【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Public holidays in the United StatesDatesOfficial NamesRemarksJanuary 1New Year39。s DayIt celebrates the beginning of the year. Festivities include counting down to midnight on the preceding night, New Year39。s Eve, even with firework display and party.Last MondayMemorial DayIt honors the nation39。s war dead from the Civil War onwards, and marks the beginning of the summer season.July 4Independence DayIt celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence（獨立宣言） from British rule, also called the Fourth Day of July. Firework celebrations are held in many cities throughout the nation.First Monday in SeptemberLabor DayIt celebrates the achievementsof workers and the labor movement；marks the unofficial（非官方的） end of the summer season.Second Monday in OctoberColumbus DayIt honors Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas. In some areas it is Second, also a celebration of Italian culture.（Traditionally October 12）.In some states, it is celebrated asIndigenous（土生土長的）People39。s Dayas a celebration of the Native Americans, not Columbus.Fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving DayTraditionally it celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest. raditionally it includes the sharing of a turkey dinner. Traditional start of the Christmas and holiday season.（1）Memorial Day is . A.on May 30B.to honor the Givil WarC.on last Monday in MayD.at the end of the summer season（2）Which day is to honor the discoverer of the Americas? A.Labor Day.B.Columbus Day.C.Thanksgiving Day.D.Independence Day.（3）Traditionally Thanksgiving Day is a day of thanking for . A.parentsB.godC.the autumnD.the autumn harvest（4）Which holiday is in September? A.Memorial Day.B.Columbus Day.C.Labor Day.D.Independence Day.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了幾個美國節(jié)日 。 （1）推理題。根據(jù) Last Monday 和 and marks the beginning of the summer season. 可知紀(jì)念日在5月份最后一個周一，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) It honors Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas. 可知哥倫布日向美洲的發(fā)現(xiàn)者致敬，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Traditionally it celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest. 可知，傳統(tǒng)上，它慶祝對秋收的感謝，故選D。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) First Monday in September 可知勞工節(jié)在九月的第一個星期一 ，故選C。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。6．閱讀理解 The other day, I got into a car accident, which was clearly not my fault. The other driver was so busy on his phone that he went right through a red light and hit my car. A traffic policeman arrived and started taking statements. I explained that my speed was about 55 km/h. So you were going about 50 km/h, my lady? he asked. No, I said I was going about 55 km,/h, I said. Right, so you were driving at a speed of about 50 km/h? he asked again. I was a little annoyed because I felt he wasn39。t listening to me carefully. So I shouted, No! I was going about 55 km/h. OK, if that39。s the way you want it, the officer simply replied. Because the city speed limit is 50 km/h, I only got paid from my insurance （保險） pany for the damage to my car, but the other driver39。s insurance pany couldn39。t pay me due to my speed. I didn39。t realize it at the time, but it turned out I was getting him wrong. He didn39。t mention the 5 km/h, but he certainly knew something about the rules of the insurance. Suddenly, I realized that the traffic policeman had been trying to help me out.（1）The best expression to explain the main idea of the passage is. A.the more slowly, the betterB.a careless woman driverC.a traffic policeman tried to offer helpD.no lies to anybody else（2）What happened to the writer that day? A.She went right through a red light.B.A traffic policeman came near to stop her.C.She made a call while she was driving.D.Her car was hit by another car.（3）Why couldn39。t the other driver39。s insurance pany pay the writer? A.Because the traffic policeman had recorded the wrong speedB.Because she drove the car over the speed limit.C.Because the other driver didn39。t admit to the car accident.D.Because the accident was the writer39。s fault.（4）Although it was her choice to insist on telling the truth, the writer ______. A.understood that it was impolite to be angry with othersB.would not believe anybody else except herselfC.remembered the exact rules of insurance for everD.should say thank you to the traffic policeman instead of acting rudely【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章大意：講述了“我”曾經(jīng)發(fā)生的一起交通事故，事故中由于“我”超速沒有得到全額賠償，我后悔當(dāng)時沒有理解交警的用意并且對他有些粗魯。 （1）主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“Suddenly, I realized that the traffic policeman had been trying to help me out.”可知，我意識 到交警是在試圖幫助我，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句 “The other driver was so busy on his phone that he went right through a red light and hit my car.”可知，作者的車被另一輛車撞了，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句“Because the city speed limit is 50 km/h... but the other driver39。s insurance pany couldn’t pay me due to my speed.”以及上文“I explained that my speed was about 55 km/h.”可知，因為作者超速，另一個司機(jī)的保險公司沒有賠付，故選B。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中語句“...but it turned out I was getting him wrong.”并聯(lián)系上文推理可知，保險的賠付讓 作者明白自己錯怪了交警，應(yīng)對他表示感謝，而不是之前的粗魯行為，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種?？碱}型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。7．閱讀理解 In order to tell you what I believe, I must bring up something from my personal history. The turning point of my life was my decision to give up my business job and study music. My parents, although sharing my love of music, didn39。t think it was a good choice that I took up music as a job. Considering my family background, this was understandable. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College in Mobile, and though he was much loved by his students, he didn39。t earn（掙錢） enough to provide for his large family. As a result of this example in the family, my parents strongly asked me to go to the college instead of a conservatory（音樂學(xué)院） of music although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing. Before my graduation from Columbia, the family ran into some money problems and I felt it was my duty to leave college and take a job. That was why I took a business job, which I