【正文】 sday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. It is on the eve（前夜） of the last Wednesday of the year. People jump over the fire. They hope that it will take all the bad things away. Quebec Winter Carnival in Canada When winter es, it39。s party time in Quebec City, Canada. The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the end of January and ends in mid February. One of the most popular activities is the dog sledding race（狗拉雪橇比賽）. It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 kilometres. You can see happiness on every face. The Desert（沙漠） Festival in Tunisia Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday of December, the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia. As Ships of the Desert, camels are very important in the festival. There is camel racing and camel wrestling（摔跤）.（1）On Saint Patrick39。s Day, you can see the following EXCEPT ________________. A.camelsB.paradesC.people in greenD.green buildings（2）What do people do on Red Wednesday in Iran? A.They run in the snow.B.They wear red clothes.C.They jump over the fire.D.They watch the camel racing.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sledding race according to the passage? A.The race takes place on 17th March.B.The race goes on for 6 kilometres.C.The race has a history of about 10 years.D.About 30 people go to the race every year.（4）When is the Desert Festival in Tunisia every year? A.On the first Sunday of February.B.On the last Sunday of December.C.On the eve of the last Friday of the year.D.On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year.（5）Where can we probably find the passage? A.In a storybook.B.In a cookbook.C.In a travel magazine.D.In a sport magazine.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）B（5）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了全世界不同的四個節(jié)日。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)During the holiday, there are parades and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes, and you can even see green ，有游行和大量的綠色。你可以看到人們穿著綠色的衣服，你甚至可以看到綠色的建筑。沒有駱駝，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Red Wednesday in Iran People jump over the ，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)One of the most popular activities is the dog sledding race（狗拉雪橇比賽）. It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 。它有超過30支隊伍，比賽持續(xù)了6公里。故選B。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The Desert（沙漠） Festival in Tunisia Every year on the last Sunday of December, the Desert Festival is held in ，故選B。 （5）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)There are many different kinds of festivals around the ，所以是來自旅行雜志，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】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。10．閱讀理解 Two men were going through a forest. I am afraid, said one, that we may meet with wild animals. Fear nothing, friend Quickwit, cried the other, whose name was Braggart, If they e at us, we shall stand by one another like men. I have a strong arm, a strong heart, and… Hark! cried the first in fear, as a low sound was heard from somewhere nearby, Braggart, who was light and nimble, climbed up a tree like a squirrel （松鼠）, leaving his friend, who was not so active, to face the danger alone! Quickwit could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended（假裝） to be dead。 for he had heard that bears would never touch a dead body. In no time the bear camp up to him, sniffed（用鼻子吸氣） at him. Quickwit did not dare to move。 and the bear, thinking him dead, went off into the wood again, leaving him quite unharmed! When Braggart saw that the danger was over, he came down from the tree and tried to pass off the matter with a joke. Well, my friend Quickwit, he said, what did the bear say to you when he put his mouth dose to your ear? He told me, replied Quickwit, never again to trust a man who talks big like you!（1）The correct order of the following events is . a. Two men were going through a forest.b. Quickwit threw himself on the ground.c. Braggart climbed up a tree like a squirrel.d. A low sound was heard from somewhere nearby.A.abdcB.adcb.C.dacbD.dbca（2）The bear left Quickwit because it . A.was hit by BraggartB.felt pity for himC.thought he was deadD.didn39。t like his smell（3）We can learn from the passage that . A.a true friend reaches for your handB.a friend to all is a friend to noneC.a good friend is a good listenerD.a real friend never argues with you（4）The best title for the passage would be . A.A Fight Between Two TravelersB.The Travelers and the BearC.A Kindhearted BearD.A True Friend in Trouble【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要講述了兩個男人在森林里遇到熊的故事。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Two men were going through a forest. 兩個男人正在穿越森林—— a low sound was heard from somewhere nearby 一個奇怪的聲音從附近傳來—— Braggart, who was light and nimble, climbed up a tree like a squirrel （松鼠） Braggart像松鼠一樣爬上樹—— Quickwit could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended（假裝） to be dead .Quickwit躺在地上裝死，可知事情發(fā)生的正確順序為 a—d—c—b。故選B （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段 and the bear, thinking him dead .可知，熊以為他死了。故選C。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章，熊來了的時候Braggart沒有伸出援手而是自己爬上樹，說明他不是一個真正的朋友，真正的朋友是會伸出援手的。故選A。 （4）主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章主要講了兩個男人在森林里遇到熊的故事，因此旅行者和熊是最好的標(biāo)題。故選B。 【點(diǎn)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常考題型，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。11．閱讀理解 Australia at last! The flight was tiring, but here I am at last, in Sydney! Look! Here we are at last! The Sydney Opera House! It looks like shells! It39。s wonderful and amazing! And I39。m taking the plane to New Zealand on Tuesday. I39。ll post again from there. Coffee and Paris! Paris is beautiful! We went on a great city tour. We also took a boat ride on the River Seine. And it39。s nicer to just sit at a street care and watch the world go by. But, to tell you a secret. Frank39。s disappointed because no one can understand his French! Don39。t e here! We39。re staying at a farm in Utah. There is nearly nothing! It39。s too quiet. Every morning, we get up really early, and we ride the horses. Then it39。s breakfast and more ridingnot my idea of fun! So, t