Reference answers and partial analysis of the 31st issue of the new high school curriculum

[Reference answers]

Special skills training (5)

1-5 CABAB 6-10 BCABC

11-15 CBAAC 16-20 BABCC

Reading Comprehension Breakthrough (5)

1-4 CDAD 5-8 CDAA

9-12 CDCB 13-16 BDAA

[Partial Analysis]

Reading Comprehension Breakthrough (5)

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Pompei and Herculaneum were two cities near Mount Vesuvius that were destroyed in the eruption of the volcano in AD 79.

1. C. Chapter structure questions. It can be seen from the second, third and fourth sentences of this paragraph that the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum did not know that Mount Vesuvius would erupt, so they were not afraid of it, so choose option C.

2. D. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the first and second sentences of the second paragraph that the reason why some people left Pompeii that day was because they saw a huge black cloud emerging from the top of Mount Vesuvius, and pumice and volcanic ash began to fall in large quantities.

3. A. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the first sentence of the third paragraph that although the city of Herculaneum is very close to Mount Vesuvius, the residents of the city were not greatly affected by the first stage of the volcanic eruption, and they did not know that the volcano would erupt again. .

4.D. Main theme. This article mainly introduces that when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum did not know the disastrous consequences of the volcanic eruption, and ended up being destroyed along with these two cities.

Part B

Jim Milligan started his own business again after his retirement and achieved great success.

5. C. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the second sentence of the first paragraph that Milligan became interested in olive oil and vinegar when he went to Europe on a business trip.

6.D. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the third paragraph that Milligan discovered the business opportunity of selling olive oil. One of the reasons is that customers prefer high-quality products.

7. A. Reasoning questions. From the second and third sentences of the second paragraph and the second sentence of the fourth paragraph, we can see that Milligan is good at seizing opportunities, aggressive and adventurous.

8. A. Detailed understanding questions. As can be seen from the penultimate sentence of the fifth paragraph, Fustini's website allows people to download recipes and instructions for free.

Part C

A 12-year-old student invented an electronic crutch that can help blind people detect obstacles ahead.

9. C. Reasoning questions. From the last two sentences of the second paragraph, we can see that the function of the motor is to notify the user of the crutch through vibration when the sensor detects an obstacle.

10. D. Reasoning questions. From the fifth sentence of the third paragraph, we can know that the sensor can detect obstacles directly in front of the cane user.

11. C. Reasoning questions. It can be seen from the last two sentences of the last paragraph that some volunteers who were almost or completely blind learned to use this kind of crutch within 10 minutes, so option C is chosen.

12. B. Title summary questions. This article mainly tells the story of a 12-year-old student who invented a crutch that can help blind people detect obstacles ahead.

Part D

This article introduces some situations of the Eiffel Tower.

13. B. Detailed understanding questions. From the last two sentences of the first part, we can know that the four pillars of the Eiffel Tower are tilted inward at an angle of 54 degrees. This structure can effectively resist wind force and make the tower more stable.

14. D. Reasoning questions. It can be seen from the second sentence of the second part that in the 41 years after 1889, that is, until 1930, the Eiffel Tower has been the tallest building in the world.

15. A. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the first sentence of Part 4 that the height of the Eiffel Tower will change due to thermal expansion and contraction.

16. A. Detailed understanding questions. It can be seen from the third sentence of Part 5 that several elevators installed when the Eiffel Tower was first built are still in use.