24.A 25.C
16.考查动词及语境的理解。A. leave 离开；B. control控制；C. help帮助；D. visit参观。句意：英国的国王想要控制苏格兰。根据Scotland ( 苏格兰 ) was fighting with England .可知，英国想要占领苏格兰。 故选B。
17.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. interesting有趣的；B. difficult困难的；C. important重要的； D. necessary必要的。句意：他有一支强大的军队所以苏格兰想战胜英国是很难的。根据He had a strong army 可知，被打败很难。故选B。
21.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. tried尝试； B. fell 掉； C. practiced练习；D. cheered欢呼。句意：但是蜘蛛试了一次又一次。根据King Robert watched while it___22___climbed back to its web.可知，蜘蛛攀爬不上去，掉下来然后又尝试再去攀爬。故选A。
22.考查副词及语境的理解。A. finally终于； B. easily容易地；C. slowly慢慢地；D. suddenly突然。句意：King Robert观察着，当蜘蛛慢慢地又爬回到网的时候。根据After an hour, the spider got do the web.可知，蜘蛛的速度很慢。故选C。
23.考查名词及语境的理解。A. player运动员；B. fighter战士；C. soldier 战士；D. spider蜘蛛。句意：你是这么伟大的蜘蛛。根据上文The spider is like me.可知，这里叙述的是蜘蛛的
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情况。故选D。
24.考查名词及语境的理解。A. army军队； B. feeling心情； C. opinions观点； D. family家庭。句意：他的军队变得更强大。根据I won’t let the English win.可知，军队强大了，才会赢。故选A。
25.考查动词及语境的理解。A. kept保持；B. raised提高；C. stopped阻止，停止；D. joined加入。句意：他们阻止了英国军队。根据Scotland was free.可知，阻止了英国军队的进攻。故选C。
考点：历史类短文阅读。 三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：阅读理解。（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
(A)
We often hear stories of animals rescuing people .But now someone has managed to return the favor .
The event took place one snowy January morning Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack, in the park.“ As I was walking, I just saw Jack running onto the ice towards the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldn’t climb out, ”said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog.“ someone else told me the lake was only one - meter deep, but it was at least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6- cm ice. Finally, I got Jack by the neck, and pulled him out. I don’t think I have ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there, everyone was asking if Jack was okay------ no one was particularly worried, about me!”
A neighbor, Julie Brown, saw it all happen.“The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden, it started to go under. There were crowds of people around, and they were all shouting and screaming. Before I knew it, the owner Smith was in the water forcing his way through the ice. I can’t begin to imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was as cool as a cucumber ----- he just crawled back out, put the dog on its lead, and went home.”
Many regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laid- back about it.“Most dog owners are the same as me.They would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future, I’m going to make sure he’s on lead near any ice ponds,
Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?
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26.What happened on a cold January morning？
A. Mr. Smith met Jack in the park . B. Mr. Smith ran after Jack on the ice. C. Jack fell from the ice into the water. D. Jack played with the ducks in the water. 27.How did Mr. Smith save Jack?
A. He asked a neighbor for help B. He broke the ice and shouted to Jack. C. He got Jack by the leg and pulled him out. D. He pulled Jack out of the icy water by the neck.
28.The underlined phrases“ as cool as a cucumber” in Paragraph 3 means “___________” A. relaxed B. proud C. shy D. brave 29.In the last paragraph, the writer asks a question to _____________.
A. suggest keeping pets for fun. B. remind people to put their dogs on the leads.
C. encourage people to take good care of their pets. D. advise people not to leave their dog near icy ponds .
30.What is the best title of the passage？
A. A Man’s Pet Dog B.A Dog’s Best Friend
C. The Danger on the Icy Lake D. Suggestions for Pets’ Owners 【答案】 26.C 27.D 28.A 29.C 30.B
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28.A词义猜测题。根据Everyone was very nervous, but 可知，but前面叙述的是人们都很紧张，but前后是转折关系，but后应该是放松的。故选A。
29.C推理判断题。根据Pets are members of our family可知，既然宠物已经是我们家的一个成员，那么就应该很好地去照顾它。故选C。
30.B标题归纳题。这篇文章主要讲人类是狗的最好朋友。故选B。 考点：日常生活类短文阅读。 Z
(B)
Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives.
He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in
playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer
from an old television at the age of 21.
Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain
works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all
over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?
There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers
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talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that.
Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.
Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today! 31. What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in?
A. Looking for jobs in different cities. B. Talking to people around the world. C. Studying how to connect computers. D. Exploring how to improve memory.
32. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to “__________”.
A. Working on early computers B. Connecting different facts together C. Travelling to the office in Switzerland D. Repeating the answers to the same
questions
33. Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world?
A. He made information sharing on the Internet possible. B. He made the first computer when he was 21 years old. C. He helped people understand better how the brain works. D. He invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use.
34. In what order did the following events take place?
a. Tim worked in England. b. Tim worked in Switzerland. c. Tim made
his first computer.
d. Tim invented the World Wide Web. e. Tim studied science at Oxford University.
A. c – e – d – a - b B. e – b – a – c - d C. c – d – a – e - b D. e – c – a – b - d
35. What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?
A. He is not famous because he is not rich. B. He has changed our lives and
he is great.
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