【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 he nearest pound or about 10 percent of the cost. London Dining London used to be highly criticized for its heavy and mon menu items. Now, London is considered as one of the most gourmet cities in the world. And with its melting pot of cultures, it?s not difficult to see why. London offers everything from modern British to Malaysian. For Indian food, we suggest visiting the curry houses on Brick Lane. If you want a real high tea experience, book reservations at the Ritz, at Fortnum amp。 Mason, or at the Dorchester — but be sure to dress the part. Pub culture is still alive and well, so if you have a hankering for fried fish and salty chips (or French fries), you?ll still find them here. And for a quick bite, exchange a few pounds for a kebab, a quick sandwich or some to go sushi, which can be found in restaurants throughout the city. 29. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. Life in London is exciting but tiring. B. Londoners are traditional and fashion conscious. C. Many wellknown writers like to live in London. D. Coffee is more popular with Londoners than tea. 30. The underlined word “hankering” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”. A. preparation B. respect C. desire D. talent 31. In which column of a newspaper can we find the passage? A. Travel. B. Culture. C. Education. D. Entertainment. 【答案】 BCA 【解析】 1．推 理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的描述我們可以推斷出倫敦人既有傳統(tǒng)意識(shí)又有時(shí)尚意識(shí)。所以 B 項(xiàng)的表述是作者的言外之意。 A、 C、 D 三項(xiàng)的表述都不符合第一段的意思，更談不上暗示或言外之意了。故選 B。 2．詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)最后一段上下文的描述可知本句的意思該是 “酒吧文化仍然存在，并且還很好地發(fā)展，所以如果你渴望（ desire 欲望、愿望）吃到炸魚和咸薯片（或炸薯?xiàng)l），你仍然可以在這里發(fā)現(xiàn)它們。 ”所以 C 項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境之意。故選 C。 3．推理判斷題。根據(jù)小標(biāo)題和全文的描述可知本文的作者就去倫敦旅游給讀者提出了一些建議，所以可以推斷出我們 最有可能在報(bào)紙的旅游板塊發(fā)現(xiàn)這篇文章。故選 A。 【備注】 本文主要介紹了倫敦人的傳統(tǒng)和現(xiàn)代意識(shí)、在倫敦旅游怎樣才能省錢，倫敦的文化習(xí)俗和餐飲文化，并給想去倫敦旅游的人們提出了一些建議。 D Taking a shower is relaxing. You can hum a song, daydream or think about nothing, leaving the real world behind you. But did you know that showering can also benefit your mind? A research by Scott Barry Kaufman, a psychologist from Yale University in the US interviewed over 3,000 people around the world. It turned out that nearly twothirds of the interviewees said they had experienced new ideas in the shower and were more likely to have them in the shower than at work. So why does a simple shower have such magic power? Science can explain it. Showering can help to raise our level of dopamine, a hormone (荷爾蒙 ) closely related to our creativity. “People vary in terms of their level of creativity according to the activity of dopamine”, explained Alice Flaherty, a famous American neuroscientist. “Taking a warm shower can make us feel relaxed and therefore make the dopamine level rise and bring 39。Aha!39。 moment to us.” Besides the chemical changes, showering may give you a break from what you feel you have been stuck with. Especially when you have thought hard all day about a problem, jumping into the shower can keep you from the outside world so that you can focus on your inner feelings and memories. In this way, according to American psychologist Shelley H. Carson, author of Your Creative Brain, “a showering hour may turn into an ?incubation (孵化 ) period? for your ideas.” Compared with sitting in front of a puter, taking a shower is something we do less frequently in our daily life. When showering, we get a fresh experience with the change of location, temperature and humidity. “New and unexpected experiences can lead to positive changes in thinking,” explained Kaufman. “Getting off the couch and jumping in the shower may create a distance and force you to think from a new point of view.” Showering allows us to enjoy the creative juices of our minds, but it needn39。t just be the bathroom where you get your inspiration. For instance, Gertrude Stein, a female American writer and poet, got new ideas by driving around a farm and stopping at different cows until she found the one that most inspired her. So try to create your own way to free your mind, whether it39。s a walk near the ocean, a country drive or reading a book at home. 32. According to the article, what changes can showering cause? A. Bringing the terrible moment to us. B. Increasing the level of dopamine. C. Leading to boredom or tiredness. D. Setting the creative part of the brain free. 33. If one has focused on something all day, showering can help _______. A. turn one?s attention inwards B. draw one?s attention to the outside world C. one make an important breakthrough D. many chemical changes to take place 34. It can be inferred from the article that _______. A. changes in the frequency of an action can create a new perspective B. it is a good idea to talk with others about their sources of inspiration C. our lives might feel longer and fuller if we frequently try new things D. it is helpful to try something different rather than stay focused on a difficult task 35. The example of Gertrude Stein in the last paragraph is used to _______. A. encourage readers to find their own ways of getting inspiration B. point out to readers that it39。s hard to find inspiration C. explain how to link inspiration with readers? daily lives D. show that creativity often es from strange places 【答案】 BADA 【解析】 1．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的句子 “Showering can help to raise our level of dopamine, a hormone (荷爾蒙 ) closely related to our creativity. …taking a warm shower can make us feel relaxed and therefore make the dopamine level rise and bring 39。Aha!39。 moment to us.”可知洗 澡能提高多巴胺水平。所以 B 項(xiàng)符合原文之意。故選 B。 2．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的句子 “Besides the chemical changes, showering may give you a break from what you feel you have been stuck with. Especially when you have thought hard all day about a problem, jumping into the shower can keep you from the outside world so that you can focus on your inner feelings and memories. In this way, …