给我的经验教训传递下去"，综上所述，故选A．
28．C 考查名词．A．notebook 笔记本B．house 房子C．lesson教训；课D．effort 成就，根据题干"我想传递Charles 给我的这种…"，由语境可知，这是一种受益匪浅的"经验教训"，故选C．
29．B 考查名词．A．production 产品B．connection连接C．instruction说明D．situation情况，根据between my past，present，and future through events in my life在我生活中过去、现在和未来之间，通过这些事件，由此可知是这些记录把生命中不同时期的事件连续性的"连接"起来了，故选B．
30．D 考查形容词．A．late 最近的B．past过去的C．present现在的D．future 未来的，根据I suddenly realized they are a gift to 我突然意识到它们是一个礼物给…，推出是给"未来的"我，结合语境，当老了再来看这些记录是很有意义的，作者突然意识到的是这点，故选D．
【点评】解答完形填空题需要快速阅读全文，了解文章大意，再带着选项去读，边读边做，注意联系上下
文．
三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分)
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum honors the 2,983 victims in the terrorist attacks on September 11,2001 and February 26,1993. The 9/11 Memorial is also a place to honor those who risked their lives to save others. The 9/11 Museum is well-known for preserving the history of the events of September 11. They are located at the World Trade Center.We strongly recommend the use of public transport there. There are eight undergrounds to get you there.
Memorial Hours of Operation
Open daily 7:30 a.m. —9:00 p.m.
Museum Hours of Operation
Sunday—Thursday,9:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m./Last entry at 6:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday,9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m./Last entry at 7:00 p.m.
Museum Tickets
*Join a guide on a Memorial tour. Explore the historical importance of the World Trade Center. You can buy the Memorial tour ticket separately. The price is $15 per person.
*Join a guide on a Museum tour, examining authentic artifacts (真品) to understand what happened on 9/11, and the history and rebuilding of the World Trade Center. The price is $20 per person but you need to get the Museum admission (入场券) first.
For a full list of options, visit /tours.
31.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A.The 9/11 Memorial only honors the victims.
B.You can enter the Museum at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
C.You are advised to take underground there.
D.Join a Memorial tour to understand what happened on 9/11.
32.If Mr.Black (60 years old) and his grandson John (7 years old) want to join the Museum tour, they need to pay _____ for the tickets.
A.$39
B.$40
C.$69
D.$79
33.The passage probably comes from _____.
A.a film magazine
B. a history textbook
C. a government report
D. a travelling guide
【分析】文章大意：这是一篇说明文，主要介绍"9•11"国家纪念博物馆是为了纪念在9•11事件中失去生命的美国人民，它分为国家纪念馆和国家博物馆两个部分，位于纽约"9•11"恐怖袭击的发生地--世贸中心遗址．作者还介绍了去纪念馆的交通方式、开馆时间、门票等信息．
【解答】31．答案：C．推理判断题．根据第四行We strongly recommend the use of public transport there．There are eight undergrounds to get you there．我们强烈建议在那里使用公共交通工具．有八个地铁去你那里．可知，C选项"建议你乘地铁去那里．"，选C．
32．答案：D．细节理解题．根据表格第二行Adult （ages 18-64）Museum Admission & Museum Tour 价格44．及表格最后一行Youth （ages7-17）价格35．可知，44+35共需付款79．选D．
33．答案：D．文章来源题．A电影杂志．B历史教科书．C政府报告．D旅游指南．短文主要介绍参观9•11"国家纪念博物馆可以乘坐的交通工具，门票及时间等，因此应该来源于旅行指南．选D．
【点评】阅读题型，要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解．根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题．
B
Still in shock! I moved around the house purposelessly trying to decide what to put into the suitcases (行李箱). Earlier that evening, I’d received a call telling me that my brother was killed in a car crash. “Come as soon as you can.” cried my mother.
I wanted to hurry to her at once. But my husband, Larry, and I were packing to move from New York to Seattle. Our house was in total mess. Supper dishes sat on the kitchen table. Toys lay everywhere. I purposelessly picked things up and put them down. Mother’s crying went through my head again and again.
Larry called some friends to tell them what had happened. Someone asked to speak to me. “If there’s anything I can do, let me know.” But I didn’t know what to ask for.
Suddenly, thr doorbell rang. It was Emerson. He and his wife Donna lived in the block nearby.
“I’ve come to clean your shoes,” he said.
I asked him to repeat.
“Donna had to stay with the baby,” he said, “but we want to help you. I remember when my father died, it took me hours to clean our shoes for the funeral (葬礼). Give me all your shoes.”
I gathered all our dirty shoes to the kitchen. Emerson got to work right away. Watching him devoting himself to one task helped me pull my own thoughts into order. I told myself to wash clothes first. Then, Larry and I bathed the children and put them to bed. One job after another.
When we returned to clear the dishes, Emerson had left. All our shoes stood in a line against the wall, clean, shining. I couldn’t help crying. Early next morning, we left for the air port with all the jobs done. Now whenever I hear of a friend who’s lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer,”If there’s anything I can do …” Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man’s need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house-sitting during the funeral. If the person asks,”How did you know I needed that one?” I reply,”Because a man once cleaned my shoes.”
34.The writer didn’t know what to put into the suitcases because _____.
A.she couldn’t do it on he r own
B.she was too sad to do anything
C.she wanted to take everything to Seattle
D.she was not good at housework
35.Here’s a time line of what happened in the story.
Which of the events should go in the empty box above?
A.Emerson came to clean the shoes.
B.The couple bathed the children.
C.They cleared the supper dishes
D.The writer found the shoes cleaned.
36.If one of her friends has lost a loved one, what will the writer probably NOT do?
A.Call her friend to ask what she can do.
B.Look after her friend’s young children.
C.Take her friends’s dog to the boarding kennel.
D.Offer her friend house-sitting during the funeral.
37.Which sentences best expresses the theme of this story?
A.One person’s loss is another’s gain.
B.An act of kindness is often rewarded.
C.A near neighbour is better than a brother far off.
D.Do something specific to help those in need.
【分析】文章作者讲述了自己和爱人在正值搬家的时候听到哥哥在一起车祸中丧生的噩耗而手足无措，有的人打电话来说"有任何需要做的请说"但有个叫艾默生的过来把作者家里所有的脏鞋都洗干净了，看着艾默生认真洗鞋的情形，让作者原来的手足无措变得平静有序起来，现在作者如果听到某人失去了爱的人后，不会只是礼貌的问候而是去为这个人做一件特别而正是他需要的事．
【解答】34．B 细节理解题根据I purposelessly picked things up and put them down．Mother's crying went through my head again and again．我漫无目的把东西拿起来又放下．妈妈的哭声一遍又一遍的在我的脑子里回荡，可知作者太伤心而不知道该往箱子里装什么，故选B．
35．A 细节理解题根据第一段I'd received a call telling me that my brother was killed in a car crash我街道一个电话，被告知我的弟弟在车祸中丧生，这件事发生后，接着是第四段Suddenly，the doorbell rang．It was Emerson．He and his wife Donna lived in the block nearby．"I've come to clean your shoes，"he said．突然门铃响了，是Emerson，他和他的妻子Donna住在附近街区．"我们来帮你洗刷鞋子"，他说到．由此可知选项A．Emerson came to clean the shoes．Emerson潜力洗刷鞋子，是随后发生的，应排在第二位，故选A．
36．A 细节理解题根据Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one，I no longer call with the polite offer，"If there's anything I can do …"现在，不论什么时候我听到朋友失去爱的人，我不再打电话表达一种礼貌性的安慰，"如果有什么需要我做的…"，故答案为A．
37．D 细节理解题根据Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need相反，我尽力去想一件特别而又是那人需要的事情，故答案为D．
【点评】阅读题型，要抓住文章的大意，挑出信息词，根据要求，结合语境，选出正确的答案
C
In 1990, Ed Viesturs started for the top of Mount Everest (29,029 feet) from a high camp at 27,000 feet. He planned to climb it without oxygen tank, something only a few climbers had managed to do. He’d failed twice, once getting with 300 feet of the top b efore turning back.
He left his high camp at 1 a.m., using a headlamp to find his way in the dark. He’d already been on the mountain for two months, receiving endurance and strength training in preparation for the Everest climb. He’d also lived through t errible cold, strong winds, and separation from friends and family. “The common practice was to use oxygen when climbing, as it, in fact, lowers the altitude (海拔) of the mountain by several thousand feet,” says Viesturs. “If I couldn’t climb Everest with out oxygen tank, I wouldn’t climb it.”
“You have to be physically fit,” he says. “But the mental (精神的) part is big. It’s so hard to keep
going above 20,000 feet.”
While making that final climb on Everest, he breathed 15 times for every step. He would tell himself to first reach the rock 100 yards ahead. Then he’d find another rock, then another. Finally he stood on the top, with the whole world at his feet. “It was one of those dream-come-true moments,” Viesturs says.
Today, Viesturs makes his living in part as a speaker, talking about his climb of Everest and of the world’s 13 other highest mountain, all without oxygen. He helps people find the strength to overcome their difficulties.
Finally, in his words, “The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go, when to stay, and when to turn back. We should go step when working toward our dreams. There are no shortcuts to the top.”
38.What does the article mainly talk about?
A.Viesturs’ first successful climb of Mount Everest.
B.Viesturs’ physical preparation fo r climbing Everest.
C.The difficulties that Viesturs has met in his life.
D.The lessons that Viesturs can share with others.
39.What do we know about Ed Viesturs?
A.As soon as he reached Mount Everest, he set out for Everest climb.
B.He’s been to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountain without oxygen.
C.Well prepared, he had no difficulty climbing the top of Mount Everest .
D.So far, he is the only one to have reached the top of Mount Everest without oxygen.
40.The first “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to (指的是) __________.
A.being physical fit
B.climbing Everest
B. ing oxygen when climbing D.climbing without oxygen
41.Which sentence should go in the empty box in the last paragraph?
A.I like being near the top of a mountain.
B.Life is like climbing a mountain.
C.You never climb the mountain twice.
D.Over every mountain there is a path.
【分析】文章大意：这是一篇人物故事类阅读，主要介绍埃德．维耶斯图尔斯经过几次尝试，在没有携带氧气瓶并克服各种困难的情况下登上珠峰的事，用他的话说，"登山的艺术是知道什么时候去，什么时候留下，什么时候回去，我们应该朝着我们的梦想努力，没有捷径可走．"
【解答】38．答案：A．主旨大意题．根据第一句In 1990，Ed Viesturs started for the top of Mount Everest （29，029feet）from a high camp at 27，000 feet．1990年，Ed Viesturs从27000英尺高的营地开始向珠峰的顶端攀登．可知，主要介绍Viesturs的第一次成功攀登珠峰．选A．
39．答案：B．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段Viesturs makes his living in part as a speaker，talking about his climb of Everest and of the world's 13other highest mountain，all without oxygen．Viesturs让作为一个演讲者成为他生活的一部分．谈论他不带氧气瓶攀登珠峰和世界其它13个最高的山峰．可知，他曾不携带氧气瓶去过世界上14座最高山峰．选B．
40．答案：C．词意猜测题．根据前面The common practice was to use oxygen when climbing常见的做法是登山时使用氧气瓶．可知，"因为它，事实上，降低了几千英尺的山的高度"，中的"它"，代指的是"登山时使用氧气瓶"，选C．
41．答案：B．阅读选句题．根据最后一段Finally，in his words，"The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go，when to stay，and when to turn back．We should go step when working toward our dreams．There are no shortcuts to the top．"最后，用他的话说，"登山的艺术是知道什么时候去，什么时候留下，什么时候回去，我们应该朝着我们的梦想努力，没有捷径可走．"．可知，最后一段可以填"人生像攀登一座山．"，选B．
【点评】做题时要在理解好文意的基础上，与题目有机的结合，从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对，进行选择或推理判断，找出符合文章内容的正确答案．做题注意灵活，有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案．
D
Parents of very young children know this: You catch your child in the act of stealing the cookie--the evidence of candy written on his or her face. However, you get a wide-eyed denial:”I didn’t do it!”Learning to tell the truth, even at the risk of punishment, is an important part of moral (道德) development, and new research suggests it can take seven or more years for kids to get there.
Early 2017 Professor Craig E.Smith published a study. He and his workmates chose 48 children between four and nine years of age. They told the kids a story about a boy or girl doing something wrong, such as taking a classmate’s toy or candy, and then either lying about the wrongdoing to a parent or confessing (承认) it. In each case, they asked the children, How would the child feel? How would the mother feel?
The children’s answers answers were generally divided according to age, which is in agreement with the stolen candy, lying and getting unpunished. They imagined the parent in the study would be angry with the child who confessed. However, the seven-to-nine-year-olds were more likely (可能的) to think the child would feel better confessing the crime and that the parent would have positive (积极的) feelings towards a confessor.
Smith says,”Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a child’s confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie. Reward the honesty even if you feel you must punish the wrong action.” He adds, what parents can learn from these studies is to listen calmly without getting angry right away when their child confesses.
42.Wh at does the underlined word “denial” in Paragragh 1 mean?
A. 委屈
B. 责备
C. 否认
D. 拒绝
43.Paragragh 2 mainly tell us _________.
A.kids can’t tell “right” from “wrong”
B.it takes time for kids to learn to tell the truth
C.it’s wr ong to punish kids for telling the truth
D.all the kids are willing to confess to a bad act
44.What did Smith and his workmates find in their study?
A.Older kids are more likely than younger children to confess to a bad act.
B. Younger children are more likely than older kids to confess to a bad act.
C.The four-to-five-year-olds would feel better confessing the crime。