七、阅读理解。18分
阅读下面两篇短文,完成文后的选择。每小题2分,共9题
A
In August, 2023, the world heard the bad news—Japan was dumping nuclear waste water核废水 into the sea! The Japanese government政府 said it was safe to do this. But many
scientists in the world didn't think so.
The waste water would first pollute the sea around Japan and other countries near it, such
as China and South Korea韩国. The waste water would go to most of the Pacific Ocean太平洋 in 57 days. And in three years, it would reach the US and Canada. The water carried
radiation放射物.
Radiation is bad for people, sea animals and plants. For example, it can cause some fish to
get sick or even die. If you eat these fish, radiation will enter your body too. Will we eat safe
and healthy seafood in the future? Can we play in the sea? Scientists are not sure about these
questions yet.
()1. The underlined word "dumping" means "" in Chinese.
A. 储存 B. 排放 C. 清理
()2. dumped nuclear waste water into the sea.
A. Japan B. The US C. South Korea
()3. How soon would the waste water reach the US and Canada after Japan started
dumping it?
A. In two months. B. In one year. C. In three years.
()4. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
A. Radiation is not good for people.
B. Radiation can make some fish get sick or die.
C. If we eat the polluted fish, radiation won't enter our body.
B
Kuang Heng was born into a poor family. He liked reading books very much. He needed to
work at daytime, so he had to read books during the night. But he was too poor to buy a
candle.
One day, he found his neighbour had candles, but the light couldn't go through the wall.
He dug挖 a hole on the wall, so that he could use the light to read books. From that day, he
read books every night until the light went out.
However, he finished reading all his books and there were no books for him to read. Then
he went to a rich man's house and worked for him without payment. The rich man asked,
"Why don't you want the money?" Kuang Heng said, "Because I only want to borrow your
books." The rich man was moved. He agreed. Kuang Heng read the books one by one. At
last, he became a great scholar.
()1. Kuang Heng was poor, so he buy a candle.
A. could B. couldn't C. to
()2. Kuang Heng dug a small hole on the wall in order to为了 .
A. work B. have candles C. read books
()3. The underlined word "scholar" means "".
A. 学者 B. 运动员 C. 书法家
()4. What did Kuang Heng do at daytime?
A. He worked. B. He studied. C. He played.
()5. The picture of the story is                        
  .

A 1~4 B A C C
B 1~5 B C A A A
1.由文中“But he was too poor to buy a candle. ”可知，匡衡太穷了，买不起蜡烛，“too ... to do sth”表示“太……而不能做某事”。故选B。
2.由文中“He dug a hole on the wall, so that he could use the light to read books. ”可知，匡衡在墙上挖洞是为了利用邻居的光来读书。故选C。
3.由文中“Kuang Heng read the books one by one. At last, he became a great scholar. ”可知，匡衡通过大量阅读，最终成为了一个有学识的人，结合语境可推测“scholar”指“学者”。故选A。
4.由文中“He needed to work at daytime, so he had to read books during the night. ”可知，匡衡白天需要工作，晚上才能读书。故选A。
5.文章提及“匡衡凿墙借光读书”，因此对应图片A。故选A。

【分析】
这是两篇英语阅读理解题，A篇围绕日本排放核废水的热点话题设题，B篇是经典典故“凿壁偷光”的故事。解题思路为：1. 先通读原文，把握核心内容；2. 针对不同题型，细节题需回到原文定位对应信息，词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断词义；3. 逐一核对选项，排除错误答案得出正确结果。
【解析】
A篇解析：
1. 词义猜测题：原文提到日本将核废水排入海中，“dumping”在此处意为“排放”，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：由原文第一段“In August,2023,the world heard the bad news—Japan was dumping nuclear waste water into the sea!”可知是日本排放核废水，故选A。
3. 细节理解题：由原文第二段“And in three years,it would reach the US and Canada.”可知三年后到达美加，故选C。
4. 细节理解题：原文第三段提到“Radiation is bad for people...If you eat these fish,radiation will enter your body too.”，C选项表述错误，故选C。
B篇解析：
1. 细节理解题：由原文第一段“But he was too poor to buy a candle.”可知“too...to...”表“太……而不能”，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：由原文第二段“He dug a hole on the wall,so that he could use the light to read books.”可知挖洞是为了读书，故选C。
3. 词义猜测题：匡衡通过借书苦读最终成为有学识的人，“scholar”意为“学者”，故选A。
4. 细节理解题：由原文第一段“He needed to work at daytime...”可知白天工作，故选A。
5. 推理判断题：故事核心是匡衡凿壁借光读书，对应图片A，故选A。
【答案】A 1~4 B A C C；B 1~5 B C A A A
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解）、词义猜测题、固定搭配（too...to...）
【点评】本题选取热点话题与经典典故作为阅读材料，考查学生的阅读理解能力，题型以基础细节题和词义猜测题为主，贴近学生学习与生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7