2019年中考真题精品解析英语(南通卷)精编word版(解析版)

南通市2019年初中毕业、升学考试试卷
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷选择题
一、单项选择
1.Sandy is Australian girl, she came to China for travelling with her parents last week.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：Sandy是一个澳大利亚的女孩。

她上周来中国和父母一起旅行。

a/an表示泛指，a用在首字母是辅音音素开头的前面，an用在首字母是元音音素开头的前面。

the是特指，第一空表示泛指，Australian 首字母是以元音音素开头的，用不定冠词an，根据题意，故选B。

【点睛】冠词作为一种虚词，在英语中只能和名词一起使用。

英语中的冠词分为不定冠词和定冠词。

不定冠词的用法
不定冠词有两个， a 和an。

a用在辅音音素开头的单词前面；an用于以元音音素开头的单词前。

如： a book, an apple。

定冠词和名词连用，表示某个或某些特定的人或东西。

如：
Mother carved the meat into slices.
妈妈把肉切成了片。

00 years since the May Fourth Movement took place May 4, 1919.
2.It’s been 1
A. for
B. in
C. at
D. on
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：五四运动自1919年5月4日开始至今已有100年的历史。

A. for+一段时间； B. in加一天的上午，下午或晚上； C. at加具体的时间点； D. on具体的日期，节日。

May 4, 1919.是具体的日期用介词on。

根据题意，故选D。

【点睛】at表示时间的一点；in表示一个时期；on表示特殊日子。

例句：Can you finish the work in two days？你能在两天内完成这个工作吗？
1. at后常接几点几分，天明，中午，日出，日落，开始等。

如：
at five o’clock （五点），at down （黎明），at daybreak （天亮），at sunrise （日出），at noon （中午），at sunset （日落），at midnight （半夜），at the beginning of the month （月初），at that time （那时），at that moment （那会儿），at this time of day（在一天的这个时候）。

2. in后常接年，月，日期，上午，下午，晚上，白天，季节，世纪等。

如：
in 2006（2006年），in May，2004 （2004年五月），in the morning （早晨/上午），in the afternoon （下午），in the evening （晚上），in the night （夜晚），in the daytime （白天），in the 21stcentury（21世纪），in three days （weeks/months）三天（周/个月），in a week （一周），in spring （春季）。

3. on后常接某日，星期几，某日或某周日的朝夕，节日等。

如：
on Sunday （星期日），on a warm morning in April （四月的一个温暖的上午），on a December night （12月的一个夜晚），on that afternoon （那天下午），on the following night （下一个晚上），on Christmas afternoon （圣诞节下午），on October 1，1949 （1949年10月1日），on New Year’s Day （新年），on New Year’s Eve （除夕），on the morning of the 15th （15日的早上）等
3.—did you celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival this year, Tod?
—By making rice dumplings with my Chinese friends,
A. Where
B. When
C. How
D. Why
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——Tod，你今年是怎么庆祝端午节的？——和我的中国朋友一起做粽子。

A. Where在哪；
B. When何时；
C. How怎样；
D. Why为什么。

根据下文By making rice dumplings with my Chinese friends可知上文是用how来提问。

根据题意，故选C。

4.—Excuse me, can you teach me how to this new word?
—No problem. Look at my mouth and listen carefully.
A. prove
B. pronounce
C. prepare
D. produce
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——打扰一下，你能教给我怎样发出这个新单词的音吗？——没问题。

看我的嘴认真地听。

A. prove证明；
B. pronounce发音；
C. prepare准备；
D. produce生产，制造。

根据下文No problem. Look at my mouth and listen carefully.可知上文是说发音。

根据题意，故选B。

5.—I hear people can pay for almost everything by ZHI FU BAO in China.
—Actually, it’s that people often go shopping without taking any paper money.
A. important
B. impossible
C. surprising
D. necessary
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我听说在中国，人们几乎可以用支付宝支付一切费用。

——实际上，令人惊讶的是，
人们经常不带纸币去购物。

A. important重要的；B. impossible不可能的； C. surprising惊讶的；D. necessary 有必要的。

根据下文people often go shopping without taking any paper money.可知这里是说吃惊的。

根据题意，
故选C。

6.He like coffee. I see him drink a cup at times.
A. must
B. may
C. can’ｔ
D. mustn’ｔ
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：他可能喜欢咖啡。

我看见他有时喝一杯。

A. must必须；B. may可能；C. can’ｔ不能；D. mustn’ｔ禁止。

根据下文I see him drink a cup at times.可知上文是可能喝咖啡。

根据题意，故选B。

7.—Would you like to go to the city and live with us, Granny?
—Oh, dear, I’m used to the life in the country. I think life here is .
A. more comfortable
B. less comfortable
C. the most comfortable
D. the least comfortable
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——奶奶，你愿意去城里和我们一起住吗？——哦，亲爱的，我已经习惯了乡村的生活。

我觉得这里的生活更舒适。

A. more comfortable更舒适的；B. less comfortable不舒适的；C. the most comfortable
可知下文
最舒适的； D. the least comfortable最不舒适的。

根据上文Oh, dear, I’m used to the life in the country.
是在这儿的生活更舒服。

根据题意，故选A。

8.—What do you think of yesterday’s activity in your community?
—Wonderful. A lot of useful advice on self-protection .
A. is offered
B. are offered
C. was offered
D. were offered
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你觉得昨天在你的社区里的活动怎么样？——好极了。

在自我保护方面提供了很多有
用的建议。

A. is offered被提供，一般现在时态的被动语态；单数； B. are offered 被提供，一般现在时态
的被动语态；复数； C. was offered被提供，一般过去式的被动语态；单数； D. were offered被提供，一般过
可知下文是一去式的被动语态；复数；根据上文What do you think of yesterday’s activity in your community?
般过去时态，主语是 A lot of useful advice不可数名词，这里be动词用单数was。

根据题意，故选C。

9.—Is everyone here, Jonathan?
—No. Sir. Millie is absent. She for two days.
A. has fallen ill
B. has been ill
C. fell ill
D. was ill
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——Jonathan，每个人都在你这儿吗？——不，先生。

Millie缺席。

她已经生病两天了。

A. has fallen ill已经生病，现在完成时；短暂性动词； B. has been ill已经生病了，现在完成时，可以和for+一段时间；C. fell ill生病，一般过去时态； D. was ill生病的，过去式，表示状态。

根据语境可知用现在完成时，for+一段时间，表示状态，用has been in。

根据题意，故选B。

10.High-speed trains are seen as one of the new Four Great of China.
A. Achievements
B. Agreements
C. Environments
D. Instruments
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：高速列车被视为中国四大新成就之一。

A. Achievements成就；B. Agreements同意；C. Environments环境；D. Instruments仪器。

根据High-speed trains可知这里是说成就。

根据题意，故选A。

11.—What’s the weather like in Kunming, Lucy?—It’ｓhot cold.So Kunming is called “the Spring City”．A. neither; nor B. not only; but also C. either; or D. both; and
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——露西，在昆明的天气怎么样？——既不热也不冷。

所以昆明被称为“春城”。

A. neither…　
不仅……而且……； C. either..or..要么……要么……;D. both..and…nor…表示两者都不；B. not only… but also…
可知上文是既不是太冷也不太热。

这里用neither; nor，两者都。

根据下文So Kunming is called “the Spring City”．
根据题意，故选A。

12.Some jazz musicians are great because they can music while playing.
A. put up
B. set up
C. take up
D. make up
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：有些爵士乐手很棒，因为他们可以一边演奏一边编音乐。

A. put up 张贴；B. set up建立；
C. take up占据；
D. make up编造。

根据下文music while playing.可知上文是编造。

根据题意，故选D。

13.I still keep taking exercise every day I am busy with so many subjects.
A. until
B. unless
C. because
D. though
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：尽管我忙于许多科目，但我仍然每天都在锻炼。

A. until直到；B. unless 除非；C. because
因为；D. though尽管。

根据下文I am busy with so many subjects.可知这里是though引导的让步状语从句。

根据题意，故选D。

14.—Could you please tell me ?
—With pleasure. Wait a moment, please.
A. if the scarf looked nice on me
B. what’s the new product like
C. that Guilin is worth visiting
D. how I can order a robot online
【答案】 D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你能告诉我怎么在网上订购机器人吗？——很高兴。

请稍等。

这里是宾语从句，用陈
述语序，排除B，这里是问句不能用that引导，排除C，Could you please tell me是一般现在是时态，从句用
一般现在时态，排除A。

根据题意，故选D。

15.—Why not hold a Chinese Poetry Competition to welcome our motherland’s 70th birthday?
—. Let’s make a plan together in our
group.
A. That’s all right
B. Yes, please
C. Good idea
D. Never mind
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——为什么不举办一场中国诗歌比赛来迎接我们祖国的70岁生日呢？——好主意。

我们小
组一起制定一个计划。

A. That’s all right不用谢；B. Yes, please是的，请；C. Good idea好主意；D. Never mind
可知
没关系。

根据上文Why not hold a Chinese Poetry Competiti on to welcome our motherland’s 70th birthday?
下文是好主意，根据题意，故选C。

二、完型填空
Thank you very much. Thank you!
Thank you for Principal Xu, all the teachers and most importantly, the class of 2019. If I can
fantastic, I will at least try to make it short.
It’s been nearly 40 years since I became a member of the navy. You may be wondering how I have won so many honors as a commander-in-chief. In fact, it all began from the half a___16___basic training, which I will never forget,
The training included midnight swims in the cold water, days without ___17___and long painful runs in the soft sand,
I always felt cold, wet, sleepy and painful.
The training also needed to find those who could___18___in an environment of stress, mess, failure and hardships. To me, the basic training was a lifetime of challenges that lasted six months. And today, I
about one little thing, which I think is one of the most important points leading to great___19___.
Every morning in the training, my instructors(教官) would___20___in our rooms. The first thing they did was
to____21____our beds. The corners would be square if we did it right. The covers would be pulled tight, and the
pillow would be centered just under the headboard.
It was a(n) ___22___task. But every morning we were required to make our beds___23___. It seemed a little
funny, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to me many times over.
If you make your bed every morning, you will have completed the___24___task of the day. It will bring you a
small sense of success, and it will___25___you to do another task, and another and another. And by the end of the day,
one task completed will have___26___into many tasks completed. Making your bed will prove the fact. If you can
do the little things right, you will___27___be able to do the big things right.
___28___the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it. I can make sure that it doesn’t m ever___29___ a day in uniform. Even now, I still start my day with making the bed to perfection. So if you have an
awful day by accident, you will come home to a bed that is made-that you made-and a made bed gives you
encouragement that tomorrow will be better.
In general, if you want to change the world, ___30___off by making your bed. I hope all of you will have a
brighter future!
16. A. day’ｓ B. week’ｓ C. month’ｓ D. year’ｓ
17. A. water B. sleep C. food D. air
18. A. doubt B. lead C. separate D. hurry
19. A. success B. support C. pain D. pity
20. A. rest B. exercise C. appear D. relax
21. A. check B. clean C. mend D. make
22. A. exciting B. interesting C. simple D. difficult
23. A. softly B. messily C. slowly D. perfectly
24. A. first B. only C. same D. last
25. A. need B. warn C. invite D. encourage
26. A. thrown B. put C. turned D. divided
27. A. always B. hardly C. almost D. easily
28. A. Protecting B. Changing C. controlling D. Connecting
29. A. rose B. risked C. served D. celebrated
30. A. start B. run C. get D. take
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. D 26.
C 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. A
【解析】
【分析】
这篇短文主要讲述了一个参加海军的毕业生回到母校给学生们做的演讲，希望他们有一个美好的未来。

【16题详解】
句意：事实上，这一切都是从半年的基础训练开始的，我永远不会忘记。

A. day’ｓ一天的；B. week’ｓ一周的；
C. month’ｓ
一年的。

根据下文To me, the basic training was a lifetime of challenges that lasted 一个月的；D. year’ｓ
six months.可知，这里是半年的训练。

故选D。

【17题详解】
句意：训练内容包括午夜在冷水中游泳，白天没有食物，在柔软的沙滩上长时间的痛苦奔跑，我总是感到
寒冷，潮湿，困倦和痛苦。

A. water水；B. sleep睡觉；C. food食物；D. air空气。

根据下文and long painful runs in the soft sand, I always felt cold, wet, sleepy and painful.可知这里是没有食物。

根据题意，故选C。

【18题详解】
句意：训练也需要找出那些能够在压力、混乱、失败和困难的环境中能领导的那些人。

A. doubt 怀疑；
B. lead 导致；引导；
C. separate分开；
D. hurry匆忙。

根据下文an environment of stress, mess, failure and hardships.可知这里是引导。

根据题意，故选B。

【19题详解】
句意：今天，我想谈一件小事，我认为这是取得巨大成功的最重要的一点。

A. success成功；B. support支持；
C. pain疼痛；
D. pity可怜。

根据上文And today, I’d like to talk about one little thing, which I think is one of the most important points可知这里是成功。

根据题意，故选A。

【20题详解】
句意：每天早上训练时，我的教官都会出现在我们的房间里。

A. rest休息；B. exercise锻炼；C. appear出现；
D. relax放松。

根据下文The first thing they did was to____6____our beds. The corners would be square if we did
it right.可知上文是出现的意思。

故选C。

【21题详解】
句意：他们做的第一件事就是检查我们的床。

如果我们做得对，被子的角将会是直角。

A. check 核对；
B. clean清扫；
C. mend修理；
D. make使，制作。

根据下文The corners would be square if we did it right. The covers
would be pulled tight, and the pillow would be centered just under the headboard.可知这里是说查房。

故选A。

【22题详解】
句意：这是一项艰巨的任务。

但是每天早上我们都被要求把床做得很好。

A. exciting令人兴奋的；
B. interesting有趣的；
C. simple简单的；
D. difficult困难的。

根据下文But every morning we were required to make our beds___8___. It seemed a little funny, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to me many times over.可知上文是说这里是说困难的任务。

根据题意，故选D。

【23题详解】
句意：但是每天早上我们都被要求把床做得很好。

A. softly柔软的；B. messily 乱糟糟地；C. slowly慢地；D. perfectly完美地。

根据下文It seemed a little funny, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to me many times over.可知这里是完美地。

根据句意，故选D。

【24题详解】
句意：如果你每天早上整理床铺，你将完成一天中的第一项任务。

A. first第一；B. only仅仅，只； C. same 相同的；D. last最后的。

根据下文If you make your bed every morning可知上文是说一天中的第一项任务。

根据句意，
故选A。

【25题详解】
句意：它会给你带来一种小小的成功感，它会鼓励你去完成另一项任务，一项又一项的任务。

A. need需要；
B. warn警告；
C. invite邀请；
D. encourage鼓励。

根据下文do another task, and another and another.可知上文是说鼓励你去完成一项又一项的任务。

根据句意，故选D。

【26题详解】
句意：到一天结束时，一个已完成的任务将变成许多已完成的任务。

A. thrown扔；B. put放；C. turned变得；
表示变成……。

根据题意，故选C。

D. divided分开。

turn into…
【27题详解】
句意：如果你不能把小事做好，你就______可以把大事做好。

A. always总是；B. hardly几乎不；C. almost
可知这里是几乎不。

根据题意，故选B。

几乎；D. easily容易地。

根据上文If you can’t do the little things right,
【28题详解】
句意：改变世界可以发生在任何地方，任何人都可以做到。

A. Protecting保护；B. Changing 改变；C. controlling控制；D. Connecting连接。

根据下文can happen anywhere and anyone can do it. I can make sure that
___14___ a day in uniform.可知这里是改变世界。

故选B。

it doesn’t matter whether I ever
【29题详解】
句意：我能确定这和我是否还穿着制服服务一天没关系。

A. rose 升起；B. risked 使…冒风险；C. served 服务；
接待；D. celebrated 庆祝。

根据下文 a day in uniform.可知这里是服务。

故选C。

【30题详解】
句意：一般来说，如果你想改变世界，就从整理床铺开始。

A. start 开始；
B. run 跑步；
C. get 得到；
D. take
带去。

根据上文In general, if you want to change the world 可知这里是从整理床铺开始。

短语start off 表示从……
开始。

故选 A
【点睛】完形填空题与单项选择题不同，它给出的是一篇意思较为完整的短文。

做该题型试题时，首先应跳过空格通读全文，以全文为背景，联系句子的上下文进行推理和判断，从
4个选项中选出一项进行试填。

考生可以从词义用法、固定搭配、逻辑推理和上下文的联系等方面去考虑。

最后应再把全文通览一遍，细心检查所选答案能否使短文上下连贯，前后呼应，词句通顺，使短文意思完整。

检查时还应从语法、惯用法、逻辑推理和事情发生的情节等方面进行考虑，以达到准确无误之目的。

三、阅读理解
Weekly Round —up
①The number of Chinese studying abroad grew at
a slower rate(比率) in 2018, as more students have
come to realize that studying abroad does not
guarantee (保证) a well-paid job in foreign countries. About 78 percent of Chinese students ’　
abroad plan to work in China either right after
graduation or after working abroad for a while. ② Tours that provide a window on wildlife without harming
the animals are a welcome development for Chinese
animal —lovers, a recent survey found. About 60 percent of
interviewees said that they would refuse to take part in tours
that might badly influence the normal Life of animals in the
wild or be harmful to wildlife.
②A survey by American Councils for International
Education, showed that there were 227,086
Chinese learners across the formal US education
system, making Chinese the third most popular
language being studied.
④ Passengers found eating or drinking on the Beijing subway
who do not stop when they are asked will face having their
actions noted on their social credit (信用) score according to
Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport.
31. Which of the following is true according to News l?
A. Most Chinese students studying abroad plan to work in China.
B. Most Chinese students will no longer go abroad for education.
C. Chinese students studying abroad can find jobs easily in China.
D. Chinese students studying abroad can get well-paid jobs in China.
the main idea of News 2?
32. What’ｓ
A. Chinese tourists will not do any harm to wildlife from now on.
B. The tours are specially designed for Chinese to protect wildlife.
C. Many tourists in China have a strong sense of animal protection.
D. The tours make more tourists become interested in wild animals.
33. According to the news above, we know that .
A. 227,086 Chinese learners have been to America to study languages
B. Chinese has become the most popular languages in the United States
C. passengers are not allowed to drink or eat on the Beijing Subway
D. passengers will be punished and fined if they eat or drink on the subway
【答案】31. A 32. C 33. C
【解析】
这个短文是每周的新闻信息：中国留学人口；许多人对野生动物有很强的保护意识；汉语成为第三大受欢
迎的语言；地铁上吃东西的行为。

【31题详解】
abroad plan to work in China either right after 推理判断。

根据文中About 78 percent of Chinese students’　
graduation or after working abroad for a while.可知，大多数出国留学的中国学生计划在中国工作。

选项A是正确的。

故选A。

【32题详解】
细节理解。

通读第二个新闻可知，主要讲述了在中国，许多游客都有很强的动物保护意识。

故选C。

【33题详解】
细节理解。

根据文中Passengers found eating or drinking on the Beijing subway who do not stop when they are
asked will face having their actions noted on their social credit (信用) score according to Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport.可知，在北京地铁上，乘客不能饮食。

故选C。

B
Do you like reading? Today let me share something about reading in China. With rapid development of
technology and the Internet, new methods and ecological (生态的) ideas provide more possibilities for the Chinese to
read. The newly national reading report shows that 80 percent of Chinese adults read books, newspapers or
magazines in 2018, a year-on-year increase.
Prevailing(盛行的) digital(数字的) reading
The growth of digital reading has made reading more popular among the Chinese. According to a survey, about
76 percent said they had accessed(访问) content through digital channels. Chen Chengpei, an office worker in
Xiamen City loves reading on his mobile phone app in his spare tim e. He thinks it’s so easy to kill the spare minutes. Mobile phone reading has become the main channel for him to get information. He has downloaded seven news apps, through which he reads for one or two hours a day.
Listening to audiobooks has become a new growth point in terms of reading habits. Zhang Jin from Beijing likes
reading 40 minutes on his mobile while going to work on the bus in the morning. and listening to audiobooks on the
way home. According to Ximalaya, 16. 9 percent of its total users listen to its audiobooks. To attract more users, the
mobile app allows users to vote for the book they hope to listen to most. The audio app tries to meet their needs.
①
Li Yang, a student in Beijing, used to be worried by piles of books as her house is too small. The problem was
solved when she started to sell the used books on an online second-hand bookstore Deja Vu. “By selling them, most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can come to life again. ” she said.
According to a survey by giant Alibaba in 2018, the market for the second-hand book was booming last year as
more Chinese tend to trade or exchange their used books online.
The rise of online second-hand book platforms and sharing ideas also contributed to the booming book
recycling.
Users are able to sell their books by scanning the barcode(扫条形码)of books and then wait for the courier(快
递员) to collect them. The collected books will be cleaned, disinfected (消毒) and packed before selling to other
readers at a lower price.
According to Deja Vu, its total users hit l. 4 million in 2018, with 2 million used books being sold. It has a daily
business of 20,000 books. “When I see my books being read by others, I can feel a pleasure of sharing, which is really amazing. ” LiYang said.
34. From the first paragraph, we know that .
A. most Chinese adults read books, newspapers or magazines on the Internet
B. the number of Chinese readers is becoming larger and larger year by year
C. the writer tells us some different new methods of reading all over the world
D. Chinese people have more time to read because of technology and the Internet
35. From the passage, we know .
A. mobile phones have become the main reading tool for Chinese
B. the audio app can meet whatever the users need to attract more users
C. listening to audiobooks is the most popular reading habit for Chinese
D. Chinese like reading better because of the growth of digital reading
36. Which of the following is suitable for ①?
A. Recycling digital reading
B. Selling books at a low price
C. Booming book recycling
D. Collecting second-hand books
37. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer wishes more people to download mobile phone apps to read.
B. people can sell or exchange their books on second-hand book platforms.
C. The used books will be posted directly from the sellers to the new users.
D. Two million used books were sold on the online platform Deja Vu in 2018.
【答案】34. B 35. D 36. B 37. D
【解析】
这篇短文主要讲述了随着科技和互联网的飞速发展，新方法和生态理念为中国人提供了更多的阅读机会。

【34题详解】
段落大意。

通读整个第一段可知，主要讲述了中国读者的数量逐年增加。

故选B。

【35题详解】
细节理解。

根据文中With rapid development of technology and the Internet, new methods and ecological (生态的)
ideas provide more possibilities for the Chinese to read. The newly national reading report shows that 80 percent of
Chinese adults read books, newspapers or magazines in 2018, a year-on-year increase. 可知，随着数字阅读的发展，
中国人更喜欢阅读。

故选D。

【36题详解】
段落总结。

Li Yang, a student in Beijing, used to be worried by piles of books as her house is too small. The problem
was solved when she started to sell the used books on an online second-hand bookstore Deja Vu. “By selling them,
most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can come to life again. ” she said.可知，李阳在网上低
价买书。

故选B。

【37题详解】
推理判断。

According to Deja Vu, its total users hit l. 4 million in 2018, with 2 million used books being sold可知，
2018年在Deja Vu在线平台上售出200万册二手书。

选项D是正确的。

故选D。

C
When I was young, I lived in Scotland with my parents. I had a good time there.
One morning, I ran to the garden, and said to the old Scotsman who worked there. “Today I am g mountain for berries. ”
“No, no, Missey, not today. ” he said , “It will rain. ”
t will be fine. The glass in the hall does not say “No, it will not rain. ” I said, “The sun is up. The cook says i
rain. ”
海绿) says it will rain, “Tuts, tuts. ” said the old man, “I care for no suns, or cooks, or glasses. The pimpernel (
and so it will rain. Flowers, Missey, always tell the truth. When they say rain, go and get your umbrella.
Sure enough, by noon the rain was pouring down. After that, I looked with great respect at the tiny flower,
sometimes brickred, sometimes blue, which could tell about the weather. But the pimpernel is not the only plant that
is a weather prophet.
If you go into the garden, and find the African marigolds shut after seven o’clock in the mornin pretty sure that there will be a rainy day. There is a little single marigold which shuts up in a hurry if the sky becomes
-marigold”.
clouded. It is called the “rainy
Most plants which we call “weather prophets” shut up for rain. But some plants open for rain. The cause of th opening and closing is probably the difference in light. Most likely these plants shut their flowers because there is too
little light.
But you know there are some plants which become smaller in a strong light and love the shade. You will find that most shade-loving plants, as the verbenas, do not close for rain.
Lilies, tulips and other flowers that love the sun shut for rain. Tulips are careful not to open their cups very wide in the morning if it is likely to rain. The roses make no change. They seem not to fear wet.
On the whole, you may be pretty sure, if you go into your garden, and find many flowers-as tulips, marigolds and morning glories-shut, it will be a stormy day, unfit for picnics or long walks.
.
38. The plants which are “weather prophets”
A. become smaller in a strong light
B. tell about the weather
C. open for rain and fear light
D. love shade and wet
39. You can go out for a picnic when .
A. the morning glories and lilies do not shut
B. the African marigolds shut after 7:00 a. m.
C. die pimpernels open wide in the daytime
D. the roses and tulips shut in the sunshine
40. What do we know from the passage?
A. The flowers have four ways to help people to get information about weather.
B. The glass in the hall has magic for the writer’s family to know about weather.
C. We can know about weather by keeping many roses at home or in the garden.
D. Missey will probably know about weather by watching flowers from now on.
41. The passage is mainly about .
A. watching flowers carefully before going out
B. learning to watch flowers from the old Scotsman
C. the importance of growing flowers in the garden
D. the relationship between some flowers and weather
【答案】38. B 39. A 40. D 41. D
【解析】
这篇短文主要讲述了小时候作者和父母住在苏格兰。

作者还学到了有一些花可以预测天气。

【38题详解】
细节理解。

根据文中Most plants which we call “weather prophets” shut up for rain. But some plants open for rain.
可知，他们是来告诉天气的。

故选B。

【39题详解】
推理判断。

根据文中if you go into your garden, and find many flowers-as tulips, marigolds and morning glories-shut,
it will be a stormy day, unfit for picnics or long walks.可知，牵牛花和百合花早上不会关闭，说明不下雨。

故选
A。

【40题详解】
推理判断。

从现在起，米西可能会通过看花了解天气。

选项D是正确的。

故选D。

【41题详解】
主旨大意。

通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了一些花与天气的关系。

故选D。

D
We never forget when Perronet came to us. It was on a spring afternoon. We never knew who drowned Perronet,
but David pulled him out of the water and saved his life, People sometimes asked us what kind of dog he was, but we
never knew, except that he was the nicest possible kind. Mother said we could not afford him because of the tax(税)
and his keep. The tax was five shillings（先令），but it was nearly a year before the time when it must be paid. At last,
we decided that all three of us would give up sugar toward saving the cost of his keep. It was the hardest for David
because he was fond of sweet things, but then, he was fond of Perronet. So we all gave up sugar, and Perronet was
allowed to remain.
We were very happy that summer. The boys were especially happy. The only thing that vexed me was Perronet’s
tax money, for months and months went on and we didn’t save it. One day, I found David alone with Perronet in his arms. He was crying, and feeding Perronet with cake. I can’t bear to see boys cry. I begged of David to stop, him I should certainly think of something.
One day, we were all in school. The schoolmaster told us that there was to be a flower show for the school
children this year, and that an old gentleman would give prizes to the best arranged wild flowers. There was to be a
first prize of five shillings, and a second prize of a half crown, for the best collection of wild flowers, with their names
upon them. I squeezed(挤) David’s arm, and whispered, “Five shillings!”　
I thought I could never get my lessons that day, for all day I was thinking about Perronet’said to them, “Look here! I’ll make a collection of flowers. You two can make a collection
of mosses(苔藓). There are
ten kinds of mosses by the river, and we have names of our own for them. ” The boys agreed. Richard m
We put wet sand at the bottom, then feather moss, and into that I stuck the flowers. I got all the flowers and all the
grasses ready and printed the names on pieces of cardboard, to stick in with them. I didn’t like it Richard praised it and that cheered me. I thought their mosses were beautiful.
The day of the flower show was very hot. When we reached the tent, it was filled with grown-up people. It was
very hard work getting about and trying to see the stands with flowers. We kept seeing tickets with
We had walked slowly all round the tent.
“Second Prize”. It made me feel sick with heat and anxiety, to think of them.
We had seen all the cucumbers, onions, lettuce, grapes, long potatoes, round potatoes and everything else. At last we
saw my collection! It had a label on it, marked “First Prize”, and next to it came the boy’s m Prize”. We cried “Perronet is paid for!”
Vexed” is close to “”．
42. The meaning of the underlined word “
A. surprised
B. worried
C. pleased
D. attracted
43. Which of the following is the correct order according to the story?
a. The three children decided to give up sugar.
b. The boys won the second prize in the flower show.
c. The writer made a collection of wild flowers.
d. The headmaster told the children about the show.
e. Mother allowed the children to keep Perronet.
A. a-d-c-b-e
B. a-e-d-c-b
C. e-a-d-c-b
D. e-a-d-b-c
44. The last paragraph tells us that .
A. the writer was sure she would win the prize in the show
B. other children’s collections were made of vegetables
C. many school children won prizes in the flower show
D. the children walked slowly to enjoy the collections
45. From the passage, we know that .
A. the children had to save some money if they wanted to keep Perronet
B. the old gentleman wanted to help the children save money for Perronet
C. the children saved money by giving up sugar to pay the tax money
D. David was once seen crying because he couldn’t eat cake any longer
【答案】42. B 43. D 44. B 45. A。