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A(2026·无锡格致经开区期中)
阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容回答问题。每小题答案不超过 10 个单词。
While the sun shines where you live, it's night time somewhere else. When you're eating your breakfast, children in New York City are eating dinner. Why is it happening? It's mainly because of the Earth's rotation(旋转) and time zone(时区) division. Here are some facts about time zones.
To understand time zones, you need to know about Greenwich Mean Time(格林威治标准时间). GMT is seen as the starting point of time. Time zones across the world use it as their basis. So when discussing time zones, we mean the number of hours that are ahead of or behind Greenwich.
The International Date Line(an unreal line) separates one calendar day from the next. Imagine you're on a boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (太平洋). You take one step forward, and suddenly, it's yesterday. You step back, and it's tomorrow. Sounds like time travel, right? Well, this is exactly what happens at the International Date Line.
Jet lag(时差反应), a common experience for travellers crossing many time zones, is a result of the clock inside our bodies trying to adapt to a new daylight and darkness schedule. For example, a traveller moving from New York to London, a five-time zone difference, might feel tired when London is busy with morning activities. So try to change your sleep habits before travelling to reduce the influence of jet lag.
1. What is GMT seen as?
_______
2. When is it in New York city when we eat breakfast at home?
_______
3. What separates one calendar day from the next?
_______
4. Who may experience jet lag?
5. 新考法 开放式谈如何处理时差 How will you deal with the jet lag if you are going abroad?
阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容回答问题。每小题答案不超过 10 个单词。
While the sun shines where you live, it's night time somewhere else. When you're eating your breakfast, children in New York City are eating dinner. Why is it happening? It's mainly because of the Earth's rotation(旋转) and time zone(时区) division. Here are some facts about time zones.
To understand time zones, you need to know about Greenwich Mean Time(格林威治标准时间). GMT is seen as the starting point of time. Time zones across the world use it as their basis. So when discussing time zones, we mean the number of hours that are ahead of or behind Greenwich.
The International Date Line(an unreal line) separates one calendar day from the next. Imagine you're on a boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (太平洋). You take one step forward, and suddenly, it's yesterday. You step back, and it's tomorrow. Sounds like time travel, right? Well, this is exactly what happens at the International Date Line.
Jet lag(时差反应), a common experience for travellers crossing many time zones, is a result of the clock inside our bodies trying to adapt to a new daylight and darkness schedule. For example, a traveller moving from New York to London, a five-time zone difference, might feel tired when London is busy with morning activities. So try to change your sleep habits before travelling to reduce the influence of jet lag.
1. What is GMT seen as?
_______
2. When is it in New York city when we eat breakfast at home?
_______
3. What separates one calendar day from the next?
_______
4. Who may experience jet lag?
5. 新考法 开放式谈如何处理时差 How will you deal with the jet lag if you are going abroad?
答案
1. The starting point of time.
2. It's dinner time.
3. The International Date Line.
4. Travellers crossing many time zones.
5. Change sleep habits before travelling.（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可）
2. It's dinner time.
3. The International Date Line.
4. Travellers crossing many time zones.
5. Change sleep habits before travelling.（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可）
解析
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段第二句"GMT is seen as the starting point of time."，提取对应内容作答，符合字数要求。
2. 定位原文第一段第二句"When you're eating your breakfast, children in New York City are eating dinner."，提取对应信息作答即可。
3. 定位原文第三段第一句"The International Date Line(an unreal line) separates one calendar day from the next."，提取核心主体作答。
4. 定位原文第四段第一句"Jet lag... a common experience for travellers crossing many time zones"，提取对应人群作答。
5. 结合原文最后一句给出的建议，也可给出符合逻辑、字数不超10词的合理作答，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. The starting point of time.
2. It's dinner time.
3. The International Date Line.
4. Travellers crossing many time zones.
5. Change sleep habits before travelling.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找
英语阅读简答
语境信息提取
【点评】
本题是阅读简答类题型，多数题目可直接从原文定位找到答案，仅最后一道开放题需要结合常识给出合理表述，整体难度适中，重点考查学生快速定位文本关键信息的能力，同时对开放类问题的语言组织能力有基础要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
1. 定位原文第二段第二句"GMT is seen as the starting point of time."，提取对应内容作答，符合字数要求。
2. 定位原文第一段第二句"When you're eating your breakfast, children in New York City are eating dinner."，提取对应信息作答即可。
3. 定位原文第三段第一句"The International Date Line(an unreal line) separates one calendar day from the next."，提取核心主体作答。
4. 定位原文第四段第一句"Jet lag... a common experience for travellers crossing many time zones"，提取对应人群作答。
5. 结合原文最后一句给出的建议，也可给出符合逻辑、字数不超10词的合理作答，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. The starting point of time.
2. It's dinner time.
3. The International Date Line.
4. Travellers crossing many time zones.
5. Change sleep habits before travelling.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找
英语阅读简答
语境信息提取
【点评】
本题是阅读简答类题型，多数题目可直接从原文定位找到答案，仅最后一道开放题需要结合常识给出合理表述，整体难度适中，重点考查学生快速定位文本关键信息的能力，同时对开放类问题的语言组织能力有基础要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
B(2026·如皋期末)
Whether yellow, red or white, the onion is a vegetable that you may not know well. The list of its uses in cooking is endless. People have used onions to add flavor(味道) to their foods for thousands of years. Besides onions' great taste, they are very good for you. They have special chemicals(化学物质) that improve your ability to fight off sickness and you have fewer chances of getting a disease.
No matter how good onions are for you, it is difficult to cut an onion without your eyes filling with tears! When you cut into an onion, irritating(刺激性的) chemicals inside the onion will get into the air. They touch your whole eyes and cause pain. Your eyes make tears to wash away the chemicals and protect your eyes.
Luckily, cooks and scientists have discovered some ways to keep you from crying when you cut up onions:
• Cut the onion under running water. The water will wash away the chemicals before they can reach your eyes.
• Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. The air will blow the chemicals away from your eyes.
• Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting. This helps make the chemicals in the onion move slowly, so they may not ever reach your eyes.
If you try out these good ideas and still cry while cutting onions, don't worry. Scientists think if you cut more onions, your body will become more resilient to the onion's chemicals. So the tears will not last long. If you think about how healthy onions are, you might even call those tears "happy tears".
1. What uses of onions are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
2. Why do your eyes make tears when cutting onions?
3. How can you avoid crying when cutting up onions? (Write one way)
4. In which part of a magazine can you probably read the text?
5. 新考法 开放式谈是否喜欢吃洋葱 Do you like eating onions? Why or why not? (Please answer in your own words)
Whether yellow, red or white, the onion is a vegetable that you may not know well. The list of its uses in cooking is endless. People have used onions to add flavor(味道) to their foods for thousands of years. Besides onions' great taste, they are very good for you. They have special chemicals(化学物质) that improve your ability to fight off sickness and you have fewer chances of getting a disease.
No matter how good onions are for you, it is difficult to cut an onion without your eyes filling with tears! When you cut into an onion, irritating(刺激性的) chemicals inside the onion will get into the air. They touch your whole eyes and cause pain. Your eyes make tears to wash away the chemicals and protect your eyes.
Luckily, cooks and scientists have discovered some ways to keep you from crying when you cut up onions:
• Cut the onion under running water. The water will wash away the chemicals before they can reach your eyes.
• Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. The air will blow the chemicals away from your eyes.
• Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting. This helps make the chemicals in the onion move slowly, so they may not ever reach your eyes.
If you try out these good ideas and still cry while cutting onions, don't worry. Scientists think if you cut more onions, your body will become more resilient to the onion's chemicals. So the tears will not last long. If you think about how healthy onions are, you might even call those tears "happy tears".
1. What uses of onions are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
Their great taste and their special chemicals that improve people's ability to fight off sickness. /They are used to add flavor to food and they are good for people's health.
2. Why do your eyes make tears when cutting onions?
To wash away irritating chemicals and protect our eyes.
3. How can you avoid crying when cutting up onions? (Write one way)
Cut the onion under running water. /Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. /Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting.
4. In which part of a magazine can you probably read the text?
Food/Health/Cooking/Daily Life.
5. 新考法 开放式谈是否喜欢吃洋葱 Do you like eating onions? Why or why not? (Please answer in your own words)
①Yes, I do. Because onions are delicious and good for my health. ②No, I don't. Because I don't like their taste and it's annoying to cut them.（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可）
答案
1. Their great taste and their special chemicals that improve people's ability to fight off sickness. /They are used to add flavor to food and they are good for people's health.
2. To wash away irritating chemicals and protect our eyes.
3. ①Cut the onion under running water. /By cutting the onion under running water.
②Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. /By using a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it.
③Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting. /By putting the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting.
4. Food/Health/Cooking/Daily Life.
5. ①Yes, I do. Because onions are delicious and good for my health.
②No, I don't. Because I don't like their taste and it's annoying to cut them.（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可）
2. To wash away irritating chemicals and protect our eyes.
3. ①Cut the onion under running water. /By cutting the onion under running water.
②Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. /By using a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it.
③Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting. /By putting the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting.
4. Food/Health/Cooking/Daily Life.
5. ①Yes, I do. Because onions are delicious and good for my health.
②No, I don't. Because I don't like their taste and it's annoying to cut them.（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可）
解析
【解析】
1. 定位到文章第一段，提取相关内容：文中提到洋葱数千年来被用于给食物增味，除此之外洋葱对健康有益，含特殊化学物质可提升抗病能力，整理即可得到答案。
2. 定位到文章第二段末尾，直接提取眼睛流泪的目的相关内容即可。
3. 定位到文中给出的三个切洋葱不流泪的方法，任选其一整理作答即可。
4. 本文围绕洋葱的食用、健康相关特性展开，内容符合杂志的美食、健康、烹饪或日常生活板块的定位。
5. 本题为开放性试题，结合自身实际情况，给出符合逻辑、语法正确的回答即可，言之有理均得分。
【答案】
1. They are used to add flavor to food and they are good for people's health. / Their great taste and their special chemicals that improve people's ability to fight off sickness.
2. To wash away the irritating chemicals and protect our eyes.
3. Cut the onion under running water. / Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. / Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting.（任选其一即可）
4. Food/Health/Cooking/Daily Life.
5. 示例：①Yes, I do. Because onions are delicious and good for my health.
②No, I don't. Because I don't like their taste and it's annoying to cut them.（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找，文章内容推理判断，英语开放性表达
【点评】
这是一篇介绍洋葱相关常识的阅读理解题，多数题目可直接从原文定位找到答案，最后一道开放题引导学生结合自身实际输出表达，难度适中，既考查学生的信息提取能力，也兼顾语言运用能力的考察。
【难度系数】
0.7
1. 定位到文章第一段，提取相关内容：文中提到洋葱数千年来被用于给食物增味，除此之外洋葱对健康有益，含特殊化学物质可提升抗病能力，整理即可得到答案。
2. 定位到文章第二段末尾，直接提取眼睛流泪的目的相关内容即可。
3. 定位到文中给出的三个切洋葱不流泪的方法，任选其一整理作答即可。
4. 本文围绕洋葱的食用、健康相关特性展开，内容符合杂志的美食、健康、烹饪或日常生活板块的定位。
5. 本题为开放性试题，结合自身实际情况，给出符合逻辑、语法正确的回答即可，言之有理均得分。
【答案】
1. They are used to add flavor to food and they are good for people's health. / Their great taste and their special chemicals that improve people's ability to fight off sickness.
2. To wash away the irritating chemicals and protect our eyes.
3. Cut the onion under running water. / Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. / Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting.（任选其一即可）
4. Food/Health/Cooking/Daily Life.
5. 示例：①Yes, I do. Because onions are delicious and good for my health.
②No, I don't. Because I don't like their taste and it's annoying to cut them.（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找，文章内容推理判断，英语开放性表达
【点评】
这是一篇介绍洋葱相关常识的阅读理解题，多数题目可直接从原文定位找到答案，最后一道开放题引导学生结合自身实际输出表达，难度适中，既考查学生的信息提取能力，也兼顾语言运用能力的考察。
【难度系数】
0.7
