英語小說閱讀題及答案
A. 求多篇適合高三練習的外國小說閱讀語段(最好附答案)
美好的聲譽
文/比爾·蓋瑟
一天下午,本吉和我一起在院子里工作,這正是大學的暑假期間,在我兒子前途未卜的時候。我真想向他說些什麼。
休息時,本吉環視著我那15英畝的土地,有溪流,有樹林,還有如碧波起伏的青草地。
「這地方真美。」他說,顯出沉思和迷戀。
於是,我就將這片土地的來歷告訴了本吉。
我們的第一個孩子蘇珊娜出生不久,格洛麗亞和我在我長大的那個鎮上教書。我們很需要一塊土地來建造房子。我注意到在鎮南面農民放牧牛群的那片土地,那是92歲的退休銀行家尤爾先生的土地。他有許多土地,但一塊也不賣。他總是說:「我已對農夫們許諾,讓他們在這片土地上放牧牛群。」
盡管如此,格洛麗亞和我還是到銀行拜訪了他。他依舊在銀行里消磨退休的歲月。我們走過一扇森嚴可畏的桃花芯木製的門。進入一間光線暗淡的辦公室。尤爾先生坐在一張辦公桌後面,看著《華爾街日報》。他幾乎沒有挪動一下,只從他那副眼鏡上方看著我們。「不賣,」當我告訴他我們對這塊土地感興趣時他自豪地說,「我已經將這塊土地許諾給一個農民放牧了。」
「我知道,」我有點緊張不安地回答,「但是我們在這里教書,也許你會賣給打算在這里定居的人。」他噘起嘴,瞪著眼看著我們,「你說你叫什麼名字?」
「蓋瑟。比爾·蓋瑟。」
「嗯!和格羅費·蓋瑟有什麼親戚關系嗎?」
「是的,先生,他是我的爺爺。」
尤爾先生放下報紙,摘下眼鏡,然後他指著兩把椅子。於是我們就坐下來。「格羅費·蓋瑟是我農場里曾經有過的最好的工人。」他說,「他到得早,走得晚,他把所有要乾的事都幹了,用不著吩咐。」老人探身向前。「如果有拖拉機要修理,讓它擱著,他覺得不好受。」尤爾先生眯縫著眼,眼神中流露出遙遠隱約的記憶,「你說你要什麼,蓋瑟?」
我又將買地的意思對他說了一遍。
「我想一想,你們過兩天再來。」
一周後我又到他的辦公室。尤爾先生說,他已經考慮過了。我屏住氣息。「3800美元怎麼樣?」他問。以每畝3800美元計,那我要付出約6萬美元,這不明擺著是拒絕嗎?「3800美元?」我喉嚨里彷彿梗塞著什麼。「不錯,15英畝賣3800美元。」我無限感激地接受了。
將近30年後,我和本吉漫步在這片美麗的土地上。「本吉。」我說,「這全都因為一個你從未見到過的人的美好的聲譽。」
在爺爺的喪禮中,許多人對我說,爺爺寬容、慈祥、誠實和正直。這使我記起了一首詩:「我們要選擇的,是美好的聲譽,而不是財富,是愛的恩澤,而不是金銀財寶。」美好的聲譽就是爺爺蓋瑟留給我們的遺產,我希望本吉將來在這片溫柔的地上散步時,也將這個故事告訴他的兒子。」
(選自《青年文摘》2006年第2期)
12、小說第一節,比爾·蓋瑟想對兒子說些什麼?他為什麼選擇在兒子前途未卜的時候講這個故事?(6分)
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13、小說在第五、第六兩節為什麼極力渲染銀行家尤爾先生不肯賣土地?(4分)
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14、先概括小說主人公爺爺的品質,再分析小說為什麼沒有直接描寫爺爺的音容笑貌,而是通過其他人的語言來介紹他的人品和聲譽。(8分)
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15、分析小說結尾所引用的那首小詩的作用。(4分)
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12、想對兒子說這片美麗的土地的來歷;(3分)兒子正處在人生的十字路口,「我」希望他能有正確的價值觀,繼承爺爺的美好品質。(3分)
13、與下文尤爾先生不僅賣土地而且低價出賣的情節形成對比,(2分)從而證明爺爺的美好聲譽在這件事中起了巨大作用。(2分)
14、勤勞、寬容、慈祥、誠實、正直;(5分)通過他人之口介紹爺爺的品質更真實可信,更能表現一個美好聲譽的廣泛影響。(3分)
15、作用:升華文章的主題和情感;(2分)照應開頭。(2分)
(一)病 人
每天下午,她都准時來到醫院大門口左側的台階上,鋪下一張報紙,靜靜地坐在那兒看書。那是一本很厚的書。她的面前是一個花壇,紅色的鬱金香正在燦爛地開放。在她若有所思的時候,能看到她的那雙大眼睛,平靜而且清澈。雖然病號服並不合體,但並不能掩蓋住她典雅的氣質。她很友善,每當有人找她問事的時候,她都表現得非常耐心。我想,她可能是位教師或幼兒園阿姨。
起風了,她輕輕地合上那本書,又整整齊齊把那張報紙疊好,轉身走進了大樓。
樓內的人漸漸多了起來,這個點兒有上班的,也有下班的,正好又是探視的日子。電梯剛停下,人們爭著擁了進去。電梯馬上就有了反應,發出「受不了」的報警聲。最後上來的人沒有下去的意思,她就從中間擠了出來,等下一趟。下一趟人照樣很多,不過還好,電梯沒有報警。人們紛紛選擇自己要去的樓層數。有個農民模樣的大伯觸動數字7的時候,那數字就是不亮。他有些著急,還有些緊張,一遍一遍地摁,但沒有人告訴他為什麼。她發現後,急忙說:「大伯,這部電梯雙層停。」大伯仍然沒有明白過來什麼是「雙層停」。說話間已經到了8層。大伯不知道該怎麼辦,不肯下。她非常客氣地對電梯內的人說:「請等我一下,我把他送到樓梯口。」她讓大伯從8層走到7層。其實樓梯離電梯也就只有四五步遠,她很快就回來了,電梯內的不少人只是表情嚴肅,並沒有說什麼。當然,肯定有人心裡會想:這人真多事。電梯慢慢上行,一位手捧花籃的小夥子自言自語:口腔科病房是不是在12層?她主動接過來說:是的,往左拐。
電梯到了14層,一位急忙下電梯的姑娘不小心掉下了插在塑料袋裡的一枝玫瑰。塑料袋裡有幾盒營養品,但只有這一枝玫瑰。這時電梯門將要關上,她迅速觸動開門按鈕並撿起那枝玫瑰,她還沒有說完「請等我一下」就跨出了電梯,她一定是想把那枝玫瑰還給那位姑娘。對於姑娘要看望的人,那肯定是一枝浪漫溫馨的玫瑰,一枝可以療傷的玫瑰。但她沒有想到,她後腳剛剛邁出電梯,電梯內一位戴眼鏡的女士「啪」一下就把電梯給關上了,並及時觸動了上行的按鈕。「神經病!」她似乎憋了一肚子的火氣沒有發泄干凈,繼續說,「真的,這個人我知道,在這里住了一個多月了,精神病人。」「噢,我覺得她的行為不太正常。」另一個人接著說。電梯內剩下的十餘人恍然大悟。大家覺得甩掉她真是太正常了。
(選自《北京晚報》)
【練 習】
1.開頭一段的描寫有什麼作用?
2.小說總共寫了「她」做的4件事,請根據文意概括,並寫出這4件事的共同點。
3.小說的標題是「病人」,從全文看,①到底誰是病人?②得的是什麼病?③以「病人」為標題有什麼深刻含義?
4.這是一篇優秀的小小說,請你任選一個角度,賞析其藝術特色。(80字左右)
(二)演 戲
我不明白自己為什麼會有那股傻勁,在眾目睽睽之下假裝昏倒。我要證明什麼?新加坡人的冷漠感?老實說,這個靈感還是來自長堤彼岸的一則新聞,一個記者,為了測試人的反應,與一個警察合作,他扮演搶匪,與扮演警察的警察在大街上追逐。結果他獲得了滿意的答案:沒有人加入追逐的行列。由此而證明人類的自私等等,據說很是轟動。我請芬和我合作,我們扮演一對情侶,我們的目標是烏節路的一座購物中心。我們選擇人最多的時刻走進去,然後按照計劃,我彷彿喝醉了酒,一顛二搖就倒在地上。芬發出了尖銳的叫聲,叫得蠻像的,多虧她練了三天的尖叫。這叫聲果然奏效,一下子吸引了幾個人上前來看。我雖然閉著眼,但兩耳很清楚地聽到皮鞋和高跟鞋的聲音,心裡稍稍感到溫暖。「請你們幫幫忙,我的男朋友昏倒了。」芬以顫抖的聲音說。她是我們戲劇團的成員,這點演技當然難不倒她。我正期待有一雙強而有力的手,往我胳肢窩一夾,把我從地板上扶起來。然而,幾分鍾過去了,除了耳邊嘈雜的聲音外,那雙手始終沒出現。忽然肩膀被人拍了一下,芬的聲音鑽入耳根:「起來吧,戲演完了。」我站起來,拍拍身上的塵土。周圍的人還是那麼匆匆忙忙,彷彿剛才那一幕未曾發生過。倘若地上躺的是一具死屍,會不會有人走過去看一眼呢? 我們轉移陣地到另一座購物中心去,如法炮製再昏倒一次,我始終無法接受那個叫做冷漠的現實。這次,倒有一對情侶上前來看幾眼,不過也僅僅是幾眼,什麼話也沒留下就走了。我正要睜眼的時候,一個洋婦(大約六十歲)走來了,我聽見她問:「怎麼回事?」芬說:「我男朋友昏倒了。」
「快送醫院吧,需要我幫忙嗎?」
芬還沒回答,我已經忍不住爬起來了,老婦有點驚異,我把原委告訴她,她笑笑走開。我和芬都笑得很苦澀。「還要試下去嗎?」芬問。
朋友,你說呢?
(選自新加坡懷鷹小小說集《哀悼青春》)
【練 習】
1.
(1)「我」為什麼要在眾目睽睽之下假裝昏倒?
(2)「我」進行的測試是不是和那個新聞記者一樣希望獲得「滿意的答案」?為什麼?
2.
(1)「我雖然閉著眼,但兩耳很清楚地聽到皮鞋和高跟鞋的聲音,心裡稍稍感到溫暖。」
為什麼?
(2)「周圍的人還是那麼匆匆忙忙,彷彿剛才那一幕未曾發生過。倘若地上躺的是一具死屍,會不會有人走過去看一眼呢?」這句話表達了「我」什麼樣的心情?
3.小說最後寫道「我和芬都笑得很苦澀」,試結合全文分析這「苦澀的笑」的含義。
4.下列對小說的理解有誤的兩項是( )( )
A.新聞記者所做的測試,之所以讓「他」很滿意,是因為「他」深信人類是自私的、冷漠的。
B.在烏節路的購物中心,芬的尖叫聲吸引了很多人來關心她,這讓「我」感到心裡很溫暖。因為雖然沒有人來幫助「我」,但至少證明人們並不是冷漠自私的。
C.小說最後芬問「還要試下去嗎?」不僅表達了她對這次試驗的失望,而且向讀者提出了一個發人深思的問題,使小說顯得余韻悠長。
D.本文深刻揭露了在物質文明高度發達的現代社會里人們感情麻木、道德淪喪、爾虞我詐的黑暗的現實。
E.小說情節平淡無奇,布局謀篇也沒有大起大落的波瀾,但由於內容反映了人道關懷這一社會性的問題,所以產生了強烈的感染力。
(三) 修 面
隨著九爺推子擦擦的聲響,父親濃密而微卷的鬍子一綹一綹地掉在白色的圍布上。父親緊閉著眼,一動不動。
很快,九爺就將父親的絡腮鬍子和嘴唇周圍的鬍子推了一遍,父親剩著胡碴的臉像收割後的麥地。
九爺放下推子,說你爹怕有一兩個月沒剃鬍子了吧?
我說是的,他病了兩個多月了。
九爺取出香皂盒,吩咐我去倒點熱水來。
我提起牆角那隻父親用了許多年的鐵殼水瓶,倒了開水,又從缸里舀出冷水對上,試了試水溫,把臉盆端給了九爺。
九爺拿出一張疊得整整齊齊的臉帕,卧進水裡,停了一會兒後撈起,稍稍捏捏水,便用帕子在父親的腮上和嘴唇四周來回地潤;潤過後,才用細毛刷子刷上香皂沫子,刷在父親剛推過的胡碴上;然後九爺才掰開剃刀,向父親抹滿香皂沫子的臉上刮下去。我看著九爺努力地叉開腿,弓下身,不斷地變換著姿勢,以便更好地剃掉父親粗壯的胡碴……
小的時候,父親總愛用他的胡碴扎我的臉。記得有一次我拉著父親的手,指著牆上的馬克思、恩格斯像對他說:爹,你為啥不留個他們那樣的「大掃帚」呢?父親笑著刮刮我的鼻子,說那多不方便,吃飯還得撩著鬍子。說著父親就做了一個撩起鬍子的動作,惹得我哈哈大笑。其實我知道。作為民辦教師的父親工資微薄,同時也沒有足夠的時間經常去理發修面,因為每天都有兩個班七八十名學生的課等著他去上、作業等著他去批改,還有許多永遠做不完的家務。而父親的鬍子又屬於長得特別快的那種,像割後的韭菜,因此父親不得不每隔兩三天,就用剪刀剪掉自己的鬍子。父親不是那種不修邊幅的人,相反,他在學生面前總保持嚴肅、端莊、整潔的形象,剪掉鬍子可以說是父親不多的課余時間里十分關注的事情。 九爺的剃刀刮過,父親的腮邊及嘴唇四周一片鐵青。應當說,颳了鬍子的父親是個相貌堂堂的男人,盡管那臉龐多少顯得有些蒼白和瘦削。二十多年來,父親很少正經八百地修過面,現在父親有時間躺下來享受那每個成熟男子應當享有的刀子輕輕拂過的快感了……九爺是個地道的老剃頭匠,每道工序都極熟練極認真,不多時,九爺的剃刀就又刮完了父親的額頭、眉下、鼻樑、耳廓,最後擰一把熱毛巾,給父親擦了臉。這樣,修面的全部工序才算結束。九爺撤去圍布,我扣上父親半新的中山裝的風紀扣,然後走出門,對等在門外的一長串臂纏黑紗、手拿白花的學生說,你們可以進去了…… (選自《小小說選刊》)
【練 習】
1.寫出你對「剪掉鬍子可以說是父親不多的課余時間里十分關注的事情」的理解。
2.「等在門外的一長串臂纏黑紗、手拿白花的學生」中「一長串」一詞可否刪去?為什麼?
3.故事的結尾出人意料,但並不是故弄玄虛,文中有多處伏筆,請寫出其中的3處。並寫出這樣結尾的作用。
4.作者曉堯曾說:「小小說就是那種真正讓自己感動過的東西,久久縈繞於懷之後,最終以絕佳的方式流瀉出來。」在這篇小說中,①真正讓作者感動過的「久久縈繞於懷」的是什麼?②「絕佳的方式」又指什麼?
(一)1.①交待故事發生的時間、地點、人物; ②烘託人物的外在美和典雅的氣質。 2.①電梯超載,「最後上來的人沒有下去的意思,她就從中間擠了出來,等下一趟」。②農民大伯不明白什麼是「雙層停」,她走出電梯送大伯。③電梯里有人對要去的地方不肯定,她主動指點。④急忙下電梯的姑娘的玫瑰花掉了,她迅速撿起追了出去。共同點:主動幫助別人。 3.①電梯上戴眼鏡的女士和剩下的十餘。②冷漠、自私自利。③揭示了當前社會上人與人之間冷漠病態的關系,從而喚醒人們的良知,寧可被冷漠的人視為「病人」,也不要成為不知關心別人只知關心自己的冷血動物。 4.參考角度:寫作角度獨特,以小見大,把生活中最平淡無奇的事,濃縮在乘電梯這樣一個平常而又獨特的場景,使情節更集中,人物更突出。小說所反映的事發人深思,卻沒有教條的說教,褒貶也不露聲色,符合小小說創作的重要法則:「傾向應當從場面和情節本身流露出來,而不應當特別把它點出來」(恩格斯)。以人物自身的言行表現人物形象。用對比的手法使人物形象更鮮明,主題更突出。
[二]
1.(1)希望能夠推翻一個新聞記者證明的「人類是自私」的說法,測試一下新加坡人的冷漠感。不相信人們真的會那麼冷漠。(2)不希望。「我」不相信人們真的會那樣冷漠。 2.(1)感到有人來幫助自己,證明人們並不是冷漠麻木的,自己演戲的目的達到了。(2)對麻木冷漠的人們一種深深的失望和悲傷。 3.我不相信人與人之間是冷漠的,不相信新加坡人沒有同情心,然而事實證明了現實就是如此,惟一願意幫助自己的還是一個大約六十歲的外國婦女。我對這樣的現實感到痛苦和失望,同時也包含了對這種結果的不甘心。 4.BD
(三)1.①父親不是那種不修邊幅的人。②父親工資微薄,工作量大,家務繁重,沒有時間去修面。③父親很尊重自己的學生,在學生面前總是保持嚴肅、端莊、整潔的形象。 2.不能刪去。「一長串」表明來悼念父親的學生很多,更能表現父親在學生們心中的地位。從而使父親作為一個地位卑微的民辦教師的形象更突出、更高大。 3.伏筆:①父親緊閉著眼,一動不動。②我說是的,他病了兩個多月了。③現在父親有時間躺下來享受那每個成熟男子應當享有的刀子輕輕拂過的快感了。作用:扣人心弦,震憾人心。 4.①父親默默無聞、兢兢業業、無私奉獻的高貴品質。②側面描寫。通過我的回憶以及我、九爺、學生們對父親的態度來寫父親。
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B. 大學英語精讀1答案
1) 史密斯太太對我抱怨說,她經常發現與自己十六歲的女兒簡直無法溝通。 Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter. 2) 我堅信,閱讀簡寫的 (simplified) 英文小說是擴大我們詞彙量的一種輕松愉快的方法。 I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary. 3) 我認為我們在保護環境不受污染 (pollution) 方面還做得不夠。 I don』t think we』re doing enough to protect our environment from pollution. 4) 除了每周寫作文外,我們的英語老師還給我們布置了八本書在暑假裡閱讀。 In addition to/Apart from writing compositions on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us eight books to read ring the summer vacation. 5) 我們從可靠的消息來源獲悉下學期一位以英語為母語的人將要教我們英語口語。 We』ve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spoken English next term/semester. 6) 經常看英語電影不僅會提高你的聽力,而且還會幫助你培養說的技能。 Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills. 7) 如果你們對這些學習策略有什麼問題,請隨便問我。我將更詳細地進行講解。 If you have any questions about these learning strategies, please feel free to ask me. And I』ll explain them in greater detail. 8) 那個加拿大女孩善於抓住每個機會講漢語。這就是她為什麼三年不到就熟練地掌握了漢語口語的原因。 1) you can receive better grades if you want to. Yes, even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. 如果你想得到更好的成績,你就能得到。 是的,即便是智力一般的學生無需多下工夫也能成為尖子生。 2) of course, studying shouldn』t occupy all of free time on the schele. It』s important to set aside time for relation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. 當然,學習不應該佔用時間表上的全部空 余時間。留出時間休息,搞一點業余愛好和娛樂也是很重要的。 3) skimming helps double your reading speed and improves your compression as well. 略讀可以幫助你將閱讀速度提高一倍,同 時也可以提高你的理解能力。 4) if you receive your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. 如果你定期復習你的筆記和課本,你就能 更深刻地領會這些材料的內容,你的記憶也會保持得更長久。 5) Improving your study habits will improve your grades. 改進你的學習習慣將會提高你的學習成績。 1) 幸好附近有家醫院,我們立刻把他送到了那裡。 Fortunately there was a hospital nearby and we took him there at once. 2) 勝利登上喬治島 (George Island) 後,船長向指揮部 (the headquarters) 發了一份無線電報。 After succeeding in landing on George Island, the captain sent a radio message to the headquarters. 3) 他決心繼續他的實驗,不過這一次他將用另一種方法來做。 He is determined to continue his experiment but this time he'll do it another way. 4) 她在讀這部小說時,不禁想起了她在農村度過的那五年。 When she read the novel, she couldn't help thinking of the five years she had spent in the countryside. 5) 瑪麗覺得單靠自己的力量執行她的計劃是困難的。 Mary thought it difficult to carry out her plan all by herself. 6) 我們認為他不能在一刻鍾內走完那段距離,但他卻成功地做到了這一點。 We didn't think he could cover the distance in a quarter of an hour, but he succeeded in doing it. 7) 甚至在他的醫生告訴他患有肺癌之後,奇切斯特仍不肯放棄環球航行的宿願。 Even after his doctor told him he had lung cancer, Chichester would not give up his old dream of sailing round the world. 8) 我正忙著做一種新的捕鼠 (rats) 裝置時,馬克走來拖著我出去看花展了。 I was busy making a new device for catching rats when Mark came and dragged me out to a flower show. 1) a challenge and something of an adventure are welcome whether you are 20 or 58, and preparing to swim the channel is far better than working in a supermarket, especially when you have a choice. 不管你是20歲還是58歲,都喜歡接受挑 戰,幹些帶有冒險意味的事兒;而為橫渡英吉利海峽做准備,遠比在超市打工有意義,尤其是當你有所選擇的時候。 2) it is this challenge that attracts about 100 swimmers a year , who are willing to speng time ,effort and money trying it. 正是這一挑戰,每年吸引了100名左右的 游泳愛好者,他們心甘情願地投入時間、精力和財力,一試身手。 3) once I set up a goal, I won』t give it up easily 我一旦確定了目,便不會輕易放棄。 4) she was having a tough time with the rough and cold water , when her trainer shout to her from the boat that he throught she should give up and get out of water 由於海浪洶涌,海水冰涼,她游得很艱 苦。這時她的教練在船上向她大聲喊叫,說他認為她應該知難而退,棄水上船。 1) 那位名演員似乎很樂意在劇中扮演一個次要角色。 That famous actor seemed content to play a minor part in the play. 2) 國慶節要到了,咱們把寢室徹底(thorough)打掃一下吧。 National Day is round the corner. Let's give our bedroom a thorough clean. 3) 她非常勉強地同意讓一位年輕醫生為她做手術。She agreed, very reluctantly, to be operated on by a young doctor. 4) 他們已安排好讓我們明天去游覽長城,我相信我們在那兒一定會玩得很開心。 They've arranged for us to visit the Great Wall tomorrow. I'm sure we'll have a good time there (we'll enjoy ourselves there). 5) 老人讀完信後失望之極,竟用顫抖的手指把它撕得粉碎。 After reading the letter the old man was so disappointed that he tore it into little bits with trembling fingers. 6) 老兩口為他們的孫子感到驕傲,因為他在第28屆奧運會上獲得了兩枚金牌和一枚銅 (bronze) 牌。 The old couple were proud of their grandson, who won two gold medals and a bronze at the 28th Olympic Games. 7) 即使他的祖母不能來參加他的生日宴會,她也會寄給他一件可愛的禮物。對這一點湯姆深信不疑。 Even if his grandmother could not come to his birthday party, she would send him a lovely present. Tom was sure of that. 8) 昨天是瑪麗的二十歲生日。她父親寄給她一雙靴子,她母親為她買了一盒巧克力 (chocolates),而她的男朋友則帶給她一束紅玫瑰。 It was Mary's twentieth birthday yesterday. Her father sent her a pair of boots. Her mother bought her a box of chocolates. And her boyfriend brought her a bunch of roses. 1) also, while all the people have the same emotions the course of these emotions are different 再者,雖然所有的人都有著相同的情感, 但這些情感的起因卻不盡相同。 2)the six birthday has special name because when people reach this time in life, the attitudes of their family and their community change toward them. 六十一歲生日之所以有個特別的名稱,是 因為當人們進入人生的這一階段時,家庭和社會對他們的態度便有所變化。 3)if they are not healthy and strong enough to live alone they live in special homes for old people 如果他們的身體不夠健壯,不能單獨生 活,那他們便住進特設的養老院。 4) there are ypung people and there are old people in korea and in north America, but it may be better to be young in north America and old in korea. 朝鮮和北美都有年輕人和老年人,但年輕 時也許待在北美為好,老年時則待在朝鮮為好。 1) 接受這份工作就得經常在周末上班,但約翰並不在意。 To take this job would involve working on weekends frequently, but John didn't mind. 2) 眾所周知,肺癌至少部分地是由於吸煙過多而引起的。 It is well known that lung cancer is caused at least in part by smoking too much. 3) 我祖父母說,發明電視的那個人曾住在他們那個地段。 My grandparents said that the man who invented television had once lived in their neighborhood. 4) 我提議咱們會後馬上去辦公室找史密斯教授,邀請他參加我們的英語晚會。 I propose that we go to find Prof. Smith in his office right after the meeting and invite him to ourEnglish evening. 5) 她因那病開過兩次刀,身體十分虛弱,幾乎站不起來。 Having been operated on twice for the disease, she was so weakened that she could barely stand up. 6) 教育家們認為,伴隨著電視機長大的一代人,在電視機前花的時間太多,以致沒有足夠的時間學習了。 Ecators think that the generation growing up with television spend so much of their time in front of the TV that they do not have enough time to study. 7) 我真希望你能拿出一個比這更好的解決辦法 (solution) 來。 I do hope that you can come up with a better solution than this one. 8) 乍一看,這幅畫並不好,但經過仔細觀察,我們才發現它的確是一幅傑作 (masterpiece)。 At first glance the picture didn't look very good, but after examining it carefully, we found that it was indeed a masterpiece. 1)she said she was never going back to school and that life without television wasn』t worth living.她說她決不再去學校了,還說生活中沒有 電視機活著不值得。 2)what is good, I suppose, is that many people are concerned about tv』s influence and that we have power to change what we don』t like. 我認為好就好在很多人都很關心電視的影 響,而且對我們不喜歡的東西也有能力加以改變。 3) electricity they think, would make things too easy and spoil their way of life他們認為電這玩意兒會使很多事情變得太 容易,並會破壞他們的生活方式。 4) maybe they would be more interested in studying home and watching tv也許他們更樂於守在家裡看電視。 1) 簡從書架上拿了一本雜志,開始東一頁西一頁地隨便翻閱。 Jane picked up a magazine from the bookshelf and started reading here and there at random. 2) 我隨信附上這篇故事的幾張插圖。 With this letter I enclose some illustrations for the story. 3) 那幢古老的建築物四周有一圈高牆。 The ancient building was enclosed by a high wall. 4) 格林大夫忙著研製一種治艾滋病 (AIDS) 的葯物,但從下月起他就能安排時間在星期一上午看二十個左右的病人了。 Dr. Green is busy working on a cure for AIDS, but from next month on he'll be able to fit in twenty patients or so on Monday morning. 5) 他講了個故事來說明為什麼在詳細查看其條款 (provisions) 之前決不要在任何合同上簽字。 He told a story to illustrate why you should never sign any contract before you have examined its provisions in detail. 6) 他們老是對她說她有數學天才,她感到很不好意思。 She was embarrassed when they kept telling her she had a genius for mathe7) 天知道我們那個傻小子什麼時候能中學畢業。 God knows when that mb kid of ours is going to graate from high school. 8) 亨利的最近一部小說和他女兒的第一本書都於三個月前出版,令他們驚訝的是,後者已經售出一百多萬冊。 Henry's latest novel and his daughter's first book were both published three months ago, and to their astonishment, the latter has already sold over a million copies. 1) you soon become engrossed in some book or other ,and usually it is only much later that ypu realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment –without buying a book ,of course 你很快就很專心地看起某本書來了,而通 常直到很久以後你才意識到你在那裡消磨的時間太多了,必須趕緊離開去赴某個已忘記的約會——當然是一本書也沒買。 2) this opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life I think . the main attraction of bookshop這種逃避日常生活現實的機會,我想,乃 是書店主要的吸引人之處。 3) in a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing .then , and only then, are his services necessary.在書店裡,店員應該一直呆在不為人注意 的地方,直到你已經瀏覽完以後才出來。這時候,而且只有這時候,他的服務才是需要的。 4) you have to be careful not to be attracted by variety of books in a bookshop .it is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ,say , ancient coins and to come out carrying a of latest best selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing- something which had only vaguely interested you up till then.你必須小心,不要被書店裡各種各樣的書 所吸引。很容易發生的事是,走進書店去找一本比如關於古錢幣的書,結果出來時卻買了一部最新的暢銷小說,也許還有——本關於拓印的書——而你本來對其並不怎麼感興趣。 5)one day , however, he has dismayed to find the book missing from its usual place and was about to leave when he noticed the owner of the shop beckoning to him . expecting to be told off , he went towards him . to his surprise ,the owner pointed to the book , which was tuck away in a corner然而有一天,他卻失望地發現,這本書在 他通常擺放的地方不見了。正當他要離開時,卻注意到書店主正在示意他過去。他向店主走去,心裡猜測著要被人家責備一番了。使他驚奇的是,店主卻指了指那本書,原來它被藏在了一個角落裡。
C. 一篇英語閱讀答案
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D. 2022考研英語閱讀:閱讀中錯誤選項的部分特徵總結
一、太過肯定或太過否定的表達
考研英語閱讀選用的是西方核心報刊雜志的學術性議論文,因為學術性這一性質,文章表達的內容都相對客觀以及理性,不會出現有失偏頗的觀點,即不會太過,肯定也不會太過否定,萬事留有餘地。所以,當選項當中出現太過於肯定或者太過於否定的表達,如果文章當中沒有明確表明的話,大概率是一個錯誤選項。
舉例:(2018年英語二text4)
Another approach to getting more done in less time is to rethink how you reprioritize your day – in particular how we craft our to-do lists. Tim Harford, author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, points to a study in the early 1980s that divided undergraates into two groups: some were advised to set out monthly goals and study activities; others were told to plan activities and goals in much more detail, day by day.
While the researchers assumed that the well-structured daily plans would be most effective when it came to the execution of tasks, they were wrong: the detailed daily plans demotivated students. Harford argues that inevitable distractions often render the daily to-do list ineffective, while leaving room for improvisation in such a list can reap the best results.
37. The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that .
A. students are hardly motivated by monthly goals
B. detailed plans may not be as fruitful as expected
C. distractions may actually increase efficiency
D. daily scheles are indispensable to studying
解析:該題根據第二段第一句,可得出正確答案為B。錯誤選項中,D選項意為:日常計劃對於學習而言不可或缺。其中“不可或缺”這一表意太過絕對,大概率可判斷為錯誤選項。
二、偷換概念(偷換中心詞)
閱讀當中錯誤選項還有一個特點,就是喜歡偷換概念。之前我們講過偷換概念的一種形式,就是擴大表述范圍。但這次講的偷換概念,指的是偷換中心詞。比如,原文中表述:小明喜歡吃草莓味的餅干。此時某個選項中就可能表述為:小明喜歡吃草莓味的糖果。雖然都是草莓味,但是中心詞已經由餅干變成了糖果,這是完全不一樣的。
舉例:(2012年英語一text4)
Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in ecation, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles. Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variable, teachers’ unions have fought against getting rid of bad ones and promoting good ones.
As the cost to everyone else has become clearer, politicians have begun to clamp down. In Wisconsin the unions have rallied thousands of supporters against Scott Walker, the hardline Republican governor. But many within the public sector suffer under the current system, too.
39. The example of the unions in Wisconsin shows that unions
[A]often run against the current political system.
[B]can change people’s political attitudes.
[C]may be a barrier to public-sector reforms.
[D]are dominant in the government.
解析:該題由第一段第一句以及第二段第一句可知,正確答案為C。而錯誤選項中,A、B都為偷換概念。原文中二段首句中出現了politician政客,而A、B中分別出現了political system政治體系、political attitudes政治態度,三者都與政治有關,但是中心詞卻分別為人、體系、態度,截然不同。
三、“interest”
這一詞表示的是“興趣”,偶爾會出現在選項當中,近幾年來出現該單詞的選項,都是一個錯誤選項。因為興趣代表著人的主觀判斷,主觀性是比較強的,如果文中沒有明確表示某人對某事物是否有興趣,則該選項就會變成主觀臆斷。命題人利用的就是看不懂文章的同學的猜測心理,讓同學們想“他應該是對這個事物有興趣吧?”而其實文章並沒有明確表示。
舉例:(2013年英語一text1)
Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment – including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line –Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer. She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainability, be it in food or in energy. Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to.
24. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
[A] Vanity has more often been found in idealists.
[B] The fast-fashion instry ignores sustainability.
[C] People are more interested in unaffordable garments.
[D] Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing.
解析:該題由該段末句可知,正確答案為D。錯誤選項中,C選項意為:人們對買不起的衣服更感興趣,而原文中並沒有提及人們是否對此感興趣,因此該選項為主觀臆斷。
(2013年英語一text3)
Perhaps willfully, it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future. The potential evolution of today's technology, and its social consequences, is dazzlingly complicated, and it's perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage. That's one reason why we have launched Arc, a new publication dedicated to the near future.
33. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 5?
[A] Arc helps limit the scope of futurological studies.
[B] Technology offers solutions to social problem.
[C] The interest in science fiction is on the rise.
[D] Our Immediate future is hard to conceive.
解析:該題由首句可知,正確答案為D。錯誤選項中,選項C意為:(人們)對科幻小說的興趣正在上升。而原文中並沒有提及人們是否對此感興趣,因此該選項為主觀臆斷。
這些特徵僅僅是通過多年試題情況的大數據而言,並不是今後出現該特徵的選項一定是錯誤選項,而是可以讓同學們把這些特徵作為看不懂文章時排除選項的下下策,希望能對同學們有所幫助。
E. 初二英語閱讀題答案及翻譯
(一)
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (僕人). He and the servant(僕人) loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, 「Here are two bottles of poison (毒葯) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.」 With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn』t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
( )1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man B. the servant C. both A and B D. neither A and B
( )2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant
( )3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
( )4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody
( )5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind
譯文:
從前,有一個富翁。他有一個僕人(僕人) 。他和僕人(僕人)喜愛葡萄酒和良好的食物非常。每次富人離開家鄉,僕人將喝葡萄酒,吃的所有食物中的好房子。財主知道他的僕人一樣,但他從來沒有被他的僕人這樣做。
一天早晨,當他離家出走,他的僕人說, 「這里有兩瓶毒葯(毒葯)和一些不錯的食品在家裡。你必須採取什麼樣的。 「隨著這些話,他走了出去。
但僕人知道,富人說是不真實的。在富人是遠離家鄉,他喜歡聚餐的空間。因為他喝太多,他是喝醉了倒在地上。當富人回來了,他無法找到自己的糧食和他的葡萄酒。他非常生氣。他醒來的僕人了。但是,僕人告訴他的故事非常好。他說,貓吃了一切。他害怕受到懲罰,所以他喝毒葯自殺。
(二)
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents』 home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
( )6.The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.
A. larger than B. smaller than C. as big as D. as small as
( )7.When children grow up, they leave their parents』 home to _________.
A. get married B. be free C. find good jobs D. study
( )8.They visit their parents ________.
A. on weekdays B. on weekends C. at any time D. on holiday
( )9.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Children have the freedom to choose their own job.
B. Parents don』t ask their children to do the housework.
C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.
D. When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.
( )10.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.
A. children can learn how to make money for themselves
B. their children required them to do so
C. they are rich
D. it is required by law
譯文:
大多數美國家庭都小於家庭在其他國家。大多數美國家庭有一個或兩個家長和一個或兩個孩子。
孩子在美國將離開自己的父母家中長大後。他們通常遠離他們的父母,因為他們想找到好工作。他們經常寫信給他們的父母或電話他們。他們往往去訪問他們的父母在度假。
父母通常讓孩子選擇自己的就業機會。美國人認為,重要的青年人來決定他們的生活本身。
兒童被要求做一些工作,他們的房子周圍。而且在許多家庭,兒童是支付做一些家務勞動,使他們了解如何賺錢供自己使用。
(三)
Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can』t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a 「school」. They don』t study, but they travel together.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say 「welcome」when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族館). People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don』t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely(孤獨的).
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody』s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don』t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
1. Dolphins show their feelings with ___________ .
A. pictures B. words
C. water D. sounds
2. People can』t hear the dolphin』s sounds because ________ .
A. they are above the water
B. they are under the water
C. they are very high
D. they are very low
3. Which one is true according to the passage?
A. Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to study
B. They don』t study, but they travel in a group
C. Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island.
D. Dolphins like to kill people
譯文:
海豚可以談話?也許他們不能談論的話,但他們交談的聲音。他們表明自己的感情的聲音。
海豚旅行的一組。我們呼籲一群魚「學校」 。他們沒有研究,但他們一起旅行。
海豚跟其他海豚在學校。他們提供資料。他們告訴當他們感到高興的或悲傷或害怕的傾向。他們說, 「歡迎」時,海豚又回到學校。他們談到當他們發揮。
他們提出一些聽起來水面。他們有更多的聲音在水中。人們無法聽到這些聲音,因為它們是非常,非常高。科學家使磁帶的聲音和研究。
有時人們捕捉海豚的一個大型水族館(水族館) 。人們可以觀看海豚表演。海豚不喜歡離開自己的學校,一座水族館。它們是令人傷心和孤獨(孤獨的) 。
有許多故事海豚。它們幫助人們。有時候,他們拯救別人的生命。海豚肉是好的,但人們不喜歡要殺死他們。他們說,海豚帶來好運。許多人相信這一點。
(四)
All my friends at school smoked. My dad smoked; he didn』t want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid. They asked when I was going to grow up. So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldn』t stop. But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me. I couldn』t run far, and I coughed every morning. I got very ill and decided to stop. It wasn』t easy, but now I』ve done it, and I feel better. Now I have money for other things.
If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack. And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be. For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age.
What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. The cigarette smoke also reces the amount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen. Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke.
So if you want to rece your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy –– not to smoke. Don』t your friends and other people who smoke. If you smoke, find out how to stop. Stopping isn』t easy, but you』ll be healthier, and ....
1. Who is more likely to have heart disease?
A. A smoker
B. A non-smoker
C. A 50-year-old person
2. What does the writer think of smoking?
A. It is good for his health
B. Smoking is bad for him
C. Is it neither good nor bad for his heath
3. What happens after the writer stopped smoking?
A. He becomes rich
B. He has more friends
C. He becomes healthier and has money to do other things.
譯文:
我的所有朋友在學校吸煙。我爸爸抽煙,他不希望我抽煙,但我的朋友不停地說我是愚蠢的。他們問我要長大。所以我就開始當我還是16和一個月後,我不能停止。但兩年後,我能感覺到什麼吸煙正在給我。我不能遠,我每天早上咳嗽。我病得很重,並決定停止。這是不容易的,但現在我已經做到了,我感覺更好。現在,我有足夠資金用於其它事上。
如果你吸煙,你的兩倍,可能死於心臟病發作。和你越是煙霧,越早心臟病發作可能。例如,一個50歲誰吸煙超過20支,每天的4倍更可能有心臟病比不吸煙的年齡相同。
吸煙是什麼做的心?首先,它使心跳速度和增加血壓。在香煙煙霧中也減少了血液中的氧氣。因此,心臟必須加倍努力,以較少的氧。最後,您將動脈狹窄更快如果你吸煙。
因此如果您想降低您的機會越來越心臟病,答案是很簡單-不要吸煙。請勿復制您的朋友和其他人誰煙霧。如果你吸煙,了解如何停止。停車是不容易的,但你會更健康,並....
(五)
In the USA, there are many types of restaurants. Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonald』s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu above the counter, and say what you』d like to eat. You pay the person who serves you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There』s no need to leave a tip.
In a coffee shop you sit at the counter or at a table. You don』t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you』d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave. A diner is like a coffee shop but usually looks like a railway carriage.
In a family restaurant the atmosphere is casual, but the waitress shows you where to sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don』t need to tell her yours. If you don』t eat everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your food home. You add an extra fifteen percent to the bill as a tip.
In top class restaurants, you need a reservation and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad, not if you don』t like it. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip for the waiter.
1. There are ______ types of restaurants here.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
2. We should sit ______ in a coffee shop.
A. near the door B. in the corner
C. at a counter D. on the floor
3. In what kind of restaurant does the waitress often tell you her name?
A. In a top class restaurant B. In a fast food restaurant
C. In a coffee shop D. In a family restaurant
4. How much do you need to tip in a top class restaurant?
A. Ten percent B. Fifteen percent
C. Thirty percent D. Forty percent
譯文:
在美國,有許多類型的餐館。快餐店是非常有名的。你可以找到麥當勞和肯德基在世界各地許多國家。你看看上面的菜單櫃台,並說要吃飯。你付出的人誰為您服務。你和你的食物坐下或是否可以離開。沒有必要留下小費。
在咖啡店你坐在櫃台或在桌子上。你不要等到服務員向您顯示在坐。她通常會帶給您咖啡當你坐下來。你告訴她你想要吃飯,她把它給你。您支付本票作為你離開。飯店就像一個咖啡館,但通常看起來像車廂。
在一個家庭餐館的氣氛是輕松,但服務員告訴您在哪裡坐。往往是服務員告訴你她的名字,但你不必告訴她你的。如果你沒有吃的一切,您的服務員為您提供了一種狗袋採取的糧食回家。您添加額外的百分之十五的法案作為小費。
在一流的餐廳,你需要保留的,但您必須按時到達。服務員告訴您在哪裡坐。如果您有酒,他可能會要求您品嘗它。您只可以拒絕它,如果口味不好,而不是如果你不喜歡它。當您收到您的帳單,檢查,然後放入15至百分之二十,以它作為一種提示侍者。
答案:(一)CDBAC
(二 BCDBA
(三)DCB
(四)ABC
(五)BCDB
1。Today and friends of foreign travel, outside air is very good, people feel very comfortable. We all appreciate the fine girls bicycles. We enjoyed the beautiful nature brought. We happily spent a happy day. 今天和朋友一起出外交遊,外面的空氣很好,人感覺很舒服。我們騎著自行車一路欣賞鳥語花香。享受著大自然帶給我們的無限美好。大家開開心心地度過了愉快的一天。
2。Today Mailehaoo clothes, and parents take to the streets is happy, the parents have to pay to buy things. Unlike in their street to buy things they like to take a long time but saw the price, Ha-ha, is really very happy. I love my parents, I too thank them for the care and love. `` 今天買了好多衣服,和父母上街就是愉快,買東西有父母幫付錢。不像平時自己上街買東西碰到喜歡的但看了價錢都要考慮好久,呵呵,真的是很開心。我愛我的父母,太感謝他們對我的關心和愛戴了。
3.Flute " Robinson Crusoe " of good fortune, novelist of British, describe protagonist drift about on the island, overcome the difficulty, the legend story of pioneering an enterprise with painstaking efforts. Novel write true naturally, legendary. The protagonist plants the crops on the detached island, puts up the log cabin, has eaten the innumerable trials and tribulations, survive. Want, go back human world anxious, want to go how about go out of these damnable place only like make him to be fascinated, result fail, get back to, long separated for Britain for 28 year give me enlightenment by " Robinson's records of adventure " on 1868 year finally, tanacity of him let me wait for a chance to cause trouble, want, march toward another goal for life, look like Robinson like that spend one's own strength,reach ideal realm one's own. We need possess Robinson so spirit of struggle diligently.
英國小說家笛福的《魯濱遜漂流記》描述了主人公漂流海島,戰勝困難,艱苦創業的傳奇故事. 小說寫得真實自然,富有傳奇色彩.主人公在孤島上種莊稼,搭木屋,吃了千辛萬苦,生存下來.但想回人間的心切,使他著迷般地只想到如何走出這個鬼地方,結果還是失敗了,最後於1868年回到闊別28年的英國
《魯濱孫漂流記》給我以啟示,他的頑強讓我蠢蠢欲動,想要邁向人生的另一目標,像魯濱孫那樣用自己的力量,到達自己理想的境界。
我們需要具備魯濱遜那樣的刻苦奮斗的精神.
F. 英語小說閱讀題
American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for ecation, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict, and poverty. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.
After World War II, city residents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children. They needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs, areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American 'dream' was to have a house in the suburb.
Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in 1950s are now alts. They, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, and executives, are moving back into the city. Many are single; others are married, but often without children. They prefer the city to the suburb because their jobs are there ; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the city---a wealthier, more mobile class.
Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: Many dying cities are alive again.
窗體頂部
1. Paragraph 1 __B ___.
A. explains why American cities are changing
B. is a description of cities
C. shows that American cities have many problems
D. says: American cities contain the very best aspects of a society
2. In paragraph 3, the author gives ___B __ reasons why people want to live in cities.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
3. According to the article, cities are __A___ .
A. sick
B. alive again
C. living
D. dying
4. The movement of people to the city can explain __B___.
A. social changes
B. violent crime
C. racial conflict
D. the best aspects of a society
A lot of English people have therr names;a first name,amiddle name and a family name.Their family name comes last.For example,my full name is Billalan Green,Greenis my faily name.My first name is Bill,and my middle name is Alan.people don't use their middle names very much.
In China,the first name is the faily name,and the last name is the given name.翻譯並判斷對錯
1 All English people have three names. 錯
2 People use their middle name all the time. 錯
3 In England,their family name comes last. 對
4 In China the first name is the given name. 錯
5 Bill is family name. 錯
G. 2014年6月大學英語四級閱讀真題及答案
有道是得閱讀者得四級,閱讀的分數佔英語四級總分的百分之三十五,不用緊張,同學們認真備考多練習,定然能考出好的宏棚成雀宏績。以下共 4篇 閱讀。蔽歲則
閱讀一
Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.
When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.
They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the instry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar, ”says Mary. One figure caught her attention:She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小說), and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.
On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100, 000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank.
The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120, 000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.
Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420, 000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks. Richard and Mary together earn about $34, 000.
“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income, ”says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money. ”
1. When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that______.
A. they had to put their plan into practice B. health was more important than wealth
C. heart trouble was a serious illness D. they both needed to stop working
2. After Mary got well from her illness they began______.
A. to study instrial management B. to buy and read more mystery books
C. to do market research on book business D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore
3. How did their bookstore do in the first year?
A. They had to borrow money to keep it going. B. They made just enough to cover all the costs.
C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money. D. They failed though they worked hard.
4. According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is______.
A. to pay for their children’s ecation B. to get to know more writers
C. to set up more bookstores D. to do what they like to do
答案 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D
H. 誰有2016年全國高考三卷英語閱讀b篇答案
5.A
6.D
7.C
試題分析:文章介紹了一位女作家請紐約的朋友吃飯時發生的故事。Welty是一位年紀比較大的作家,她來自密西西比。Welty的作品都是來自於現實的生活。
5.A 細節理解題。根據第一段「another customer was approaching their table」和第三段「the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair」可知,先後有兩個陌生人(一位女士及其同伴)加入了 Welty他們的聚會,故選A。
6.D猜測詞義題。劃線的them指代前面提到的人或物,根據「Now we believe your stories」可知,them指代的是Wdty寫的小說裡面的故事,聽了Wdty和兩個陌生人的有關密西西比的談話之後,Wdty的朋友相信了Wdty小說里的故事都是來源於生活,故選D。
7.C推理判斷題。根據「I don』t make them up」和「Welty』s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus.」可知,Welty小說里的人物並非虛構的,他們都來源於現實的生活,故選C。
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第一冊Book1 Unit1答案
1)e
2)g
3)j
4)a
5)b
6)i
7)c
8)d
9)h
10)f
1) handling
2) summarized
3) process
4) absorb
5) are bound to
6) feel free
7) for instance
8) strategies
9) complained
10) has committed to memory
11) Nevertheless
12) rely on
13) Apart from
14) command
1) over and over again
2) at a time
3) put it into practice
4) watching out for
5) by no means
6) concentrate on
7) In addition t
8) in detail
1)action
2)employ
3)announce
4)examination
5)communication
6)express
7)compose
8)improvement
9)concentration
10)management
11)consider
12)motivate
13)development
14)movement
15)discuss
16)operate
17)division
18)proction
19)ecate
20)repeat
1) additional
2) add
3) addition
4) addition
1) effectively
2) effect
3) effective
4) effect
1) helpful
2) help
3) helpless
4) help
5) helplessly
6) helpfully
7) helpful
1) reliant
2) reliable
3) reliance reliable
4) relies
5) reliably
6)
1) repetition
2) repeating
3) repeatedly
4) repeated
5) repetition
1) In my opinion
2) According to Mary
3) In our opinion
4) According to today's papers
5) In most doctors' opinion According to most doctors
1) Shakespeare was not only a dramatist but also an actor.
2) Miss Crain not only took me home in her car, but also came the next day to see if I had recovered.
3) Hainan Island attracts tourists not only in winter but also in summer.
4) There is always a black market not only in Britain, but also in other European countries.
5) At the Athens Olympics in 2004, Liu Xiang not only won a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles, but also broke the Olympic record.
1) It is true that your sentences are all grammatically correct, but they don』t make any sense.
2) It is true that they lost that battle, but they still went on fighting.
3) It is true that Tom』s very clever and hardworking, but I still don』t think he is the right person for the job.
4) It is true that learning English is by no means easy, but we can make the task easier by using some learning strategies.
1) strategies
2) frequently
3) over and over again
4) commit to memory
5) acquaintance
6) watch out for
7) communicate
8) process
9) opportunities
10) rely on
11) put into practice
12) absorbed
1) if
2) about
3) it
4) know
5) up
6) as
7) addition
8) even
9) into
10) other
11) for
12) while
1) memorize
2) a matter of
3) taught
4) shelf
5) realize
6) written
7) idiomatic
8) join in
9) difference
10) gain a good command
翻譯
1) 史密斯太太對我抱怨說,她經常發現與自己十六歲的女兒簡直無法溝通。
Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter.
2) 我堅信,閱讀簡寫的 (simplified) 英文小說是擴大我們詞彙量的一種輕松愉快的方法。
I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary.
3) 我認為我們在保護環境不受污染 (pollution) 方面還做得不夠。
I don』t think we』re doing enough to protect our environment from pollution.
4) 除了每周寫作文外,我們的英語老師還給我們布置了八本書在暑假裡閱讀。
In addition to/Apart from writing compositions on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us eight books to read ring the summer vacation.
5) 我們從可靠的消息來源獲悉下學期一位以英語為母語的人將要教我們英語口語。
We』ve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spoken English next term/semester.
6) 經常看英語電影不僅會提高你的聽力,而且還會幫助你培養說的技能。
Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills.
7) 如果你們對這些學習策略有什麼問題,請隨便問我。我將更詳細地進行講解。
If you have any questions about these learning strategies, please feel free to ask me. And I』ll explain them in greater detail.
8) 那個加拿大女孩善於抓住每個機會講漢語。這就是她為什麼三年不到就熟練地掌握了漢語口語的原因。
The Canadian girl is good at seizing every opportunity to speak Chinese. That』s why she has gained a good command of spoken Chinese in less than three years.
附: Reading Activity及 Guided Writing
1) F
2) F
3) F
4) F
5) F
6) T
7) T
8) T
9) T
10) F
1)d
2)a
3)c
4)a
5)a
6)d
7)c
8)c
1) 如果你想得到更好的成績,你就能得到。 是的,即便是智力一般的學生無需多下工夫也能成為尖子生。
2) 當然,學習不應該佔用時間表上的全部空 余時間。留出時間休息,搞一點業余愛好和娛樂也是很重要的。
3) 略讀可以幫助你將閱讀速度提高一倍,同 時也可以提高你的理解能力。
4) 如果你定期復習你的筆記和課本,你就能 更深刻地領會這些材料的內容,你的記憶也會保持得更長久。
5) 改進你的學習習慣將會提高你的學習成績。
1) At first she didn』t want to go. Later, however, she changed her mind.
2) I have read one of his novels as well as a few of his plays.
3) He neither knows nor cares what happened.
4) It was a cold snowy day and he had no money left for food.
5) It rained heavily last night but I went to the show anyway.
6) The book is e tomorrow. Therefore, I have to rush through it tonight.
7) Hurry up, or you』ll be late.
8) I enjoy classical music. So does she.
9) You may get there either by sea or by air.
10) He must be ill, for he is absent today.
11) I never saw him again. Nor did I hear from him.
12) Both Mr. and Mrs. White were shocked by the news.
Book1 Unit2答案
1)e
2)c
3)b
4)h
5)g
6)i
7)d
8)j
9)f
10)a
1) retire
2) device
3) contact
4) conquered
5) gave up nearby
6) all by herself
7) nightmare
8) accomplished
9) Moreover
10) by far
11) was determined
12) turned over
13) Fortunately
14) following
15)In spite of
1) can't help feeling/can't help thinking
2) wakened
3) dissuade him from
4) set out to improve
5) had previously met
6) by far the most
1) experience
2) inexperience
3) experiencing
4) inexperienced
5) experienced
6) experienced
1) doubtful
2) doubts
3) doubted
4) undoubtedly
5) doubtfully
6) undoubtedly
1) fortune
2) Fortunately
3) unfortunate
4) Fortunately
5) Unfortunately
6) fortunate
7) Misfortunes
1) American
2) an American
3) China
4) a Chinese
5) Canada
6) Canadian
7) English
8) an Englishman
9) France
10) a Frenchman
11) Japan
12) Japanese
13) a Greek
14) India
15) Indian
16) German
17) a German
18) Spain
19) Italian
1) beaten/defeated
2) defeated
3) won
4) defeated
5) won
6) beat/defeated
1) It was a 28,500-mile voyage.
2) We took a five-day tour.
3) That student wrote a ten-page report.
4) Sam's new apartment is in a twelve-story building.
5) It is a thirteenth century castle.
6) They are fourth year students.
7) It is first-class material.
8) It is definitely second-class work.
1) They looked both ways before crossing the street.
2) I made my decision after talking to Sir Francis.
3) They had dinner before going to the concert.
4) Chichester sent a radio message to London after succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn.
1) He was determined to carry out his plan in spite of his illness.
2) They aren't doing well in school in spite of their intelligence.
3) He isn't very happy in spite of his wealth.
4) He isn't a very good basketball player in spite of his height.
1) what you have written
2) what we should always keep in mind
3) What they saw in China
4) what we can do today
1) In spite of
2) cancer
3) determined
4) accomplish
5) set out
6) voyage
7) dissuade
8) give up
9) covered
10) previously
1) conquer
2) about
3) succeeded
4) between
5) through
6) high
7) sail
8) follow/take
9) round
10) then
11) but
12) As
13) made
14) fast
15) did
16) ever
17) that
1) hard to reach
2) adventure
3) set out
4) sprung up
5) rough
6) worried
7) carried out
8) worst
9) lifted high
10) floated away
翻譯
1) 幸好附近有家醫院,我們立刻把他送到了那裡。
Fortunately there was a hospital nearby and we took him there at once.
2) 勝利登上喬治島 (George Island) 後,船長向指揮部 (the headquarters) 發了一份無線電報。
After succeeding in landing on George Island, the captain sent a radio message to the headquarters.
3) 他決心繼續他的實驗,不過這一次他將用另一種方法來做。
He is determined to continue his experiment but this time he'll do it another way.
4) 她在讀這部小說時,不禁想起了她在農村度過的那五年。
When she read the novel, she couldn't help thinking of the five years she had spent in the countryside.
5) 瑪麗覺得單靠自己的力量執行她的計劃是困難的。
Mary thought it difficult to carry out her plan all by herself.
6) 我們認為他不能在一刻鍾內走完那段距離,但他卻成功地做到了這一點。
We didn't think he could cover the distance in a quarter of an hour, but he succeeded in doing it.
7) 甚至在他的醫生告訴他患有肺癌之後,奇切斯特仍不肯放棄環球航行的宿願。
Even after his doctor told him he had lung cancer, Chichester would not give up his old dream of sailing round the world.
8) 我正忙著做一種新的捕鼠 (rats) 裝置時,馬克走來拖著我出去看花展了。
I was busy making a new device for catching rats when Mark came and dragged me out to a flower show.
附: Reading Activity及 Guided Writing
1) He is old.
2) Swim the English Channel.
3) They thought he was crazy.
4) Because they think the Channel is the greatest challenge to them
5) He wanted to be the oldest person ever to swim the Channel.
6) He is doing his training hard and swims 7 and a half miles a day.
7) He doesn't think much of that swimmer.
8) No, she didn't.
9) He wrote this article before he attempted the Channel.
1) F. He began training to swim the English Channel at the age of 56.
2) F. He was asked the question over and over.
3) F. He does offer answers, though in an indirect way.
4) T.
5) F. He trained fairly hard.
6) F. The main reason is that he was not mentally ready.
7) T.
8) T.
1)c
2)b
3)a
4)d
5)c
6)a
1) 不管你是20歲還是58歲,都喜歡接受挑戰,幹些帶有冒險意味的事兒;而為橫渡英吉利海峽做准備,遠比在超市打工有意義,尤其是當你有所選擇的時候。
2) 正是這