13．阅读下面的材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you know \（微博控）? Do you write a Weibo? If you don't, you are \ Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words. Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it grows very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. People write microblogs for many reasons. For many microblog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, everyday life, pictures, music, videos and so on.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. However, this can also bring problems and even panic （恐慌）. For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami （海啸） hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like \can help people fight radiation （辐射）\were hot on microblogs. Then a crazy buying of salt followed. Later people knew it was just a rumor （谣言）. In a word, microblog plays a new part in the life of Chinese people. （1）What does Weibo Addicts in the first paragraph mean? A. People who are crazy about Weibo. B. People who seldom use Weibo. C. People who first made Weibo. D. People who need Weibo least.
（2）What is NOT an advantage （优势） of Weibo? A. It is short but carries many meanings. B. It can help us learn the latest news. C. It can send rumors. D. It is easy to use.
（3）Which of the following is TRUE? A. Writing a microblog needs much time.
B. Microblog appeared in China only one year ago but it is so popular now. C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages and disadvantages. D. More Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the USA （4）What does Para. 3 mainly talk about? A. How to use Weibo. B. Why Weibo is so popular. C. Who is using Weibo. D. What Weibo is. 【答案】 （1）A （2）C （3）C
（4）B
【解析】【分析】 本文介绍微博的广泛使用。介绍了微博的由来和发展史，它的利与弊，微博是观看新闻的好途径，但同样也是传播问题和引起恐慌的迅速途径。
（1）推理题。根据 Do you know \（微博控）? Do you write a Weibo? If you don't, you are \ 可知微博控就是对微博着迷的人，故选A。
（2）推理题。根据第二，三段的描述，可知微博传播谣言不是优势，故选C。
（3）推理题。本文介绍了微博的利与弊，微博是观看新闻的好途径，但同样也是传播问题和引起恐慌的迅速途径。可知，微博作为一种流行事物，有它的优点和缺点是对的，故选C。
（4）主旨题。根据第三段的描述，可知介绍了微博为什么这么流行，故选B。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，主旨题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。
14．阅读下面的材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run （管理） by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful （猛烈的） earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications （资历）, but they love to work hard to help.
One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families. Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.
All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages, Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you. （1）The Peace Corps is ________ in the United States.
A. a city B. an organization C. a volunteer D. a school （2）The underlined word \
A. the homeless B. the sick C. the poor D. the kids （3）What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage? A. They want to make more friends. B. They want to be helpful. C. It helps them get work experience.
D. It can improve their social life.
（4）What is the main idea of this passage? A. The world needs volunteers. B. Mother Teresa was a great volunteer. C. Volunteers do all kinds of work. D. There are different ways of volunteering. 【答案】 （1）B （2）D （3）A （4）A
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了在每个国家，有成千上万的人需要帮助，世界需要志愿者。现在越来越多的青少年积极寻找志愿服务机会。他们做志愿者，因为他们认为这会很有趣，或者他们会学到一些东西。
（1）推理题。根据第一段前两句In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run （管理） by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain.可推知，the Peace Corps是美国的一个组织机构。故选B。
（2）词义猜测题。根据本句the mother of those without families.她帮助无家可归的人，照顾病人，分发食物，成为那些没有家人孩子的母亲，可知those指代“无家可归的孩子”。故选D。
（3）细节题。根据第三段最后一句but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.可知，文中未提到“想交更多的朋友”这一原因，故选A。
（4）主旨题。根据文章大意可知，本文主要讲述了世界上有很多人需要帮助，现在越来越多青年参与志愿活动，所以“The world needs volunteers.世界需要志愿者”最符合文意。故选A。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题和主旨题四种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。
15．阅读理解
Are you tired after studying hard？American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.
Country is simple music. It talks of everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and basic.
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.
Rural life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at
family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is well-known and people still play it today. （1）Which of the following is NOT true about country music? A. It's fast and loud. B. It's usually about everyday life. C. It started in the southern states of the US. D. The words about rural life are often sad. （2）The underlined word \
A. the city B. about school C. about work D. connected with or like the countryside （3）People often play country music with______.
A. the guitar B. the piano C. the violin D. the drum （4）When did people begin to make records?
A. In the 1950s. B. In the 1930s. C. In the 1920s. D. In the 1940s. （5）Take Me Home, Country Roads is ______music.
A. pop B. country C. jazz D. dance 【答案】 （1）A （2）D （3）A （4）C （5）B
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了乡村音乐。
（1）细节题。根据 It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow这是美国的精神，容易理解，很缓慢可知，它很快声音大是错的，故选A。
（2）词义猜测题。根据 Rural life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records. 可知 rural是乡村有关或类似乡村的意思 ，故选D。
（3）推理题。根据 The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there可知人们经常用吉他演奏乡村音乐，故选A。
（4）细节题。根据 In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.可知在20世纪20年代人们开始把它们录制成唱片，故选C。
（5）推理题。根据 John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is well-known and people still play it today. 可知 ake Me Home, Country Roads 是乡村音乐，故选B。
【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题3种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意。
16．阅读理解
Flynn McGarry, a 14-year-old American boy won the prize from \ He began cooking four years ago and wanted to cook as much as he could do it. After looking at all these cookbooks and going on the Internet, he thought he could be successful one day. McGarry said. \it.\
He said his mother's cooking was another reason for him to cook. He didn't quite like his mother's food, so he decided to try something simple. He started cooking for himself. He began practicing his knife after school.
Then，he started making dishes for a few of his mother's friends. Soon after，he made more delicious and expensive dishes for famous restaurants in America. When his skills in the kitchen got better，he was able to cook his way through most of the cookbooks. He has worked in top restaurants across the country.
The young man has a strong passion（热情）for cooking. He even turned his bedroom into a place like a kitchen. You can't see any video games，basketballs or movie posters.
McGarry's mother is happy with him and she fully supports（支持）her son. She said，“He showed such interest for this that it was a right choice to do what he loves. ” \ （1）The boy, McGarry began cooking because .
A. it was a subject in his school B. he didn't like his mother's food C. his mother asked him to do it D. he wanted to cook for his classmates （2）From the third paragraph, we can learn that .
A. the boy only cooked for his family B. the boy has worked in famous restaurants C. the boy never practiced cooking D. few friends enjoyed his meals （3）McGarry became so interested in cooking that . A. his subjects became the worst of all B. he made lots of money
C. he made his bedroom like a kitchen D. his mother had to stop him from cooking （4）The best title for the passage may be . A. Cooking Will Be Popular B. Hard Work Is the Key to Success C. Cooking Can't Help Us D. Everyone Can Be Perfect 【答案】 （1）B （2）B （3）C （4）B
【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述一个孩子从怀有对做菜的兴趣，到不断坚持努力做各种尝试，最后变成一位有名的美国厨师的故事，这篇文章告诉我们努力和付出是打开成功之门的关键。
（1）细节理解题。根据 He said his mother's cooking was another reason for him to
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