C
Tim is my brother. He works for a company in Sacramento, California. He enjoys his work a lot. He gets up at six o'clock each weekday. He drives to work and begins his job at eight o'clock. He speaks to people on the telephone to help them with their banking problems. People telephone the bank to ask questions about their accounts(账户). He doesn't give information about accounts until people answer a few questions. Tim will ask the callers their birth dates, the last four numbers of their social security(社会保障) numbers and their addresses. If a person gives incorrect information, Tim will ask him to call back with the correct information. Tim is polite and friendly to everyone. He has lunch in a restaurant next to his office. He returns home at five o'clock in the afternoon. After work, he goes to the gym to do some sports. He is good at playing tennis. He has dinner at seven o'clock. Tim likes watching TV after dinner. He goes to bed at nine thirty at night.
()61. Tim helps people by .
A. solving their banking problems B. chatting with them on the phone
C. giving out their personal information D. correcting their personal information
()62. Which of the following may Tim ask the callers?
①Addresses. ②Parents' names. ③Dates of birth. ④Work places.
⑤Social security numbers.
A.①②③ B.②③④ C.③④⑤ D.①③⑤
()63. From the passage, we can know that Tim is probably .
A. lazy B. careless C. careful D. shy
()64. Tim's work lasts a day.
A. nine hours B. eight hours C. seven hours D. four hours
()65. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Tim's Busy Day B. My Brother's Life and Work
C. Work in a Bank D. My Happy Family

61.A 62.D 63.C 64.A 65.B

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文把握Tim的工作与生活内容，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位关键信息，逐一比对选项排除错误答案，选出正确选项。
【解析】
61题：细节理解题。根据原文“He speaks to people on the telephone to help them with their banking problems.”可知，Tim通过电话帮助人们解决银行问题，对应选项A。
62题：细节理解题。根据原文“Tim will ask the callers their birth dates, the last four numbers of their social security numbers and their addresses.”可知，Tim会询问来电者的出生日期、社会保障号后四位、地址，对应①③⑤，故选D。
63题：推理判断题。根据原文“If a person gives incorrect information, Tim will ask him to call back with the correct information.”可知，Tim会要求错误信息的人回电更正，体现他细心的特点，故选C。
64题：细节理解题。根据原文“begins his job at eight o'clock”和“returns home at five o'clock in the afternoon”，计算工作时长为17-8=9小时，故选A。
65题：主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了作者的哥哥Tim的工作内容和日常作息，对应选项B。
【答案】
61.A 62.D 63.C 64.A 65.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语记叙文阅读理解，侧重考查学生对原文细节的查找、推理及主旨归纳能力，题目设置基础，需学生仔细定位原文信息即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.7

五、词与短语填空(提示:有两个词或短语是多余的)(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
really / even / gives / look / laughs at / interesting / handsome
A boy and his sister find a mirror(镜子) for the first time. The boy 66 his sister, "I look much nicer than you. How 67 I am!" The girl doesn't like what her brother says and 68 him a hard push(推). "Go away!" she says. Their father sees what is happening. He says to the boy, "You must always be good as well as 69 good." Then to the girl, he says, "My dear, people will 70 love you because you're kind, not because of how you look."
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

66.laughs at 67.handsome 68.gives 69.look 70.really

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，需先通读短文理解故事大意，再结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配，从给定词汇中选取合适的词填空，注意有两个多余词汇。解题时，先分析每个空的句子结构和语境，再逐一匹配选项，排除不符合的词汇，最终确定答案。
【解析】
66. 空格处需填动词短语作谓语，主语The boy是第三人称单数，结合语境男孩觉得自己比姐姐好看，嘲笑姐姐，故填laughs at。
67. 空格处需填形容词构成感叹句“How + 形容词 + 主语 + 谓语！”，男孩说自己英俊，故填handsome。
68. 空格处需填动词作谓语，构成固定搭配give sb a push（推某人一下），主语The girl是第三人称单数，故填gives。
69. 空格处需填动词与前面的be good并列，结合语境父亲说要内外兼修，look good（看起来好）符合，故填look。
70. 空格处需填副词修饰动词love，结合语境人们会真正因为你的善良而爱你，故填really。
【答案】
66.laughs at 67.handsome 68.gives 69.look 70.really
【知识点】
词汇运用、感叹句、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇在语境中的运用，难度较低，学生需掌握词汇含义、感叹句结构及常用固定搭配，即可顺利解答，适合初中英语基础练习。
【难度系数】
0.7