listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say ―Happy New Year‖ to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink. C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
51. Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.
52. Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain. B. People in Britain. C. People in Brazil. D. Both B and C. 53. From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.
A. People listen to the radio at home. B. Cordon can’t drink much.
C. Cordon is a tall man with dark hair. D. there are no people near Big Ben. 54. On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________. A. that reminds them of their happy life
B. they hope that can bring them good luck C. they think that they look beautiful in white
D. that’s what they have to do during the New Year 55. This article mainly tells us ________________. A. what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day B. when and where people have New Year parties C. why people in different countries like the New Year D. what people around the world do on New Year’s Day
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了在西班牙、英国与巴西不同的国家庆祝新年的方式以及在新年这天所从事的活动。
51. B 解析：细节理解题。由第一段可知，西班牙人在一年中的最后一天的午夜吃葡萄，故选B。
52. D 解析：细节理解题根据第二段与第三段的描述可知，英国人与巴西人在新年这一天举行晚会。
53. A 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句话可以推断，人们在家中听收音机。
54. B 解析：细节理解题。根据文章的最后一句话可知，在新年这天，巴西人穿着白色的衣服是希望在新的一年里为自己带来好运。
55. D 解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要说明了在西班牙、英国与巴西不同的国家在新年这天所从事的活动。故选D。
C【2012江苏无锡】
Space travel is nothing new. The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961. Since then, people have not only traveled to space, but many of them have also lived there in space stations for some time.
The Soviet Union (前苏联) sent to first space station into space in 1971. This space station was called Salyut 1. Salyut 1 was designed as a place where people could live while they observed space and did experiments. The first group of astronauts lived there for 23 days. The Soviet Union went on to make seven more Salyut space stations. At about the same time, the United States built its own space station, called Skylab.
Astronauts visited and often lived in these space stations for a short time. However, it wasn’t until the late 1980s when the Soviet Union sent the Mir space station that people began to live in space for a longer time. Mir stayed in space from 1989 until 2001, when it was decided that the space station was too old and no longer safe to live in.
Living in space stations seems to be fun, but astronauts face many problems. One of them is food. All the meals on space stations are put together on Earth and sent there by space shuttle. Because the food has to last a long time (sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be stored in cans. The space station does not have a fridge, but it has a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh. Astronauts also eat many other foods such as dried meat that do not need special care.
Without the help of gravity, sitting down to eat can be tough. Astronauts sometimes have to fix themselves to the wall while eating. They also have to be very careful so that food does not float away.
31. Which of the following has the closet meaning to the underlined word ― observed ‖ in Paragraph 2?
A. Discovered. B. Checked. C. Watched. D. Fixed. 32. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. Astronauts can never have a chance to eat fresh food when they live in space stations. B. The Soviet Union sent a total of 9 space stations into space in the 1970s and 1980s. C. Astronauts could live in the Mir space station for no more than three weeks. D. Space travel has quite a long history of more than 60 years. 33. What is the best title of this passage? A. Exploring Space. B. Space Travel C. Living in Space. D. Space Stations.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要对宇宙空间站（航空站）建立的时间、作用、宇航员在空间站的生活情况进行了说明。
31.C 解析：分析理解题。 由第二段句“?where people could live while they observed space and did experiments.”可知空间站是一个能让宇航员观察太空及做实验的地方。observed在此是“观察”的意思，与Watch同义。故选C。
32.B 解析：分析推断题。阅读全文可知A、C、D的表达是错误，故选B。
33.D 解析：主旨大意题。通过阅读全文可知本文主要是对空间站进行了说明，故本文的标题应为“Space stations”。
D【2012江苏无锡】
During the 1800s, African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South. They sang songs that they had brought from Africa while working. One person sang a line. Then a
group of workers repeated it. The songs’ words told of the hardships (艰苦) that people suffered. They clapped their hands and stomped (跺) their feet to the music.
In the 1860s, the music changed greatly. African American music took new forms. It was also influenced by dance music, which had great rhythm (节奏). Banjos (班卓琴) became popular. A blues singer usually sang a line and then played the banjo in reply. By the early 1900s, the guitar had taken the place of the banjo in blues music.
The blues music has many obvious characteristics. One of them is that the musical notes (音调) are often ―bent‖. That is, they are changed slightly to give a song more strength.
Lyrics are the words of a song. Blues lyrics describe every day life. The lyrics are often about the relationships between men and women. They tell about sadness and overwork. They tell about finding and losing live, having money or being poor, being happy or sad and lonely. They almost always use the rhythms of everyday speech. A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines. The second line repeats the first line. The third line has different words.
By the 1940s, large numbers of African Americans moved to Chicago. There, a new kind of ―Chicago‖ blues began. The new music was excellent dance music. Chicago blues led to the birth of a new music style — rock and roll.
34. This passage is mainly about . A. the blues music B. the life of African Americans C. the blues lyrics D. the rhythms of different music 35. What information does the passage NOT provide? A. How the blues music developed as time went by. B. What the blues lyrics are mostly about.
C. When African Americans moved to the American South. D. How long the banjo was popular in the blues history.
36.Which of the following is the most likely taken from a blues song? A. You have to help me. I’ll die if you don’t. You have to help me. B. You have to help me. You have to help me. I’ll die if you don’t. C. I’ll die if you don’t. You have to help me. You have to help me. D. I’ll die if you don’t help me. You have to help me. Please help me. 37. What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
A. African Americans sang songs after a long day’s work to relax in the 1800s. B. The blues singers in the 1860s usually played the guitar while singing songs. C. It is not difficult to tell the blues music from others from its musical notes. D. Rock and roll was the most popular blues music in Chicago in the 1950s. 【主旨大意】本文是说明文。主要是对the blues music音乐发展的各个阶段进行了详细说明，以及最后演化为摇滚音乐的过程。
34.A 解析：主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本篇文章主要说明了“the blues music”音乐的发展过程。故选A。
35.C 解析：细节理解题。阅读全文可知，本文对A、B、D三项进行了说明。故选C。 36.B 解析：细节理解题。由第四段句“A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines. The second line repeats the first line. The third line has different words.” 布鲁斯歌词通常有三行。第二行重复第一行。第三行有不同的单词。可知。
37.C 解析：综合理解分析题。阅读全文可A、B、D三项不正确，故选C。
A【2012江苏苏州】
You may not have heard the words ―freshman fifteen‖ before, but they are very important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first-year college student. ―Fifteen‖ refers to fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain (增加) weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds. Mistakes choosing food
University kitchens serve(供应）many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food，because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork. Eating right
If you’re careful, you don’t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas： ●Think more about what you eat.
●Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.
●Don’t eat desserts full of sugar；have fruit after dinner. ●Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.
●It’s all right to have a little fast food sometimes—but not often. ●Write down the foods you eat.
●Walk, run, do sports—move and you will feel better!
Remember that the ―freshman fifteen‖ can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.
26. The ―freshman fifteen‖ is ______.
A. weight that high school students gain
B. weight that first-year university students can gain C. fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat D. fifteen students who eat unhealthy food 27. The main idea of this reading is to ______. A. get students ready to gain fifteen pounds B. sell healthy food to new students
C. help new university students not to gain fifteen pounds D. show the mistakes students make in studying
28. Which of these mistakes students make choosing food is not mentioned in the reading? A. Choosing unhealthy food. B. Visiting the kitchen while studying. C. Getting fast food at night. D. Eating too much chocolate.
29. Which of these ideas would the writer of the reading probably agree with? A. You’d better not eat unhealthy food.
B. Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends’ help. C. Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better. D. Some students can eat anything they want.
【主旨大意】本文是说明文。本文首先提出，大一新生入学后往往会在第一学年体重增加，一般平均为15磅，所以被谑称为 Freshman Fifteen这个实事，然后就如何预防体重增加提出了一些全理的建议。
26. B 解析：细节理解题。由第一段句“―Fifteen‖ refers to fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year.”可知。
27. C 解析：主旨大意题。本文主要是帮助大一新生如何避免体重增加。故选C。
28. D 解析：细节理解题。阅读全文可知导致增加体重时，提到了A、B、C三项，没有提到D项，故选D。
29. A 解析：分析理解题。要想让自己的身体健康，最好不要吃不健康的食物。故选A。
C【2012江苏苏州】
In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect everyday items and to seal (封住）them in a special box. The box was marked ―To be opened after midnight, December 31st, AD 2000‖，and was kept in the Colorado College Library.
One hundred years later, on the appointed (约定）day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代）of people who had placed things inside the box.
When the box was opened after midnight, the things inside the box were in very good condition. There were newspapers, photos, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and lots of letters, including one written by Theodore Roosevelt, who became the President of the USA later that year. One of Roosevelt’s friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.
Many of the letters were written to their descendants. They describe the hopes that the people of 1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand people. Now nearly half a million people live there.
Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller, whose grandfather had placed a collection of postcards in the box, said that the time capsule was a great treasure. ―This is a wonderful educational resource(资源). We can learn so much about our history,‖ he said. ―I never knew my grandfather, but now I feel very close to him.‖ 34. According to the passage, ―time capsule‖ means ______. A. a collection of clocks and watches B. a machine for travelling through time
C. a collection of items for people to look at in the future D. a collection of unwanted items
35. Many of the letters in the time capsule talked about______.
A. the history of the town B. the people who lived in the town C. the politics of the USA D. people’s hopes for the future 36. Cecil Muller says that the time capsule ______. A. helps him to get to know his grandfather B. is worth a lot of money
C. brings back his memories of his grandfather D. helps him to remember his younger day 【答案】 【主旨大意】本文是这篇文章讲述了2001年1月1日一些人打开time capsule即时代文物密藏容器（内中存放具有时代特征的物品）时发现和收获。