【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 Resorts of every kind have sprung up to cater to the Englishman need to spend a part of the year, however briefly, by the seaside. No town in Britain is more than eighty miles from the sea and there are seaside resorts all around the coast. On a summer Sunday most of the roads that lead to the sea axe congested with cars full of people eager to get a breath of sea air. In the evening when everyone is full of food, icecream and lollypops, there is the long slow drive home on roads crowded with returning cars. Brighton Brighton is one of the bestknown south coast resorts and is very popular for day trip excursions. It is only fifty miles from London and can be reached by fast train in an hour. At the weekend the pebbled beaches are thronged with people sunbathing or picking their way to the water39。s edge for a dip. Bournemouth Located a hundred miles from London, the beaches are wide and sandy. White Houses line the cliff tops and narrow valleys, densely wooded with pine trees, reach down to the shore. The area near to the town of Torquay on the Devon coast is sometimes called Britains Riviera and the climate is so mild that palm trees grow along the sea front. Blackpool On the northwest coast, a popular resort for the people in the industrial north, Blackpool is a gay, noisy town, famous for its amusement facilities and the magical lights. At night people travel from miles around to see the extravaganza of lights decorating the sea front. Southend On the east coast at the mouth of the Thames, Southend is, like Brighton, one of the favorite resorts of Londoners. The pier here is the longest in Britain and offers a great variety of differing entertainments.（1）Why do people often have a long slow drive home on roads in summer? A.Because it is extremely far from the sea.B.Because people are full of food, icecream and lollypops.C.Because too many returning cars often make a traffic jam.D.Because people are attracted in the resorts so they leave slowly.（2）Which resort is famous for its entertainments and grand lights? A.Blackpool.B.Bournemouth.C.Briton.D.Southend.（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true? A.There are palm trees growing near Bournemouth.B.Southend has the longest pier in Britain.C.People crowded into the water39。s edge at Briton for a quick swim.D.Southend is a better preferred resort than Briton by London locals.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了不列顛海岸線上4個(gè)供英國(guó)人在海灘度過(guò)每年的大量時(shí)間的度假勝地。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“In the evening when everyone is full of food, icecream and lollypops, there is the long slow drive home on roads crowded with returning cars.”可知因?yàn)榉党誊?chē)輛致使路上擁堵，人們裝滿(mǎn)食物慢慢開(kāi)車(chē)回家。故選C。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Blackpool 部分中的“On the northwest coast, a popular resort for the people in the industrial north, Blackpool is a gay, noisy town, famous for its amusement facilities and the magical lights. ”可知Blackpool以其娛樂(lè)設(shè)施和奇妙壯麗的燈光而著名。故選A。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Southend 部分中的“On the east coast at the mouth of the Thames, Southend is, like Brighton, one of the favorite resorts of Londoners.”可知Southend和Brighton同樣都是倫敦人最?lèi)?ài)去的地方。故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Do you have a spare room in your house? What about a driveway for your car? Both of these can help you make money. Many people who are feeling the pinch are taking advantage of what39。s been called the “sharing economy”. Perhaps the bestknown example of a pany in this field is Airbnban American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has over 1,500,000 seems to have concerned the market! A British pany is doing something with parking spaces. JustPark39。s founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says,“When I had the original idea, Ispotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in mercial car park.” And he has a big clientele（客戶(hù)）:around 20,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site, and he says around half a million drivers use it. There are other sites doing very similar things, like Uber and Lyftthese let drivers share their cars with other passengers. Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is .A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over 163。200,000 by renting out space in its yard to travelers! Because this is a new business world, those rules aren39。t there yet and many people are happy to share...as long as it pays! But the sharing economy has its critics: the petitors of these new panies. People who run things like traditional Bamp。B, mercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up out of pocket. And there is another issue: regulations on these new business are unclear. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor?（1）What does the underlined phrase “feeling the pinch” probably mean? A.Lacking in moneyB.Full of curiosityC.Willing to help othersD.Unsatisfied with their life（2）Who may be against the sharing economy? A.A taxi driver who can39。t find a parking placeB.A priest in the church near Kings CrossC.A traveller who needs acodiationD.A wellknown highend holiday hotel（3）Why are many people pleased to share according to paragraph 4? A.They can gain huge profitsB.They needn39。t pay any feeC.There are few rules to limit themD.The new business has no risks（4）Which of the following words can best describe the booming business? A.Creative and developedB.Competitive but unpracticalC.Effective and worrying160