【正文】 ows. The Canal Ring is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was originally built to attract wealthy home owners and is a center for celebrity spotting and nightlife today. The Plantage area has most of the city39。s museums, including the Jewish Historical Museum, the Scheepvaart Museum, and the botanical gardens. Money Saving Tips Unless you really want to see the tulips (郁金香) blooming, avoid booking between midMarch and midMay. This is when hotel and flight prices rise. Look for acmodations in Amsterdam39。s South District, where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center. Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money. Instead of hiring a tour guide, hop on a canal boat. They39。re inexpensive and will give you a unique point of view of the city. Check out our homepage to view price parisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book.（1）What can be learned about Amsterdam from this passage? A.Amsterdam is called the Venice of the North because of its location.B.The Van Gogh Museum lies in Amsterdam39。s Museum Quarter.C.The Old Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.D.The Canal Ring is a place to attract garden lovers.（2）In order to save money in Amsterdam, you can . A.arrange a guided canal tourB.buy train tickets at the counterC.reserve a hotel in the South DistrictD.book flights between midMarch and midMay（3）Where is the passage most probably taken from? A.A magazine.B.An essay.C.A report.D.A website.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文呢，介紹了阿姆斯特丹的旅游指南。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)MustSee Attractions部分中的”You39。ll also want to check out Amsterdam39。s Museum Quarter in the South District, which is great for shopping at the Albert Cuyp Market and having a piic in the Vondelpark. The top museums to visit there are the Rijksmusuem, the Ann Frank House, and the Van Gogh Museum.“可知，梵高博物館位于阿姆斯特丹南區(qū)的博物館區(qū)。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Money Saving Tips部分中的”Look for acmodations in Amsterdam39。s South District, where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center. “在阿姆斯特丹南區(qū)尋找住宿，那里的房?jī)r(jià)通常比市中心便宜。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段”Check out our homepage to view price parisons for flights, hotels, and rental cars before you book“在預(yù)訂之前，請(qǐng)查看我們的主頁(yè)，從而可以推斷出，此文最有可能選自網(wǎng)站。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇介紹類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 By the time you read these words, winter should have gone within the Northern Hemisphere (半球). But at its worst, this winter was unusually cold. Here in New York City on January 31, the low temperature dropped to 17℃. In Chicago, it was also 17℃—but that was the high. The low jumped to 29℃. And the wind chill within the Windy City was 44℃ or 46℃, relying on which climate station was crying out in pain. As ic Lewis Black said, That is not weather. That39。s an emergency condition. When the forecast warned us a few days earlier that Arctic air was looming (陰森地逼近), President Trump issued a sincere and helpful tweet, which ended with: What the hell is going on with Global Warming? Please e back fast, we need you! And being the most powerful man on Earth, he was successful in his polite request. On February 4 the Chicago temperature reached 11℃. And the following day the Big Apple was in a sunny 19℃. The Arctic is warming at twice the speed as the global average. This heat might help disrupt (打破) the polar vortex, a gradual wind pattern that usually stays focused on circling the North Pole. A shaky jet stream (高速氣流) then runs right into a brick wall of that Arctic air, which continues to be fairly cold by human standards, and both wind up lots of miles farther south than they usually belong. And for a few days we in the Deep South—by which I mean Chicago or New York pared with the Arctic—freeze our butts off. But less than a week later, thanks to some warm air ing up from the real South, I was walking outside without a coat on a date when the temperature in Chicago reached 11℃ on February 4. Like so much else we are currently living through, this experience is not normal. Or it didn39。t used to be, anyway. After all, scientists have been warming—sorry, warning—that warming can have these very results. Climate change deniers may sneer (冷笑), So when it39。s warmer than usual, that39。s because of global warming. And when it39。s colder, that39。s also because of global warming? Well, yes. And anybody who just can39。t accept these kinds of seemingly paradoxical conditions needs to reflect on the expression freezer burn.（1）By mentioning Lewis Black39。s words in Paragraph 1, the author intends to . A.indicate how unusual the winter39。s weather wasB.suggest the north isn39。t a suitable place to liveC.remind people never to forget the past winterD.urge people to take action against the emergency（2）What led to the sudden increase in the Chicago temperature on February 4? A.The cold Arctic air.B.Trump39。s sincere tweet.C.Warm air from the real South.D.Disruption of polar vortex.（3）Why does the author use the expression freezer burn? A.To show readers his concerns about the extreme weather.B.To prove global warming to be the cause of the extreme weather.C.To cast doubt about scientists39。 study on the paradoxical conditions.D.To express his disapproval of the result of the paradoxical conditions.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要報(bào)道了在北半球這個(gè)時(shí)候像紐約、芝加哥等城市冬天不僅沒(méi)走,反而出現(xiàn)了極不尋常的寒冷天氣。文中分析了其原因。 （1）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Lewis Black的話的意思是：那不是天氣。這是緊急情況。然后根據(jù)上文的描述the low temperature dropped to 17176。C. In Chicago, it was also 17176。C—but that was the high. The low jumped to 29176。C. And the wind chill within the Windy City was 44℃ or 46℃可知天氣情況極其惡劣。因此這句話是突出了天氣的極其異常。故答案為A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)