三、阅读理解（16分）
A
Americans eat 317.5 million kilograms of peanut butter every year. That's enough to cover the floor of the Grand Canyon in the US.
Making peanut butter is a big business. Peanuts grow underground. Around 40 peanuts grow on one plant. After special diggers pull up the whole plants, they flip the vines（藤）upside down on the field. The peanut pods（荚）are left under the sun until they dry completely. Once the drying step finishes, workers remove plant stems and rocks from the pods. After the peanuts are fully cleaned, they get shelled（去壳）and roasted. Then they are cooled down. When the peanuts turn cool, their thin red skins are rubbed off gently. Finally, the peanuts are ground（研磨）into tiny pieces. Sometimes sugar, salt or oil is added to the mixture.
Peanut crop calendar for most of the United States
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A. Peanut butter is very useful. B. Americans eat a lot of peanut butter.
C. Peanut butter can even be used in building. D. Americans sell lots of peanut butter.
（
（
A. In Feb. and Mar. B. In Apr. and May. C. In Sept. and Oct. D. In Nov. and Dec.
（
A. An interview. B. An advertisement. C. A notice. D. A website.
A
Americans eat 317.5 million kilograms of peanut butter every year. That's enough to cover the floor of the Grand Canyon in the US.
Making peanut butter is a big business. Peanuts grow underground. Around 40 peanuts grow on one plant. After special diggers pull up the whole plants, they flip the vines（藤）upside down on the field. The peanut pods（荚）are left under the sun until they dry completely. Once the drying step finishes, workers remove plant stems and rocks from the pods. After the peanuts are fully cleaned, they get shelled（去壳）and roasted. Then they are cooled down. When the peanuts turn cool, their thin red skins are rubbed off gently. Finally, the peanuts are ground（研磨）into tiny pieces. Sometimes sugar, salt or oil is added to the mixture.
Peanut crop calendar for most of the United States
If you want to know more, please click https://www.texanerin.com.
（
B
）1. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. Peanut butter is very useful. B. Americans eat a lot of peanut butter.
C. Peanut butter can even be used in building. D. Americans sell lots of peanut butter.
（
A
）2. Which tool can be used if the peanuts are ground into tiny pieces?（
C
）3. When are peanuts most likely to be harvested in most of the US?A. In Feb. and Mar. B. In Apr. and May. C. In Sept. and Oct. D. In Nov. and Dec.
（
D
）4. Where does the text most probably come from?A. An interview. B. An advertisement. C. A notice. D. A website.
答案：1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题需理解划线句的夸张表达，其目的是说明美国人每年食用花生酱的数量多，据此匹配选项；2. 第2题考查研磨花生的工具，结合配图和常识确定；3. 第3题需结合美国花生收获的常识，判断对应月份；4. 第4题根据文末的网址信息，判断文本来源。
【解析】
1. 划线句用“足够覆盖美国大峡谷地板”的夸张手法，强调美国人每年消耗花生酱的量极大，A（花生酱有用）、C（用于建筑）、D（卖得多）均不符合句意，故选B。
2. 研磨花生成细小颗粒需使用磨具，结合题目配图及常识，对应选项A。
3. 美国大部分地区花生收获季在秋季，9、10月属于秋季，A（2-3月）、B（4-5月）为春季，D（11-12月）偏晚，故选C。
4. 文末明确给出网址链接，说明文本来自网站，A（采访）、B（广告）、C（通知）均不符合，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、句意猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，涵盖句意猜测、细节理解、文本出处判断三类基础题型，结合文本信息和基本常识即可解答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1题需理解划线句的夸张表达，其目的是说明美国人每年食用花生酱的数量多，据此匹配选项；2. 第2题考查研磨花生的工具，结合配图和常识确定；3. 第3题需结合美国花生收获的常识，判断对应月份；4. 第4题根据文末的网址信息，判断文本来源。
【解析】
1. 划线句用“足够覆盖美国大峡谷地板”的夸张手法，强调美国人每年消耗花生酱的量极大，A（花生酱有用）、C（用于建筑）、D（卖得多）均不符合句意，故选B。
2. 研磨花生成细小颗粒需使用磨具，结合题目配图及常识，对应选项A。
3. 美国大部分地区花生收获季在秋季，9、10月属于秋季，A（2-3月）、B（4-5月）为春季，D（11-12月）偏晚，故选C。
4. 文末明确给出网址链接，说明文本来自网站，A（采访）、B（广告）、C（通知）均不符合，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、句意猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，涵盖句意猜测、细节理解、文本出处判断三类基础题型，结合文本信息和基本常识即可解答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
B
“Look at this,” I said to my friend Mandy, holding up the leaflet. “There’s an art camp.” “It’s during the last week of July,” Mandy said. “That’s the same time as the Hill County Fair.”
“Yeah, that’s true,” I said. “But we always go to the fair.” “Tessa, you’re the artist. But I’m not good at drawing,” she smiled.
“Wow, a leaflet for an art camp. Would you like to attend?” Mom asked. “Probably not,” I said. “None of my friends are going.”
Mom patted my back. She knew I had a hard time jumping into something with strangers around. “Maybe next year,” I sighed. “I’m going outside to draw the Weston’s pine.”
I opened the door and looked at the bright sunshine. I thought about the art camp and wished I felt a little braver. Mandy could make friends with a whole bus of kids in 10 minutes, but my stomach twirled (转动) like a roller coaster when I didn’t know anyone around.
Once I started drawing, I didn’t even notice the fly buzzing around me. That’s why I jumped when Mr Weston said, “You’ve done a great job capturing (捕捉) the strength of that tree.”
“Thanks,” I smiled. Mr Weston was out for a walk. “That pine was there when we moved in,” Mr Weston said. “I have planted pine trees before. You have to spread out the roots (根) near the surface so that the tree can get enough water and grow tall. If you plant the root ball too deep, the tree dies. I learned that roots grow out, not down.”
“That makes sense,” I said. Mr Weston nodded goodbye before continuing his walk.
I thought about what Mr Weston told me as I looked at roots sticking out of the ground. I’d never realized how far a tree’s roots stretched (伸展) outward. It made me think about the art camp and my own roots. I wasn’t stretching them out at all. I was planting myself into one deep spot because it felt safer. I suddenly saw what I needed to do.
That night, I took a deep breath and made a decision. “I am stretching my roots out into new earth so I can grow,” I thought.
(
A. Because she preferred the fair.
B. Because she had trouble with strangers.
C. Because she was not good at drawing.
D. Because her friend asked her not to join it.
(
A. The tree will die if its roots are too long.
B. The tree needs enough water to grow tall.
C. The roots should be spread out on the surface.
D. The roots should be planted deep into the ground.
(
A. She should be more helpful.
B. She needed more friends.
C. She should practise drawing more.
D. She needed to be braver and try new things.
(
A. An Art Camp Invitation
B. My Experience of Drawing
C. Stretching My Roots
D. A Talk with Mr Weston
“Look at this,” I said to my friend Mandy, holding up the leaflet. “There’s an art camp.” “It’s during the last week of July,” Mandy said. “That’s the same time as the Hill County Fair.”
“Yeah, that’s true,” I said. “But we always go to the fair.” “Tessa, you’re the artist. But I’m not good at drawing,” she smiled.
“Wow, a leaflet for an art camp. Would you like to attend?” Mom asked. “Probably not,” I said. “None of my friends are going.”
Mom patted my back. She knew I had a hard time jumping into something with strangers around. “Maybe next year,” I sighed. “I’m going outside to draw the Weston’s pine.”
I opened the door and looked at the bright sunshine. I thought about the art camp and wished I felt a little braver. Mandy could make friends with a whole bus of kids in 10 minutes, but my stomach twirled (转动) like a roller coaster when I didn’t know anyone around.
Once I started drawing, I didn’t even notice the fly buzzing around me. That’s why I jumped when Mr Weston said, “You’ve done a great job capturing (捕捉) the strength of that tree.”
“Thanks,” I smiled. Mr Weston was out for a walk. “That pine was there when we moved in,” Mr Weston said. “I have planted pine trees before. You have to spread out the roots (根) near the surface so that the tree can get enough water and grow tall. If you plant the root ball too deep, the tree dies. I learned that roots grow out, not down.”
“That makes sense,” I said. Mr Weston nodded goodbye before continuing his walk.
I thought about what Mr Weston told me as I looked at roots sticking out of the ground. I’d never realized how far a tree’s roots stretched (伸展) outward. It made me think about the art camp and my own roots. I wasn’t stretching them out at all. I was planting myself into one deep spot because it felt safer. I suddenly saw what I needed to do.
That night, I took a deep breath and made a decision. “I am stretching my roots out into new earth so I can grow,” I thought.
(
B
) 5. Why didn’t the writer want to attend the art camp at first?A. Because she preferred the fair.
B. Because she had trouble with strangers.
C. Because she was not good at drawing.
D. Because her friend asked her not to join it.
(
C
) 6. What did Mr Weston tell the writer about planting pine trees?A. The tree will die if its roots are too long.
B. The tree needs enough water to grow tall.
C. The roots should be spread out on the surface.
D. The roots should be planted deep into the ground.
(
D
) 7. What did the writer realize after talking with Mr Weston?A. She should be more helpful.
B. She needed more friends.
C. She should practise drawing more.
D. She needed to be braver and try new things.
(
C
) 8. What can be the best title for the passage?A. An Art Camp Invitation
B. My Experience of Drawing
C. Stretching My Roots
D. A Talk with Mr Weston
答案：5. B
6. C
7. D
8. C
6. C
7. D
8. C
解析：
【分析】
首先针对每道题，通过定位原文关键信息、结合细节与主旨来解题：第5题定位作者不想参加艺术营的原因，第6题定位Weston先生讲述的种松树的要点，第7题定位作者谈话后的感悟，第8题提炼文章核心主旨。
【解析】
5. 细节理解题：根据原文第四段“Mom patted my back. She knew I had a hard time jumping into something with strangers around.”及第五段“but my stomach twirled like a roller coaster when I didn’t know anyone around.”可知，作者因与陌生人相处有困难，最初不想参加艺术营，故选B。
6. 细节理解题：根据原文第七段“You have to spread out the roots near the surface so that the tree can get enough water and grow tall.”可知，Weston先生告知作者树根应铺在地表附近，故选C。
7. 推理判断题：作者与Weston先生交谈后，从树根向外伸展的道理联想到自己不敢尝试新事物（艺术营），最终决定勇敢迈出新步伐，对应选项D，故选D。
8. 主旨大意题：全文以“树根伸展”为核心比喻，讲述作者从胆怯到决定尝试新事物的经历，“Stretching My Roots”最能概括文章主旨，故选C。
【答案】
5. B 6. C 7. D 8. C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节题、阅读理解主旨大意题、阅读理解推理判断题
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，以“树根伸展”为隐喻，讲述作者克服胆怯、决定尝试新事物的经历，解题需结合原文细节、主旨及逻辑推理，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
首先针对每道题，通过定位原文关键信息、结合细节与主旨来解题：第5题定位作者不想参加艺术营的原因，第6题定位Weston先生讲述的种松树的要点，第7题定位作者谈话后的感悟，第8题提炼文章核心主旨。
【解析】
5. 细节理解题：根据原文第四段“Mom patted my back. She knew I had a hard time jumping into something with strangers around.”及第五段“but my stomach twirled like a roller coaster when I didn’t know anyone around.”可知，作者因与陌生人相处有困难，最初不想参加艺术营，故选B。
6. 细节理解题：根据原文第七段“You have to spread out the roots near the surface so that the tree can get enough water and grow tall.”可知，Weston先生告知作者树根应铺在地表附近，故选C。
7. 推理判断题：作者与Weston先生交谈后，从树根向外伸展的道理联想到自己不敢尝试新事物（艺术营），最终决定勇敢迈出新步伐，对应选项D，故选D。
8. 主旨大意题：全文以“树根伸展”为核心比喻，讲述作者从胆怯到决定尝试新事物的经历，“Stretching My Roots”最能概括文章主旨，故选C。
【答案】
5. B 6. C 7. D 8. C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节题、阅读理解主旨大意题、阅读理解推理判断题
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，以“树根伸展”为隐喻，讲述作者克服胆怯、决定尝试新事物的经历，解题需结合原文细节、主旨及逻辑推理，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6