四、阅读理解(共15小题,计30分)
阅读下面的短文,从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。
A

I'm a little tiger. I'm just two months old now. My favou-
rite food is meat. Many people think I'm very cute, but some
people think I'm kind of scary.
I'm a raccoon (浣熊). I look like a red panda, but we
are different. We have different colours. I get my name be-
cause I always wash (洗) the food with water before eating.
I'm a macaque (猕猴), a kind of monkey. I'm six months
old. I'm very smart. And I like playing in the tree. People kill
many of us, so we are in danger now.
()36. What is the little tiger's favourite food?
A. Vegetables.
B. Fruit.
C. Meat.
D. Bread.
()37. What animal does a raccoon look like?
A. A lion.
B. A panda.
C. An elephant.
D. A monkey.
()38. Why are macaques in danger now?
A. Because they are smart.
B. Because they are six months old.
C. Because they are cute.
D. Because people kill many of them.

36.C 37.B 38.D

【分析】
解答这类英语阅读理解细节题，需根据题干关键词回到原文定位相关信息，再将原文内容与选项匹配选出答案。本题三个小题均为直接考查原文细节，分别对应三种动物的描述内容，定位信息后即可得出答案。
【解析】
36题：根据原文中小老虎的描述“My favourite food is meat.”，可知小老虎最喜欢的食物是肉，对应选项C。
37题：根据原文中浣熊的描述“I look like a red panda”，可知浣熊看起来像熊猫，对应选项B。
38题：根据原文中猕猴的描述“People kill many of us, so we are in danger now.”，可知猕猴濒危是因为人类大量捕杀，对应选项D。
【答案】
36.C 37.B 38.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解细节题，考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，题干信息均来自原文直接表述，难度较低，适合初中低年级学生巩固练习。
【难度系数】
0.8

B
Keeping the room clean is one of the rules in Anne's family, but Anne doesn't like it.
On Saturday afternoon, Anne watches her favourite TV show after finishing her homework. Her mum tells her to put away her school things first, but Anne doesn't listen. She says, “I’ll do it later.”
After watching TV, Anne comes to her room. After about ten minutes, Anne runs to her mum, “Mum, do you know where my pencil is? I can’t find it.”
Mrs White says no and she helps Anne look for it. After five minutes, Mrs White says, “Oh, I know where it is now!”
“Where?” asks Anne.

“Look! It’s in our dog’s mouth!”
Anne takes her pencil out quickly. She looks at Ben and wants to pat it, but Mrs White stops her and says, “Dear, I know how bad you feel! But why don’t you learn to follow the rules?”
Anne feels sorry and she finds it important to put away things.
()39. What day is it?
A. Thursday.
B. Friday.
C. Saturday.
D. Sunday.
()40. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Para. 3?
A. The pencil.
B. Anne’s dog.
C. Anne’s family rule.
D. The English book.
()41. Where does Mrs White find Anne’s pencil?
A. On Anne’s chair.
B. Under Anne’s bed.
C. In Anne’s schoolbag.
D. In their dog’s mouth.
()42. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Ben is the name of Anne’s brother.
B. Anne will learn to put away things.
C. Anne is a teacher in a school.
D. Anne is a tidy girl.

39.C 40.A 41.D 42.B

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个小题的问题定位原文对应信息，逐一分析选项得出答案：39题需查找星期相关的细节；40题需结合上下文猜测代词指代内容；41题需查找物品位置的细节；42题需根据原文内容进行合理推断。
【解析】
39. 细节理解题。根据原文第二段第一句“On Saturday afternoon, Anne watches her favourite TV show after finishing her homework.”可知，时间为星期六，故选C。
40. 词义猜测题。根据第三段中Anne的话“Mum, do you know where my pencil is? I can’t find it.”可知，it指代前文提到的“my pencil”，故选A。
41. 细节理解题。根据原文中妈妈的话“Look! It’s in our dog’s mouth!”可知，铅笔在他们家狗的嘴里，故选D。
42. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Anne feels sorry and she finds it important to put away things.”可推断，Anne会学会把东西放好，故选B。
【答案】
39.C 40.A 41.D 42.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本文是贴近学生生活的记叙文，围绕家庭规则展开，题目侧重基础的细节查找、词义猜测和简单推理，能帮助学生巩固阅读理解的基本解题方法，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7