B
The Huanghe River flows from the high mountains to the sea, from ancient times to today. It gave birth to one of the oldest and most outstanding（优秀的）cultures in the world—the Huanghe River culture. In the hearts of Chinese people, the Huanghe River is the mother river. It will play a more important role in our country’s development.
The Huanghe River carries lots of yellow sand to the water when running through the Loess Plateau（黄土高原）, so that its water is yellow. Because of its yellow water, it is called the Huanghe River.
The river starts from Qinghai Province in Northwest China. It flows through a lot of places before emptying into the Bohai Sea. The 5464-kilometre-long waterway feeds about $12\%$ of China’s population and provides water for about $15\%$ of fields and more than 60 cities.
Nowadays, our country has been making greater efforts（努力）in the river’s environmental protection and high-quality（高质量）development. Many wetland nature reserves（保护区）and parks have been built along the river. Each year, over 400 million tons（吨）of sand has been stopped from being washed into it. Our mother river has become much clearer than before. It’s sure to bring us more benefits.
()19. What can we know from paragraph 1?
A. The Huanghe River is the oldest river all around the world.
B. The Huanghe River is of great importance to Chinese people.
C. The Huanghe River culture appeared earlier than other cultures.
D. The Huanghe River was considered as the mother river in the past.
()20. Why is the river called the name the Huanghe River?
A. Because the colour of its water is yellow.
B. Because it flows past a place called the Loess Plateau.
C. Because it is named after its source, the Loess Plateau.
D. Because it carries a lot of yellow water from Qinghai Province.
()21. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Huanghe River runs into the East China Sea.
B. The Huanghe River starts in Northeast China.
C. The Huanghe River runs through only two provinces.
D. Over sixty cities use water from the Huanghe River.
()22. What does the word “benefits” in the last sentence most probably mean?
A. Problems.
B. Messages.
C. Advantages.
D. Exhibitions.

19.B 20.A 21.D 22.C

【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题，需根据题干关键词定位原文对应段落，将选项与原文内容逐一比对，排除不符选项选出答案。第19题定位第一段，第20题定位第二段，第21题定位第三段，第22题定位最后一段，通过原文信息判断选项正误。
【解析】
19题：定位第一段，原文提到黄河是世界最古老优秀文化之一的发源地，是中国人心中的母亲河，将在国家发展中发挥更重要作用，说明黄河对中国人意义重大。A选项“世界最古老河流”原文未提及；C选项“黄河文化比其他文化更早出现”原文是“最古老的之一”，并非更早；D选项“过去被视为母亲河”原文无时间限定，故排除A、C、D，选B。
20题：定位第二段，原文明确“Because of its yellow water, it is called the Huanghe River”，即因水呈黄色得名，故选A。
21题：定位第三段，原文提到黄河“提供给超过60个城市用水”，对应D选项。A选项“流入东海”原文是渤海，错误；B选项“发源于中国东北”原文是西北青海，错误；C选项“仅流经两个省份”原文是“流经很多地方”，错误，故选D。
22题：定位最后一段，黄河变清后会带来更多好处，“benefits”意为“好处、益处”，对应C选项“Advantages”（优势、好处），A是问题，B是信息，D是展览，均不符合，故选C。
【答案】
19.B 20.A 21.D 22.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、词义猜测题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，主要考查学生对原文细节信息的定位与理解能力，难度较低，只要仔细阅读原文、准确比对选项即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.8

When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs（嫩枝）from school to plant. None of them looked very hardy, but with hope for the future, I planted them somewhere in our backyard that had enough sunlight. Over the years, because of the poor soil（土壤）, three of them died. Only one was alive.
It grew very slowly. And it didn't look like a tree because it was only a little taller than the grass in my backyard. Later, I found that it was starting to die. Most leaves of the poor plant were turning yellow and falling down. Only the top third of the tree was still green. I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer（肥料）, but it didn't work.
Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I was wondering if it would be better to just cut it down. It would make the yard look cleaner. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the leaves. It was a bird carefully building a nest in the topmost branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a home.
This tree reminded me that all of our lives have a purpose. It doesn't matter if we are young and healthy or old and sick. Until our last breath, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
()23. According to Paragraph 1, three of the trees died from .
A. little sunlight
B. poor soil
C. heavy rainstorms
D. freezing weather
()24. Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
① I was planning to cut the tree down.
② The only living tree was starting to die.
③ I found a nest in the tree and changed my mind.
④ I planted four twigs somewhere in our backyard.
A. ②①③④
B. ③④①②
C. ④②①③
D. ④②③①
()25. We can infer from the underlined sentence that the writer felt at that time.
A. afraid
B. surprised
C. worried
D. strange
()26. In the story, the writer want to tell us that .
A. animals need to be cared by humans
B. we should work hard to make a better life
C. all of our lives have meanings to the world
D. planting trees is not as easy as we think

23.B 24.C 25.C 26.C

【分析】
本题为阅读理解题型，需先通读全文把握故事脉络，再针对各小题的关键词定位原文对应段落，逐一分析选项：23题考查细节查找，需定位第一段找三棵树死亡的原因；24题考查事件顺序梳理，需按故事发展的先后排列事件；25题考查语句推断，需结合语境体会作者当时的心情；26题考查主旨大意，需结合最后一段提炼核心观点。
【解析】
23题：根据第一段关键句“because of the poor soil（土壤）, three of them died”可知，三棵树死亡的原因是土壤贫瘠，对应选项B。
24题：梳理故事发展顺序：①首先是“我种了四根嫩枝”（对应④）；②接着“唯一存活的树开始死亡”（对应②）；③之后“我打算砍树”（对应①）；④最后“发现鸟巢改变主意”（对应③），正确顺序为④②①③，对应选项C。
25题：划线句“I was wondering if it would be better to just cut it down”的语境是树快死了，作者考虑是否砍掉它，体现出作者对这棵树状况的担忧，对应选项C。
26题：最后一段关键句“This tree reminded me that all of our lives have a purpose”点明主旨，即所有生命都有存在的意义，对应选项C。
【答案】
23.B 24.C 25.C 26.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节题、阅读理解推理判断题、阅读理解主旨大意题
【点评】
本文通过种植小树苗的小故事，考查学生对文章细节、事件顺序、语句情感及主旨的理解，整体难度适中，需学生仔细阅读原文，精准定位关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.7