【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 a gift. Usually the evening 4 with drinks and snacks. 5 you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it39。s 6 to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at 7 end. They eat with their guests. You39。ll 8 start the meal with soup or something small, then you39。ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, 9 by coffee. It39。s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want. Did you enjoy the 10 ? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time! 1. A. affordB. inviteC. keepD. leave2. A. couldB. mustC. shouldD. can3. A. asB. likeC. withD. without4. A. openB. supposesC. findsD. starts5. A. AlthoughB. ButC. IfD. So6. A. importantB. impoliteC. impossibleD. immediate7. A. otherB. othersC. the otherD. the others8. A. probablyB. canC. mayD. might9. A. broughtB. madeC. takenD. followed10. A. noonB. eveningC. afternoonD. morning【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B； 【解析】【分析】大意：本文主要介紹了當(dāng)被英國(guó)或美國(guó)朋友邀請(qǐng)到家里做客時(shí)的一些禮儀及要注意的事項(xiàng)。（1）大意：如果你的美國(guó)朋友沒有邀請(qǐng)你到家里，你不應(yīng)該覺得沮喪。根據(jù)第一句Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. 英美人士喜歡請(qǐng)人到家里做客，可知此處在討論英美人邀請(qǐng)客人到家里做客的事。故選B。（2）大意：詢問你的主人，你應(yīng)該到達(dá)的時(shí)間。根據(jù)Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 . and end at about ，客人應(yīng)該主動(dòng)向主人詢問前來拜訪的時(shí)間，用should。故選C。（3）大意：帶花、巧克力、或一瓶酒做禮物是禮貌的。A作為，B像，C有，D沒有。這些東西是作為禮物拿去的。故選A。（4）大意：通常晚上是以飲料和小吃開始的。固定搭配start with以……開始。故選D。（5）大意：如果你想要格外禮貌就說說你有多喜歡這個(gè)房子和墻上的照片。稱贊房子和裝飾是一種很有禮貌的行為，所以如果你想展示自己的禮貌，你可以這么做。故選C。（6）大意：?jiǎn)柤斑@些物品的價(jià)錢就無禮了。根據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)折詞but可知，稱贊物品是禮貌的行為，但詢問價(jià)錢是無禮的。故選B。（7）大意：在很多家庭中，丈夫和妻子分別坐在桌子的兩端。根據(jù)西方的習(xí)俗，主人夫婦是要分開坐在桌子的兩端的。+可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)；；+可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)；。根據(jù)西方的習(xí)俗，丈夫坐一端，妻子坐另一端。故選C。（8）大意：你很可能以一些湯或者小東西開始這一餐。A可能，可能性很大；B可以，表能力；C可以，常用于請(qǐng)求幫助；D可能，可能性比較小。根據(jù)外國(guó)人用餐的習(xí)慣可知，他們以湯或一些小的食物開始。故選A。（9）大意：甜點(diǎn)接下來應(yīng)該上咖啡。固定搭配followed by接下來。故選D。（10）大意：你享不享受這樣的一個(gè)晚上？通讀短文可知，這里討論的是在主人家享用晚宴的禮節(jié)。故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】考查詞匯在篇章中的運(yùn)用能力，答題時(shí)首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意，然后細(xì)讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考慮句型、語(yǔ)法、搭配、語(yǔ)境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗(yàn)證。二、閱讀理解6．閱讀理解 Black is at City Art Center A Trip into a Young Farmer39。s Mind Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black39。s ic books（漫畫書）. Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his ic books in his own funny way. They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the farm. The shy farmer39。s ic books became famous only after he died. He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only order to remember him, his family showed his ic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original（原始的）pictures of Louis Black39。s farm animals can be seen at the City Art Centre for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black?。?）At what age did Louis begin to draw the animals on the farm? A.At9.B.At 13.C.At23.D.At 35.（2）The underlined part passed on is the closest in meaning to . A.satB.roseC.diedD.stood（3）Which is the RIGHT order of what happened? a. His books became popular. b. His family enjoyed his books.c. He passed on in a fire. d. He started to draw animals.e. He was born on a farm.A.abcdeB.ebdacC.edbcaD.bdcea（4）What is the purpose of the passage? A.To plan a trip to visit a farm.B.To tell people about an art show.C.To attract people to the farm.D.To share ideas of drawing ic books.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了一個(gè)城市藝術(shù)節(jié)目。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the ，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The shy farmer39。s ic books became famous only after he ，他的漫畫書才出名，所以passed on意思是死亡，即died，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一句Louis Black was born on a ；根據(jù)第三段第三句When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the ；根據(jù)第三段第五句They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the ；根據(jù)第四段第二句He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only ；根據(jù)第四段第一句The shy farmer39。s ic books became famous only after he ，所以a是第五個(gè)，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了一個(gè)城市藝術(shù)節(jié)目，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。7．閱讀理解 Vanuatu is an island nation in the South West Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sports, there is a lot to do. Vanuatu39。s islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano（火山） surfing and land diving. Volcano Surfing On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises 361 metres into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts（爆發(fā)） almost every day, sometimes several times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it39。s very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano without getting hit by flying rocks! It39。s fast, fun and da