初中英语专项解题指导

閱读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

（一）

A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband， dressed in an old suit， stepped off the train in Boston， and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned[皱眉]. “We want to see the president，” the man said softly. “He’ll be busy all day，” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait，” the lady replied.

For hours， the secretary didn’t talk to them， hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes， they’ll leave，” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance obviously didn’t have the time to spend with them.

The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him， “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard， and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial[纪念碑] to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply， “We can’t put up a statue[塑像] for every person who attended Harvard and died. This place would look like a cemetery[墓地].

“Oh， no” the lady explained， “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes， and said with surprise， “A building！ Do you have any idea how much a building costs？ We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard.”

For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university？ Why don’t we just start our own？” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away， traveling to Palo Alto， California where they set up the university with their name， Stanford University， a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.

1. What did the old couple go to Harvard for？

A. They wanted to see their son.

B. They had an important meeting

C. They went to Harvard just to start a university

D. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.

2. Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple？

A. He was really busy at that time.

B. The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.

C. He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.

D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.

3. From the passage， we can know ______.

A. the old couple were in fact rich people

B. the secretary was afraid of the old couple

C. the old couple’s son was killed in Harvard

D. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone

4. The best title of the passage is “______”.

A. A Statue or A Building

B. How Stanford University Was Built

C. A Visit to Harvard University

D. A Strange Old Couple

（二）

If you go to Egypt， you’ll see a lot of pyramids. The biggest of all is the Great Pyramid. It is about 137 meters high and made of 2，300，000 big stones. Each stone weighs about two and a half tons[噸]. The biggest ones even weigh fifteen tons. It took more than 100，000 men twenty years to build it. Nobody can tell just how the men cut， carried and lifted[举] the huge stones without our modern machines[机器].

The Egyptian kings told the people to build the pyramids for themselves. They thought they had tombs[坟墓] strong enough to keep their bodies well until they came back to life. But they never thought that about 5，000 years later their bodies would be on show in museums.

1. The Great Pyramid is in ______.

A. China B. Japan C. Egypt D. France

2. A pyramid is ______.

A. a house B. a huge stone

C. a king’s tomb D. the name of a museum

3. The Great Pyramid is about _______ and made of _______ huge stones.

A. 137 metres high; 100，000

B. 137 high metres; 2，300，000

C. 137 metres; 2，300，000

D. 137 meters high; 2，300，000

4. Pyramids are built for _______.

A. the kings B. the queens[皇后]

C. the king’s teachers D. People

5. The kings thought they had the pyramids built to keep their bodies until _______.

A. they came home B. they became alive

C. they die D. they were on show in museums

（三）

Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900. The parts for the bodies and engines were hand-made and the cars were built from these. One at a time. This took a long time， and the cars cost a lot of money. Then a quicker and cheaper way of making cars was found. Instead of making all the parts at their own works， some car factories asked other factories to make some of them. All the parts were then fitted together in the car factories.

Modern car-making factoriess are so large that each one is really a lot of factories close together. Each workshop makes some parts. The pieces of a car body are joined together by welders[電焊工]. All the bits and pieces that make up each car are collected and put ready for the assembly line[装配线]， where they are fitted together.

1. The first motor cars were probably made by ______.

A. Europeans B. the Whites C. the Blacks D. the English

2. A quicker and cheaper way of making motor cars was ______.

A. found in 1900

B. that all parts of motor cars were no longer made by hand

C. the one that they should be made in a large car factories

D. the different parts of motor cars were produced in different works

3. “Modern car-making factories” means “______”.

A. the factories which modern cars are making at

B. the factories where cars are made by modern workers

C. the new factories at which cars are being made

D. the factories where modern cars are made

（四）

The city of Cannes in the southern part of France， in the Riviera region and has a population of nearly 70，000. Cannes is very famous around the world for its Film Festival and also for its Cannes Lions Festival. It is a comfortable city and has tourism[旅游业] as its main industry. Cannes offers some of France’s finest hotels. You can surf the Internet for more information about hotels.

It is 905 km away from Paris， 164 km from Marseille and 26 km away from Nice. The coast is often visited. The Boulevard de la Croisette is one of the most important attractions for people who love the beach， sun and sand.

La Croisette is a 12 km waterfront avenue[海滨林荫道] with many trees， hotels， cafes， shops and restaurants around. Visiting the Musee de la Castre is also a good choice for seeing beautiful works of art， paintings and so on. And if you want to relax， you can visit the ？les de Lérins  （Lé rins Islands） with nice views and beautiful beaches.

If you just take a walk in the streets of Cannes， you will discover a very friendly atmosphere[气氛]. The main streets are d’Antibes and Meynardier. You will have a good time in the shops. Its restaurants are very good， although the prices are sometimes expensive. Depending on whether the restaurant is located on the waterfront or not， the price will be a bit more expensive.

1. What do the underlined words “is situated” mean？

A. Directs. B. Identities.

C. Lays. D. Lies.

2. What does the underlined word “It” refers to？

A. Marseille. B. Nice.

C. Cannes. D. France.

3. To see beautiful works of art and paintings， you can visit _______.

A. Lérins Islands B. the Musée de la Castre

C. the Boulevard de la Croisette D. Marseille

4. The price of restaurant would be more expensive if it is located _______ according to the fourth paragraph.

A. on the water Front B. in d’Antibcs

C. in Meynardier D. in Cannes

5. According to the passage we can know that the passage is about _______ in France.

A. fashion B. places

C. people D. Sports

参考答案

（一）

1-4 DCAB

试题分析：本文讲述了一对穿戴破旧的夫妇到哈佛大学见校长而遭冷遇，进而自己建立一所新大学——斯坦福大学的故事。

1. 根据We want to see the president， the man said softly.可知，他们想见校长。所以本题选D。

2. 根据Someone of his importance obviously didn’t have the time to spend with them.可知，本题应该选C。

3. 根据Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away， traveling to Palo Alto， California where they set up the university with their name可知，这对夫妇实际上很有钱。所以本题选A。

4. 本文实际上是讲述了斯坦福大学是怎样建立的。所以本题选B。

（二）

1-5 CCDAB

试题分析：这篇短文讲解了埃及的金字塔中的大金字塔的情况。包括塔高、石块原料以及建造的代价等;最后介绍了埃及国王当初建造金字塔的目的以及今天的发展状况。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段If you go to Egypt， you’ll see a lot of pyramids. The biggest of all is the Great Pyramid.可知大金字塔在埃及;故选C。

2. 推理判断题。根据第二段中The Egyptian kings told the people to build the pyramids for themselves. They thought they had tombs （坟墓）strong enough to keep their bodies well until they came back to life.可知埃及国王让人们为他们自己建造金字塔一存放尸体;故选C。

3. 细节判断题。根据第一段It is about 137 meters high and made of 2，300，000 big stones.可知大金字塔高达137米，由230万块石头制成;故选D。

4. 细节理解题。由第二段第一句The Egyptian kings told the people to build the pyramids for themselves.可知金字塔是国王为自己制造的;故选A。

5. 细节理解题。由第二段They thought they had tombs （坟墓）strong enough to keep their bodies well until they came back to life.他们建金字塔是为他们复活之前存放尸体准备的;故选B。

（三）

1-3 DDD

试题分析：这篇短文简要的介绍了汽车的生产及发展历史。

1. 根据第一段Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900.描述，可知选D。

2. 根据第一段Then a quicker and cheaper way of making cars was found. Instead of making all the parts at their own works， some car factories asked other factories to make some of them. All the parts were then fitted together in the car factories.描述，可知選D。

3. 根据短文最后一段描述，可知现代汽车制造厂指的是生产汽车的工厂。故选D。

（四）

1-5 DCBAB

本文主要讲述的是法国城市Cannes的地理位置，它有著名的电影节和狮子节，它的主要产生是旅游业，到这座城市里可以去博物馆长欣赏艺术品，可以去景点游玩，可以去购物，也可以去饭店享受美食。

1. 细节理解题。从the southern part of France， in the Riviera region得知说的是地理位置，故选D。

2. 推理判断题。从It is 905 km away from Paris， 164 km from Marseille and 26 km away from Nice得知it指的不是Marseille.和Nice.它们都是法国的城市，故选C。

3. 细节理解题。从 Visiting the Musee de la Castre is also a good choice for seeing beautiful works of art， paintings and so on.得知去 the Musee de la Castre可以看艺术品，故选B。

4. 细节理解题。从Depending on whether the restaurant is located on the waterfront or not， the price will be a bit more expensive.可知答案选A。

5. 细节理解题。从The city of Cannes is situated in the southern part of France，可知Cannes是法国的一个地方，故选B。