【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 f them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time. Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic(蒜）is good for you ,too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. Unfortunately, not all of Mom39。s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don39。t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives39。 tales. After much of this knowledge has been accumulated (積累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.（1）Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A.Eating garlic is good for our eyes.B.Carrots prevent people from catching colds.C.Swimming after a meal is dangerous.D.Sticky sweets tend to damage our teeth.（2）According to the passage, what does the underlined phrase hold water mean? A.To be believable.B.To be valuable.C.To be admirable.D.To be suitable.（3）Why do we need to respect the body of knowledge in the old wives39。 tales? A.Because it is told by our ancestors.B.Because it is scientifically supported.C.Because it is based on many years39。 experience.D.Because it is related to family health care.（4）What is the author39。s attitude toward old wives39。 tales in the text? A.SubjectiveB.ObjectiveC.DissatisfiedD.Curious【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】中國(guó)有句俗話(huà)：不聽(tīng)老人言，吃虧在眼前。本文客觀評(píng)價(jià)了保持身體健康的 老人言的正確性。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三自然段的最后一句 Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. 用谷物制成的粘性糖果比用單糖制成的糖果容易引起更多的問(wèn)題。故選D。 （2）詞義猜測(cè)題。文章中本句意思是：即使科學(xué)能告訴我們那些 老人言是（能容水的）值得相信的，但 老人言中還有很多正確的東西，hold water在此處意思是：能裝水的；值得相信的，站得住腳的。故選A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段 there is still a lot of truth in the old wives39。 tales. After much of this knowledge has been accumulated （積累)from thousands of years of experience in family health care. 老人言仍然有許多真理，這些知識(shí)是從幾千年的家庭保健經(jīng)驗(yàn)中積累起來(lái)的。它是基于多年的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。故選C。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三、四自然段可知作者分析了他的可信性和不可信性，作者對(duì)于 老人言持客觀態(tài)度，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。通讀全文，把握文意；熟讀第一段，了解主題句；分清段落結(jié)構(gòu)，把握各段段意；了解題干，在原文依次找依據(jù)。5．閱讀理解 When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life. We stayed in a guesthouse on a farm, joining the daily routines and eating meals with the farmer and his family. We got up early to see the cows as they were milked. I even tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he released the cows into the field afterward. Decades later I still have vivid memories of that trip which made me realize the value of a vacation, of seeing new things, meeting new people and sharing memorable experiences with family members. To this day, I still consider that family trip when I plan to take time off with my wife and kids. Vacations are a time for resting and connecting. As a bank manager, I spend much of my workday encouraging my customers to save their money. One of the reasons I give is that we should all have enough for a family vacation every year. In our busy lives, family is what we should be saving our money and time for. For my family, our vacation starts when we begin planning the trip. We talk about destinations and our budget (預(yù)算) ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house instead of spending six nights in a hotel? Would it be better to buy groceries and cook for ourselves rather than eat out every night? Involving (使參與) the kids in planning the vacation makes sure that they have a great vacation too. I prefer to visit historical sites and museums while they love to fish and swim. So I build in some relaxation time for us all so that the vacation can work for everyone. Each year, setting aside vacation time to spend together is especially important to us. A relaxing environment opens the doors to all kinds of conversations—deep, silly or meaningful. There39。s no pleasure from the usual everyday tasks. What matters is that everyone is having a great time.（1）Why did the author and his parents go to the countryside when he was young? milk the cow. meet the farmer and his family. experience country life. enjoy the scenery.（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? author encouraged his customers to save their money for family vacation. author met new people and new things during the trip. trip helped the author understand the meaning of vacations better. author involved his kids in planning the vacation to cut their budget.（3）What is this passage mainly about? author had a good time in the countryside. author advised others to spend vacations with their families. author tried to enjoy the holidays with his family. author realized the value of family vacations and put it into practice.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者由小時(shí)候的一次和父母去農(nóng)村體驗(yàn)生活意識(shí)到度假的價(jià)值——認(rèn)識(shí)新事物，結(jié)識(shí)新朋友，與家人分享難忘的經(jīng)歷。這讓作者在后來(lái)給自己的家庭計(jì)劃假期的時(shí)候，也讓家人們參與其中，這樣確保每個(gè)人都有一個(gè)美好的假期。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled from New York City to the Pennsylvania countryside for a weeklong taste of rural life.”當(dāng)