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【题目】阅读理解D

What would happen if there were no electricity? Doing homework by candle? Walking to school? Boiling water over a little fire? Life is like that in many parts of Malawi, a small country in Africa.
In 2001, William Kankwamba, a 14-year-old boy, had a simple wish — a light in his room. At that time, his family was so poor that he had to leave school. But he loved reading and wanted a light in his room so that he could read when it was dark. One day, he borrowed an 8th grade American textbook called Using Energy from a local library. He saw a picture of a windmill in it and decided to build one.
People in his village thought that he was crazy when he asked for things to make it. "I was really sad when people laughed at me and took me as a fool." William said, "Even my parents thought it was too difficult for a little boy to do that." But William didn't give up. After thousands of tries of almost four years, he succeeded in the end! People all came to see the windmill he made from old cars and broken bikes.
William has built three windmills in his 60-person village. They make enough electricity for lights, radios and a public TV, and helped pump clean water for both farms and family use.
Now William wants to build more windmills across Malawi. "A windmill means more than just power, it means freedom."
Money to help with this project has come from all over the world, including China. The village children can all afford to go to school now. Many have been encouraged to work on science. William says people now see that if they make their minds on something, they can get success.
（1）William saw a picture of windmill from ________.
A.a poster
B.a magazine
C.an advertisement
D.a textbook
（2）William's parents thought building a windmill was ________.
A.important
B.easy
C.difficult
D.possible
（3）How many windmills has William built for his village?
A.three
B.five
C.fourteen
D.sixty
（4）In the paragraph "A windmill means more than just power, it means freedom." probably means that with the help of windmills, ________.
A.people can live a rich life
B.people can do lots of things easily
C.people can make lots of money
D.people don't need to work anymore

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）C
（3）A
（4）B
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲原本没有电的时候，很多事情都做不了，一天，William从当地图书馆借了一本八年级的叫做能源使用的美国课本，他在上面看到一张风车的图片决定造一个。尽管很多人认为他是疯狂的，甚至是他的父母也认为做那个对一个小男孩来说太难了。但是他成功了，William在他的60个人的村庄里已经建造了三个风车。有了电能人们的生活更好了。
（1）D。细节理解题。根据第二段“One day, he borrowed an 8th grade American textbook called Using Energy from a local library. He saw a picture of a windmill in it and decided to build one.一天，他从当地图书馆借了一本八年级的叫做能源使用的美国课本，他在上面看到一张风车的图片决定造一个。”可知是在一本课本上看到的风车的图片。故选D。
（2）C。细节理解题。根据第三段“Even my parents thought it was too difficult for a little boy to do that.”可知，甚至是我的父母也认为做那个对一个小男孩来说太难了。故选C。
（3）A。细节理解题。根据第四段“William has built three windmills in his 60-person village. ”可知，William在他的60个人的村庄里已经建造了三个风车。故选A。
（4）B。语句理解题。本句原意是“一架风车不仅意味着能源，它也意味着自由。”结合前文在没电的时候，很多事情都很难做甚至不能做，所以说这句话是说有了风车人们能够很容易的做到很多事情。故选B。