【正文】 ou can see, Welsh looks quite different from English. It sounds very different, too. Welsh looks and sounds so different from English because it’s a Celtic language . Celtic cultures still exist around the edges of the UK — in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and also in parts of France. For hundreds of years, almost everyone in Wales spoke Welsh, but nowadays there are about 600 thousand Welsh speakers — around 20% of the population. So is Welsh dying out? Not at all! Nowadays, all school children in Wales study Welsh and many choose to go to an all Welshspeaking school. You can get public information in Welsh, speak Welsh in court or take a course at university in Welsh. People surf the Inter in Welsh, keep up with friends on Facebook and write blogs in Welsh. By the way, “ Croeso I Gymru! means “Wele to Wales!” 一 I hope you39。ll be able to visit it one day. to the passage, Welsh ______. A. has developed from Cornish B. is still widely used in the UK C. sounds a little similar to English D. is more widely spoken than before does the author feel about the future of Welsh? A. Optimistic. B. Curious. C. Worried. D. Confused. is the author39。s purpose of writing the passage? A. To explain a typical Welsh term. B. To pare English with Welsh. C. To give an introduction to Welsh. D. To encourage people to visit Wales. 【答案】 考點：考查語言文化類短文閱讀。 【名師點睛】 在做閱讀理解題過程中，應(yīng)首先略讀一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把幾個選項含義理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表達有交叉的選項之間的區(qū)別。然后再細讀短文，把答案填入合適位置。答題時可以把含義相近的幾個選項輪流填入同一處位置，反復(fù)閱讀，反復(fù)體會，找出最佳選項，對于實在沒有把握的小題可以最后完成。完成短文后，再認真通讀一遍全文，看看上下語意是否通順，是否符合邏輯關(guān)系。要看完全文，關(guān)鍵對方反復(fù)閱讀，才能選對答案。 另外，做題 時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。 B 1. Six Hours Free Parking If you spend $ 100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of free parking. When you have spent $100 or more, just take this coupon and your receipt to the customer service desk on level 4. They will stamp your parking ticket to allow 6 hours of free parking. Offer here until November 14. 2. Win a $1000 CD Collection Win your choice of $1000 worth of CDs from JB Music Store. Just buy any two CDs and your name will go into the petition. Select your own prize from our wide variety of rock, pop, jazz and classical music. Competition ends November 14. Prize drawn on November 21. Check store for more information. 3. Buy One, Get One Free Buy one shirt or tie at Daniel39。s Menswear, and get another shirt or tie of the same value free. Choose from any of our dress shirts and we will give you another one at no cost. Hurry! Offer ends November 14. Offer limited to one per customer. 4. 10% Off Present this coupon at The Book Store to get a 10% discount on any books you buy. We have lots of books to choose from, including children39。s books, novels, travel guides, and science works. You are sure to find something that you will enjoy. Shop now for Christmas, we have a large quantity of toys as gifts for you and avoid the rush! Offer here until November 14. 5. Halfprice Movie Tickets Buy any fullprice movie ticket on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and you can buy a second ticket for a friend for only half price. The latest movies are here, being shown in one of our five theaters at Bayfield Shopping Center. Offer here through December 1, Limit on per customer. 6. Free Soft Drink Buy any meal for at least $6 at Mike39。s Caf233。, and receive a free soft drink. We serve the best food in the Shopping Center. Come in and try our delicious meals and our excellent service. You won39。t be disappointed! Free soft drink offer ends November 14. 24. What are these ads for? A. Food you can order for delivery. B. Places to go on vacation. C. Things on sale in a big store. D. Special offers at a shopping center. 25. Which of the following is true according to the ads? A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking. B. One person can buy 5 tickets for the price of three. C. At Mike39。s Caf233。, people can get a free drink after spending $6. D. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free. 26. Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall? A. Toy store. B. Music store. C. Restaurant D. Clothes store. 27. We can know from this passage ________. A. you won39。t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the meal. B. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the price. C. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoes. D. there is more than one theater in the center 【答案】 Shopping Center可知，劇院不止一個。 故選 D. 考點：考查廣告類短文閱讀。 C It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him. He looked up, smiling. “I39。m making you a surprise.” I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught up in the busyness of our new life, I eventually fot about his surprise. Until one gloomy day the next March when I glanced out of the window, I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番紅花 ） throughout the front lawn 一 blue, yellow and my favorite pink, with little faces moving up and down in the cold wind. I remembered the things Dad secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs? My father39。s crocuses bloomed (開花 ） each spring for the next five seasons, always bringing the same assurance： Hard times are almost over. Hold on, keep goin