小卷速测(八)B 阅读理解(限时:30分钟)A [2022·广州改编]ScienceforKidsThismonth'smostpopularbooksWomeninSciencebyRachelIgnotofskyPrice$25 WeallknowthestoryofMarieCurieandhermanyscientificachievements.Butmanyotherbrilliantfemalescientistsarefarlesswellknown.Thisbookisagreatintroductiontothelivesandworksofsomeofthemostimportantandup-to-nowunknownwomeninscience.RecommendedforAges:12—15SpecialOfferForthismonthonly,allBestbooksBookClubmemberswillpay20%lessforeverybookordered.Joinourclubforfreeandsavingbigmoney!DeliveryWebringeverybookyouorder9\nrighttoyourdoorwithinthreedays.ForBestbooksBookClubmembersthisisfree.Non-membersmustpayanextra$2perbook.FirstBigBookofHowbyJillEsbaumPrice$15 Anexcellentbookaboutsealifeforyoungchildren.Thebookisdividedinto4parts,oneforeachofthePacific,Atlantic,IndianandArcticoceans.Itfocusesonthedifferentanimalsfoundineachoftheseseas,alongwithinterestingfactsandamazingpictures.Ages:5—10AReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingbyBillBrysonPrice$15 BillBrysontakesreadersonaveryfunnyandeducationaltripthroughthehistoryofmodernscience—fromitsunexpectedsuccessestoitsgreatfailuresandeverythinginbetween.Ages:14andoverNationalGeographicKids LittleKidsFirstBigBookoftheWorldbyElizabethCarneyPrice$20 Thisbookistheperfectintroductiontothesevencontinents.Ittellsyoungreadersaboutthedifferentanimalsthatliveoneachoftheselandsandgivesasimpledescriptionofthepeople'shistoryandculture.Ages:5—121.WhichisTRUEaboutthebookWomeninScience?A.ItismainlyaboutMarieCurie'shistory.B.Itlistsalltheimportantscientificachievements.9\nC.Itincludeswomenscientiststhataren'tfamous.D.Itismostlyaboutthedevelopmentofmodernscience.2.HowmuchwillaBestbooksBookClubmemberpayintotalifheordersFirstBigBookofHowandAReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingtoday?A.$34.B.$30.C.$26.D.$24.3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?A.Tosellbookstoyoungreaders.B.Toattractnewbookclubmembers.C.Toencouragestudents'interestinscience.D.Toreviewbooksyoungreadersmightlike.B TherearesomesimilaritiesandsomedifferencesbetweengrowingupinAustraliaandChina.Ilivedinasmalltownofabout20,000people,calledGympieontheeastcoastofQueensland.ItisnotascrowdedinAustralia,sopeoplecanliveinhousesthathavefrontandbackyards.Ialwaysenjoyedplayingonthegrassinthefrontyard.EachweekdaymorningIwouldwakeupatabout7a.m.andgetreadyforschool.Myfavouritecereal(谷物)wascalledWeet-Bix.IoftenatenineortenWeet-BixtocopymyfavouritesportsstarsthatIsawonTV!Aswellasplayingsports,Ialsoplayedthesaxophone.SomemorningsIwenttoschoolearlyforbandpracticeandplayedmysaxophone,beforeclassesstartedat8:30a.m.EnglishandPEweremyfavouritesubjectsatschool.MyfriendsandIplayedtag(捉人游戏)orhandballduringourlunchbreaks.Schoolfinishedat3p.m.AfterthatIwouldusuallygotosportstraining.InsummerIplayedcricketandinwinterIplayedhockey.SometimesIplayedtennistoo!WhenIfinallygothomeIwasverytired.Foraspecialtreat,mymothersometimescookedmyfavouritemeal:apricot(杏子)chicken!ThenIdidmyhomeworkandreadabook.Ialwayswenttosleepbefore9p.m.9\nOntheweekendIplayedsports,visitedafriend'shouseorwatchedTV.Gympiewasagreatplacetogrowup!4.Whatisthewriter'shouselikeinGympie?A.Ahousewithoutyards.B.Ahousewithafrontyard.C.Ahousewithabackyard.D.Ahousewithfrontandbackyards.5.Howlongshouldthewriterstayatschoolontheweekday?A.For8hours.B.For7hours.C.For6.5hours.D.For6hours.6.Howmanysportsdoesthewritertalkabout?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewriterhasnointerestinWeet-Bix.B.Thewriter'sfavouritedishisapricotchicken.C.Thewriterfeltfreshafterhegothome.D.Thewriterneedn'tpracticefortheband.C Onceuponatime,atortoiselivedinapond(池塘)withtwoducks.Sheenjoyedbeingwiththembecauseshecouldtalkasmuchassheliked.Aftermanyyears,thepondbecameverylowinadryseasonandfinallyitdriedup.Thetwoducksdecidedtoflytoanotherplace.Theywenttosaygoodbyetothetortoise.“Oh,don'tleavemebehind!”begged(恳求)thetortoise.“Takemewithyou.ImustdieifIamlefthere.”9\n“ ”saidtheducks.“Howcanwetakeyouwithus?” Finally,theduckshadaniceidea.Theysaid,“Wewilleachtakeholdofoneendofastick,andyoutakethemiddleinyourmouth.Thenwewillflyupintheairandcarryyouwithus.Butremembernottotalk!Ifyouopenyourmouth,you'llbelost.”Thetortoisesaidshewouldnotsayaword.Whentheywereabovethetreetops,thetortoisewantedtosay,“Howhighweare!”Butsherememberedwhattheduckssaidandkeptstill.Whentheypassedthechurch(教堂),shewantedtosay,“Whatisthatwhichshines?”Butsherememberedwhattheduckssaidandheldherpeace.Thentheycameoverthevillagesquare.Manypeoplelookedupandshouted,“Look!Theducksarecarryingatortoise!”Thetortoiseforgoteverythingandsaid,“Hush,yousillypeople!It'snoneofyourbusiness.”Sheopenedhermouthandfelltotheground.Andthatwastheendofthetortoise.8.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraph4?A.Butyoucannotfly.B.It'salongstory.C.Don'tbesosad!D.We'llcomebacksoon.9.Whatdoyouthinkofthetwoducks?A.Lazy.B.Silly.C.Helpful.D.Humorous.10.WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorderaccordingtothestory?①Theyflewoverthevillagesquare.②Theyflewabovethetreetops.③Thetortoiseopenedhermouthandfelltotheground.④Theypassedthechurch.A.①②③④B.①③④②C.②①④③D.②④①③11.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?9\nA.Weshouldnothelppeoplelikethetortoise.B.Itisaverygoodthingtobeabletokeepsilent.C.Thepeopleatthevillagesquarearereallysilly.D.Whatothersthinkofyouisnoneofyourbusiness.D Stillinshock!Imovedaroundthehousepurposelesslytryingtodecidewhattoputintothesuitcases(行李箱).Earlierthatevening,I'dreceivedacalltellingmethatmybrotherwaskilledinacarcrash.“Comeassoonasyoucan,”criedmymother. Iwantedtohurrytoheratonce.Butmyhusband,Larry,andIwerepackingtomovefromNewYorktoSeattle.Ourhousewasintotalmess.Supperdishessatonthekitchentable.Toyslayeverywhere.Ipurposelesslypickedthingsupandputthemdown.Mother'scryingwentthroughmyheadagainandagain. Larrycalledsomefriendstotellthemwhathadhappened.Someoneaskedtospeaktome.“Ifthere'sanythingIcando,letmeknow.”ButIdidn'tknowwhattoaskfor. Suddenly,thedoorbellrang.ItwasEmerson.HeandhiswifeDonnalivedintheblocknearby. “I'vecometocleanyourshoes,”hesaid. Iaskedhimtorepeat. “Donnahadtostaywiththebaby,”hesaid,“butwewanttohelpyou.Irememberwhenmyfatherdied,ittookmehourstocleanourshoesforthefuneral(葬礼).Givemeallyourshoes.” Igatheredallourdirtyshoestothekitchen.Emersongottoworkrightaway.Watchinghimdevotinghimselftoonetaskhelpedmepullmyownthoughtsintoorder.Itoldmyselftowashclothesfirst.Then,LarryandIbathedthechildrenandputthemtobed.Onejobafteranother. Whenwereturnedtoclearthedishes,Emersonhadleft.Allourshoesstoodinalineagainstthewall,clean,shining.Icouldn'thelpcrying.Earlynextmorning,weleftfortheairportwithallthejobsdone. NowwheneverIhearofafriendwho'slostalovedone,Inolongercallwiththepoliteoffer,“Ifthere'sanythingIcando…”InsteadItrytothinkofonespecifictaskthatsuitsthatman'sneed,like9\ntakingthedogtotheboardingkennel,orhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.Ifthepersonasks,“HowdidyouknowIneededthatdone?”Ireply,“Becauseamanoncecleanedmyshoes.”12.Thewriterdidn'tknowwhattoputintothesuitcasesbecause . A.shecouldn'tdoitonherownB.shewastoosadtodoanythingC.shewantedtotakeeverythingtoSeattleD.shewasnotgoodathousework13.Here'satimelineofwhathappenedinthestory.Thewriter'sbrotherwaskilledinacarcrash.→→Thewriterwashedtheclothes.→Theyleftfortheairport.Whichoftheeventsshouldgointheemptyboxabove?A.Emersoncametocleantheshoes.B.Thecouplebathedthechildren.C.Theyclearedthesupperdishes.D.Thewriterfoundtheshoescleaned.14.Ifoneofherfriendshaslostalovedone,whatwillthewriterprobablyNOTdo?A.Callherfriendtoaskwhatshecando.B.Lookafterherfriend'syoungchildren.C.Takeherfriend'sdogtotheboardingkennel.D.Offerherfriendhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.15.Whichsentencebestexpressesthethemeofthisstory?A.Oneperson'slossisanother'sgain.9\nB.Anactofkindnessisoftenrewarded.C.Anearneighbourisbetterthanabrotherfaroff.D.Dosomethingspecifictohelpthoseinneed.参考答案A [主旨大意]本文是一篇应用文。某网站刊登了四本畅销书的书名、价格、内容、阅读对象以及打折情况。1.C 细节理解题。根据“Thisbookisagreatintroductiontothelivesandworksofsomeofthemostimportantandup-to-nowunknownwomeninscience.”可知,这本书主要是介绍在科学方面有重要的著作,但迄今为止还不出名的女人的。故选C。2.D 数字计算题。从信息中可知,FirstBigBookofHow售价15美元,AReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverything售价15美元;从最右栏可知,如果是俱乐部会员,可以优惠20%。据此计算:(15+15)×(1-20%)=24(美元)。故选D。3.A 推理判断题。从信息中可知,这些书的主要读者是5到15岁的儿童。因此这些信息目的就是向这些年轻读者群体出售这些书。故选A。B [主旨大意]本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者在学校及家里学习和生活的情况。4.D 细节理解题。由第二段“…peoplecanliveinhousesthathavefrontandbackyards.”可知选D。5.C 数字计算题。由短文内容可知,作者8:30上课,3点放学,在校时间共计六个半小时,故选C。6.C 归纳判断题。文中共提到handball,cricket,hockey,tennis四种运动,故选C。7.BC [主旨大意]这是一则寓言故事。因为池塘干涸,一只乌龟和两只鸭子要迁徙,但乌龟不会飞,她乞求鸭子带上她一起飞。两只鸭子叼着一根木棒的两端,乌龟用嘴咬住木棒,飞行途中乌龟不得开口说话,但她还是忍不住说话了,最终乌龟跌落地面,终结了生命。8.A 9.C 10.D 11.B 主旨大意题。鸭子曾告诉乌龟不要说话,但乌龟最终忘记了,从空中掉落而摔死。作者主要想告诉我们:9\n保持沉默是一件好事。故选B。D [主旨大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了作者的哥哥在车祸中丧生,母亲让她尽快过去,由于悲伤,她不知所措,邻居过来帮助她的故事。12.B 推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句可以推断,她接到她母亲的电话说她哥哥在车祸中丧生,由于悲伤,她不知所措。故选B。13.A 细节理解题。根据短文倒数第三段第一、二句“Igatheredallourdirtyshoestothekitchen.Emersongottoworkrightaway.”和第四句“Itoldmyselftowashclothesfirst.”可知选A。14.A 细节理解题。根据短文最后一段第一句“NowwheneverIhearofafriendwho'slostalovedone,Inolongercallwiththepoliteoffer…”可知选A。15.D 主旨大意题。9
