【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 4．閱讀理解 The British live on a small island. They are surrounded by thesea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role intheir lives. After the development of large, ocean173。going sailing ships in the fifteenthcentury, the sea became even more important to the country39。s development. Shipssetting sail from England determined to extend Britain39。s territories, its wealthand its knowledge of the world. Ships returned to England bringing goods, peopleand new ideas from foreign places. By the nineteenth century, Britain had the largest,most powerful navy in the world. The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life thatthey even affected the language. Many English expressions we use today were originallynautical (航海的)terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people monlydescribe an honest and fair business deal as being above board. Thisexpression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ship39。sbusiness would be carried out below decks (below the boards) out of public the other hand, honest business was always conducted on deck (above the boards),in the open where everyone could see what was going on. Pipe down!, meaning Be quiet!, is anothermon expression that has nautical origins. The ship39。s boatswain (水手長(zhǎng)) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at theend of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep. Most native English speakers have heard the expression notenough room to swing a cat, but few know that the cat does notrefer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tail. The cat isactually a short form of cat of nine tails — a whip with nine, knotted(打結(jié)的) tails. A boatswain needed a lot of spacein order to swing the whip properly when lashing (鞭打) a poor sailor under his control!（1）The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________. A.they occupied more land around the worldB.they got more wealth from the seaC.they live on an island surrounded by the seaD.they had the largest navy ever（2）If someone is open and above board, it means he is ________. A.secretiveB.honestC.cheerfulD.dishonest（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.B.Sailors will be whipped if they do business below decks.C.A poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day.D.There is no spare room to raise cats on ships.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.The business on British sailing ships.B.The influence of British sailors39。 language on English.C.The sailing history of England.D.The sailing story of British sailors.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，英國(guó)作為一個(gè)島國(guó)，四周環(huán)海，海洋在英國(guó)人的生活中起著重要的作用。英國(guó)曾有著強(qiáng)大的海軍。一直以來(lái)，水手們經(jīng)常使用的一些航海術(shù)語(yǔ)豐富并影響著英語(yǔ)這門語(yǔ)言。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are surrounded by the sea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in their lives.”可知，英國(guó)被海洋環(huán)繞，海對(duì)英國(guó)人的生活影響很大。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的“…people monly describe an honest and fair business deal as being “above board”可知，如果”一個(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)公正的人就會(huì)被認(rèn)為是39。above board39?！薄９蔬xB。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“The ship39。s boatswain (水手長(zhǎng)) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep.”可知船上的水手長(zhǎng)會(huì)在一天結(jié)束的時(shí)候吹口哨或吹笛子，向水手們表示應(yīng)該安靜下來(lái)睡覺(jué)了。故選A。（4）考查主旨大意。第一段介紹英國(guó)是一個(gè)受到海洋影響的國(guó)家，四周環(huán)海，航海在人們的生活中起著重要的作用。以此引入主題即水手們?cè)诤叫袝r(shí)使用的一些航海術(shù)語(yǔ)對(duì)英語(yǔ)這門語(yǔ)言所產(chǎn)生的影響。故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 The influence of America is increasing in my country. Spanish people drink Coca Cola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do these things every day. I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs and documentaries(記錄片) we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we go to see are made in Hollywood. In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe. American culture is a part of Spanish life now. It39。s certain that many things from America are as much a part of people39。s lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca Cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. I39。ve known about Coca Cola for my whole life. However, it39。s different with Western fast food. For example, I don39。t think McDonald39。s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the lifestyle of the Spanish people, The Spanish people normally eat at home. On the other hand, maybe McDonald39。s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas. It39。s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald39。s, and it is more popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. In any case, it39。s obvious that American culture is being more and more a part of our lives every day. （1）From the first paragraph we can know that . A.the influence of America on Spain can be found everywhere.B.most Spanish people don39。t like to listen to their own music,C.fast food spreads from Spain to the United States.D.some Spanish actors go to America to improve their acting skills.（2）What plays an important part in the spreading of American culture in Spain? A.American novels.B.Hollywood movies.C.McDonald.D.American music.（3）Why did the government set some rules for the films shown in Spain? A.To protect foreign culture in Spain.B.To earn more mo