听下面一段独白,回答第 11 至第 15 五个小题。
()11. When did Simon go on a trip?
A. Last Sunday.
B. Last Friday.
C. Last Saturday.
()12. What happened to Simon and his friends on the way to the village?
A. They got lost.
B. They met a guide.
C. They saw many flowers.
()13. What did Simon use to learn about the flowers and plants?
A. A map.
B. A book.
C. A phone.
()14. How did Simon and his friends go back home?
A. By car.
B. By bike.
C. On foot.
()15. What did Simon think of the trip?
A. Scary.
B. Wonderful.
C. Interesting.

11.C 12.A 13.C 14.C 15.B

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A

()16. In which part of a magazine can you find the text?
A. Science. B. History. C. Health. D. Travel.
()17. Where did corn first come from?
A. China. B. Mexico. C. America. D. England.
()18. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. People eat half of corn for food. B. Corn is a kind of unhealthy food.
C. Growing only corn is bad for land. D. It is difficult to grow corn in Europe.

16.A 17.B 18.C

【分析】
解答这组阅读题时，需先通读原文把握核心内容（玉米的起源、传播、用途及影响等），再针对每个问题回到原文定位相关信息，逐一比对选项，排除错误答案后选出最佳选项。
【解析】
16题：本题考查文章出处。原文虽涉及玉米相关内容，但包含农业应用、工业用途等科学相关信息，对应选项A（Science），故选A。
17题：本题考查细节理解。根据原文Origin & Culture部分第一句“Corn came from a kind of wild grass in Mexico.”可知，玉米最初来自墨西哥，对应选项B，故选B。
18题：本题考查细节判断。A选项：原文提到40%的玉米被食用，并非一半，错误；B选项：原文仅提及玉米相关产品使人们发胖，未说明玉米本身不健康，错误；C选项：原文明确“Growing only corn hurt the land.”，表述正确；D选项：原文提到玉米容易种植，在欧洲变得重要，错误。故选C。
【答案】
16.A 17.B 18.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节题、信息定位
【点评】
本题围绕玉米的相关知识展开，题目以细节理解为主，要求学生具备快速定位原文信息的能力，整体难度不大，认真阅读原文即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.6