Ⅴ. 阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面三篇材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Learning in the Field
A fun farming class takes place in the fields! Grade 7 students from Jinan No. 34 Middle School, Shandong, go on a field trip. They learn about farming, reports Qilu Evening News. At the grain base(粮食基地), teachers talk about grains with students and answer their questions. The students see millet and soybeans(小米和大豆). They touch the wheat(小麦) and learn that people usually harvest(收获) the wheat at the end of September.
Young Reporters Put on a Show at School
Students at Johnson Middle School in the US are reporting their school's news in their own news program. The students take turns to make the program. They set up a green screen, sit down and give their classmates the headlines(新闻提要) of the day. They include(包括) what's going on in the school and news about future events. They share the lunch menu of the day. "The kids come in excitement. They love being on the news and sharing the news with other kids. They want to know what's happening around them," said BJ Burke, the school teacher.
On 8th Nov. , students from Nanjing Foreign Language School have a special class. During the class, they learn to make folk clothes. The students try to make their own bags through tie-dyeing(扎染). It is a dyeing skill to make blue calico(印花布). The dye and the cotton material(材料) used to make blue calico all come from nature. "Tie-dyeing is a magical art. Everyone does it a bit differently, and you never know exactly how it will look in the end," said Ma Qianyu, a grade 8 student. The students will later go to Nanjing Museum to get more knowledge about life in Jiangsu and the folk culture there.
()56. All the news above has something to do with .
A. farm work
B. news report
C. school life
D. traditional culture
()57. According to the first piece of news, students might not learn .
A. what real soybeans look like
B. how soybeans grow
C. how grains turn into snacks
D. when people harvest the wheat
()58. The best heading for the third piece of news would be .
A. Get Close to Nature
B. Tie-dye Fun in School
C. Long History of Jiangsu
D. A Visit to Nanjing Museum
()59. The students love being on the news and sharing the news because the news program .
A. is close to their real life
B. makes them famous
C. can help develop their acting skills
D. helps them make good friends
()60. What do the three pieces of news have in common?
A. Students show little interest in these activities.
B. All activities help students to step into a new world.
C. Respecting different cultures is important.
D. News report makes our life colourful.

56. C 【解析】推理判断题。根据全文可知,主要介绍了三则学生学习特殊课程的新闻,与学校生活有关。故选 C。
57. C 【解析】细节理解题。根据“At the grain base, teachers talk about grains with students and answer their questions. The students see millet and soybeans. They touch the wheat and learn that people usually harvest the wheat at the end of September.”可知,在粮食基地,学生们可以看到小米和大豆,触摸小麦,并了解到人们通常在九月底收获小麦,但没有提及谷物如何变为小吃。故选 C。
58. B 【解析】标题归纳题。根据第三则新闻可知,本则新闻主要讲述了有关在学校扎染的内容。故选 B。
59. A 【解析】细节理解题。阅读全文可知,学生们喜欢上新闻,分享新闻,因为新闻节目贴近他们的实际生活。故选 A。
60. B 【解析】细节理解题。阅读全文可知,所有活动都有助于学生步入一个新世界。故选 B。