二、阅读理解
A
Do you love sunflowers? This article will walk you through how to plant your sunflower seeds and care for them. Start it with the best temperatures of $18°\mathrm{C}-33°\mathrm{C}$.

Germinating(使发芽) sunflower seeds
• Choose one kind you like.
• Put the seeds in a plastic bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper towels. Put them in plastic bags.
• Once the seeds germinate, plant them.
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• Choose a sunny place. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day.
• Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds cm deep and $15\mathrm{cm}$ apart. Cover the seeds with soil after planting.
Caring for sunflower plants
Water plants once a week.
Harvesting the seeds
Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature(成熟) and produce new seeds.
Tips
• Cover the ground with nets to protect the young plants from pests(害虫).
• Support plants over $90\mathrm{cm}$ with sticks.
() 1. Which of the following can be put in the blank "▲"?
A. Planting sunflower seeds
B. Choosing good seeds
C. Watering sunflower plants
D. Checking the temperature
() 2. If you plant your seeds in April, you may harvest in .
A. January
B. May
C. July
D. November
() 3. Where is the article probably from?
A. A noticeboard.
B. A travel guide.
C. A planting diary.
D. A gardening magazine.

1. A 2. C 3. D

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合文章内容分析每道题的解题思路：
1. 第1题需根据文章结构判断空白处的标题：文章先介绍向日葵种子发芽的步骤，后续内容围绕选择向阳处、播种等种植操作展开，因此空白处应对应“种植向日葵种子”的环节。
2. 第2题需根据收获时间的细节计算：文章提到向日葵成熟需80-120天，四月种植，四月到七月的时长约90天，在80-120天范围内，符合收获时间。
3. 第3题需判断文章出处：文章核心是介绍种植向日葵的方法，属于园艺相关内容，因此最可能来自园艺杂志。
【解析】
1. 第1题：文章结构分为“发芽”和“种植”两个部分，空白处后内容均为播种的具体操作，因此选A（Planting sunflower seeds）。
2. 第2题：根据“Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature”，四月种植，四月到七月约90天，在80-120天区间内，因此选C（July）。
3. 第3题：文章围绕种植向日葵的方法展开，属于园艺类内容，A（通知栏）、B（旅游指南）、C（种植日记）均不符合，因此选D（A gardening magazine）。
【答案】
1. A 2. C 3. D
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解）、阅读理解（推理判断）
【点评】
本题为说明文阅读理解，考查学生对文章细节的查找和逻辑推理能力，题目设置基础，贴近生活，学生易结合文章内容得出答案。
【难度系数】
0.7

B
One day, Zhou Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows in ten days. Zhou Yu thought it was impossible, but Zhuge Liang said, “Give me three days.” Then he asked Lu Su to lend him 20 boats, and the soldiers put some scarecrows in line on the boats. He asked Lu Su not to tell Zhou Yu what was happening.
When Lu Su came again to see Zhuge Liang, he found nothing unusual. Nothing happened on the second day either. On the third day, Zhuge Liang invited Lu Su for a boat ride. The 20 boats were tied together with strong ropes. Zhuge’s boats went towards the camp of Cao Cao. The river was covered with thick mist(薄雾) all over. People could not see each other on the river. When Zhuge Liang's boats got close to the Cao camp before dawn(黎明), Zhuge Liang ordered his soldiers to shout and beat the drums heavily. But Zhuge Liang and Lu Su only sat inside one boat drinking wine to enjoy themselves.
As soon as the Cao camp heard the shouting and drum beating, they thought it was a surprise attack(攻击) by the Zhou Yu camp. Since they could see nobody on the river, they had to order 3,000 soldiers to shoot arrows to stop the attack. The front of the scarecrows was quickly full of arrows. After a while, Zhuge Liang had his boats turned around to get the other side of the scarecrows to face the Cao camp. When both sides were full of arrows, the day broke. Zhuge Liang ordered his soldiers to return. The soldiers shouted in excitement, “Thank you, Cao Cao, for your arrows.” After they got back to their camp, they collected more than 100,000 arrows in total from the scarecrows.
() 4. How many days did Zhuge Liang need to make 100,000 arrows?
A. One day. B. Two days. C. Three days. D. Ten days.
() 5. The scarecrows on the boats were used for .
A. attacking enemies B. carrying arrows
C. sailing boats D. beating the drums
() 6. How did Zhuge Liang complete the impossible task?
A. With Zhou Yu's great help. B. By fighting with Cao Cao.
C. By working hard day and night. D. Through a very clever trick.
() 7. From the text, we can know that .
A. Zhuge Liang might know it was foggy on the third day
B. Zhuge Liang thought it was not easy to make 100,000 arrows
C. Cao Cao's soldiers did badly in shooting arrows towards enemies
D. Cao Cao would be very happy after hearing the thanks for his arrows

4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A

【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文理解故事大意，再针对每道题的题干关键词，回到原文定位相关语句，对比选项排除错误答案，选出匹配原文的正确选项。比如第4题抓关键词“how many days”，第5题抓“scarecrows”，第6题抓“complete impossible task”，第7题需结合原文细节合理推断。
【解析】
4. 题干问诸葛亮需要多少天造10万支箭，原文第一段明确提到“Give me three days.”，对应选项C，A、B、D均不符合原文表述。
5. 题干问船上的稻草人用途，原文第三段描述曹兵射箭后，稻草人很快插满箭，可知稻草人用来承接箭，对应选项B，A、C、D与原文不符。
6. 题干问诸葛亮如何完成任务，结合全文，诸葛亮利用大雾和曹兵多疑的特点，用草船借箭的计谋完成任务，对应选项D，A、B、C均不符合原文。
7. 题干问从文中可得知的信息，原文提到第三天江面有大雾，诸葛亮选这天行动，说明他可能知道第三天有雾，对应选项A；B选项是周瑜觉得任务难，C选项曹兵射箭正确，D选项曹操不会开心，故A正确。
【答案】
4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解题，推理判断题
【点评】
本题改编自经典历史故事《草船借箭》的英语阅读题，侧重考查学生提取细节信息和简单推理的能力，题目难度适中，仔细阅读原文即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.8