2019年全國中學生英語能力測評(NEPTS)初賽初二年級組試題解析（五）

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（B） Please read the following passage， and fill in the blanks with suitable words according to the given letters or the context， using one word for each blank. 請閱讀下面的短文，并根據所給字母或內容提示在空格處填入適當的單詞補全短文。每空一詞。

Deserts do not stay the same size. Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get smaller. The world's biggest desert， the Sahara， is in 71. A___. Right now， the Sahara Desert is growing fast. Do you know the reason？ In some places， people farm too much. In other places， animals eat all the grass. Or people cut 72. ___ the trees. These make the soil weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.

Why is it a problem？ People can't plant anything in the desert. People can't build houses， hospitals， or schools in the desert， so they must 73. l___ their homes. They must live 74. s___ else. What can we do？ We can plant more trees and farm less to make the soil

75. str___. Maybe the Sahara Desert will stop growing.

【參考答案】

71. Africa 72. down 73. leave 74. somewhere 75. strong（er）

【試題解析】

71題：本題是一道地理常識題，撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的沙漠，位于非洲，故此空應填Africa。

72題：通讀上下文可知這句話要表達的是：人們砍伐許多樹木，此處應用固定短語cut down。

73題：由于人們無法在沙漠中建造房屋等，所以他們必須“離開”他們的家園，因為空白處前是情態動詞must，所以此處填動詞leave的原形。

74題：本題是緊跟著73題的敘述，那么人們就必須住在somewhere else（其他的地方）。

75題：本題應填strong或stronger。前面文中提到了These make the soil weak.，那么為了避免沙漠擴大化，人們植樹造林和限制砍伐都是為了讓土壤變得strong / stronger。

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V. Reading Comprehension （閱讀理解）（共20小題;76—85題，每小題1分，86—95題，每小題2分，計30分）

Please read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the requirements given at the end of the passage. 請閱讀下面的短文，每篇短文后設有若干問題，根據短文后的要求回答問題。

（A）

Joyce and Helen decided to climb Bear Hill. They agreed they would try it the next day. It was a big hill. And it was hard to climb.

“I don't think you'll get to the top，” Helen just smiled. “You're too lazy and slow.”

That night， Joyce went to bed early. “I'll wake up earlier than Helen，” she thought. “I'll climb it by myself.”

The next morning， Joyce got up at five while Helen was still asleep. She started climbing Bear Hill. It was very steep （陡峭的）. At times， the hill almost seemed to go straight up. Twice she almost fell. She was afraid to look down. It seemed so far to the ground.

She was out of breath， but at last she reached the top. She gave a big yell （叫喊）. Then， she saw a note pinned （釘住） to a tree. The note read：

Dear Joyce，

I hope you liked your climb. I climbed Bear Hill before I went to bed last night. It was hard work， but I made it.

Helen

At first， Joyce was angry. But then she decided not to be angry. After all， both of them made it. She went down the hill to find Helen.

Questions 76-78： Choose the best answer from A， B， C and D according to the passage. 根據短文內容，從A， B， C， D四個選項中選出最佳答案。

76. When did Joyce get up the next day？

A. At 4：00 am. B. At 5：00 am. C. At 6：00 am. D. At 7：00 am.

77. Why did Helen leave the note for Joyce？

A. To say sorry to Joyce. B. To tell Joyce a secret.

C. To show that she was the first. D. To help Joyce find the way.

78. What probably happened when Joyce found Helen？

A. Joyce disliked Helen. B. Joyce would never speak to Helen.

C. They had a terrible fight. D. They were still friends.

Questions 79-80： Decide whether the following statements are true （T） or false （F） according to the passage. 根據短文內容，判斷下列句子正誤。正確的涂T，錯誤的涂F。

79. Joyce got up early because she wanted to be the first one to reach the top of the hill.

80. The hill was very steep and Joyce almost fell twice.

【參考答案】

76—78 BCD 79—80 TT

【試題解析】

本文主要講述了兩個小女孩之間發生的故事，Joyce和Helen要進行爬山比賽，其間發生了一些小插曲，但是這些并沒有影響兩人之間的友誼。

76題：本題在文中第4段第1句話就能找到答案。

77題：從文中Helen給Joyce的留言條可以看出，Helen已經提前爬到山頂，并寫下了留言條，顯然她是為了炫耀她是第一名。

78題：從文章最后一段可以看出，Joyce起初確實有些生氣，但是后來她想通了，下山去找Helen了，所以她們的友情并沒有因為這次小插曲而破裂。

79題：Joyce早早起床就是為了第一個到達山頂。

80題：從文章第4段倒數第2句話可以確定此題答案。

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Questions 81-85： Choose four sentences out of the five in the box to complete the poem and then complete Question 85. 從方框中所給的五個句子中選出四個填入詩歌中，然后完成第85小題。

A. So I took him to my father B. From my mother and father

C. Is exactly like another D. Away from my house

E. Little brother for a change

85. The underlined word “he” refers to ___.

A. the poet B. the bother C. the poet's brother D. the poet's father

【參考答案】

81—85 EACBD

【試題解析】

本篇閱讀理解的體裁是詩歌，整篇詩歌分為四小節。

81題：小作者把弟弟抱到媽媽跟前，是想要換一個弟弟。

82題：根據媽媽說的話可知小作者并沒有達成心愿，所以他又來到了爸爸跟前。

83題：但是爸爸卻說：“弟弟都是大同小異的”。

84題：小作者在爸爸媽媽那里都沒有實現“換弟弟”的想法，所以最后還是把弟弟放回了小床里。

85題：通讀整篇詩歌可知，小作者先去找媽媽，再去找爸爸，再由82題已選出A為正確答案，所以很顯然，詩歌第三節中的he指代的應該是“爸爸”。

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