2016年阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Jellyfish and Crocrodiles（水母和鳄鱼）Hi，my name's Ben．My family，that's Mum，Dad and me，live in Broome in Western Australia．Western Australia is about 80times larger than Italy，but only 1.5million people live there．1It has a population of about 12，000．It's right on the coast and is known for its famous Cable Beach，which is 20km long．We live in the town in a house with a large garden．2.We drive to Cable Beach and look for a quiet place to swim or to fish．We don't go swimming from October to March because there may be box jellyfish in the water．The box jellyfish is one of the most dangerous jellyfish．3 If you are attacked by one，the best thing to do is to pour vinegar（醋）over the area of your body where you are hurt．That's why we always take a bottle of vinegar with us．4 A year ago I went camping in the bush with my friend Bill and his dad．Wewanted to do some fishing and set up camp about 20metres from a river．（50）E Bill's father told us to get up and we quickly got out of the tent adn ran to the car，which was only 10metres away．Bill's dad started the car and turned on the headlights．In the light，we could see a big crocodile pulling the tent into the river!A．In Australia，they kill up to 65people a year．B．Broome is a town in the north of Western Australia．C．Another dangerous animal in Western Australia is the saltwater crocodile．D．At weekends I often go fishing or swimmming with my friends or my parents．E．Suddenly，at 3o'clock in the morning，we felt something pulling on our tent．2017年阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）In the middle of my home country there are very large places．They are hot and dry land called deserts．1. Families live a long way from other people．Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres．2.About 65 years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families living far away to communicate with each other．They decided they could use the radios for school．In this way，children could talk to each other like at school．3.The children each spent about 30 minutes a day on the radio．They talked to their teacher about their work and difficulties．The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they learned and posted them to the children．After finishing their work，the children sent it back to their teacher to mark．4.He tried to visit each child twice each year．This was sometimes difficult．The journey was very long and could be dangerous．In addition，the school held camps once a year．The children couldall meet each other and shared their learning experience．5.The government provides families with computers so that the children canuse the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e﹣mail now．The teachers enjoy their work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well．It is an interesting way to learn，don't you think？A．The teacher also travelled around the country．B．All over the deserts are farms and small towns．C．This was how the first "School of the Air" started．D．This families'children cannot go to school like you．E．With the development of technology，computers are becoming popular．2018年阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell．1.In fact，an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognised（认定）as the inventor a few years ago．Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time？Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808．He studied engineering and drawing．During his studies，Meucci started to experiment with electricity．2 When two places were connected with wire，people in those places could hear each other talk．In 1850，Meucci and his wife，Ester，moved to New York．Meucci was worried about his wife，because she had become very ill．3To solve this problem，he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop．This way，they could talk to each other conveniently．Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention．They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires．4Even worse，Meucci never applied for a patent （专利）on his invention．Meanwhile，Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him．In 2002，more than a century after Meucci's death，his work was finally recognised by the government．5A.He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables.B.However, he wasn’t the first person to think of the idea.C.Unfortunately, only a few people attended this talk.D.He will now be known all over the world as the telephone’s inventor.E.He needed to keep in touch with her at all times.2019年阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Smoke alarms(报警器)House fires cause many deaths each year and a large number of these fires are unfortunately set by children. 1 Kids must understand that they’d better not play with fire. You should keep matches and lighters out of their reach.2. The main job of such an alarm is to protect you while you're asleep. You should have a smoke alarm outside each bedroom and on each floor of your home. You ought to have two plans for getting out of your house if there is a fire and practise these plans in thedark with your family.A smoke alarm warns you of the danger. 3. Take action immediately. When you come to a closed door, check it with the back of your hand. If it feels hot, there may be smoke or fire behind the door, so take care. Once you are out of your house, call the fire department from a neighbor's house. If a family member or a pet is caught inside, you shouldn’t go back in. Firemen know how to perform rescues safely.4. Change the batteries at least once a year. You should use the test button each month to see if the alarm and batteries are still working. A smoke alarm lasts about ten years. You ought to change it even if it seems to be working.About two out of three fire deaths happen in homes with no working smokealarms.5.______A. Most of these deaths can be avoidedB. But when you hear it, you don t have much timeC. A smoke alarm is only good if it's working properlyD. So, it's important to teach them that fire is a tool, not a toyE. A smoke alarm greatly reduces your chances of being hurt in a fire答案解析2016年【详细解析】【答案】1.B 2.D 3. A 4. C 5.E【解析】1. B 从后文的“It has a population of about 12,000 .”可以看出，前一句提到了一个地名。