1. The beep itself was not all that amazing.这个嘟嘟声并没有那么令人惊奇。
亮点:“not all that + 形容词/副词”结构表示“并没有那么……”,其中that作副词,意为“那么”。
仿写:这儿的食物很贵且味道也没那么美味。


2. It was round, made of metal, and more than twice as large as a basketball.它是圆的,由金属制成,并且比一个篮球的两倍还要大。
亮点:“倍数 + as + 形容词的原级 + as”表示某物或某事在数量、大小或程度等方面是另一物或另一事的多少倍。
仿写:我们镇附近的河是十年前的三倍宽。


3. This is how people can watch TV across continents and oceans.这就是人们可以跨越大陆和海洋看电视的方式。
亮点:本句how引导的从句作is的表语,即表语从句,其结构为“主语 + 系动词 + 引导词 + 简单句”。
仿写:红色在中国是好运的象征,这就是中国人喜欢红色的原因。


语篇研读:根据短文内容选出最佳选项。
()1. What was special about the "beep" people heard in 1957?
A. It was very loud.
B. It came from space.
C. It was made by an alien.
D. It lasted for three months.
()2. 新考法 逻辑排序 Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. Sputnik 1 stopped beeping.
b. Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union.
c. Sputnik 1 burnt up when falling back to Earth.
d. People around the world heard the "beep" from Sputnik 1.
A. d - a - b - c
B. d - c - a - b
C. b - d - a - c
D. b - c - d - a
()3. What can communication satellites help people do?
A. Find the position of a car.
B. Take photos of other planets.
C. Know when a storm is coming.
D. Watch TV programmes from faraway places.
()4. 新考法 信息推断 What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Satellites will stop working soon.
B. People will lose interest in satellites.
C. Satellites will have more new uses in the future.
D. Satellites can only be used for the things we know now.
()5. 新考法 文章出处 Where is the text most likely taken from?
A. An ad.
B. A newspaper.
C. A diary.
D. A novel.

1. The food here was very expensive and didn't taste all that delicious.
2. The river near our town is three times as wide as it was ten years ago.
3. Red is a symbol of good luck in China. That's why Chinese people like red.
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B

【分析】
本题分为英语句式仿写和阅读理解两部分。仿写需紧扣题干给出的亮点结构：第1题运用“not all that + 形容词/副词”结构；第2题运用“倍数 + as + 形容词原级 + as”结构；第3题运用表语从句结构。阅读理解需结合文章主旨与细节，完成细节理解、逻辑排序、信息推断、文章出处类题目，解题时需先明确各题考点，再对应分析选项。
【解析】
1. 仿写第1题：根据“not all that + 形容词/副词”结构，“味道没那么美味”译为“didn't taste all that delicious”，结合“这儿的食物很贵”，得出句子：The food here was very expensive and didn't taste all that delicious.
2. 仿写第2题：根据“倍数 + as + 形容词原级 + as”结构，“三倍宽”译为“three times as wide as”，“十年前”译为“it was ten years ago”，得出句子：The river near our town is three times as wide as it was ten years ago.
3. 仿写第3题：根据表语从句结构，“红色在中国是好运的象征”译为“Red is a symbol of good luck in China”，“这就是中国人喜欢红色的原因”对应表语从句结构，得出句子：Red is a symbol of good luck in China. That's why Chinese people like red.
4. 阅读理解第1题：1957年的“beep”来自人造卫星Sputnik 1，来自太空，故选B。
5. 阅读理解第2题：事件顺序为：苏联发射Sputnik 1（b）→人们听到beep（d）→Sputnik 1停止发出beep（a）→Sputnik 1坠落地球（c），故选C。
6. 阅读理解第3题：通信卫星的功能是帮助人们跨越大陆和海洋看电视节目，故选D。
7. 阅读理解第4题：最后一段提及卫星的多种用途，可推断未来会有更多新用途，故选C。
8. 阅读理解第5题：文本为科普类内容，最可能出自报纸，故选B。
【答案】
The food here was very expensive and didn't taste all that delicious.
The river near our town is three times as wide as it was ten years ago.
Red is a symbol of good luck in China. That's why Chinese people like red.
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B
【知识点】
英语句式仿写、倍数表达法、表语从句、阅读理解
【点评】
本题综合考查英语语言运用（句式仿写）与阅读理解能力，仿写需准确掌握指定结构的用法，阅读理解需具备细节查找、逻辑推理及文体判断能力，是基础与中等难度结合的题型。
【难度系数】
0.6