三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A)阅读下面四篇短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
A
Road trips are becoming more and more popular nowadays. Arrive in a place, rent a car and start a free driving trip! But it's difficult to understand road signs that don't have any words when travelling in a different country.

Could this mean “no music” “no playing any instruments” or maybe even “no singing”? Well, it's none of those things. It's a sign telling drivers not to use their horns(喇叭) in Spain!
You can probably guess the meaning of this one, but it still might be a surprise to see it! You can see it in Norway. It warns drivers there are polar bears in the area and they may even cross the road!
You might see this sign in parts of Germany when frogs(青蛙) are on the road. When you see it, you should slow down, because the animals could cause an accident.
Is this an animal riding a train in the sea? No. It's actually an Italian sign that says drivers must not carry things that can pollute natural water bodies in the area.
()1. The first sign tells drivers not to .
A. sing B. play music
C. use their horns D. play instruments
()2. 创新考法—图片理解 Which of the following can be put in the “▲”?
A. B. C. D.
()3. The purpose of the text is to .
A. ask us to put safety first
B. introduce some popular road trips
C. encourage us to learn more about road trips
D. tell us some road signs that are difficult to understand
B

Wukong, Tiangong, Tianwen ... Do you know where the names of Chinese space programmes come from?
Wukong, the Dark Matter Explorer satellite(暗物质探测卫星), is named after the Chinese superhero, the Monkey King or Sun Wukong. According to Journey to the West, the Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes, which can easily tell differences between the good and the bad. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as the Monkey King to help scientists search for the dark matter in space.
The name of the space station Tiangong means "Heaven Palace" in Chinese myths(神话), this is the home of Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign astronauts to Tiangong so that they can work together.
Tianwen, Chinese Mars missions(任务), gets its name from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet in ancient China. In Tianwen, he had the questions
about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger for the truth of the universe(宇宙). Perhaps the Tianwen missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan's questions.
If you look into more names of Chinese space programmes, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings. We, almost all the Chinese people, have good hopes and expectations for our space dream. So, the naming of Chinese space programmes is taken very seriously.
( )4. How does the writer begin the topic in Paragraph 1?
A. By listing a number.
B. By giving an example.
C. By asking a question.
D. By answering a question.
()5. What is the Wukong satellite used for?
A. Answering some of Qu Yuan's questions.
B. Finding the differences between the good and the bad.
C. Helping scientists search for dark matter in space.
D. Welcoming foreign astronauts to the space station.
()6. Why do we take the naming of Chinese space programmes seriously?
A. Because we want to land on Mars.
B. Because we want to protect the earth.
C. Because we have the hunger for truth.
D. Because we have a hopeful dream for space.
()7. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. What beautiful names
B. What a hopeful star
C. What excellent poems
D. What a long journey