江苏初三初中英语月考试卷带答案解析

江苏初三初中英语月考试卷
班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________
一、单项选择
1.Every day ________ not be good, but there is something good in every day.
A．may B．should C．need D．can
2.Suzy had a lot of choices, but she chose ________ at last.
A．nothing B．none C．no D．no one 3.—Mum, I’d love to go to Australia for this summer holiday.
— But I doubt if we could ________ something like that.
A．offer B．afford C．allow D．cost
4.In my opinion, work provides us with much ________ than just money; it also helps us realize our dreams and makes us feel confident.
A．fewer B．less C．better D．more
5.She always does very well in French exams. But she can ________ understand French radio programmes. A．nearly B．simply C．hardly D．Easily
6.The job isn’t challenging enough for me. I want something more ________.
A．creative B．practical C．interesting D．pleasant
7.Jacky was sleeping when the rain began to beat heavily ________ the windows.
A．across B．through C．over D．against
8.The problem ________ to be more difficult than we had supposed.
A．came out B．worked out
C．turned out D．broke out
9.The research group ________ 15 members has made great achievements in recent years.
A．made up of B．made of C．made from D．made by
10.You had made a serious mistake. Luckily you corrected it ________ it got worse.
A．when B．after C．until D．before
11.It’s reported that the case the police devoted themselves to ________ yesterday.
A．solve B．solving C．was solved D．solved
12.— Thanks a lot for offering ________ advice to me in my research.
— It was my great pleasure.
A．a number of B．a great deal of
C．quite a few D．a little bit
13.— Bruce, I am still not sure ________.
— Why not? No one is better than you in our class.
A．where I can apply for the competition
B．how can I prepare for the competition
C．whether I should take part in the competition
D．who I can ask for information about the competition
14.— Ken, ________, but your TV is going too loud.
—Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll turn it down right now.
A．I’d like to talk with you
B．I’m really tired of this
C．I hate to say this
D．I need your help
二、完形填空
完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

There was once a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much that he was apprenticed (当学徒) to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was not very clever, and his _________ and other apprentices were always telling him that he had no ability when it came to making puppets, and that he would not _________ . Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to improve. Though he put all his effort into it, they would always find something _________ with the puppets he had made, and they ended up driving him out of the workshop.
He wasn’t going to give up, so the young man decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. And whenever he found a fault (瑕疵) in his puppet he would throw it away and
_________ again right from the starting-point. Years passed, and with each _________ attempt (尝试) his puppet became a little bit better. By now, his puppet was much better than anything his old apprentices could make, but he _________ making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people laughed at how _________ he was.
By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. Finally one day, after so many years of effort, he finished his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wron g with it. This time it
is _________ .” And for the first time in all those years, instead of _________ his puppet, he put it on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy. The puppet gave that old man more _________ than any other famous puppet-makers ever got from their creations.
【1】A．father B．teacher C．classmate D．friend
【2】A．miss B．forget C．succeed D．listen
【3】A．wrong B．interesting C．special D．unusual
【4】A．stop B．start C．change D．appear
【5】A．usual B．old C．easy D．new
【6】A．finished B．avoided C．kept D．stopped
【7】A．serious B．strict C．honest D．silly
【8】A．modern B．perfect C．priceless D．expensive
【9】A．hiding B．fixing C．covering D．throwing
【10】A．confidence B．joy C．courage D．warmth
三、阅读理解
1.Have you felt nervous when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Worried parent s say that mobile phones are an important tool in holding New York city’s families together. “I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid, “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have mobile phones.” Many American parents think mobile phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from undergrounds, walking through strange places. “I have her call me when she gets out of school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a mobile phone.”
What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students say mobile phones are necessary and the mobile phone is like an extra hand or foo t for them. “I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.”
【1】 Students often use a mobile phone ________ according to the passage.
A．to enjoy listening to music
B．to make phone calls to their teachers
C．to work as running water
D．to work as a washing machine
【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE ?
A．Mobile phones can help students learn better.
B．Mobile phones only bring troubles to the school life.
C．Mobile phones connect children with their families when they are outside.
D．Many American parents don’t think mobile phones are necessary for the students.
【3】The article is about the ________ in carrying out the rule ― not to use a mobile phone in school. A．happiness B．interest
C．problem D．expense(费用)
2.How long are you willing to wait for a webpage to open before you start to lose your patience? Half a minute? A few seconds?
Google engineers have discovered that even 400 milliseconds ― as short as the blink (眨眼) of an eye ― is too long for most Internet users.
A millisecond is one thousandth of a second. People hardly notice such a small time difference, but it does cause them to stop searching, reported The New York Times.
“Of course you don’t like to wait,” said Arvind Jain, a Google engineer. “Every millisecond matters.”
Now, millions of smart-phones and computers are always sending out information. With so many people downloading (下载) maps, sports videos, news and restaurant recommendations, you can get online “traffic jams (交通阻塞)”. Users are expecting faster and faster service.
Google found that if one website is 250 milliseconds slower than another website, then people will visit it less often. This is why technology companies try their best to be the fastest.
Achieving a higher speed has always been part of the history of the Internet.
In the 1990s, when the World Wide Web first started to become popular, it was very crowded and slow; people called it the “World Wide Wait”. But engineers managed to fight the problem with new inventions. They improved software so it would work more smoothly; they made computer servers all around the world nearer to users; all these increased speed.
Now we can enjoy much faster Internet. Major search engines (引擎) such as Google and Microsoft’s Bing usually find search results in less than a second. But they will need to keep fighting to keep up with the developing needs of Internet users.
【1】What does the report of The New York Times indicate (暗示)?
A．A millisecond is one thousandth of a second.
B．A millisecond has nothing to do with the Internet speed.
C．A millisecond really makes a difference to the Internet users.
D．400 milliseconds is not so long for most Internet users.
【2】How does the writer feel about the future of the Internet speed?
A．Excited.B．Interested.
C．Confident.D．Discouraged.
【3】What can be the best title of this passage?
A．Don’t make me “www.wait”.
B．Search engines work faster.
C．Traffic jams keep us waiting.
D．The World Wide Web becomes popular.
3.America is the world’s largest food exporter (出口商). But the worst drought (干旱) in half a century is hitting corn and wheat harvests.
By twenty-fifty, the world will have to produce at least sixty percent more food to feed more and more people. China, a major food importer (进口商), is looking to producers around the world to make sure it can get enough food in the future.
The serious drought in the United States is adding to care about world food and prices. China has invested (投资) in food production in Australia and New Zealand. A new source (来源) of food is Ukraine. Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of Europe because of rich corn and wheat harvests a century ago.
Galyna Kovtok is chief manager of Ukraine’s largest agricultural business, ULF. She says that within a few months her company will export corn to China. That will make Ukraine the first country outside the Americas to
do so. Across the Black Sea area — in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan — drought this year is pushing harvests down by fifteen to twenty percent.
Traditionally, the Black Sea area is the main source of wheat for North Africa and the Middle East. But this year, Russia may have to suspend exports. However, Africa and the Middle East are now having competition with China.
【1】We can know from the passage that America ________.
A．has a good wheat harvest this summer
B．will import wheat from other countries
C．suffers a lot from the drought
D．won’t be the world’s largest food exporter any more
【2】China is investing in Ukraine mainly to ________.
A．make sure of getting its future food
B．help the poor people there
C．build up a good relationship with Ukraine
D．have competition with Africa and the Middle East
【3】The underlined word “suspend” in the last paragraph means “________”.
A．increase B．encourage
C．protect D．Stop
4.I don’t want to brag (吹嘘), OK, maybe I do want to a little. I have two very smart daughters. My oldest is 7 and she is one of the best students in her second grade class and my youngest, who is 2, is learning new things every day. When it comes to their cleverness, I believe this is because they love reading.
When my wife and I first became parents, we were told by a number of people that the best thing we could do for our kids was to encourage them to read. However, with things like television and video games out there, we found it was sometimes hard to make books seem more interesting. But, we succeeded with both of them by doing a few different things.
One of the first things we did was reading to them. My youngest daughter can’t read books herself yet. B ut, I also take the time to read to my oldest daughter, too. Not only is this a great way to bond with your kids and make them like you, it also introduces them to a world that they might not realize. One thing I recommend is making sure you plan first so you have plenty of time to read more than one book if they want it. This allows you to read their favorite stories while mixing in something new, too.
Another thing I started doing with my oldest daughter is having her read to her younger sister. This makes her practice reading out loud something she gets to do at school and loves to and I’ve noticed my 2-year-old seems to pay closer attention to the stories for some reason. The second thing we do with our kids is we challenge them to read outside their level. I have given my oldest daughter books that are a little more complicated (复杂的). I do this so she doesn’t get bored with “kids” books. For example, the other day, I had her try to read a Sherlock Holmes story. It was a bit hard. But, she understood it enough and she wanted to read it again with my help.
I also encourage her to read newspapers and magazines. I do the same thing when I read to my youngest daughter and will sometimes borrow one of her sister’s books. So far, she’s still paying attention whe n I read them. Third, and most important, I let them be kids and consider their interests. Reading is a great thing. But, you can get too much of a great thing, too. I let them mix in television, video games, etc. This keeps reading a bit more exciting for them because they like reading the books that they want to rather than think I’m forcing them to read instead of letting them do other things.
【1】What makes the writer feel difficult is ________.
A．how his children improve their reading and writing
B．th at his youngest daughter can’t read books
C．how to keep TV and video from disturbing his children
D．how he finds interesting and good books for his kids
【2】What does the underlined phrase “bond with your kids” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Having a good relationship with your kids.
B．Encouraging your children to learn a lot.
C．Making your kids feel very surprised.
D．Making your kids live freely.
【3】Why does the writer let his oldest daughter read a Sherlock Holmes story?
A．His oldest daughter likes the books that adults read.
B．The writer wants his daughter not to lose her interest in reading.
C．The writer wants to know whether his daughter can understand it.
D．The writer wants to show off his daughter’s reading ability.
【4】According to the writer, which of the following ways are helpful to kids’ reading?
① Letting kids watch TV and play games.
② Reading kids’ favourite books only with something new to them.
③ Encouraging kids to read newspapers and magazines.
④ Having older kids read to younger ones.
⑤ Having kids read as adults do.
A．①②③B．②③④C．③④⑤D．①③④
四、单词拼写
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

【1】We are well on our way to a ________ (持久的) peace.
【2】Imagine how beautiful it is to read a poem with fantastic ________ (发音) to the girl you love.
【3】Last month, some art treasures in this museum were ________ (偷).
【4】His achievements, though hardly exciting, were ________ (广泛地)admired.
五、补充句子
1.根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

【1】She didn’t mean anything more than that. It’s ________ (simple) than you imagined.
【2】Tom’s father was so angry that he punished him for his ________ (careless).
【3】I couldn’t understand how someone with so many awards could be ________ (known) to me.
【4】It’s dangerous to risk ________(step) out of the door without any protection.
2.动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

【1】－Isn’t it time for you to go to bed, Mike?
－I ________ (paint) all afternoon, so I have to finish my homework now.
【2】Leonardo ________ (think) highly of by most people for his role in The Revenant now.
【3】When you get home, please call me to let us know that you ________ (arrive) safely.
【4】It’s said that Wuxi Metro Line 3 ________ (complete) by 2020.
【5】This is the on ly way we can think of ________ (reduce) the waste of water in the students’ bathrooms.
【6】The film Mermaid directed by Stephen Chow was so successful that most people ________ (pay) much attention to it.
【7】My grandfather walks with a stick to guard against ________ (fall).
【8】The officials said they ________ (make) a new law to protect the tourists the next year.
3.完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。

【1】他昨天在会上提出的两个建议都不值得采纳。

Neither of the two suggestions he offered at yesterday’s meeting ___________________.
【2】屠呦呦取得如此大的成就，她是我们中国人的骄傲。

Tu Youyou has made such great achievements ____________________us Chinese.
【3】上海迪斯尼乐园将于2016年6月16日对公众开放。

Shanghai Disneyland ______________________________ on 16 June, 2016.
【4】这个有钱人正为他的健康问题担忧。

The man of ____________________________________________ his health.
【5】尽管马航370已经失踪两年多了，但我坚信总有一天会找到。

Although Flight MH370 ________________________ two years, I do believe it will be
found some day.
【6】这个小男孩想知道哪个国家是世界第二大人口国。

The little boy wondered _________________________________in the world.
六、其他
、阅读填空阅读下面短文。

根据短文内容，在表格中填上适当的单词，使信息完整。

每空填一个词。

You must need desks in your life, but how do you know whether you have the right desk? Well, the right desk should be the right size. You should think about the size in terms of how much room you get on the desk. If you need to deal with a lot of paperwork, you are supposed to buy a large desk. If you are short of space, you should be looking for a small desk. The best way, if you are short of space, is to measure (测量) the area where the desk will sit and go with them to the store; they are usually quite happy to help you get the size right.
Also, the right desk should have drawers (抽屉). Drawers allow you to keep a tidy desk. If you do not have filing cabinets (文件柜), choose a desk with many drawers — you will probably need them. If you have filing cabinets, one or two drawers should be enough to hold the basics such as keys and snacks.
If you are quite short or very tall, there are office furniture shops that have tables with legs that can be adjusted (调节). With the simple turn of a screw (螺丝), you can make them become taller or shorter.
Look at the material that the desk is made of. The last thing you want is to shop for a desk again in a few years. The best desks are made of hardwood, because they can last for years and years. However, there will be a problem if you are having only a few money — they cost quite a bit of money. There are hardboard desks that are quite good — they do not last as long as hardwood desks but you will get value for your money. You may find desks made of glass, but you must be very sure that they are of high quality before you buy them.
The finish (抛光) is just as important as the material the desk is made of. If it gets messed up before the desk is old, you will still want to replace the desk. Look for a great finish that can last as long as the desk is expected to. The best way to do this is to find a desk that you like and then look on the Internet for the kind of finish that it comes with. Again, a wood finish is one of the best that you can get.
七、书面表达
书面表达
近日，你校迎来一批来自英国的交流生，学校组织学生向他们介绍中国的传统文化。

请你根据以下表格信息写一篇题为“Chinese tea”的英语短文，向英国交流生介绍中国的茶文化。

1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 短文开头和结尾已给出，省略号处须用2～3句话作适当发挥；
3. 词数90个左右；
4. 参考词汇：龙井茶 Longjing Tea；茶壶 tea pot；主要mainly；陶瓷 china
Chinese tea
Welcome to our school. I’ll be glad to introduce Chinese tea culture to you.
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
I hope you will enjoy Chinese tea and love China. Thanks for listening.
江苏初三初中英语月考试卷答案及解析
一、单项选择
1.Every day ________ not be good, but there is something good in every day.
A．may B．should C．need D．can
【答案】A
【解析】句意为：并非每天都是美好的，但是每天都有美好的东西。

may：也许、可能；should：应该；need：
需要；can：能够。

根据语境可知，这里表示一种可能性，故应选A。

【考点】考查情态动词的用法辨析。

2.Suzy had a lot of choices, but she chose ________ at last.
A．nothing B．none C．no D．no one
【答案】B
【解析】句意为：苏子有很多选择，但是她最终什么也没选。

nothing：没有东西；none：没有一个人或物；no：不、没有；no one：没有人。

根据语境可知，这里不明确是人或物，故应选B。

【考点】考查不定代词的用法辨析。

3.—Mum, I’d love to go to Australia for thi s summer holiday.
— But I doubt if we could ________ something like that.
A．offer B．afford C．allow D．cost
【答案】B
【解析】句意为：---妈妈，这个暑假我想去澳大利亚。

---但是我怀疑我们是否能够消费得起。

offer：提供；afford：消费、支付得起；allow：允许；cost：花费。

根据语境可知，这里指的是“支付得起”，故应选B。

【考点】考查动词词义辨析。

4.In my opinion, work provides us with much ________ than just money; it also helps us realize our dreams and makes us feel confident.
A．fewer B．less C．better D．more
【答案】D
【解析】句意为：以我的观点，工作为我们提供的东西远比金钱多。

它还可以帮助我们实现梦想，让我们充满自信。

fewer和； less：表示“更少的”；better：更好的；more：更多的。

根据语境可知，这里指的是工作为我们提供的
东西比金钱能够提供给我们的东西多得多。

故应选D。

【考点】考查比较级的用法。

5.She always does very well in French exams. But she can ________ understand French radio programmes. A．nearly B．simply C．hardly D．Easily
【答案】C
【解析】句意为：她法语考试总是考得很好。

但是她几乎听不懂法语广播节目。

nearly：几乎；simply：简单地；hardly：几乎不；easily：容易地。

根据语境可知，这里指的是“几乎不”，故应选C。

【考点】考查副词词义辨析。

6.The job isn’t challenging enough for me. I want something more ________.
A．creative B．practical C．interesting D．pleasant
【答案】A
【解析】句意为：这项工作对我来说没有什么挑战，我需要一些更有创造性的东西。

creative：有创造性的；practical：有实践性的；interesting：有趣的；pleasant：愉快的。

根据语境可知，这里指的是“有创造性的”，故应
选A。

【考点】考查形容词词义辨析。

7.Jacky was sleeping when the rain began to beat heavily ________ the windows.
A．across B．through C．over D．against
【答案】D
【解析】句意为：雨水猛烈击打窗户的时候，杰奇在睡觉。

across：跨过；through ：穿过；over：在……上面；against：反击；对着。

根据语境可知，这里指的是“雨水击打窗户”，故应选D。

【考点】考查介词用法辨析。

8.The problem ________ to be more difficult than we had supposed.
A．came out B．worked out
C．turned out D．broke out
【答案】C
【解析】句意为：这个问题结果证明比我们想象的更加困难。

came out ：出版、发表；worked out：计算出；turned out：结果证明；broke out：爆发。

根据语境可知，这里指的是“结果证明”，故应选C。

【考点】考查动词短语语义辨析。

9.The research group ________ 15 members has made great achievements in recent years.
A．made up of B．made of C．made from D．made by
【答案】A
【解析】句意为：由15人组成的调查小组近些年来取得了很大的成绩。

made up of：由……组成；made of：由……做成（看得出原材料）；made from：由……制成（看不出原材料）；made by：由……制作（行为执行人）。

根据语境可知，这里指的是“由……组成”，故应选A。

【考点】考查动词短语语义辨析。

10.You had made a serious mistake. Luckily you corrected it ________ it got worse.
A．when B．after C．until D．before
【答案】D
【解析】句意为：你犯了严重的错误。

幸运的是，在没有进一步恶化之前你改正了。

when：当……时候；after：在……之后；until ：直到……；before：在……之前。

根据语境可知，这里指的是“在……之前”，故应选D。

【考点】考查连词用法辨析
11.It’s reported that the case the police devoted t hemselves to ________ yesterday.
A．solve B．solving C．was solved D．solved
【答案】C
【解析】句意为：据说警察全身投入的案件昨天解决了。

根据语境可知，这里宾语从句中主语（the case）是动作（solve）的承受者，故应用被动语态。

结合选项可知应选C。

【考点】考查被动语态的用法。

12.— Thanks a lot for offering ________ advice to me in my research.
— It was my great pleasure.
A．a number of B．a great deal of
C．quite a few D．a little bit
【答案】B
【解析】句意为：---谢谢你为我的研究提供了大量建议。

---我非常荣幸。

a number of：许多的、大量的，后接名词复数；a great deal of：许多的、大量的，后可接不可数名词；quite a few：相当一些；a little bit：一点点。

根据语境可知，这里后接不可数名词，故应选B。

【考点】考查小品词的用法辨析。

13.— Bruce, I am still not sure ________.
— Why not? No one is better than you in our class.
A．where I can apply for the competition
B．how can I prepare for the competition
C．whether I should take part in the competition
D．who I can ask for information about the competition
【答案】C
【解析】句意为：---布鲁斯，我还没有确定是否参加比赛。

---为什么呢？在我们班没有人比你更好。

根据语境可知，这是一个带疑问词的宾语从句，语序应用陈述句语序。

此外，说话者表达的是一种不确定的疑问，疑问词应用“whether”，结合选项可知应选C。

【考点】考查宾语从句的用法。

14.— Ken, ________, but your TV is going too loud.
—Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll turn it down right now.
A．I’d like to talk with you
B．I’m really tired of this
C．I hate to say this
D．I need your help
【答案】C
【解析】句意为：---肯，其实我不想说，可是你的电视又太大声了。

---哦，对不起。

我马上就关小。

I’d like to talk with you：我想和你谈谈；I’m really tired of th is：我真的很疲倦；I hate to say this：我不想这么说；I need your help：我需要你的帮助。

根据语境可知，这里语义存在转折，故应选C。

【考点】考查情景反应。

二、完形填空
完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

There was once a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much that he was apprenticed (当学徒) to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was not very clever, and his _________ and other apprentices were
always telling him that he had no ability when it came to making puppets, and that he would not _________ . Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to improve. Though he put all his effort into it, they would always find something _________ with the puppets he had made, and they ended up driving him out of
the workshop.
He wasn’t going to gi ve up, so the young man decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. And whenever he found a fault (瑕疵) in his puppet he would throw it away and
_________ again right from the starting-point. Years passed, and with each _________ attempt (尝试) his puppet became a little bit better. By now, his puppet was much better than anything his old apprentices could make, but he _________ making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people laughed at how _________ he was.
By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. Finally one day, after so many years of effort, he finished his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it
is _________ .” And for th e first time in all those years, instead of _________ his puppet, he put it on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy. The puppet gave that old man more _________ than any other famous puppet-makers ever got from their creations.
【1】A．father B．teacher C．classmate D．friend
【2】A．miss B．forget C．succeed D．listen
【3】A．wrong B．interesting C．special D．unusual
【4】A．stop B．start C．change D．appear
【5】A．usual B．old C．easy D．new
【6】A．finished B．avoided C．kept D．stopped
【7】A．serious B．strict C．honest D．silly
【8】A．modern B．perfect C．priceless D．expensive
【9】A．hiding B．fixing C．covering D．throwing
【10】A．confidence B．joy C．courage D．warmth
【答案】【1】B
【2】C
【3】A
【4】B
【5】D
【6】C
【7】D
【8】B
【9】D
【10】B
【解析】这篇短文主要讲述的是从前有一个年轻人非常喜欢木偶，因此他成为了一个制作木偶的学徒。

可是他天资愚钝，虽然全身投入，但是制作的木偶总是有瑕疵，以至于其他的学徒把他赶出车间。

然而他并没有放弃，他决定用毕生的精力只做一种木偶。

一旦发现他做的木偶有瑕疵就会把它扔掉从新开始。

多年以后，他制作的木偶比其他老学徒做的都好，可是他还是没有挣到钱，很多人都笑他傻。

到他老的时候，他的木偶确实做得很好，无可挑剔，他毕生第一次把它放在了书架上，感到非常的满意和开心。

【1】B考查名词及语境理解。

father：父亲；teacher：老师；classmate：同学；friend：朋友。

根据前文“他想当
一名制作木偶的学徒”可知，这里指的是他的老师和其他学徒总是说他没有能力制作木偶。

故应选B。

【2】C考查动词及语境理解。

miss：错过；forget：忘记；succeed：成功；listen：听。

根据前文“老师和其他学
徒说他没有能力制作木偶”可知，这里指的是老师和其他学徒认为他不会成功的。

故选C。

【3】A考查形容词及语境理解。

wrong：错的；interesting：有趣的；special：特别的；unusual：不同寻常的。

根据下文“ they ended up driving him out of the workshop.”可知，这里指的是老师和其他学徒总会发现他制作的木
偶有问题，因此把他赶出车间。

结合选项可知应选A。

【4】B考查动词及语境理解。

stop：停止；start：开始；change：改变；appear：出现。

根据语境可知，这里指
的是他一旦发现所做的木偶有一点瑕疵就会把它扔掉并从新开始。

故应选B。

【5】D考查形容词及语境理解。

usual：往常的；old：老的；easy：容易的；new：新的。

根据语境可知，这里
指的是通过每一次新的尝试，他做的木偶好多了。

结合选项可知应选D。

【6】C考查动词及语境理解。

finished：完成；avoided：避免；kept：坚持；stopped：停止。

根据语境可知，这里指的是他继续坚持改进，所以也没有挣到钱。

故选C。

【7】D考查形容词及语境理解。

serious：严肃、认真；strict：严格；honest：诚实；silly：笨、愚蠢。

根据前文
说他没有挣到钱可知，这里指的是很多人都嘲笑他笨。

故应选D。

【8】B考查形容词及语境理解。

modern：现代的；perfect：完美的；priceless：无价的；expensive：昂贵的。

根据前文“I can’t find anything wrong with it.”可知，这里指的是这次的木偶是完美的。

故应选B。

【9】D考查动词及语境理解。

hiding ：藏；fixing：维修；covering：掩盖；throwing：扔。

根据前文说“一旦发现
他做的木偶有瑕疵就会把它扔掉从新开始”可知，这里指的是他没有扔掉木偶，而是把它放在了书架上。

故应选D。

【10】B考查名词及语境理解。

confidence：信心；joy：乐趣；courage：勇气；warmth：价值。

根据前文“he
put it on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy.”可知，这里指的是木偶给了他更多的乐趣。

故应选B。

【考点】考查人生百味类短文。

三、阅读理解
1.Have you felt nervous when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Worried parents say that mobile phones are an important tool in holding New York city’s families together. “I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid, “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have mobile phones.” Many American parents think mobile phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from undergrounds, walking through strange places. “I have her call me when she gets out of school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a mobile phone.”
What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students say mobile phones are necessary and the mobile phone is like an extra hand or foot for them. “I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It wil l be a really, really boring trip.”
【1】 Students often use a mobile phone ________ according to the passage.
A．to enjoy listening to music
B．to make phone calls to their teachers
C．to work as running water
D．to work as a washing machine
【答案】A
【解析】A细节理解题。

根据短文最后一段“There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. ”的描述可知，学生经常用手机来听音乐。

结合选项可知应选A。

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE ?
A．Mobile phones can help students learn better.
B．Mobile phones only bring troubles to the school life.
C．Mobile phones connect children with their families when they are outside.
D．Many American parents don’t think mobile phones are necessary for the students.
【答案】C
【解析】C细节理解题。

根据短文描述并结合“Many American parents think mobile phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from undergrounds, walking through strange places. ”可知，A、B、D选项的叙述不符合原文内容，而D选项说孩子外出的时候手机可以联系孩子和家人。

结合选项可知应选C。

【3】The article is about the ________ in carrying out the rule ― not to use a mobile phone in school. A．happiness B．interest
C．problem D．expense(费用)
【答案】C
【解析】C细节理解题。

根据短文第一段“Have you felt nervous when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school.”的描述可知，这篇短文是关于在学校不允许使用手机的执行问题的。

结合选项可知应选C。

【考点】日常生活类短文阅读。

2.How long are you willing to wait for a webpage to open before you start to lose your patience? Half a minute? A few seconds?
Google engineers have discovered that even 400 milliseconds ― as short as the blink (眨眼) of an eye ― is too long for most Internet users.
A millisecond is one thousandth of a second. People hardly notice such a small time difference, but it does cause them to stop searching, reported The New York Times.
“Of course you don’t like to wait,” said Arvind Jain, a Google engineer. “Every millisecond matters.”
Now, millions of smart-phones and computers are always sending out information. With so many people downloading (下载) maps, sports videos, news and restaurant recommendations, you can get online “traffic jams (交通阻塞)”. Users are expecting faster and faster service.
Google found that if one website is 250 milliseconds slower than another website, then people will visit it less often. This is why technology companies try their best to be the fastest.
Achieving a higher speed has always been part of the history of the Internet.
In the 1990s, when the World Wide Web first started to become popular, it was very crowded and slow; people。