B
Did you hear of taiping nijiaojiao? It is a traditional clay toy in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. You can make sound with it like a whistle(哨子). It has a history of over 1,000 years.
Taiping nijiaojiao is made of the clay from the local (当地的) mountain. It takes more than ten steps to make the clay toy, and the key step is to knead(捏) it with your hands. You can knead the clay toy into anything, like animals and plants. The blow-hole is the most difficult part to make because the size of it makes a difference to the sound. While coloring, you can use traditional cultural elements(元素) with good meanings. It’s hard to make taiping nijiaojiao. But when you finally make it, you will feel ▲.
Zhou Baokang, a fan of folk art, learned how to make the clay toy from local artists about 20 years ago. He wants more people to know about it, so he built a museum to introduce the clay toy. He teaches kids how to make the clay toy, too.
There are many traditional art forms in China, but some of them were lost. Luckily, the traditional clay toy taiping nijiaojiao is kept to this day.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
()6. What is taiping nijiaojiao?
A. A toy.
B. An artist.
C. A plant.
D. A bird.
()7. What is the key step when you make taiping nijiaojiao?
A. Choosing the elements.
B. Kneading the clay toy.
C. Making the blow-hole.
D. Coloring the clay toy.
()8. Which word can be put in ▲?
A. Uncomfortable.
B. Regretful.
C. Proud.
D. Surprised.
()9. What did Zhou Baokang do to make taiping nijiaojiao more famous?
A. He decided to learn to make it from local artists.
B. He bought many clay toys and gave them to his friends.
C. He built a museum to introduce the clay toy.
D. He built a school to teach kids how to make the clay toy.
()10. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. An Artist of the Clay Toy
B. Love for Folk Art
C. Ways of Making a Clay Toy
D. A Traditional Clay Toy
C

6. A 由第一段第二句可知，太平泥叫叫是一种玩具。
7. B 由第二段第二句可知，制作太平泥叫叫的关键步骤是“捏”。
8. C 本句句意为“当最后做成后，你会很骄傲”。proud 意为“骄傲的”；uncomfortable 意为“不舒服的”；regretful 意为“后悔的”；surprised 意为“惊讶的”。
9. C 由第三段第二句可知，周宝康为了让太平泥叫叫更出名，开了一家博物馆。
10. D 通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了“太平泥叫叫”这一泥塑作品。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解选择题，围绕介绍中国传统泥塑“太平泥叫叫”展开，解题思路为：1. 通读全文把握文章主旨；2. 针对每道题的题干关键词，定位原文对应内容；3. 结合原文信息、词义辨析或主旨归纳，选出最佳答案。例如第6题需定位“太平泥叫叫是什么”的描述，第7题查找制作的关键步骤，第8题结合语境选择合适形容词，第9题定位周宝康的推广措施，第10题归纳文章标题。
【解析】
6. 根据第一段第二句“It is a traditional clay toy in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu.”可知，太平泥叫叫是一种传统玩具，故选A。
7. 根据第二段第二句“It takes more than ten steps to make the clay toy, and the key step is to knead(捏) it with your hands.”可知，制作太平泥叫叫的关键步骤是用手捏，故选B。
8. 句意为“当你最终做成它时，你会感到________”。proud（骄傲的）符合语境；uncomfortable（不舒服的）、regretful（后悔的）、surprised（惊讶的）均不符合，故选C。
9. 根据第三段第二句“He wants more people to know about it, so he built a museum to introduce the clay toy.”可知，周宝康为了让太平泥叫叫更出名，建了博物馆来介绍它，故选C。
10. 全文主要围绕中国传统泥塑“太平泥叫叫”展开介绍，故最佳标题为“A Traditional Clay Toy”，选D。
【答案】
6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨归纳
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语阅读理解中细节信息查找、词义辨析及主旨归纳的能力，选材贴近中国传统文化，有助于学生了解传统民间艺术，解题时需精准定位原文，结合语境分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.7

C
How much do you know about Uranus? It is one of the eight planets in our solar system. Its color is blue-green. It is the coldest planet in our solar system with a minimum temperature of -224℃. And Uranus may be the smelliest（最臭的）planet.
Scientists from the UK find that the clouds above Uranus smell like bad eggs. That's because there is hydrogen sulfide（硫化氢）in the air around the planet. This gas makes bad eggs smelly. It also gives Uranus an awful smell.
This is the first time scientists have found this gas on Uranus. It used to(曾经) be hard for scientists to find out what makes up Uranus' air. The planet is very far from Earth. But this time, scientists could use the Gemini North telescope(北双子望远镜) in Hawaii to help themselves. They used the telescope to take infrared images of Uranus. After looking at these images, scientists found hydrogen sulfide. Scientists hope they can study the air of other planets in the same way in the future.
()11. What can we learn about Uranus according to the first paragraph?
①Its color
②Its temperature
③Its smell
④Its size
A. ①②③
B. ②③④
C. ①②④
D. ①③④
()12. How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2?
A. By telling a story about Uranus.
B. By listing numbers of planets around Uranus.
C. By giving the reason for the awful smell of Uranus.
D. By introducing different ways to explore Uranus.
()13. What does the writer think of the scientists' work on gas on Uranus in the past?
A. Exciting.
B. Valuable.
C. Meaningful.
D. Difficult.
()14. What do the underlined words "infrared images" mean?
A. A kind of characters.
B. A kind of pictures.
C. A kind of materials.
D. A kind of special tools.
()15. What is the writer's purpose in writing the text?
A. To find out the secret of space.
B. To encourage people to explore space.
C. To introduce a space exploration of scientists'.
D. To tell people the importance of space exploration.

11. A 由第一段最后三句可知，此段介绍了天王星的颜色、温度和气味。
12. C 通读第二段可知，本段主要介绍了天王星气味臭的原因。
13. D 由第三段第二句可知，作者认为科学家过去研究天王星上气体的工作很难。
14. B
15. C 通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了科学家对天王星这一星体的探索。

【分析】
11题需定位第一段，提取关于天王星的信息：颜色（蓝绿色）、温度（最冷，最低温-224℃）、气味（最臭），未提及大小，对应①②③，选A；12题分析第二段结构，先说明天王星气味像臭鸡蛋，再解释原因，核心是讲气味难闻的原因，选C；13题定位第三段第二句，明确提到过去研究天王星气体的工作很难，选D；14题结合“用望远镜拍摄”的语境，推断infrared images是望远镜拍摄的图像，属于图片类，选B；15题通读全文，核心是介绍科学家对天王星的探索发现，选C。
【解析】
11. 细节理解题。根据第一段“Its color is blue-green... It is the coldest planet... Uranus may be the smelliest planet.”可知，第一段介绍了天王星的颜色、温度、气味，未提及大小，故选A。
12. 推理判断题。第二段先指出天王星的云闻起来像臭鸡蛋，接着说明原因是空气中的硫化氢，本段核心是解释天王星气味难闻的原因，故选C。
13. 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“It used to be hard for scientists to find out what makes up Uranus' air.”可知，作者认为科学家过去研究天王星上气体的工作很难，故选D。
14. 词义猜测题。根据前文“used the Gemini North telescope to take...”可知，望远镜拍摄的是图像，因此infrared images意为“红外图像”，属于一种图片，故选B。
15. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了科学家对天王星的探索发现，作者的写作目的是介绍科学家的太空探索，故选C。
【答案】
11.A 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为科普类英语阅读理解，考查学生对细节信息、段落结构、词义及文章主旨的把握，需要学生精准定位原文内容，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6