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(7)李仕才AIf there,s one thing the British are good at,its watchingtelly.You maythink theAmericanswould beatus atthat,but wevetaken andturned itinto anart form.Like mostpeople,our favoriteTVsubject isourselves,which hasled to a numberof showsaiming tobe asBritish aspossible.So ifyou want to learnhow tobe British,sit downto afew episodesof thesedistinctly Britishshows.DOCTOR WHOPoliticalaside,Doctor Whoowes itslong televisionlife notonly toa brilliantcentralcharacter,terrifying alienfoes andintelligent scriptwriting,but alsotoadistinctly Britishwayof doingthings.If theEarth is the Doctor,s favoriteplanet,its clearthat Britainis hisfavoritecountry.SHERLOCKThe globalpopularity of the modernizedSherlock Holmesseries hasproven yetagain thatnoamount ofbig blockbusterallgunsblazing copshows canpete with the reservedand sharpdetectivework ofone ofBritain,s mostwellloved characters.Benedict Cumberbatchhas beenrightly laudedforhis depictionof thefastthinking privateeye,which hasproven againwe Britishare good atmore thandrinking tea.BLACKADDERSimilar to the Pythons,the brillianceof Blackadderis setin itsgenius applicationof wittyandclassically Britishhumor.From thedulcet tonesof leadman RowanAtkinson to the clumsysidekickTony Robinson,there*s nobetter showfor tellingwhat makesthe BritishBritish andhaving agoodlaugh at it,including anentire seasonof pointingfun atthe French,one of the mostBritishactivities.FRIENDSI knowwhat you,re thinking■—Friends isan American show,about Americans,living inAmerica!How canit bedistinctly BritishBut perhapsyou renot awarethat,apart fromSeason1,Friendsis writtenentirely byBritish writers,and ifyou watchthe firstseason inparison to the others,the differencereally shows.British senseof humorcan,t bereplicated artificially.Its afineart bya naturalhand.As anEnglish student,I figure一Friends is,and althoughthey speakinAmerican accents,a British!篇章导读:本文通过介绍英国四部十分受欢迎的电视剧来分析真正的英国人的国民性格
1.If youhunger tolaugh,is thebest choice.A.Sherlock B.BlackadderC.Friends D.Doctor Who
2.What isstressed by the textA.The Britishare crazyabout teadrinking.B.Friends isactually madebythe British.C.The Britishare alwaysfinding faultswiththeFrench.D.The Britishare goodat producingand watchingtelly.答案D细节理解题根据文章第一段第一二句If theresone thingtheBritisharegoodat,its watchingtelly...but wevetaken andturned itinto anart form.可知,文章强调英国人擅长观看并制作电视剧故选D项
3.The mainpurpose of the textis to.A.challenge theAmericanshowloversB.advertise theBritish mostloved showsC.provide someinformation aboutthe BritishD.introduce thetechniques oftheBritish shows答案C推理判断题根据文章第一段最后一句So ifyou wantto learnhow tobe British,sit downto...British shows.”可知,文章通过一些英剧告诉读者如何成为真正的英国人由此可推知,本文的写作目的是为读者提供一些关于英国人的信息故选C项
4.What wouldthe authorbeA.A devotedBritish.B.A confidentmovie reviewer.C.A coolBritishshowshand.D.An Englishshowmaking major.BOne day,a poorboy whowas sellinggoods fromdoor to door topay his way through school,found hehad onlyonethindime(十分硬币)left,and hewas hungry.He decidedhe wouldask fora meal atthe nexthouse.However,he losthis nervewhen alovely youngwoman openedthe door.Instead of amealhe askedfor adrink of water.She thoughthe lookedhungry soshe broughthima largeglass of milk.He drankit slowly,and thenasked,“How muchdo Iowe you”You dontowe meanything,“she replied.uMother hastaught usnever toaccept pay for akindness,“Hesaid.Then Ithank youfrom myheart.”As Howard Kelly leftthat house,he notonly feltstronger physically,but hisfaith inGodand manwas strong.He wasabout togive up and quitbefore thispoint.Years laterthat youngwoman becamecritically ill.The localdoctors werebaffled(束手无策).They finallysent her tothebig city,where theycalled inspecialists tostudy herraredisease.Dr Howard Kelly wascalled infor theconsultation.When heheard thename ofthe townshecame from,a strangelight filledhis eyes.Immediately herose andwent to her room.Dressedin hisdoctor sgown hewent into seeher.He recognizedher atonce.He wentback tothe consultationroomand determinedtodohis bestto saveher life.From thatday hegave specialattention tothecase.After along struggle,the battlewas won.Dr Kellyrequested thebusiness officeto passthefinal billto himfor approval.He lookedatit,then wrotesomething on the edgeand thebill wassenttoherroom.She fearedto openit,for shewas sureit wouldtake therest ofher life topay forit all.Finally sheopened,and somethingcaught herattention onthe sideofthebill.She beganto readthe followingwords:Paid infull withone glassofmilk.Signed,Dr Howard Kelly.”
1.Why didthe boydo someselling fromhouse tohouseA.To havea bigdinner.B.To finishhis schooling.C.To drinka glassofwater.D.To payfor the woman sbill.
2.How didthe womanfeel atfirst whenshe gotthe billA.Worried.B.Cheerful.C.Angry.D.Moved.
3.What can we inferfrom the textA.The womanfinally recoveredfrom hersickness.B.HowardKellyhad neverbeen tothe womans town.C.It waseasy forHowardKellyto savethe womans life.D.The localdoctors caredlittle aboutthewomans disease.
4.What canwe learnfrom thetextA.Desire hasno rest.B.Grasping allloses all.C.Virtue isits ownreward.D.Asking costsnothing.细节理解题根据第一段中的“One day,a poorboy whowas sellinggoods fromdoor todoor topayhiswaythroughschool”可知,小男孩儿为了攒够学费上学才挨家挨户地推销商品细节理解题根据最后一段中的She fearedto openit,for shewas sureit wouldtake therestof herlifetopayforit all.v可知,当医药费通知单送到她的病房时,她不敢看,因为她确信治病的费用将会花费她的整个余生来偿还,因而她感到担心故选A项推理判断题根据最后一段中的“After along struggle,the battlewas won.”可推断“她最终康复了故选A项主旨大意题本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了HowardKelly小时候受到一位年轻女士的帮助并在长大后为她治病并支付医药费来报恩的故事主人公用最朴实的行为告诉我们:美德本身就是报偿故选C项CThe ownerof amissing catis askingfor help.My babyhas beenmissing forover a month now,andI wanthim backso badly,said Mrs.Brown,a56yearold woman.Mrs.Brown livesby herselfin aparknear Clovis.She saidthat Clyde,her7y earold cat,didnt ehome fordinner morethan amonthago.The nextmorning hedidn,t appearfor breakfast,either.After Clydemissed anextraspeciallunch,she calledthe police.When thepoliceman askedher todescribe Clyde,she toldhim thatClyde had beautifulgreen eyes,had all his teethbut wasmissing halfof hisleft ear,and wassevenyears oldand pletelywhite.“Is Clydeyour childor yourpet”the officerasked.Well,hes mycat.Mrs.Brown replied.Lady,you shouldreport missingPERSONS,not missingCATS!v said the annoyed policeman.You canaskaround yourneighborhood orput upflyers.”Mrs.Brown figuredthat abillboard wouldworka lot better than an8X11piece ofpaper ona telephonepole.There wasan emptybillboard attheend ofher streetjust off the highway,with aphone numberon it.She calledthat number,and theytold herthey couldput upa pictureof Clydeonthe billboardfor allto see.They toldher itwould costonly¥3000a month.So shetook mostofthemoney outofher savingsaccount andrented the billboard foramonth.The monthhas passed,but Clydehasnot appeared.Because shehas almostno moneyin savings,Mrs.Brown calledthe local newspaper tosee ifanyonecould helpher rentthe billboardfor justone moremonth.She iswaiting but,so far,no onehasstepped forward.文章大意本文是一篇新闻报道一个老太太的宠物猫丢失一个多月了,她就此请求大家给予帮助
1.The underlinedword“flyers”in thesecond paragraphprobably means.A.posters B.pilotsC.billboards D.newspapers答案A词义猜测题警察建议Mrs.Brown“put upflyers,再根据文章第二段倒数第二句Mrs.Brown figuredthat abillboard wouldwork alotbetterthanan8X11piece ofpaper ona telephonepole.可推知,flyer指的是“an8X11piece ofpaper ona telephonepole\故答案A海报,符合文义
2.Which ofthe followingstatements isTRUE accordingtothepassageA.The policeofficer thoughtthat Clydewas Mrs.Brown,s child.B.Mrs.Brown put upan8X11piece ofpaper ona telephonepole.C.Clydehadkept Mrs.Brown panyfor sevenyears intotal.D.Someone rentedthebillboardfor Mrs.Brown forone month.答案A细节理解题根据文章第二段第三句Lady,you shouldreport missingPERSONS,not missingCATS!saidtheannoyedpoliceman”可知,答案A符合文义should此处表示惊讶
3.It canbe inferredfrom thepassage that.A.thebillboardoffthehighway costs$3000a monthB.the neighborshelped Mrs.Brown toputupflyersC.Mrs.Brown doesn,t giveup thehope offinding ClydeD.Clyde onlyhad halfof hisleft earbut hadallhisteeth答案;C推理判断题根据文章第一段第一句The ownerof amissing catis askingfor help.和对文章最后两段的整体理解可以推断出,Mrs.Brown并没有放弃寻找宠物猫,故答案C符合文义
4.What isprobably thebest titlefor thepassageA.A NearbyBillboardB.Clyde andMrs.BrownC.A MissingCatD.Persons orCats答案C标题概括题根据文章第一段第一句The ownerofamissing catis askingfor help.”的开篇点题和对全文的整体理解可知,本文主要讲的是一个老太太寻找一只丢失的猫的相关信息,故答案c符合文义D(2017•辽宁沈阳二模)•Ophelia andthe MarvelousBoy byKaren FoxleeType:FantasyWhen Opheliamoves toa strangecity whereit neverstops snowing,she discoversa boylockedaway for75years ina museum.She musthelp theboy andstop theSnow Queenfrom freezingthe world.Along theway,Ophelia learnshow tobelieve inthings shecannot see.Targeted readers:People who like fairytales wouldenjoy this book.•A HundredHorses bySarah LeanType:MysteryThe woodenhorse Nellbrings alongduring hervisits toAunt andcousins isstolen bya girlnamedAngel.As Nellfinds outAngel strue identity,a bondgrows betweenthem anda groupof99horses.The wordis thatthe100th horseis magical.But whereis itNelldoesn,t know,but Angelmightknow.Targeted readers:Ki dswholike animals andnature willbe sureto findthis bookexciting.•How toCatch aBogle byCatherine JinksType:FantasyBirdie isan orphanwho isgoodattrapping monsterswith hersinging voice.She isthe onlygoblin(妖精)hunter in the world.When kidsgo missing,it sup tohertofigure outwhy.Targeted readers:Anyone whois lookingfor monsterswill takegreat pleasurein thisbook.•I EvenFunnier:A MiddleSchool Storyby James Patterson and Chris GrabensteinType:FictionAfter acar accidentJamie loseshis family,so hemoves in with his aunt,uncle andhis cousinStevie,whose basicaim isto trickJamie.But Jamiekeeps having a positive attitude and runningafter hisgoals.He hasbeen recentlyhonored theFunniest Kidic ofNew YorkState.Targeted readers:This bookwould begreat foranyone whois fondof humorousbooks.
1.Which writertells astory abouta girlsaving the worldA.Karen Foxlee.B.Sarah Lean.C.Catherine Jinks.D.JamesPattersonandChrisGrabenstein.
2.Nature loversmay takeinterest in.A.Ophelia andthe MarvelousBoyB.A HundredHorsesC.How toCatch aBogleD.I EvenFunnier:A MiddleSchool Story
3.Who goesthrough lifechallenges withoutlosing heartA.Ophelia.B.Nell.C.Birdie.D.Jamie.
4.In whichsection ofa newspapercanweprobably findthis passageA.Fashion.B.Literature.C.Business.D.Local news.细节理解题根据文中所描述的第一本书Ophelia andthe MarvelousBoy中,“She musthelp theboybefore theSnow Queenfreezes theworld.”,可知Ophelia在冰雪女王冰封整个世界之前必须要救这个男孩,所以Ophelia是拯救世界的那个女孩,故选A项细节理解题根据文中所描述的第二本书是围绕马展开的故事,且根据“Kids wholikeanimalsandnature willbe sureto findthisbookexciting.”可知这本书对于喜欢动物和自然的孩子们很有吸引力,故选B项推理判断题根据文中所描述的第四本书,“After acar accidentJamie loseshis family,so hemovesinwithhisaunt,uncle andhis cousinStevie,whose basicaim isto trickJamie.But Jamiekeepshavingapositiveattitudeandrunningafter hisgoals.”可知,虽然Jamie因车祸失去了家人,不得不与叔叔、婶婶还有堂哥生活在一起,也会受到堂哥的嘲弄,但他依然保持积极的态度,并且继续追逐他的梦想,所以他历经生活挑战却没有灰心,故选D项文章出处题根据逻辑,向读者介绍四本书的不可能是在一张报纸的fashion(时尚),business(商业),localnews(当地新闻)版块里,只能是在literature(文学)这一版块里,故选B项EChinese NewYear isapproaching andpreparations areunderway aroundtheworld.Here aresomeChinatowns forthose outsideof Chinawishing tomark theday.LondonAlthough itmay notbe aslarge oras longbuiltas others,having onlybee acenter forthe Chinesemunityduring the1950s,London s Chinatown isa perfectlyformed littlefirework thatknows howtosee in the yearwith abang.Decorated withred lanterns(灯笼),previous yearshave seenshowswith acrobatics(杂技),martial arts(武术),dance andopera nearby.San FranciscoSan Francisco s Chinatown is perhaps the most famousintheUnited States.The citywas themainentrypoint for Chinese who had crossed the PacifictotheUSA duringthe early19th century.Betweenthe GrantAvenue andthe StocktonStreet,this historicarea isa localtreasure,attracting morevisitorsper yearthan theGolden GateBridge.BangkokWith anabout lOOyearoldhistory,the Thaicapital sChinatown containsplex streetsofferingall kindsof tastytreats,clothes,toys andantiques.Sunday marketdays aresuch agood timetoget thefull atmosphereoftheneighborhood.The areais alsoknown forits golddealers,whoseshops linethe road.MauritiusFound in Port Louis,this MauritianChinatown showsthe islandnation,s richmulticulturaldiversity.Established inthe earlyyears ofthe20th centuryby settlersfrom China,its tinyshopsand restaurantsserve localsand visitors.During theChinese Spring Festival,themostexciting sight isthe Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinesemusicians anddancers performthe traditionalLion dances through the streets.
1.According tothetext,which ofthe followinghas thelongest historyA.London sChinatown.B.Bangkok sChinatown.C.Mauritius sChinatown.D.San FranciscosChinatown.
2.What sspecial aboutBangkok sChinatownA.It iscrowded withChinese restaurants.B.It was the majorentrance forthe Chinese.C.It iswe11known forits goldbusiness.D.It iswhere you can enjoyfireworks.
3.If youwanttoenjoy theDragon Dances,youcango to.A.Rue RoyaleinPortLouis,Mauritius.B.the Sundaymarket inBangkok.C.the GrantAvenue inSan Francisco.D.the Chinesemunity inLondon.【语篇解读】文章介绍外国的唐人街为中国新年做的准备
1.D【解析】推理判断题根据文章第三段的句子“SanFranciscosChinatownisperhapsthe mostfamousintheUnited States.The citywasthemain entrypointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacificto theUSA duringthe early19th century.”和其它地方的时间作比较,可知,旧金山的唐人街历史最悠久故选D
3.A【解析】细节理解题根据文章最后一段的句子During theChineseSpringFestival,the mostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRue RoyalewhenChinesemusicians anddancers performthetraditional Liondancesthroughthestreets.”可知,如果想欣赏舞龙,可以去RueRoyaleinPort Louis,Mauritius.故选Ao。