Ⅲ. 阅读理解(每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)
A
(简版小说)Jan lies in bed, looking at the photos on her phone. She looks for a long time at the picture of her parents and then smiles when she sees the photo of Tom in the living room. Then she goes to sleep.
A loud noise wakes Jan up suddenly. She looks at the alarm clock. It’s five o’clock. Then she hears the noise again. It’s thunder. Then she hears a different noise. It’s the sound of something hitting the window. She gets up and goes to the window. She can see Tom standing outside in the rain. He’s shouting at Jan, telling her to come outside.
Jan gets dressed, puts on her anorak(夹克)and goes downstairs quietly, trying not to wake up Tom’s parents. She meets Tom outside. “What are you doing, Tom?” “The storm,” he says. “It’s the same storm as Thursday night. Let’s go to the tree. Maybe you can go home!”
Jan follows Tom down the road, then she remembers something. “The time capsule(胶囊)!”
Tom shows her the biscuit tin under his jacket. “I’ve got it.” They walk quickly back down the road past Jamie’s house and Pauly’s house. It seems so long since she arrived here in the past. And now maybe there’s the possibility that she can return to the future. They run up the path through the trees and arrive at the place with the apple tree. “Now what do we do?” asks Jan. “I put the time capsule back where I found it and …” “And I go home.” “Yes.”
Tom uses his hands to dig a hole by the tree. He buries(埋)the time capsule and then stands up. Jan suddenly realizes something. “Tom! I want to give you something from the time capsule.” “I don’t want anything. It’s more important for you to go home.” Jan feels sad that Tom doesn’t want something to remember her. But he’s right. The important thing is to get home. “I’m never going to forget you, Tom. Thanks. You’re a real friend.” “Bye, Jan. Look for me in the future. Promise?” “I promise.”
Then he turns and runs back to the trees. Jan watches his shadow(影子)disappear into the trees. A sudden flash of lightning illuminates(照射)the scene followed by a loud crash of thunder. Jan looks around and sees her house. She’s back in the garden of her house in Hampton Street.
—From *The Time Capsule*
1. What wakes Jan up according to the passage?
A. The rain.
B. The thunder.
C. The wind.
D. The storm.
2. What does the underlined word “possibility” mean?
A. Something that you want to get.
B. A task that tests someone’s abilities.
C. The fact that someone is able to do something.
D. The fact that something might happen, but it’s not certain.
3. We can learn that Tom is a
A. brave
B. rich
C. kind
D. clever
4. What might be the CORRECT order of what happened in the story?
a. They walk along the road past their friends’ houses.
b. Jan comes back in the garden of her home by the time capsule.
c. Tom hits the window and tells Jan to come outside.
d. Jan wants to send Tom something important to remember her.
A. a-c-d-b
B. b-a-c-d
C. c-a-d-b
D. d-c-a-b
5. (语言能力 推断能力)What can we infer from the passage?
A. Jan misses her family very much.
B. Jan watches Tom’s shadow disappear into the trees.
C. Tom and Jan want to play with Jamie and Pauly.
D. A sudden flash of lightning makes Jan afraid.
A
(简版小说)Jan lies in bed, looking at the photos on her phone. She looks for a long time at the picture of her parents and then smiles when she sees the photo of Tom in the living room. Then she goes to sleep.
A loud noise wakes Jan up suddenly. She looks at the alarm clock. It’s five o’clock. Then she hears the noise again. It’s thunder. Then she hears a different noise. It’s the sound of something hitting the window. She gets up and goes to the window. She can see Tom standing outside in the rain. He’s shouting at Jan, telling her to come outside.
Jan gets dressed, puts on her anorak(夹克)and goes downstairs quietly, trying not to wake up Tom’s parents. She meets Tom outside. “What are you doing, Tom?” “The storm,” he says. “It’s the same storm as Thursday night. Let’s go to the tree. Maybe you can go home!”
Jan follows Tom down the road, then she remembers something. “The time capsule(胶囊)!”
Tom shows her the biscuit tin under his jacket. “I’ve got it.” They walk quickly back down the road past Jamie’s house and Pauly’s house. It seems so long since she arrived here in the past. And now maybe there’s the possibility that she can return to the future. They run up the path through the trees and arrive at the place with the apple tree. “Now what do we do?” asks Jan. “I put the time capsule back where I found it and …” “And I go home.” “Yes.”
Tom uses his hands to dig a hole by the tree. He buries(埋)the time capsule and then stands up. Jan suddenly realizes something. “Tom! I want to give you something from the time capsule.” “I don’t want anything. It’s more important for you to go home.” Jan feels sad that Tom doesn’t want something to remember her. But he’s right. The important thing is to get home. “I’m never going to forget you, Tom. Thanks. You’re a real friend.” “Bye, Jan. Look for me in the future. Promise?” “I promise.”
Then he turns and runs back to the trees. Jan watches his shadow(影子)disappear into the trees. A sudden flash of lightning illuminates(照射)the scene followed by a loud crash of thunder. Jan looks around and sees her house. She’s back in the garden of her house in Hampton Street.
—From *The Time Capsule*
1. What wakes Jan up according to the passage?
A. The rain.
B. The thunder.
C. The wind.
D. The storm.
2. What does the underlined word “possibility” mean?
A. Something that you want to get.
B. A task that tests someone’s abilities.
C. The fact that someone is able to do something.
D. The fact that something might happen, but it’s not certain.
3. We can learn that Tom is a
kind
boy from the underlined sentences.A. brave
B. rich
C. kind
D. clever
4. What might be the CORRECT order of what happened in the story?
a. They walk along the road past their friends’ houses.
b. Jan comes back in the garden of her home by the time capsule.
c. Tom hits the window and tells Jan to come outside.
d. Jan wants to send Tom something important to remember her.
A. a-c-d-b
B. b-a-c-d
C. c-a-d-b
D. d-c-a-b
5. (语言能力 推断能力)What can we infer from the passage?
A. Jan misses her family very much.
B. Jan watches Tom’s shadow disappear into the trees.
C. Tom and Jan want to play with Jamie and Pauly.
D. A sudden flash of lightning makes Jan afraid.
答案：Ⅲ. 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.A
A
【语篇解读】本文节选自《时间胶囊》，讲述了在一次暴风雨的晚上，Tom 帮助 Jan 从过去返回到未来的故事。
1. B 解析：细节理解题。根据“A loud noise wakes Jan up suddenly. She looks at the alarm clock. It's five o'clock. Then she hears the noise again. It's thunder.”可知，是雷声惊醒了 Jan。故选 B。
2. D 解析：词义猜测题。根据“And now maybe there's the possibility that she can return to the future.”可知，现在，也许她有可能回到未来，但是不确定。因此推测画线部分的单词意为“可能”。选项 D“某事可能会发生，但尚不确定。”符合题意。故选 D。
3. C 解析：推理判断题。根据“It's more important for you to go home.”可知 Tom 说自己不想要任何东西的原因，他想让 Jan 顺利回家，留东西给他没有这件事重要。这说明 Tom 是个善良的男孩。故选 C。
4. C 解析：事件排序题。根据文章可知，故事的发展过程是：汤姆敲窗户，叫简到外面来。他们沿着路走过朋友们的房子。简想送点重要的东西给汤姆，让他记住她。最后简乘坐时间胶囊回到未来家中的花园。故选 C。
5. A 解析：推理判断题。根据文章开头“Jan lies in bed，looking at the photos on her phone. She looks for a long time at the picture of her parents”和“The important thing is to get home.”等可以推断，简非常想念她的家人。故选 A。
A
【语篇解读】本文节选自《时间胶囊》，讲述了在一次暴风雨的晚上，Tom 帮助 Jan 从过去返回到未来的故事。
1. B 解析：细节理解题。根据“A loud noise wakes Jan up suddenly. She looks at the alarm clock. It's five o'clock. Then she hears the noise again. It's thunder.”可知，是雷声惊醒了 Jan。故选 B。
2. D 解析：词义猜测题。根据“And now maybe there's the possibility that she can return to the future.”可知，现在，也许她有可能回到未来，但是不确定。因此推测画线部分的单词意为“可能”。选项 D“某事可能会发生，但尚不确定。”符合题意。故选 D。
3. C 解析：推理判断题。根据“It's more important for you to go home.”可知 Tom 说自己不想要任何东西的原因，他想让 Jan 顺利回家，留东西给他没有这件事重要。这说明 Tom 是个善良的男孩。故选 C。
4. C 解析：事件排序题。根据文章可知，故事的发展过程是：汤姆敲窗户，叫简到外面来。他们沿着路走过朋友们的房子。简想送点重要的东西给汤姆，让他记住她。最后简乘坐时间胶囊回到未来家中的花园。故选 C。
5. A 解析：推理判断题。根据文章开头“Jan lies in bed，looking at the photos on her phone. She looks for a long time at the picture of her parents”和“The important thing is to get home.”等可以推断，简非常想念她的家人。故选 A。