Passage1（泸州改编）

Taiwanisland,thebiggestislandofChina,isbetweentheSouthandEastChinaSeas.Almosttwothirdsoftheislandiscoveredbymountains.

TravelinginTaiwan,youcandolotsofthings.InTaipei,youcantasteallkindsofdeliciousfoodfromthemainland,aswellassomelocaldelicacies.StandingatthetopofTaipei,theworldstallestbuildinguntilnow,youcangetaviewofthewholecity.InTainan,theoldestcityontheisland,youcanvisitdifferenttemples.Knownasthe“CityofTemples”，thecityinfacthastemplesinit.

Taiwanhasnicenaturallandscape（景观）aswell.SunandMoonLakeisabeautifullake.Ononesideoftheislanditlookslikethesun,ontheothersideitlookslikethemoon.ThatiswhypeoplecallthelaketheSunandMoonLake.AliMountainisthenearestmountainaroundSunandMoonLake.YoucanenjoyaniceexperiencewithGaoshanpeople.Itsawonderfulplacetoseeaverybeautifulsunrise.Ifyouenjoyswimming,fishing,boatingandeatingdeliciousfruitandfreshfish,PengLakemustbeagoodplacetovisit.TayokoGorge（太鲁阁峡谷）iswheretheworldslargestcontinentalplate（大陆板块）andlargestoceanicplatemeet.Inthisareayoucanseemountains,valleys,andhotsprings（温泉）,togetherwithfieldsofrice,orangesandtea.

1.“Taipei”is________inthepassage.

A.alargelake

B.abigcity

C.ahighmountain

D.atallbuilding

2.YoucanenjoyaniceexperiencewithGaoshanpeople________．

A.inTaipei

B.inPengLake

C.onAliMountain

D.inTayokoGorge

3.Youcansee________inTayokoGorge.

A.lakes,valleysandhotsprings

B.mountains,valleysandplates

C.mountains,lakesandhotsprings

D.mountains,valleysandhotsprings

4.Thepassagemainlytellsus________．

A.Taiwanhasmanybeautifulvalleysandlakes

B.Taiwanhasmanybigcitiesandtallbuildings

C.Taiwanhasmuchnicehumanandnaturallandscape

D.Taiwanhasmanyhighmountainsanddifferenttemples

Passage1

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了台湾岛的概况。

1.D细节理解题。题干意为：本文中的“台北”是________。A项：一片大湖；B项：一座大城市；C项：一座高山；D项：一幢高楼。从第二段第三句“StandingatthetopofTaipei,theworld’stallestbuildinguntilnow,youcangetaviewofthewholecity.”可知“台北”是一幢高楼。故选D。

2.C细节理解题。题干意为：你可以有个与高山族人一起愉快游玩________的体验。A项：在台北；B项：在澎湖；C项：在阿里山；D项：在太鲁阁峡谷。从第三段第五、六句“AliMountainisthenearestmountainaroundSunandMoonLake.YoucanenjoyaniceexperiencewithGaoshanpeople.”可知，阿里山靠近日月潭，你可以与高山族人一起愉快玩耍。故选C。

3.D细节理解题。题干意为：在太鲁阁峡谷你可以看到________。A项：湖泊、山谷和温泉；B项：高山、峡谷和板块；C项：高山、湖泊和温泉；D项：高山、峡谷和温泉。从文章最后一句“Inthisareayoucanseemountains,valleys,andhotsprings(温泉),togetherwithfieldsofrice,orangesandtea.”可知，在这里你可以看到高山、峡谷和温泉，以及成片的稻田、橘园和茶园。故选D。

4.C主旨大意题。题干意为：这篇文章主要告诉我们________。A项：台湾有许多美丽的峡谷和湖泊；B项：台湾有众多的城市和高楼；C项：台湾有优美的自然景观和人文景观；D项：台湾有众多的高山和不同的寺庙。本文主要介绍了台湾的自然景观和人文景观。故选C。

Passage2（广州改编）

GettingelectricityhasalwaysbeenaproblemforthepeoplelivinginNuevoSaposoa,asmallvillageinPeru,SouthAmerica.However,thingswentfrombadtoworseinMarchafterheavyrainsdamagedtheonlypowercablesinthearea.Thevillagerswereforcedtouseoillamps,whicharenotonlyexpensivebutalsodangerousbecauseoftheharmfulgasestheyproduce.

Luckily,researchersattheUniversityofTechnology（UT）inLima,Peruheardabouttheirproblemandfoundawonderfulsolution.Theymadealampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil,bothofwhichcanbeeasilyfoundintheAmazonianrainforestwherethevillagelies.ThelamptakesenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesittolightupanLEDlightbulb.

Whilethatmaysoundamazingandevenimpossible,thesciencebehindtheideaisquitesimple.Asplantscreatetheirfood（usingthesunsenergy,waterandchemicalsfromthesoil）,theyalsoproduceelectrons—thebuildingblocksofelectricalenergy.TheUTteamputspecialsticksinsidethesoiltocapturetheenergyandkeepitinthelampsbatteriesforlateruse.Theresearcherssayasinglechargecanpowera50-wattLEDlightfortwohours—enoughtimeforlocalvillagerstogettheireveningworkdone.

TheuniversitygavetenPlantLampstothevillagersofNuevoSaposoainOctober.Sofar,theyhavebeenahugesuccess!ElmerRamirez,theUTprofessorwhoinventedthelamp,believesthePlantLampcouldhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeople,especiallysmallrainforest