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二、阅读理解。
Does the Dead Sea sound like a place where you'd like to go swimming? What do you expect to see in it? Do you believe there are dead things in the Dead Sea?
Lying in southwest Asia, the Dead Sea is about 80 kilometres long, about 18 kilometres wide and about 400 metres deep. It also has some other names, such as the Salt Sea, the East Sea, or the Sea of the Plain.
Even though it's called the Dead Sea, it isn't a sea at all. It's a lake. Different from other lakes you might have seen, the Dead Sea is quite a salty lake. In fact, the Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. That's why it's called the Dead Sea. And the Dead Sea stays quite salty because it gets only a little rain, and so little fresh water gets into the Dead Sea each year.
Don't let the name of the Dead Sea make you feel scared. The Dead Sea is a surprising place to visit, and many people go to the Dead Sea each year on holiday. One interesting thing is that anyone can float in the Dead Sea. So if you walk on the beach of the Dead Sea on a warm day, perhaps you can see many people floating in its waters. You might even see many of them reading books or magazines!
()1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling a story.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By giving examples.
D. By asking questions.
()2. What can we learn about the Dead Sea from Paragraph 2?
①Its size. ②Its history. ③Its location. ④Its importance.
A. ①②
B. ①③
C. ②④
D. ③④
()3. What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The Dead Sea is a salty lake.
B. The Dead Sea has a strange name.
C. Almost no rain or fresh water enters the Dead Sea.
D. Plants can live in the Dead Sea.
()4. What does the underlined word "float" in the last paragraph mean?
A. To move slowly in the air.
B. To fly slowly in the air.
C. To move slowly on water.
D. To move slowly under water.
()5. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To ask for opinions on swimming in the Dead Sea.
B. To share travelling experiences around the Dead Sea.
C. To encourage more people to read books in the Dead Sea.
D. To introduce one of the most surprising natural wonders of the world.
Does the Dead Sea sound like a place where you'd like to go swimming? What do you expect to see in it? Do you believe there are dead things in the Dead Sea?
Lying in southwest Asia, the Dead Sea is about 80 kilometres long, about 18 kilometres wide and about 400 metres deep. It also has some other names, such as the Salt Sea, the East Sea, or the Sea of the Plain.
Even though it's called the Dead Sea, it isn't a sea at all. It's a lake. Different from other lakes you might have seen, the Dead Sea is quite a salty lake. In fact, the Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. That's why it's called the Dead Sea. And the Dead Sea stays quite salty because it gets only a little rain, and so little fresh water gets into the Dead Sea each year.
Don't let the name of the Dead Sea make you feel scared. The Dead Sea is a surprising place to visit, and many people go to the Dead Sea each year on holiday. One interesting thing is that anyone can float in the Dead Sea. So if you walk on the beach of the Dead Sea on a warm day, perhaps you can see many people floating in its waters. You might even see many of them reading books or magazines!
()1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling a story.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By giving examples.
D. By asking questions.
()2. What can we learn about the Dead Sea from Paragraph 2?
①Its size. ②Its history. ③Its location. ④Its importance.
A. ①②
B. ①③
C. ②④
D. ③④
()3. What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The Dead Sea is a salty lake.
B. The Dead Sea has a strange name.
C. Almost no rain or fresh water enters the Dead Sea.
D. Plants can live in the Dead Sea.
()4. What does the underlined word "float" in the last paragraph mean?
A. To move slowly in the air.
B. To fly slowly in the air.
C. To move slowly on water.
D. To move slowly under water.
()5. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To ask for opinions on swimming in the Dead Sea.
B. To share travelling experiences around the Dead Sea.
C. To encourage more people to read books in the Dead Sea.
D. To introduce one of the most surprising natural wonders of the world.
答案
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，共5道选择题，分别考查写作手法、细节信息、段落主旨、词义猜测及文章目的。解题思路为：1. 第1题定位原文开头的提问形式，判断作者开篇方式；2. 第2题提取第二段的关键信息（位置、尺寸），匹配选项；3. 第3题梳理第三段核心内容，确定段落主旨；4. 第4题结合死海特性（高浮力），猜测划线词含义；5. 第5题总结全文内容，推断作者写作目的。
【解析】
1. 第1题：原文开头以三个问句“Do the Dead Sea sound like...? What do you expect...? Do you believe...”开篇，作者通过提问展开文章，对应选项D。
2. 第2题：第二段提到死海的位置（southwest Asia）和尺寸（80 kilometres long等），对应①Its size、③Its location，故选B。
3. 第3题：第三段核心说明死海是高盐度湖泊，解释其名称由来，对应选项A。
4. 第4题：死海盐度极高，浮力大，人可在水面漂浮，故“float”意为“在水上缓慢移动”，选C。
5. 第5题：文章介绍死海的位置、特性、景观等，目的是介绍这一自然奇观，对应选项D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕死海的介绍展开，考查学生对英语阅读中写作手法、细节信息、段落主旨、词义及文章目的的理解，是常见的初中英语阅读题型，难度适中，需学生仔细定位原文信息。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，共5道选择题，分别考查写作手法、细节信息、段落主旨、词义猜测及文章目的。解题思路为：1. 第1题定位原文开头的提问形式，判断作者开篇方式；2. 第2题提取第二段的关键信息（位置、尺寸），匹配选项；3. 第3题梳理第三段核心内容，确定段落主旨；4. 第4题结合死海特性（高浮力），猜测划线词含义；5. 第5题总结全文内容，推断作者写作目的。
【解析】
1. 第1题：原文开头以三个问句“Do the Dead Sea sound like...? What do you expect...? Do you believe...”开篇，作者通过提问展开文章，对应选项D。
2. 第2题：第二段提到死海的位置（southwest Asia）和尺寸（80 kilometres long等），对应①Its size、③Its location，故选B。
3. 第3题：第三段核心说明死海是高盐度湖泊，解释其名称由来，对应选项A。
4. 第4题：死海盐度极高，浮力大，人可在水面漂浮，故“float”意为“在水上缓慢移动”，选C。
5. 第5题：文章介绍死海的位置、特性、景观等，目的是介绍这一自然奇观，对应选项D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕死海的介绍展开，考查学生对英语阅读中写作手法、细节信息、段落主旨、词义及文章目的的理解，是常见的初中英语阅读题型，难度适中，需学生仔细定位原文信息。
【难度系数】
0.6
