(英语)英语阅读理解(时文广告)模拟试题

（英语）英语阅读理解(时文广告)模拟试题

一、高中英语阅读理解时文广告类

1．阅读理解

Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.

King's Art Centre

A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.

You could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters' or get more creative with paint—free of charge.

The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.

The Botanic Garden

The Garden has over 8,000 plant species；it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.

The multibranched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above bluegreen leaves, and is not one to miss.

Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.

The Garden is also a place for wildlife enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called ‘Hissing Sid' is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.

Byron's Pool

Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of "mess and drunkenness". However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me, then perhaps you'll take it from Virginia Woolf—over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.

（1）According to the passage, there is a small charge for ______.

A. seeing an exhibition

B. learning life drawing

C. working with local artists

D. attending the masters' class

（2）"Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are ______.

A. common insects

B. rarely seen snakes

C. impressive plants

D. wildlife-enthusiasts （3）In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake ______.

A. owned by Lord Byron

B. surrounded by fields

C. located in Grantchester

D. discovered by Virginia Woolf

（4）What is the passage mainly about?

A. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.

B. The colourful life in the countryside.

C. A way to become creative in art.

D. Some places for weekend break.

【答案】（1）B

（2）C

（3）B

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了几处周末度假的好去处。

（1）考查细节理解。根据King's Art Centre部分中的“The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.”该中心还开设了两门素描课，费用不高，可知，学习写生需要一点小费用。故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。根据The Botanic Garden部分中的“The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive.”这里的多枝火炬芦荟令人印象深刻；及“Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.”去陈列馆看一看舞水莲，一种通常被称为捕蝇草的植物，以昆虫和其他小动物为食，可知，Torch Aloe是给人印象深刻的植物，Venus Flytrap则是一种以昆虫和其他小动物为食的植物。由此可知，Torch Aloe和Venus Flytrap是两种给人印象深刻的植物。故选C。

（3）考查推理判断。根据Byron's Pool部分中的“A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields.”在剑桥郡南部的格兰切斯特(Grantchester)乡村，几英里外的池塘周围环绕着美丽的圆形小径，可推知，Byron's Pool是被田野环绕的湖。故选B。

（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Still seek ing a destination for your weekend break？There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.”还在为你的周末假期寻找目的地吗? 有些地方离你的大学可能只有几步之遥，可知，本文所描述的是给读者提供一些可在周末休闲的去处。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是几则广告。要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

Dear young poets, TIME For Kids has a challenge for you: Write a rhyming poem and enter it in the TFK Poetry Contest. It must be a poem that does not copy another poet's works.

How to enter: This contest will begin 12 pm on April 14, 2019 and will end 12 pm on June 14, 2019. To enter online, visit https://www.360docs.net/doc/9113963385.html,/2019poetrycontest and follow instructions to submit the following: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem; (b) the entrant's first name only and e-mail address; (c) a parent's e-mail address. Limit one entry per person or e-mail account.

Judging: All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to contest theme (25%). Winners will be notified by e-mail during the month of July and must respond within five days.

Eligibility (参赛资格)：Open to legal citizens of the United States who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.

Prizes: Our judge will select four semifinalists, from whom one grand-prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand-prize winner will receive an online class visit from Kenn Nesbitt. All the semifinalists will receive a signed copy of Bigfoot Is Missing, which is worth about $ 275. The semifinalists' poems will be published at https://www.360docs.net/doc/9113963385.html,.

（1）How long will the Poetry Contest last?

A. One month.

B. Two months.

C. Three months.

D. Four months.（2）What does the Poetry Contest value most?

A.Whether the poem is novel.

B.Whether the poem is humorous.

C.Whether the poem is written in rhyme

D.Whether the poem is suitable for the contest theme.

（3）What can the finalists get?

A.A $ 275 bonus.

B.An online class visit.

C.The position of assistant editor.

D.A signed copy of Bigfoot Is Missing.

【答案】（1）B

（2）A

（3）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了一项由TIME For Kids举办的诗歌比赛：如何参赛，如何评判，参赛者资格，如何评选获奖等相关信息。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“This contest will begin 12 pm on April 14, 2019 and will end 12 pm on June 14, 2019.”本次比赛将于2019年4月14日下午12点开始，2019年6月14日下午12点结束。可知，此次比赛历时2个月。故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to contest theme (25%).”所有参赛作品将由诗人Kenn Nesbitt根据以下标准进行评判:创造力和原创性(50%)，语言和韵律的使用(25%)和主题的适当性(25%)。可知，创新性占据50%，可以推断出此次比赛看重创新性。故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“All the semifina lists will receive a signed copy of Bigfoot Is Missing, which is worth about $ 275. The semifinalists' poems will be published at https://www.360docs.net/doc/9113963385.html,.”所有的半决赛选手都会收到一份签名版的《大脚怪》，价值约275美元。半决赛选手的诗作将在https://www.360docs.net/doc/9113963385.html,上发表。参加半决赛的选手包含决赛选手，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读。考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

The Largest World Fairs of All Time

New York World Fair — New York, 1939

The 1939 New York World Fair was the largest exposition (博览会) in US history with visitors over 14 million. The Fair was planned during the Great Depression and was aimed at relieving the city from economic depression by attracting foreign investment. Major inventions to emerge (出现) at the New York World Fair included nylon fabric, a streamlined pencil sharpener, and a futuristic car city imagined by General Moiors.

Exposition liniverselle — Paris, 1900

The Exposition Universelle was one of the earliest expositions to feature multiple countries with France inviting various countries to display their technological advancements and cultural heritage. Exposition Universelle was the birthplace of many inventions that we enjoy today including escalators (自动扶梯) and talking films.

Expo' 70 — Osaka, Japan

Expo' 70 was the biggest exposition of the 20th century and the second largest in history. Expo 70 had a record attendance of over 64 million visitors, a 40-year record that would not be broken until Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Notable exhibitions included a large piece of moon rock that was brought back from the Apollo 12 mission.

Expo 2010 — Shanghai. China

Expo 2010 goes down as the largest fair in history, having attracted 73 million people. It also had the highest international participation of any exposition in the world with 246 countries participating. The opening ceremony featured the biggest LED screen in the world as well as one of the biggest fireworks displays in history.

（1）Which Expo is the biggest one in history?

A. Expo 70 — Osaka. Japan.

B. Exposition Universelle — Paris

C. Expo 2010 — Shanghai, China.

D. New York World Fair — New York

（2）What is the purpose of New York World Fair?

A. To attract more inventions.

B. To improve the nation's economy.

C. To display the technological development.

D. To share achievements with other countries.（3）What did Expo 70 in Japan feature?

A. A piece of rock from space.

B. A rocket in the Apollo 12 mission.

C. The cultural heritage from countries.

D. The biggest LED screen in the world.

【答案】（1）C

（2）B

（3）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了几个有史以来最大的世界博览会。

（1）考查细节理解。根据Expo 2010 — Shanghai. China部分中的“Expo 2010 goes down as the largest fair in history”可知，2010年上海世博会是历史上规模最大的一届世博会，故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。根据New York World Fair —New York, 1939部分中的“aimed at relieving the city from economic depression by attracting foreign investment.”可知，纽约世博会的目的是通过吸引外资来缓解国内经济萧条，也就是改善国家经济，故选B。

（3）考查细节理解。根据Expo' 70 — Osaka, Japan部分中的“Notable exhibitions in cluded a large piece of moon rock that was brought back from the Apollo 12 mission.”可知，第70届日本世博会的特色是展出了阿波罗12号带回来的一大块月球岩石，故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读理解

Volunteer with ICS and make a difference in 2019

Raleigh International are looking for young people to volunteer overseas with ICS, development program which is fully funded by the UK Government, ICS aims to bring about three things: project impact, volunteer personal development and the creation of active citizens.?Aged 18-25 Apply as a volunteer. Placements last 10 weeks.

?Aged 23-35 Apply as a learn leader. Placements last from 14 weeks to 8 months.

Your impact

?With Raleigh ICS, you will focus on improving people's access to water and healt h care, or supporting women and young people to set up small businesses in order to improve community development.

?You will contribute to sustainable development and make a real difference to the lives of people living in poverty.

What's in it for you?

?It won't cost you a penny.

Your flights, visas, vaccines, training,food, medical insurance and accommodation are all covered.

?You'll have a completely unique experience.

Living with a host family for 10-12 weeks, experiencing a new culture and working with local volunteers, you'll be part of the community.

?You'll be more employable afterwards.

?You'll gain teamwork, leadership and communication skills, which will make you stand out and set you up well for whichever career you choose.

Interested? Apply online today.

Requlrements

?You'll need a positive attitude, commitment, and drive to make a difference.

?You must be a UK or EU/EEA citizen and have lived in the UK for at least 12 months.

?You'll be asked t o raise a minimum of ￡800 to demonstrate your commitment to the program.（1）What are you supposed to do in the program?

A. Provide medical insurance for the poor.

B. Support young people to find water resource.

C. Start small businesses to help your host family.

D. Help to raise the living standard of poor people.

（2）What can you get from the program?

A. A special experience.

B. A positive attitude.

C. A prize of ￡800.

D. A leader position.

（3）What type of writing is this text?

A. An investigation.

B. A report.

C. A journal.

D. An advertisement.

【答案】（1）D

（2）A

（3）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了ICS志愿项目的招聘信息。

（1）考查细节理解。根据 "You will contribute to sustainable development and make a real difference to the lives of people living in poverty."可知，在这个志愿项目里，你将为可持续发展作出贡献，,真正改变贫困人口的生活，也就是说你应该帮助提高穷人的生活水平，故选D。

（2）考查细节理解。根据"You'll have a completely unique experience."可知，通过这个志愿项目，你会获得一次独特的体验，故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知,本文介绍了ICS志愿项目的招聘信息，因此本文是一则广告，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇广告类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读理解

Loud cheers and applause broke out at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab on Monday, November 25, 2018, as the unmanned lander, called Insight, touched down on Mars, after nearly seven years from design to launch to landing.

The great arrival of the spacecraft-designed to listen for quakes and shakes as a way to discover the Red Planet's inner secrets, how it formed billions of years ago and, how other planets like Earth took shape-marked the eighth successful landing on Mars in Nasa's history.

Minutes after InSight landed on the surface of Mars, the first image was sent back, showing a wide flat area as seen through a dirty camera.

The touchdown came after a nearly seven-month, 300 million-mile travel from Earth to Mars, during which the InSight spacecraft had to slow down from a speed of more than 12,000 mph. The spacecraft's heat shelter helped the lander survive temperatures as high as 2,700℉.

Each step along the way was watched nervously at JPL, with updates delayed by the eight-minute light travel time between Earth and Mars. Mission controllers hugged each other with joy when the signals were received. "We are proud of everything that has gone on today," they told us reporters.

The first picture of the surface of Mars was sent back to Earth by one of the MarCO nanosatellites (马可纳米卫星) that accompanied InSight during its travel to Mars. The dust from the landing made the view unclear. Pictures from it were expected to be clearer once the dust settled and the lens cover (镜头盖) was removed.

Hours later, InSight's batteries were charging as expected. The InSight team also passed on another picture, taken by a different camera that's fixed on the lander's robotic arm. The view is clearer, showing the robotic arm and the seismometer, which is used to discover the actual

movement of the ground.

（1）What do we know about InSight lander from the passage?

A. It has landed successfully on Mars eight times.

B. It travelled all the way at the speed of 12,000 mph.

C. Mission controllers helped it survive high temperature.

D. The task of it is to find out the inner mysteries of Mars.

（2）We know what Mars looks like by .

A. studying pictures InSight lander sends back

B. reading reports sent back by the person on Mars

C. collecting images sent back by MarCO nanosatellites

D. analyzing information the robot on InSight lander sends back

（3）How did the mission controllers feel when they received signals from Insight?

A. Unconcerned.

B. Worried.

C. Amazed.

D. Excited.

（4）The passage is most probably taken from .

A. a fiction novel

B. a news report

C. a travel magazine

D. an official statement

【答案】（1）D

（2）C

（3）D

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了美国航天总局的InSight登陆和探测火星的相关情况。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中"The great arrival of the spacecraft-designed to listen for quakes and shakes as a way to discover the Red Planet's inner secrets,"可知，设计Insight的主要目的是探测火星的内部秘密。故选D。

（2）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的"The first picture of the surface of Mars was sent back to Earth by one of the MarCO nanosatellites (马可纳米卫星) that accompanied InSight during its travel to Mars."可知，马克纳米卫星能够把拍摄火星的照片传回地球，通过照片我们就可以知道火星的外表。故选C。

（3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Mission controllers hugged each other with joy when the signals were received.”当收到来自Insight的信号时，任务控制员们都高兴地抱在一起，可知接收到信号时任务控制人员很高兴。故选D。

（4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，本文介绍了美国航天总局的Insight登陆和探测火星的相关情况，所以可以推断出它最有可能是新闻报道。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇新闻报道，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息。并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读理解

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that one in every 12 kids is living in homes where no one has worked for at least a year. That may be due to unemployment or issues such as sickness or disability that mean they can't work, and aren't required to. This is known as

being in a "long term workless" family.

The issues faced by children in workless families have very bad influence on their development and education, limiting their future employment prospects, and reducing their opportunities to succeed throughout their lives.

Not only does worklessness reduce family income, it can also damage families' health and stability, and thus destroy children's development. This is because many workless families are held back by disadvantages such as debt, drug and alcohol dependency, and by homelessness. Suffering from the family problems, many children face a greater and greater possibility of repeating the poor outcomes of their parents. Government research has shown that children in workless families are almost twice as likely not to reach the expected level at all stages of their education. For example, three-quarters of children from families where no one works failed to reach the expected level at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), compared to around half of children in lower-income working families.

So attention should be paid to children in out-of-work homes. Having working parents means a child is more likely to do better at school, to have better health, education and development, and also means they are less likely to fall into crime.

But for some families, worklessness, or not employment, is the norm. They just choose not to work. These families often face huge barriers to getting on with their lives but they take the opportunities offered by the society. Parents' ability to work is frustrated by issues like low skills or poor mental or physical health, or drug and alcohol dependency, leaving children without the stability they need.

We all want to help workless families with complex problems so that their children can take advantage of the opportunities in Britain. We all want parents to have the chance to go out to earn a living and to enjoy the pleasure of work, so that their children can benefit from the good examples of working parents. In doing so, we should know the need to understand the complex issues that some families face and to develop a new approach to deal with poverty. Because the root causes are not financial. It is about helping families overcome the problems they face so that they can go as far as their talents and hard work will take them. We shouldn't retreat from acting to deal with disadvantages, because we know the costs of inaction to individuals, communities and society.

（1）According to the author, children in workless families may .

A. have better performance at school

B. take chances to go out to earn a living

C. be more able to deal with their problems

D. live the same lifestyles that their parents had （2）The underlined word "norm" in the fifth paragraph probably means .

A. a huge barrier

B. a turning point

C. a typical standard

D. an unusual event （3）In the last paragraph the author mainly talked about .

A. raising of social welfare

B. solutions to the problems

C. development of the society

D. reforming of the government

（4）The main purpose of the passage is to .

A. introduce a study on children in workless families

B. appeal to the readers to help children in workless families

C. present a new approach to deal with poverty of workless families

D. compare children's performances in workless families and low-income ones

【答案】（1）D

（2）C

（3）B

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，就家庭成员没有工作的状况会给孩子在学习，就业和生活上带来负面影响这一问题进行了讨论。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"Suffering from the family problems, many children face a greater and greater possibility of repeating the poor outcomes of their parents."很多遭遇家庭孩子更有可能重蹈父母的覆辙，可知，这些孩子很有可能过和父母一样的生活。故选D。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“But for some families, worklessness, or not employment, is the norm.”但是对于一些家庭来说，失业和不就业是一个典型的例子。联系上文可知，一般的失业家庭是因为疾病，就业压力等外部原因。但此处提到的家庭是"they just choose not work"自己选择不工作,所以这种家庭是典型例子。故选C。

（3）考查段落大意。根据最后一段中的“ In doing so, we should know the need to understand the complex issues that some families face and to develop a new approach to deal with poverty. Because the root causes are not financial. It is about helping families overcome the problems they face so that they can go as far as their talents and hard work will take them”在这样做的时候，我们应该知道有必要了解一些家庭面临的复杂问题，并制定一种处理贫穷问题的新办法。因为根本原因不是经济原因。它是帮助家庭克服他们所面临的问题，使他们能够尽其所能地发挥他们的才能并努力工作。可知，本段主要讲帮助那些失业家庭的方法。故选B。

（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“We all want to help workless families with complex problems so that their children can take advantage of the opportunities in Britain. We all want parents to have the chance to go out to earn a living and to enjoy the pleasure of work, so that their children can benefit from the good examples of working parents.”我们想要帮助情况复杂的"无就业"家庭，这样他们的孩子就可以利用在英国的机会。我们想要父母出去挣钱，享受工作的乐趣，这样孩子也可以从父母的榜样中受益，表达了想帮助这些家庭的强烈愿望，和殷切希望。所以短文的目的是呼吁读者帮助无就业家庭的孩子。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，推理判断和段落大意四个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读理解

Unlike most Chinese high school students, seniors in Canada can choose the courses they would like to take by themselves. However sometimes they cannot take the course they want to take due to different reasons like schedule conflicts.

Take me for example. At the end of last semester(学期), my adviser told me the two classes I had chosen for this semester took place during the same period, which meant that I had to give

up one of them. She recommended that I take the course called life management. I had never heard of that kind of course in China so I just followed her advice.

On the first day of school, I found out that life management is an open class and every student is able to take the course. The teacher of the class told us honestly that this is an easy course that can increase our average score. It was really different from what I had expected. So I planned to drop the class. Then came the question: Could I change the class?

In fact, students are able to change classes within the first month of the semester. During that month, there's often a long queue at the office door and a lot of students want to switch courses. After the first week, I looked through courses that were available for me. I had two choices: biology and chemistry. Chemistry is for college students who would like a collection of degrees in one specific area after high school. After having discussions and making choices, I switched my class from life management to grade 11 university-level biology. Although biology is quite difficult for me because of the many difficult words I have to use and understand, I will still try my best.

To be honest, quite a lot of students want to change classes because they want easier courses. But I think challenging myself is always the best choice. I would rather get a lower mark in a course I can really learn from than get high scores in an easy open class.

（1）According to the text, if one takes "life management", he can .

A. learn much he is interested in

B. plan his life well

C. become quite different from others

D. get high marks

（2）We know from the passage that within the first month of the semester .

A. many students switch courses

B. few students follow the adviser

C. teachers choose students who they think have talents

D. teachers refuse the students hating their courses

（3）Why did the writer finally choose biology?

A. Because it was easy for him to get a high score.

B. Because he wanted to do as other students did.

C. Because he wanted to challenge himself.

D. Because his teacher advised him to.

（4）What is the best title for the text?

A. Studying hard abroad

B. Choosing can be tough

C. Courses in Canadian schools are difficult

D. Courses in China high schools are easier

【答案】（1）D

（2）A

（3）C

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文作者以自己的经历为例，讲述加拿大学生对课程的选择，并指出选课可能很难。

（1）推理判断题。根据第三段中On the first day of school, I found out that life management is an open class and every student is able to take the course. The teacher of the class told us honestly that this is an easy course that can increase our average score.(开学的第一天，我发现

生活管理是一门公开课，每个学生都能上这门课。老师很诚实地告诉我们，这是一门容易的课程，可以提高我们的平均分。)可知，如果一个人上"life management"，他能得到高分数。故选D。

（2）细节理解题。根据第四段In fact, students are able to change classes within the first month of the semester. During that month, there's often a long queue at the office door and a lot of students want to switch courses.(事实上，学生可以在学期的第一个月内换班。在那个月里，办公室门口经常排着长队，很多学生都想转专业。)可知，在学期的第一个月内，许多学生换了课程。故选A。（3）细节理解题。根据最后一段中I think challenging myself is always the best choice.(我认为挑战自我总是最好的选择。)可知，作者最后选择生物是为了挑战自己。故选C。

（4）主旨大意题。根据第一段Unlike most Chinese high school students, seniors in Canada can choose the courses they would like to take by themselves. However sometimes they cannot take the course they want to take due to different reasons like schedule conflicts.（与大多数中国高中生不同的是，加拿大的高年级学生可以自己选择他们想学的课程。然而，有时由于不同的原因，如日程冲突，他们不能参加他们想要参加的课程。）可知，本文讲述的是学生对课程的选择可能很难。故选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及了细节理解题、推理判断题和主旨大意题三种常考题型。细节理解题把握题干关键词，在原文查找依据。推理判断题结合上下句合理推断。主旨大意题把握首段尾段，尤其是首段转折处。

8．阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

In China, chain restaurants especially the big multinational ones are cool. Going to Starbucks, for example, is a status symbol. It not only says, "I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee, "but also, "I'm cosmopolitan (见多识广的) enough to be part of globalization."

Where I come from in the UK, however, chains are neither fashionable nor gourmet (美食的). Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open, or when you are 5 years old and your parents can't stand hearing, "I'm hungry!" any longer. In my own case (with regards to McDonald's), a chain is where you are taken on your first "date". Even at the age of 13, I knew to give the guy the "let's just be friends" phone call the next day.

In the UK, independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene. Nowadays, a Londoner who says "let's meet for a coffee at Monmouth" (an independent café) is much cooler than one who says "let's go to Starbucks". Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive, there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations.

Of course, there are chain stores all over the UK; you can't go five minutes without spotting a Costa Coffee. But numbers do not add up to good taste.

I do, however, have a confession (坦白). After moving to China I had moments when all the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much. I, too, have retreated to McDonald's.

（1）Many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants because ________.

A. the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture

B. the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants

C. they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status

D. these restaurants are perfect places for a romantic date

（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author has grown tired of Chinese food.

B. Branches of Monmouth's cafe can be found all over the UK.

C. Most independent stores are closed on New Year's Day in the UK.

D. It is cool in the UK to take your first date to a chain restaurant.

（3）We can infer from the article that ________.

A. the author doesn't like food from Pizza Hut

B. the author doesn't like to follow fashion trends

C. many Britons think that numbers mean poor quality

D. many Britons don't like big corporations

【答案】（1）C

（2）C

（3）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了很多跨国连锁餐饮店在中国非常受欢迎，因为很多中国人认为在那就餐能够显示出自己的富有和社会地位，而在英国，人们对连锁餐饮店的态度却截然相反，他们更喜欢较小的独立门店。

（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的"It not only says, "I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee," but also, "I'm cosmopolitan (见多识广的) enough to be part of globalization."可知，很多中国人喜欢去跨国连锁餐饮店是因为在那里就餐能够显示出他们能够支付得起高昂的餐饮费，还能够显示出他们的见多识广，也就是能够显示出他们的富有和社会地位，故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open"可知，在英国，新年那天你只能去连锁店就餐，因为其他的门店都不开门，由此可知，在英国，新年那天很多独立门店都是关门歇业的，故选C。

（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive, there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations."可知，即使蒙茅斯的咖啡贵一点，但知道自己的钱不会流向大公司，人们还是会有一种满足感，由此可知，很多英国人不喜欢大公司，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

9．阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

HONG KONG-Cross-border buses operated by Hong Kong companies on Friday started trial runs on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in preparation for the bridge's upcoming opening.

"The trial runs, arranged by the governments of the Chinese mainland, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Macao SAR, would last for three days and aimed at testing

the readiness of boundary crossing facilities (设施) of the three places," the Hong Kong SAR government's Transport and Housing Bureau told Xinhua.

Two major cross-boundary coach trade associations in Hong Kong were invited to send buses and members to participate in the trial runs.

Freeman Cheung, secretary of Hong Kong Guangdong Boundary Crossing Bus Association, said his association would run one bus with about 10 passengers on Friday and Saturday respectively as part of the trial runs.

"Our bus started at noon from the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities and ran all the way to Zhuhai in about 40 minutes," he said, adding that "the journey was smooth."

Alan Chan, secretary of another trade association who participated in the trial runs as a passenger, said the clearance procedures at boundary crossing facilities of the three places all went on well and smoothly.

"The boundary crossing facilities of Zhuhai and Macao, in particular, are operated in a collaborative (合作的) way, which helps remarkably shorten the time needed for the clearance procedures," he said.

The HZMB, situated at the waters of Lingdingyang of Pearl River Estuary, is a mega-size sea crossing linking the Hong Kong SAR, Zhuhai city of Guangdong Province and the Macao SAR.

The 55-km bridge is the longest bridge-and-tunnel (隧道) sea crossing in the world.

The bridge is meant to meet the demand of passenger and freight land transport among Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and Macao, and to establish a new land transport link between the east and west banks of the Pearl River.

（1）We learn from the passage that ________.

A. Alan Chan participated in the trial runs as a driver

B. two coach trade associations in Zhuhai took part in the trial runs

C. the HZMB is located at the waters of Lingdingyang of Pearl River Estuary

D. the 55-km bridge is the second longest bridge-and-tunnel sea crossing in the world

（2）What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The route of the trial runs.

B. The effect of the trial runs.

C. The purpose of the trial runs.

D. The evaluation of the trial runs.

（3）What does the underlined word "freight" in the last paragraph mean?

A. Goods that are transported by trucks, trains, ships, or planes.

B. Lines of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea.

C. Parts of the sea where fish are caught in large numbers.

D. The regular rising and falling of the level of the sea.

（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the news report?

A. HZMB Is to Establish New Land Transport Link

B. Cross-border Buses Start Trial Runs on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

C. Mega-size Sea Crossing Linking Hong Kong SAR, Zhuhai and Macao SAR

D. Boundary Crossing Facilities of Zhuhai and Macao Operated Collaboratively

【答案】（1）C

（2）C

（3）A

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，介绍了珠港澳大桥的概况以及其试运行的情况。（1）考查细节理解。根据第八段中的"The HZMB, situated at the waters of Lingdingyang of Pearl River Estuary…"可知，珠港澳大桥位于珠江口伶仃洋水域。故选C。

（2）考查段落大意。根据第二段中的"The trial runs…would last for three days and aimed at testing the readiness of boundary crossing facilities (设施) of the three places."可知，试行将持续三天，目的是测试三个地方的过境设施的准备情况。所以第二段主要在说明试运行的目的。故选C。

（3）考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中的"The bridge is meant to meet the demand of passenger and freight land transport among Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and Macao, and to establish a new land transport link between the east and west banks of the Pearl River"可知，该桥旨在满足香港、中国大陆和澳门之间客货陆路运输的需求，并在珠江东岸和西岸之间建立新的陆路运输联系。所以通过上下文的语境可以判断出，最后一段加下划线的"freight"是由卡车、火车、轮船或飞机运输的货物。故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的"HONG KONG-Cross-border buses operated by Hong Kong companies on Friday started trial runs on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in preparation for the bridge's upcoming opening"可知，香港公司运营的香港跨境巴士于周五开始在珠港澳大桥上试运行，为即将开通的大桥做准备。所以短文主要是围绕着跨境巴士在珠港澳大桥开始试运行而展开的。故短文的最佳标题为“跨境巴士在珠港澳大桥开始试运行”。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，段落大意，词义猜测和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇新闻报道，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

10．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Here are some professions Americans consider to be the most honest. Maybe the rest of us can learn from what these people do to establish good relationships with others.

MEDICAL DOCTORS

Jack Jacob, Age: 44, Fountain Valley, California

I try to introduce myself in a pleasant way. I sit down. I don't stand. I make good eye contact with the patient and his or her family. Communication skills are key, as well as showing understanding and availability. For a physician, the most rewarding thing is when someone who has seen your work chooses you.

ENGINEERS

Chrissy Keane, Age: 41, Crofton, Maryland

I don't know that being an engineer means you are automatically trustworthy. However, I do think that most engineers like to follow rules and be organized. They tell you what they think, whether you want to hear it or not. Those are important elements in building trust.

POLICE OFFICERS

G. M. Cox, Age: 64, Fort Worth, Texas

As a police officer, I have the best interests of the people I serve in my heart and in my actions and I'm going to treat everyone the same way. I always want to go up to people and speak to them with respect. Don't talk down to them. You have to establish and maintain that trust. Be equal!

（1）What does Jack Jacob think important to do his job?

A. Being communicative.

B. Experience.

C. Self-introduction.

D. Being open-minded.（2）How does G. M. Cox treat people in his job?

A. Actively.

B. Equally.

C. Cautiously.

D. Strictly.

（3）What do the three people mentioned in the passage have in common?

A. They follow rules.

B. They are warm-hearted.

C. They deserve trust.

D. They are good organizers.

【答案】（1）A

（2）B

（3）C

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了美国人认为最诚实的三个职业：医生、工程师和警察。希望我们能从他们的工作中学习到如何与他人建立好的人际关系。

（1）考查细节理解。根据 MEDICAL DOCTORS部分中的"Communication skills are key, as well as showing understanding and availability."可知，Jack Jacob认为：与表示理解，表示可以帮忙一样，沟通技能也是很关键的。故选A。

（2）考查细节理解。POLICE OFFICERS部分先后提到"I'm going to treat everyone the same way", "Be equal!"可知G. M. Cox在工作中时刻保持公平对待遇到的每个人。故选B。

（3）考查细节理解。根据 MEDICAL DOCTORS部分中的"For a physician, the most rewarding thing is when someone who has seen your work chooses you.”对于医师来说，找你看过病的人再来选择你看病时是很有成就的；ENGINEERS部分中的"Those are important elements in building trust.”要建立信任，这些是很重要的因素；POLICE OFFICERS部分中的"You have to establish and maintain that trust.”你必须建立并保持那种信任。可知，文章中提到的三个人都是值得信任的。故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。