阅读下面短文,简略回答问题。
A
Hello everyone, welcome to Xi'an. I'm so happy to meet you here. I will show you around this ancient city.
First, we will walk along the City Wall. It is over 13 kilometres long and more than 600 years old. You can ride a bicycle on the ancient wall. Then we will go to the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower. You can enjoy wonderful shows there.
This afternoon, we will go to the Shaanxi History Museum. We will learn a lot about Chi-nese history. Later, we will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It is more than 1,300 years old.
Tomorrow, we will visit the famous Terra Cotta Warriors. We call them Bing Ma Yong in Chinese. It is more than 2,000 years old. We can also try some delicious Chinese food and enjoy the special dishes of Xi'an.
I hope you will have lots of fun!
1. How long is the City Wall in Xi'an?

2. What can we do in the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower?

3. What will we learn in the Shaanxi History Mu-seum?

4. How old is the Terra Cotta Warriors?

5. Which ancient city of China do you like best?
Why?

1. It is over 13 kilometres.
2. We can enjoy wonderful shows.
3. We will learn a lot about Chinese history.
4. It is more than 2,000 years old.
5. I like Xi'an best. Because there are many places of interest there.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
解答此类英语阅读理解问题，需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个问题的关键词（如长度、地点、活动、年龄等）回到原文定位对应句子，提取关键信息；最后一题为主观开放题，结合短文内容合理作答即可。
【解析】
1. 问题询问西安城墙的长度，定位到原文第二段第二句“It is over 13 kilometres long”，提取关键信息得出答案。
2. 问题询问在钟鼓楼能做什么，定位到原文第二段最后一句“You can enjoy wonderful shows there”，提取信息作答。
3. 问题询问在陕西历史博物馆能学到什么，定位到原文第三段第二句“We will learn a lot about Chinese history”，提取信息作答。
4. 问题询问兵马俑的年龄，定位到原文第四段第三句“It is more than 2,000 years old”，提取信息作答。
5. 问题为开放性问题，结合短文介绍的西安名胜古迹，给出合理理由即可。
【答案】
1. It is over 13 kilometres.
2. We can enjoy wonderful shows.
3. We will learn a lot about Chinese history.
4. It is more than 2,000 years old.
5. I like Xi'an best. Because there are many places of interest there.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解细节查找、英语主观表达
【点评】
本题是初中英语常见的阅读理解基础题型，前4题考查细节信息定位能力，难度较低；最后一题考查学生的语言组织和主观表达能力，整体符合英语阅读的基础考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.7

B
Lee and Jim were good friends. One day, they were going through a desert.
On the way, they had an argument. And Lee hit Jim. Jim felt hurt. He said nothing but wrote in the sand, "Today, my best friend hit me."
They kept on walking and got to a small lake. They decided to take a bath. They jumped into the lake. But all of a sudden, Jim couldn't move. Something caught him in the water. He had trouble breathing. He cried, "Help!" Luckily, Lee heard him in time and saved him. Jim wrote on a flat stone, "Today, my best friend saved my life."
Lee asked him, "You wrote in the sand then and you write on a stone now. Why?"
"When someone does something hurtful, we should write it down in the sand. The wind can blow it away. When someone does something good for us, we should write it down on a stone. No wind can erase it."
1. What was the matter with Lee and Jim when they were going through a desert?

2. Who hit Jim on the way?

3. What did Lee and Jim decide to do in a small lake?

4. Where did Jim write something for the second time?

5. What can you learn from the story?

1. They had an argument.
2. Lee./His good friend./His good friend, Lee.
3. Take a bath.
4. On a flat stone.
5. When someone does something good for us, we should never forget it./...

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握故事主旨，再针对每个问题的关键词回原文定位查找信息；第1-4题是细节理解题，直接定位原文对应内容即可得出答案；第5题是主旨大意题，结合最后一段的哲理总结核心道理。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段“On the way, they had an argument.”，可知Lee和Jim在穿越沙漠时发生了争吵，故答案为They had an argument.
2. 定位原文第一段“And Lee hit Jim.”，可知是Lee打了Jim，故答案为Lee./His good friend./His good friend, Lee.
3. 定位原文第二段“They decided to take a bath.”，可知他们在小湖边决定洗澡，故答案为Take a bath.
4. 定位原文第二段“Jim wrote on a flat stone”，可知Jim第二次是在扁平的石头上写字，故答案为On a flat stone.
5. 结合最后一段“When someone does something good for us, we should write it down on a stone. No wind can erase it.”，可总结出要铭记他人的善意，故答案为When someone does something good for us, we should never forget it./...
【答案】
1. They had an argument.
2. Lee./His good friend./His good friend, Lee.
3. Take a bath.
4. On a flat stone.
5. When someone does something good for us, we should never forget it./...
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇富含人生哲理的英语小故事，考查学生的细节查找能力与主旨归纳能力，引导学生学会铭记他人的善意，放下伤害。
【难度系数】
0.7