【文章內容簡介】 reland is called the United Kingdom, or the UK. England is the largest part of the UK. Its name es from people called the Angles, who came from Germany 1500 years ago. About 53 million on people live in England and the capital city is London. Scotland is in the north of Britain. Over 5 million people live in Scotland. The highest mountain in the UK is in Scotland. It is called Ben Nevis and is 1,345 meters tall. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh and the largest city is Glasgow. Wales is in the west of Britain. About 3 million people live there and about 20% of them speak Welsh. Welsh is one of the oldest languages in Europe. The Welsh flag has a picture of a dragon. The capital of Wales is Cardiff. Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland, an island west of Britain. Nearly 2 million people live there. The Giant39。s Causeway is a popular place to visit. There are huge rocks made by lava （火山巖）, but an old story says that a giant built it. The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.（1）Where did the Angles live 1500 years ago？ A.In the UK.B.In England.C.In Germany.D.In Scotland.（2）Where is Ben Nevis？ A.In Wales.B.In Northern Ireland.C.In the west of Britain.D.In the north of Britain.（3）How many people speak Welsh in Wales？ A.About 600, 000.B.About 3, 000, 000.C.More than 5, 000, 000.D.More than 2, 000, 000.（4）What39。s the main idea of the last paragraph？ A.An old story about a giant.B.Some facts about Northern Ireland.C.The huge rocks made by lava.D.The reason why people visit the Giant Causeway.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】大意:本文講述英國的組成部分。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據Its name es from people called the Angles, who came from Germany 1500 years ，盎格魯人1500年前住在德國，故選C。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據Scotland is in the north of Britain. It is called Ben Nevis 可知，本尼維斯山在英國的北方，故選D。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據 About 3 million people live there and about 20% of them speak ，威爾士有3百萬人口，大約有20%會說威爾士語，即大約600000人說威爾士語，故選A。 （4）主旨題。最后一段主要講述北愛爾蘭的一些事實，故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。細節(jié)題、和主旨題是閱讀理解題中常考題型。細節(jié)題需要從文中尋找答案；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。6．閱讀理解 Computers can do lots of jobs. They can do maths or play music. You can use a puter to write or to play games. What do you know about the history of puters？ The first puters were very big. They were the size of a room! They were so big that people couldn39。t have them at home. Early puters could only do easy maths. In the 1930s. Alan Turing had the idea for a puter. His idea made puters do different things. In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip. It was a totally new thing for people at that time Microchips are tiny but can keep lots of information in a puter. They helped make puters smaller. In the 1970s, puters were smaller and cheaper so people started to use them at home. In the 1980s, puter games were very popular. Lots of people bought puters just to play games. In 1989, Tim Bernerslee invented the World Wide Web, which is a way to organize information on the internet. With its help, now people all over the world can look for and share information on websites.（1）Why didn39。t people use the first puters at home？ A.Because they were too big.B.Because people could do math themselves.C.Because people don39。t know how to use them.D.Because they could do nothing.（2）When did people begin to use puters at home？ A.In 1958.B.In 1989.C.In the 1970s.D.In the 1980s.（3）What does the word microchip mean in paragraph 3？ A.Avery small thing to store information.B.A website to make people think.C.A subject to help students learn math.D.A big machine to help people get information.（4）Which of the following is the best title of the passage？ A.The first putersB.How to use putersC.What puters can doD.The history of puters【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】大意：本文介紹電腦的好處和發(fā)展史。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據They were the size of a room!可知，它們太大了，所以不能放在家里，故選A。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據In the 1970s, puters were smaller and cheaper so people started to use them at ，二十世紀70年代人們開始在家里使用電腦，故選C。 （3）詞義猜測題。根據Microchips are tiny but can keep lots of information in a ，微芯片很小但可以在電腦里保持許多信息的東西，故選A。 （4）主旨題。本文主要介紹電腦的發(fā)展史，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。細節(jié)題、詞義猜測題和主旨題是閱讀理解題中?？碱}型。細節(jié)題需要從文中尋找答案；詞句猜測題需要聯系上下文，推出詞句的意思；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。7．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 When you look at the sky at night, the Moon looks bigger than the stars. Actually （實際上）, the Moon is much smaller than the stars and the Sun. It39。s much smaller than the Earth. But the Moon is much closer to us than any star. That is why it looks so big. If you hold a coin close to your eyes, it looks big. If you look a