北京初三初中英语月考试卷带答案解析

北京初三初中英语月考试卷
班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________
一、单项选择
1.I can’t find my ruler. Could you help ______find it?
A．me B．her C．him D．Them
2.I’m Lucy. Iwas born ________November 11, 1994.
A．at B．in C．for D．On
3.I’d like to goswimming with you______ I’m too busy.
A．or B．but C．and D．so
4.— ____ didyou buy the new bag?
— Last Monday.
A. A.Where
B. How
C. When
D. Who
5.I am very proud that Beijing is one of cities in the world.
A．big B．bigger C．biggest D．the biggest 6.— Must I clean the room now?
—No, you ______.
A．can’t B．needn’t C．wouldn’t D．shouldn’t 7.—What were you doing at 9 o’clocklast night?
—I _______ TV.
A．watch B．watched C．was watching D．is watching
8.Kobe Bryant basketball in NBA since1996
A．has played B．will play C．play D．played
9.The Internet______ by more and more people in our daily life now.
A．uses B．used C．is used D．was used 10.—Excuse me. Could you tell me______?
—Sorry, Idon’t know.I’m new here.
A．where is the post office
B．where the post office is
C．where was the post office
D．where the post office was
二、完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

The Magic Window
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to ______. Because other children weren’t allowed to come near him, he suffered greatly, and spent his days feeling
______and blue.
There wasn’t much he cou ld do except lookingout of the window. Time passed, and his feeling of hopelessness
just ______. Until one day he saw a strange shape in the window. It was a tiny bear eating a sausage sandwich. The bear squeezed(挤进) in through the open ______, said “good afternoon” to the boy, turned around, and left. Of course, the boy was very ______. He was still trying to work out what had happened, when outside his window he saw a monkey in a suit, busy blowing up a balloon. At first the boy asked himself what that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking characters appeared out the window, he started ______suddenly and found it hard to stop.
Anyone who wanted to stop laughing would never be helped by seeing a pig playing a drum, an elephant jumping on a sofa, or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and talking about nothing except politics. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this because no one would believe him. Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ______back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his friends, and tell them all the ______things he had seen. While he was talking to his best friend, he saw something jumping o ut of his friend’s school bag. The boy asked his friend what it was, and he insisted and finally his friend had to ______him what was in the bag:There, inside, were all the fancy-dress suits that his best friend had been using to try to ______the little boy up!
And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and
alone.
【1】A．move B．hear C．see D．speak
【2】A．angry B．happy C．sad D．quiet
【3】A．lost B．grew C．fell D．changed
【4】A．box B．door C．room D．window
【5】A．surprised B．frightened C．calm D．pleased
【6】A．smiling B．crying C．shouting D．laughing
【7】A．confidence B．joy C．upset D．worry
【8】A．lucky B．beautiful C．strange D．boring
【9】A．show B．bring C．send D．offer
【10】A．pick B．raise C．wake D．cheer
三、阅读理解
1.阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Famous Places around the World
Mexico
The best time to visit Mexico is spring. The weather in Mexico is hot and wet for most of the year, except in
Mexico city. It can get very stormy at the end of August. And you should keep in mind that hurricane seas on lasts from June to November.
South A frica
South Africa has a pleasant climate, with lovely warm sunny days for most of the year. The summer is from November to February, and the weather is really hot at this time. In August, it’s winter and the weather is usually warm, except at night.
Greece
The best time to visit Greece is April to June. If you just want to sit on a beach and see the sunshine every day, then August is the perfect month. But, be careful! Temperatures are really high. In the southeast of Greece, it might be 30—35 centigrade.
Australia
It’s winter in Australia in July and August. The hottest months are from November to March. The best time to go is September or October. It’s warm enough to swim in the sea. It’s cool enough to tour around, and it’s not too rainy. If you prefer it colder, go in August.
【1】 The best time to visit Mexico is ______.
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
【2】 For most of the year, the weather in South Africa is _______.
A．cool and rainy B．hotand wet
C．warm and sunny D．cold and snowy
【3】 If you want to sit on the beach and see the sunshine in August, you can go to _______.
A．Mexico B．Greece C．South Africa D．Australia
【4】 The hottest months in Australia are from _______.
A．June to November B．April to June
C．November to March D．November to February
2.A Man of Vision(视觉)
In 1809, Louis Braille was born in a small town in France.When he was three years old, he accidentally hurt one of his eyes.The sickness spread to his other eye. Later, Louiswas unable to see.
Louis’s parents took him out of schooltwo years later. They thought that there was nothing more for him to learn there. He could not read or write.
When he was ten years old, Louis’s parents sent him to a special school inParis. It was one of the first schools for blind people in the world. Louis learned many skills at this school. Oneof them was reading.
Back then, blind people read by feeling raised letters on the paper. But it was difficult. Too many letters felt the same, for they had similar shapes.
Louis wantedto find a better way for blind people to read. He tried to create a touch system for reading and writing. He believed a system of raised dot（小点）could help. Night Writing-a writing system for soldiers was used. But he didn’t think it was good enough. This syste m did not allow the fingertip（指尖）to cover a whole letter. The readers had to move their fingers to feel theletter.
After years of hard work, he invented a shorter, easier form of this touch system. He used six dots to form each letter. It allowed a personto feel a whole letter without moving. Blind people could read much faster and easier. Today, we call this form of written language Braillein honour of Louis Braille.
Louis died in 1852. However, his form of communication lives on. Though he became blind at a young age,he insisted a lot. Instead, he overcame the difficulty, and madea big difference.
【1】 When Louis was three years old, he __________.
A．was sent to a special school
B．moved to a town in France
C．was takenout of school
D．hurt one of his eyes
【2】For blind people, feeling raised letters on the paper was difficult because _________.
A．they neededto learn special skills
B．they couldn’tfeel a whole letter
C．they could not see them clearly
D．too many letters felt the same
【3】 With Louis’s system, blind people could read _________.
A．slower B．easier C．harder D．louder
【4】 According to the passage, what can we learn from Louis?
A．Always follow the rules.
B．Be friendly with our friends.
C．Never give up and work hard.
D．Communicate more with others.
3.A workmate of mine lives in the same street as me. He drives about 5 kilometres to work every day while I cycle the same distance almost every day. I must say that I occasionally（偶尔地）take the car if the weather is very bad, or I am very tired or in a hurry. Imagine my surprise when I cycled to work one day, went for a shower in the sports centre and saw my neighbor in the gym on the cycling machine after driving to work! I share an office with another workmate who lives near to me. She drives to work every day and, the end of the day, she drives to a gym. I don’t see the logic（逻辑）. It would be much easier to cycle to work so that you have some exercise every day as part of your daily routine.
I try to advise them to cycle to work, so I did some research about the benefits of cycling to work. Of course, cycling has some advantages over driving. It is cheaper, it is better for the environment, and you don’t have to find a parking space. The point about the parking space is an important one as the car parks are often full. I know that my workmate sometimes spends 15 minutes looking for a parking space! It is true that cycling is a little slower than going by car, but at rush hour it doesn’t make much difference. The time it tak es to cycle is generally easier to predict than the time it takes to drive. When there is heavy traffic, people on bicycles can get past, while people in cars have to wait.
There are clear health benefits to cycling. According to one expert, if you cycle regularly you should be as fit as a younger person. I am 47 and I still play football in a team,so I would say that his opinion is true. As well as being good for your health, cycling can reduce stress. I also find that when I can’t solve a problem at work, the answer often comes to me when I am cycling. Sometimes the harder you think about a problem, the harder it is to find the solution. And you really need to pay less attention to the problems. Cycling relaxes the mind.
I am going to say to my workmates “two wheels good, four wheels bad” every day until they get on their bikes!
【1】From the passage, the writer drives to work if __________.
A．he goes to the gym B．there is a parking space
C．he feels very tired D．he meets his workmate
【2】 The writer gives the example of his neighbor to show __________.
A．driving to work is not logical
B．cyclingto the gym is not easy
C．driving to the gym is necessary
D．cycling to work is much cheaper
【3】 We can learn from the passagethat_________.
A．cyclingmakes people think harder
B．cycling always saves people’s time
C．exercise on cycling machineis helpful
D．cycling regularly makes people feel young
【4】 What is the besttitle of the passage?
A．Get on Your Bike Now
B．Get Away from the Gym
C．Two Ways of Going Out
D．HealthBenefits of Cycling
4.Are “Basics”Enough for Students?
An American education expert says many schools are spending too much time teaching the ―basics‖ – reading, math and writing. That might be different from what educators have been saying in America. But U.S. Education Secretary John King says children really need a well-rounded（全面的）education that includes music and the arts.
King spoke about his own education when explaining why schools need to teach more than math, reading and writing. His parents died when he was young. He said things in his house were frightening. It was his teacher in Grades Four, Five and Six – Mr. Osterweil – who helped him escape from his difficult life at home. Each day in Mr. Osterweil’s class, students would read a newspaper. The teacher took him and his classmates to the theater, the zoos and famous museums.
“Those were powerful, life-changing experiences,‖ King says. After he graduated from Harva rd University, he took charge of New York State public schools from 2011-2015. ―I’m alive today, I’m doing the work that I do today because I had Mr. Osterweil during that period of my life,‖ King says. ―Students need to connect their studies to things tha t matter to them, such as music, if they want to become a thinker.‖
A 2013 report by UNESCO（联合国教科文组织）, says world needs people to be able to solve new and unusual problems now. It says arts can help students find those answers. In the report, UNESCO says teaching the arts in China, South Korea and Japan is different from that in many western countries. ―The educators in those three countries pay more attention on joyful experiences and children’s interests,‖ the report says. ―In the West, educators are more likely to connect the arts to reading, writing and math.”
Comparing countries is hard because they have different ways to define success. For example some people may think getting high marks in exams is success, while others may hold different views. A 2014 survey by the Program for International Student Assessment tried to compare how well countries teach children how to solve problems. It found Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and China with the highest scores. Singapore was the top one with a score of 562 out of 1,000. The average（平均的） score was 500. The United States had a score of 508, one point behind Germany.
So it may be worth rethinking what we should focus on in our class. The ―basics‖ is not the only part of education.
【1】 We can learn from the passage that __________.
A．King’s family life was warm and happy
B．King’s teacher focused on ―basics‖ more
C．educators in the West teach music for joy
D．arts can help students solvenew problems
【2】The word “define” in Paragraph 6 probably means―_________”
A．get the pleasure of B．make full use of
C．give the meaning of D．take the place of
【3】 The writer probably agrees that______.
A．students need more than “basics”to learn
B．getting high marks in exams is success
C．education depends a lot on the hobbies
D．we need more time to learn “basics”
5.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

My Earth Day Birthday
My name is Tara, and this year I had the best birthday ever! My birthday is on April 22-Earth Day. Icall it my “Earth Day Birthday”. Every year, Ido something special on my birthday to help the environment. Last year my mom and Ihelped clean up a beach. Ihad a great time and learned a lot about ocean animals. But this year’s celebration was even better!
Back in January, my teacher, Ms. Gonzales, told usthat the school would hold a special Earth Day celebration this year. Because of my birthday, my classmates put me in charge of the whole thing!
After discussing,we had a great plan. Some family members even helped us with our projects. We were surprised at how fast the time flew. Before we knew it, Earth Day had arrived.
When our class planned the Earth Day fair, we knew that kids from our school and their families would come. We had no idea that our whole town and other towns nearby would hear about it. But during the fair, a news van（新闻车）pulled up with a television reporter and a camera person!
After Ms. Gonzales talked with the reporter,shecalled me over and introducedus. She told him that Ihad helped to organize the fair. The reporter asked how Ihad become involved in environmental activities. I told him that Idecidedto do something to make a difference when I sawa dead turtle in Mexico. He said he thought our Earth Day fair was a big success.
Iwas really excited about being on television. But Iwas even more excited when Igot a phone call that night from our town’s mayor（镇长）. She told me she had seenthe news about the fair.And she willhold an Earth Day celebration for the whole town next year. She wants to include special activities for kids, and asked me to work with her!
I’m so happy that Ifound a way to helpthe environment and Ihad a chance to get more people involved. Maybe the life of that sea turtle Isaw in Mexico wasn’t a waste after all.
【1】Did Tara have the best birthday ever this year?
【2】Who even helped the students with their projects?
【3】Whatdid Ms. Gonzales do aftershe talked withthe reporter?
【4】Whenwill the town’s mayor hold an Earth Day celebration?
【5】Why is Tara so happy about this fair?
四、其他
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

每个选项只能用一次。

（共10分，每小题2分）
Eating habits
Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying “【1】 , eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Many Britishagree that one should start theday with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.
People in UK do not usually have rice or noodles for breakfast.
【2】 . Hot tea, coffee and milk are their usual breakfast drinks.
Most Britishpeople only give themselves a short time for lunch.
【3】 . Lunch is taken later in UK, at about 1 p.m. While Chinese people like a hot, filling lunch, many Britishpeoplemay just have a sandwich. There are also differences in the way schoolchildren eat lunch. In the past, British children ate hot lunches at school, as most children in China do now, although the food was different. Today, British schoolchildren bring their own lunches to school. They usually eat a sandwich and a piece of fruit. The evening meal is the most important meal in both countries.
【4】, and so do many people in UK. After work theywill have more time to eat a big dinner. In most families in UK,thereis meat with two or three vegetables and then something sweet. But in China people often have more dishes, and usually with some soup.
And of course, in both countries people look forward to their most important festivals: Christmas in UK, and the Spring Festival in China.
【5】 ,there is one thing in common –the happiness of being with their families and loved ones.
A．In China people have dinner at about 6 p.m.
B．Although the food they eat is different
C．Eat good things forbreakfast
D．So they eat a small lunch
E. They eat bread instead
五、书面表达
1.文段表达
从下面两个题目中任选一题．．．．，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。

文中已给出内容不计入总词数。

所给提示词语仅供选用。

请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

题目①
假如你是李华，你和同学们准备在周末参加社区组织的“关爱老人”的志愿者活动。

打算邀请你的好朋友——美国交换生Tom一起参加。

请你用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他活动的时间和地点，活动的内容，以及你对他的建议。

提示词语：get together，cleanthe room, cook, talk, sing, flowers
提示问题：
●When and where are you going to meet?
●What are you going to do?
●What advice do you want to give Tom?
Dear Tom,
How is it going?
I’m writing to invite you tovisit the elderly in the community.
I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
2.假如你是李华，你们学校正就“绿色环保，从我做起”这一话题开展讨论。

请你用英语写一篇短文给某英文网站投稿，谈谈为什么要绿色环保，你通常是怎么做的，以及你这样做的感受。

提示词语：responsibility, pick up, plant, save,recycle,proud
提示问题：
●Why is it important to protect the environment?
●What do you usually d o in your spare time?
●How do you feel?
At my school, we are talking about what we can do to protect the environment.
北京初三初中英语月考试卷答案及解析
一、单项选择
1.I can’t find my ruler. Could you help ______find it?
A．me B．her C．him D．Them
【答案】A
【解析】句意：我找不到我的尺子了，你能帮我找到它吗？根据句意及题干分析此空“我”应用宾格me，故选A。

【考点】考查代词的用法
2.I’m Lucy. Iwas born ________November 11, 1994.
A．at B．in C．for D．On
【答案】D
【解析】句意：我是露丝，我出生在1994年11月11号。

具体到某一天要用介词on，故选D。

【考点】考查介词的用法
3.I’d like to goswimming with you______ I’m too busy.
A．or B．but C．and D．so
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我想和你去游泳但我太忙了。

A. Or或者；B. but 但是；C. and 和；D. So因此。

根据句意及语境此题应选B。

【考点】考查连词的用法
4.— ____ didyou buy the new bag?
— Last Monday.
A. A.Where
B. How
C. When
D. Who
【答案】C
【解析】句意：—你什么时候买的这个新书包？—上周一。

A.Where哪里；B. How怎样；C. When什么时候；D. Who谁。

根据句意及语境此题应选C。

【考点】考查疑问词的用法
5.I am very proud that Beijing is one of cities in the world.
A．big B．bigger C．biggest D．the biggest
【答案】D
【解析】句意：我非常骄傲北京是世界上最大的城市之一。

“最……之一”是one of the +形容词最高级+名词复数，故选D。

【考点】考查形容词的比较等级
6.— Must I clean the room now?
—No, you ______.
A．can’t B．needn’t C．wouldn’t D．shouldn’t
【答案】B
【解析】句意：—我现在必须打扫房间吗？—不，你不必。

以must开头的一般疑问句否定回答要用needn’t，故选B。

【考点】考查情态动词的用法
7.—What were you doing at 9 o’clocklast night?
—I _______ TV.
A．watch B．watched C．was watching D．is watching
【答案】C
【解析】句意：—昨天晚上9点钟你正在干什么？—我在看电视。

根据句意及题干分析此空是指过去某一时刻正在做什么，所以用过去进行时态，故选C。

【考点】考查动词的时态
8.Kobe Bryant basketball in NBA since1996
A．has played B．will play C．play D．played
【答案】A
【解析】句意：科比布兰特自从1996年打篮球。

根据句中时间状语 since1996可知此题应用现在完成时态，所以填A。

【考点】考查动词的时态
9.The Internet______ by more and more people in our daily life now.
A．uses B．used C．is used D．was used
【答案】C
【解析】句意：现在在我们日常生活中越来越多的人使用网络。

根据句意及题干分析此题应用被动语态，其基本结构是be+动词的过去分词，根据时间状语now可知此题应用一般现在时态的被动语态，故选C。

【考点】考查被动语态的用法
10.—Excuse me. Could you tell me______?
—Sorry, Idon’t know.I’m new here.
A．where is the post office
B．where the post office is
C．where was the post office
D．where the post office was
【答案】B
【解析】句意：—打扰一下，你能告诉我邮局在哪里吗？—对不起，我不知道，我是新来的。

根据句意及题干分析此题是考查宾语从句，其语序是陈述语序，排除A、C；主句是一般现在时态，所以从句根据需要应用一般现在时态，故选B。

【考点】考查宾语从句的用法
二、完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

The Magic Window
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to ______. Because other children weren’t allowed to come near him, he suffered greatly, and spent his days feeling
______and blue.
There wasn’t much he cou ld do except lookingout of the window. Time passed, and his feeling of hopelessness just ______. Until one day he saw a strange shape in the window. It was a tiny bear eating a sausage sandwich. The bear squeezed(挤进) in through the open ______, said “good afternoon” to the boy, turned around, and left. Of course, the boy was very ______. He was still trying to work out what had happened, when outside his window he saw a monkey in a suit, busy blowing up a balloon. At first the boy asked himself what that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking characters appeared out the window, he started ______suddenly and found it hard to stop.
Anyone who wanted to stop laughing would never be helped by seeing a pig playing a drum, an elephant
jumping on a sofa, or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and talking about nothing except politics. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this because no one would believe him. Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ______back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had improved so much that he was able
to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his friends, and tell them all the ______things he had seen. While he was talking to his
best friend, he saw something jumping o ut of his friend’s school bag. The boy asked his friend what it was, and
he insisted and finally his friend had to ______him what was in the bag:There, inside, were all the fancy-dress suits that his best friend had been using to try to ______the little boy up!
And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and
alone.
【1】A．move B．hear C．see D．speak
【2】A．angry B．happy C．sad D．quiet
【3】A．lost B．grew C．fell D．changed
【4】A．box B．door C．room D．window
【5】A．surprised B．frightened C．calm D．pleased
【6】A．smiling B．crying C．shouting D．laughing
【7】A．confidence B．joy C．upset D．worry
【8】A．lucky B．beautiful C．strange D．boring
【9】A．show B．bring C．send D．offer
【10】A．pick B．raise C．wake D．cheer
【答案】【1】A考查动词与语境理解。

A. Move移动；B. Hear听到；C. See看到；D. Speak说话。

考查动词辨析。

句意：他只好整天躺在床上，不能动。

根据上文的spend all day in bed“整天躺在床上”可知他不能动。

【2】C考查形容词与语境理解。

A.angry生气；B.happy高兴；C. Sad悲伤；D. Quiet安静。

句意：。

句意：因
为其他孩子不被允许接近他，因此他非常痛苦，整天感到悲伤和沮丧。

根据句意及语境此题应选C。

【3】B考查动词与语境理解。

A.lost失去；B. Grew成长，增长；C. Fell降落；D. Changed改变。

句意：随着时间流逝他失望的情绪逐步增长。

由于没有人来看望，他只能整天躺在病床上，所以“失望”的情绪逐渐增加。

故选B。

【4】D考查名词与语境理解。

A.box盒子；B. Door门；C. Room房间；D. window 窗户。

句意：这只熊通过开着的窗户挤进来。

根据句意及语境是通过窗户，故选D。

【5】A考查形容词与语境理解。

A. Surprised惊讶；B. Frightened害怕；C. Calm平静；D. Pleased高兴。

句意：当然这个男孩非常惊讶。

根据语境可知熊的出现出乎这个小男孩的意料，他很“吃惊”，故选A。

【6】D考查动词与语境理解。

A.smiling微笑；B. Crying哭泣；C. Shouting大喊；D. Laughing大笑。

根据情境
more crazy­looking characters appeared out of the window“更多奇形怪状的人物角色出现在窗外”使他感觉很有意思，应该是突然大笑起来并且很难停下来，用laughing来说明当时小男孩非常兴奋。

故选D。

【7】B考查名词与语境理解。

A.confidence自信；B. joy 高兴；C. Upset不安；D. worry担心。

根据情境可知这些人物给小男孩的身心带来了“快乐”。

故选B。

【8】C考查形容词与语境理解。

A.lucky幸运的；B. Beautiful美丽的；C. Strange奇怪的；D. Boring无聊的。

在那里他去和朋友们交谈，告诉他们他看到的所有的奇怪的事情。

根据上文的those strange characters可知是“奇怪的”事情。

故选C。

【9】A考查动词与语境理解。

A. Show展示；B. Bring带来；C. Send送；D. Offer提供。

根据语境小男孩一直“坚持”要看，朋友最后让他看了书包里的东西。

故选A。

【10】D考查动词与语境理解。

A.pick捡起；B. Raise举起；C. Wake叫醒；D. Cheer鼓励。

此处指包里面全是小男孩的朋友为了使小男孩振作而用来假扮成各种人物角色的道具。

cheer sb.up“使某人振作精神，高兴起来”。

故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读
【解析】本文讲述一个病得不能动弹的小男孩，他失望的情绪一天天逐渐增加，朋友们都默默地来到窗前用假扮成各种人物角色的道具给他带来快乐和生活下去的勇气。

小男孩出院后无意中得知真相，心灵受到震撼，并且在今后的生活中也尽自己的最大努力给他人带来快乐。

三、阅读理解
1.阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Famous Places around the World
Mexico
The best time to visit Mexico is spring. The weather in Mexico is hot and wet for most of the year, except in Mexico city. It can get very stormy at the end of August. And you should keep in mind that hurricane seas on lasts from June to November.
South A frica
South Africa has a pleasant climate, with lovely warm sunny days for most of the year. The summer is from November to February, and the weather is really hot at this time. In August, it’s winter and the weather is usually warm, except at night.
Greece
The best time to visit Greece is April to June. If you just want to sit on a beach and see the sunshine every day, then August is the perfect month. But, be careful! Temperatures are really high. In the southeast of Greece, it might be 30—35 centigrade.
Australia
It’s winter in Australia in July and August. The hottest months are from November to March. The best time to go is September or October. It’s warm enough to swim in the sea. It’s cool enough to tour around, and it’s not too rainy. If you prefer it colder, go in August.
【1】 The best time to visit Mexico is ______.
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
【答案】A
【解析】A细节理解题。

根据文中信息The best time to visit Mexico is spring.可知此题应选A。

【2】 For most of the year, the weather in South Africa is _______.
A．cool and rainy B．hotand wet
C．warm and sunny D．cold and snowy
【答案】C
【解析】C细节理解题。

根据文中关于南非的介绍可知那里一年的多数时间里天气是暖和和晴朗的，故选C。

【3】 If you want to sit on the beach and see the sunshine in August, you can go to _______.
A．Mexico B．Greece C．South Africa D．Australia
【答案】B
【解析】B细节理解题。

根据文中对希腊的介绍可知如果想在8月坐在沙滩上看阳光应去希腊，故选B。

【4】 The hottest months in Australia are from _______.
A．June to November B．April to June
C．November to March D．November to February
【答案】C
【解析】C细节理解题。

根据文中对澳大利亚的介绍可知澳大利亚最热的月份是从11月到三月，故选C。

【考点】广告类短文阅读
2.A Man of Vision(视觉)
In 1809, Louis Braille was born in a small town in France.When he was three years old, he accidentally hurt one of his eyes.The sickness spread to his other eye. Later, Louiswas unable to see.
Louis’s parents took him out of schooltwo years later. They thought that there was nothing more for him to learn there. He could not read or write.
When he was ten years old, Louis’s parents sent him to a special school inParis. It was one of the first schools for blind people in the world. Louis learned many skills at this school. Oneof them was reading.
Back then, blind people read by feeling raised letters on the paper. But it was difficult. Too many letters felt the same, for they had similar shapes.
Louis wantedto find a better way for blind people to read. He tried to create a touch system for reading and writing. He believed a system of raised dot（小点）could help. Night Writing-a writing system for soldiers was used. But he didn’t think it was good enough. This system did not allow the fingertip（指尖）to cover a whole letter. The readers had to move their fingers to feel theletter.
After years of hard work, he invented a shorter, easier form of this touch system. He used six dots to form each letter. It allowed a personto feel a whole letter without moving. Blind people could read much faster and easier. Today, we call this form of written language Braillein honour of Louis Braille.
Louis died in 1852. However, his form of communication lives on. Though he became blind at a young age,he insisted a lot. Instead, he overcame the difficulty, and madea big difference.
【1】 When Louis was three years old, he __________.
A．was sent to a special school
B．moved to a town in France
C．was takenout of school
D．hurt one of his eyes
【答案】D
【解析】D细节理解题。

根据文中信息When he was three years old, he accidentally hurt one of his eyes.可知此题应选D。

【2】For blind people, feeling raised letters on the paper was difficult because _________.
A．they neededto learn special skills
B．they couldn’tfeel a whole letter
C．they could not see them clearly
D．too many letters felt the same
【答案】D
【解析】D细节理解题。

根据文中信息But it was difficult. Too many letters felt the same, for they had similar shapes.可知此题应选D。

【3】With Louis’s system, blind people could read _________.
A．slower B．easier C．harder D．louder。