34. C 解析：理解分析题。time capsule意为“时代文物密藏容器”内存放具有时代特征的物品，供人们在未来查看。
35. D 细节理解题：第四段第二句“They describe the hopes that the people of 1901 had for the people of the next century.”。
36. A解析：分析推断题。用人句Cecil Muller定位，见第五段，他谈到了他的祖父，所以选B。
A【2012 甘肃兰州】
Do you know something about the holiday camps in Hong Kong? The students in Hong Kong used to take part in an English holiday camp in their holiday. And their parents weren’t with them. Though they were very young.
Now they will enjoy taking in many kinds of holiday camps without their parents. Many parents let their children take part in some kinds of holiday camps in order to learn some practical knowledge in their life. And also learn some knowledge about living skills, science, reading and writing… The most important for the children is to learn to look after themselves.
Holiday camps in Hong Kong are not so expensive. Most of the family can afford to send their children there for further study, for making their bodies strong… And the government never charges(收费) for them.
It is said that students in Hong Kong have much knowledge about many things. Perhaps it has something with the kinds of holiday camps.
51. Students in Hong Kong like to take part in the _________. A. holiday camps B. English holiday camps C. science holiday camps D. Chinese holiday camps
52. When students in Hong Kong are in holiday camps, their parents ________. A. must be with them B. have to look after them nearby C. must stay at home D. aren’t with them
53. The most important thing for the students to take part in the holiday camp in Hong Kong is _________.
A. to make their bodies strong B. to learn much knowledge about many things C. to learn to look after themselves D. to have a further study about many subjects 54. The cost to take part in a holiday camp is ________. A. very dear B. not cheap C. very high D. low 55. The students who often take part in the holiday camps ________. A. must have much knowledge about many things B. must be very thin C. must be very tall
D. must be very beautiful 【答案】
【主旨大意】本文是说明文，主要是说明香港学生在假期里常常参加野营活动。没有父母的陪伴，让他们学会照顾自己的，同时也了解一些有关生活技能。 51. A 解析：细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Now they will enjoy taking in many kinds of holiday camps without their parents.”可知。 52. D解析：细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Now they will enjoy taking in many kinds of holiday
camps without their parents.”可知。
53. C解析：细节理解题。由第二段句“?The most important for the children is to learn to look after themselves.”可知。 54. D解析：细节理解题。由第三段第一句“Holiday camps in Hong Kong are not so expensive.”可知。
55. A解析：细节理解题。由第四段第一句“It is said that students in Hong Kong have much knowledge about many things.”可知。
B【2012 甘肃兰州】
Basketball stars become hip-hop singers. It’s true. In NBA, hip-hop music is very popular. Many of the players, like Shaquille O’Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, write rap(说唱) words when they travel on planes from one city to another. Some of them even have rap radio shows and others perform(表演) in music video.
When some of the young stars play basketball, they even try to look like hip-hop singers. ―Hip-hop is just part of their culture,‖ says one player. ―All of us grew up listening to rap and playing basketball, and rappers grew up doing the same thing.‖
Master P. is a famous rap star who wants to become a basketball player. Two NBA teams have invited him to join them. They enjoy listening to his music. An NBA player become a rapper. He has made four successful rap albums(专集).
NBA has a closer connection to hip-hop than any other sports league. 56. Many basketball players in NBA like ______. A. hip-hop music B. country music C. American singers D. dancing 57. Many NBA players ______ rap words when they travel on planes from one city to another. A. learn B. write C. sing D. dance 58. ______ is just part of the NBA player’s culture. A. Music B. Rapper C. Hip-hop D. Basketball 59. The NBA team invited Master P. to join them just because _______. A. they like listening to his music B. his dancing was popular C. they like his face and hair D. his hip-hop was popular 60. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. Many NBA players have become hip-hop rappers. B. A rapper wants to become a NBA basketball player. C. Players in NBA don’t like hip-hop music at all.
D. NBA basketball teams have closer connection to hip-hop music. 【答案】
【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了篮球明星喜欢嘻哈音乐，有的明星成为嘻哈歌手的故事。 56. A 解析：细节理解题。由第一段句“In NBA, hip-hop music is very popular.”可知。
57. B解析：细节理解题。由第一段第三句“Many of the players, like Shaquille O’Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, write rap(说唱) words when they travel on planes from one city to another.”可知。
58. C解析：细节理解题。由第二段句““Hip-hop is just part of their culture,‖ says one player.”可知。
59. A解析：细节理解题。由第三段句“Master P. is a famous rap star who wants to become a
basketball player. Two NBA teams have invited him to join them. They enjoy listening to his music.”可知。
60. C解析：综合判断题。阅读全文可知A、B、D叙述正确，故选C。 【2012 山东临沂中考】(三)阅读短文，完成第Ⅱ卷第五大题的66-70。
How do you get to school every day? By bike, bus or car? In Chongqing there will be 3, 000 new school buses on the street by the end of this year. These school buses look just like American school buses: yellow with a big nose.
In February 2010, the Chinese government announced the first standards(标堆)for school bus safety. Since then, more yellow school buses can be seen on the street.
In China, besides the bus driver, there should be an adult on the school bus to watch the
students. If there are more than 40 students, two adults are needed. The students usually rest or read books on the school bus.
In America, yellow school buses are very popular. There are about 480,000 school buses in the country. The older kids sit in the back of the bus. The younger kids sit in the front. They usually listen to music, talk on their phones or just sleep. The only adult on the bus is the driver. The school bus is important in students’ everyday lives. It can keep children safe. Usually a child is much safer going to school by school bus than any other way. It can also help the environment. A school bus saves a lot of gas(汽油)because it can carry a lot of people. 66. What color are the new school buses in Chongqing?
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67. When did the Chinese government announce the first standards for school bus safety? ________________________________________________________________
68. Mow many adults are needed on a Chinese school bus if 45 kids are on it besides the driver? _________________________________________________________________ 69. What do American kids usually do on their school buses?
_________________________________________________________________ 70. Why is the school bus important in students’ everyday lives?
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【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了校车车对学生的作用，以及中国政府对学生乘坐校车时的一些规定。
66. Yellow. / They are yellow. 由文章的第一段最后一句话“These school buses look just like American school buses: yellow with a big nose. 可知校车是黄颜色的。”
67. In February 2010. /February 2010. 从文章第二段的第一句话“In February 2010, the Chinese government announced the first standards(标堆)for school bus safety.”可知是在2010年2月。
68. Two. / 2./ Two adults./ Two adults are needed. 由文章第三段的句子“two adults are needed.”可只需要俩成年人。
69. They usually listen to music, talk on their phones or just sleep. / Listen to music, talk on their phones or just sleep. 由第四段中的句子“They usually listen to music, talk on their phones or just sleep.”可知答案。
70. It can keep children safe, and it can also help the environment. / It can keep children safe and help the environment. 由文章最后一段的句子可知校车既能保证学生安全，也具有环保功能。
【2012山东聊城】C
For most people, the word ―fashion(时尚)‖ means ―clothes‖. But people may ask the question, \―She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour.‖
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 lacked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly, Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion. 46. Most people think that \A. subjects B. holidays C. books D. clothes 47. By ______we can see that fashions change as time goes. A. finding a job
B. looking at pictures C. eating in a restaurant
D. wearing a fashionable coat
48. In the 5th paragraph the writer mentions ________ kinds of ways to send information. A. three B. four C. five D. six
49. \A. people like fashion and money. B. fashionable things are expensive.
C .one can make money through fashion. D. a fashionable man makes much money 50. The passage is mainly about ________. A. the changes of fashions B. the kinds of colours C. the money in fashion
D. the differences between houses DBBCA
【文章大意】本文主要讲述的是对于大多数人来说，时尚代表的就是服装，但是在这里，作者告诉我们，时尚可以有很多种形式，它可以体现在度假、宾馆、电影、书籍、甚至是学科、工作和语言中。
46．D【解析】根据第一段“For most people，the word “fashion”means “clothes”.“可知对于大多数人来说，时尚代表的就是服装。 47．B【解析】根据第四段“If you look at pictures of people or things from the past，you will see that fashion have always changed.”可知看人们所照的照片，我们可以发现时尚随着时间的改变而改变。
48．B【解析】根据第五段的“Newspapers，radios，telephones and television send information
from one country to another in a few hours.”，我们知道，在短短的几小时之内，信息可以通过报纸、收音机、电话和电视4种方式从一个国家传到另一个国家。 49．C【解析】根据最后一段的“New fashions mean that people will buy new things，so you see there is money in fashion.”，我们知道新的时尚意味着人们会买新的东西，因此，通过时尚可以挣钱。
50．A【解析】纵观全文，这篇文章主要讲的是时尚的变化，“the changes of fashion”意为时尚的变化。
【2012 山东滨州】D
We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras，artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson's story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于)our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle(循环)of the seasons .Trees bud(发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycles of nature，we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
61. What do writers use to share their life experiences?
A. Stories. B. Newspapers. C. Basketballs. D. Pianos. 62. Who Moved My Cheese? tells us that ______. A. changes exist in our life
B. we should move other’s things
C. we should use books to share our life experiences D. there are difficulties in our life
63. The cycle of the seasons means ______.
A. we should wear warm clothes in winter B. we should accept the changes in our life C. we should prepare for the weather D. leaves turn yellow in autumn
64. If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage? A. I have no chance to pass the test. B. Exams are hard for me. C. I have bad luck.
D. It's good for me because I know there are more to learn 65. What's the main idea of this passage?