五、阅读理解。
Hello, my name is Jimmy. One day, my eighth-grade friend said that he would take part in the School Geography Bee Written Test the next day. Something in his tone told me that he was not looking forward to it. I could not understand! It sounded like a lot of fun to me.
All day, I found myself wishing I were in middle school, so I could take part in the School Geography Bee Written Test. During my lunch break, I walked up to my social studies teacher and asked her if I could take part in the test for middle school pupils. She did hesitate(犹豫) a bit because I was too young. I was just a primary school pupil. I told her that I really loved to learn about our earth—its rivers, mountains and all the human cultures on it. She was still not sure but finally said, "Yes." I jumped at once!
The next morning, I took part in the test as a participant and learned the things I was really interested in. I was not nervous at all. Instead, I was very excited to do something I really loved. We had four written rounds—two on the United States and two on the world. I did surprisingly well and I was on the list of top ten, beating some of the seventh and eighth graders. I lost in the oral(口语) round, but caught my teacher's attention. After the test, I came home and tried to find the answers to the questions that other students and I didn't answer correctly.
I came second in my school the following year, but more importantly, I realized that I really loved Geography and enjoyed the time I spent learning it. I may have lost the first test, but I won the world—the love for the world and the love to explore the world!
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A. He was very good at Geography at school.
B. He was not ready to take part in the School Geography Bee Written Test.
C. He was very excited before the School Geography Bee Written Test.
D. He didn't know about the country he was living in.
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A. surprised B. nervous C. excited D. worried
(
A. It made him more interested in Geography.
B. He was very sorry to lose the first test.
C. He came second in the oral round.
D. It made him get to know it was hard to learn Geography well.
Hello, my name is Jimmy. One day, my eighth-grade friend said that he would take part in the School Geography Bee Written Test the next day. Something in his tone told me that he was not looking forward to it. I could not understand! It sounded like a lot of fun to me.
All day, I found myself wishing I were in middle school, so I could take part in the School Geography Bee Written Test. During my lunch break, I walked up to my social studies teacher and asked her if I could take part in the test for middle school pupils. She did hesitate(犹豫) a bit because I was too young. I was just a primary school pupil. I told her that I really loved to learn about our earth—its rivers, mountains and all the human cultures on it. She was still not sure but finally said, "Yes." I jumped at once!
The next morning, I took part in the test as a participant and learned the things I was really interested in. I was not nervous at all. Instead, I was very excited to do something I really loved. We had four written rounds—two on the United States and two on the world. I did surprisingly well and I was on the list of top ten, beating some of the seventh and eighth graders. I lost in the oral(口语) round, but caught my teacher's attention. After the test, I came home and tried to find the answers to the questions that other students and I didn't answer correctly.
I came second in my school the following year, but more importantly, I realized that I really loved Geography and enjoyed the time I spent learning it. I may have lost the first test, but I won the world—the love for the world and the love to explore the world!
(
B
)1. What can we learn about Jimmy's eighth-grade friend from the passage?A. He was very good at Geography at school.
B. He was not ready to take part in the School Geography Bee Written Test.
C. He was very excited before the School Geography Bee Written Test.
D. He didn't know about the country he was living in.
(
C
)2. When the teacher agreed to let Jimmy take part in the School Geography Bee Written Test, he was .A. surprised B. nervous C. excited D. worried
(
A
)3. What do we know about Jimmy's first test?A. It made him more interested in Geography.
B. He was very sorry to lose the first test.
C. He came second in the oral round.
D. It made him get to know it was hard to learn Geography well.
答案：1. B 【点拨】根据“Something in his tone told me that he was not looking forward to it.”可知,吉米的朋友并不期待这场比赛。故选 B。
2. C 【点拨】根据“I jumped at once!”可知,吉米兴奋地跳起来。故选 C。
3. A 【点拨】根据最后一段内容可知,这次比赛让吉米对地理更感兴趣了。故选 A。
2. C 【点拨】根据“I jumped at once!”可知,吉米兴奋地跳起来。故选 C。
3. A 【点拨】根据最后一段内容可知,这次比赛让吉米对地理更感兴趣了。故选 A。
解析：
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解的细节理解题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位相关语句，将原文信息与选项逐一对比，排除错误选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“Something in his tone told me that he was not looking forward to it.”可知，吉米的八年级朋友并不期待参加学校地理笔试，对应选项B。A选项文中未提及朋友擅长地理；C选项与原文“not looking forward”（不期待）不符；D选项无原文依据，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段最后一句“She was still not sure but finally said, 'Yes.' I jumped at once!”可知，老师同意吉米参加后，吉米立刻跳起来，表现出兴奋的状态，对应选项C。A（惊讶）、B（紧张）、D（担忧）均不符合原文描述，故选C。
3. 细节理解题：根据原文最后一段“I may have lost the first test, but I won the world—the love for the world and the love to explore the world!”可知，第一次测试让吉米更加热爱地理，对应选项A。B选项文中未提及吉米为第一次测试失利感到遗憾；C选项是吉米次年在学校获得第二名，并非口语轮成绩；D选项未提及学习地理的难度，故选A。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】本题是初中英语常见的细节类阅读理解题，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息、匹配选项的能力，题目难度适中，学生通过定位原文关键句即可解答。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“Something in his tone told me that he was not looking forward to it.”可知，吉米的八年级朋友并不期待参加学校地理笔试，对应选项B。A选项文中未提及朋友擅长地理；C选项与原文“not looking forward”（不期待）不符；D选项无原文依据，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段最后一句“She was still not sure but finally said, 'Yes.' I jumped at once!”可知，老师同意吉米参加后，吉米立刻跳起来，表现出兴奋的状态，对应选项C。A（惊讶）、B（紧张）、D（担忧）均不符合原文描述，故选C。
3. 细节理解题：根据原文最后一段“I may have lost the first test, but I won the world—the love for the world and the love to explore the world!”可知，第一次测试让吉米更加热爱地理，对应选项A。B选项文中未提及吉米为第一次测试失利感到遗憾；C选项是吉米次年在学校获得第二名，并非口语轮成绩；D选项未提及学习地理的难度，故选A。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】本题是初中英语常见的细节类阅读理解题，侧重考查学生快速定位原文信息、匹配选项的能力，题目难度适中，学生通过定位原文关键句即可解答。
【难度系数】0.6