【正文】 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。9．閱讀理解 Interesting festivals in the worldThrowing tomatoesSpain（西班牙）Spain takes tomato fights to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place on the last Wednesday in August, Trucks（卡車） carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. Rolling cheese EnglandThis festival is celebrated in May. It takes place on Copper39。s Hill. A large wheel of cheese（奶酪） is rolled down Copper39。s Hill, The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. Burning man The United StatesThe Burning Man Festival is held annually, spanning from the last Sunday in August to the first Monday in September（Labor Day）. The festival takes place in Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. Pouring waterThailandThe Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. （1）Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May? A.Spain.B.England.C.The United States.D.Thailand.（2）Which activity is held in Black Rock Desert? A.Throwing tomatoes.B.Rolling cheese.C.Burning man.D.Pouring water.（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.B.Not all the festivals above fall on a single day.C.Burning a large real man is the best part of the Burning Man Festival.D.Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文介紹了世界上有趣的節(jié)日：西班牙的扔西紅柿節(jié)、英格蘭的滾奶酪節(jié)、美國的火燒人狂歡節(jié)和他國的潑水節(jié)。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Rolling cheese EnglandThis festival is celebrated in May.可知五月份可以去英國，故答案是B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) Burning man The United States The festival takes place in Black Rock Desert. 可知火燒人狂歡節(jié)放生在黑巖沙漠，故答案是C。 （3）正誤判斷題，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，哪一個節(jié)日也不是在一天之內(nèi)結(jié)束的，因此B的陳述是正確的，故答案是B。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題和正誤判斷題。細(xì)節(jié)理解題可以直接從文中尋找答案；正誤判斷題屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解題的一種，也需要根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行判定。10．閱讀理解 It39。s a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their gardens. They39。re digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds（種子）. By summer, their gardens will be full of bright colors. The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did. Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses without gardens often rent（租用） land from the government. At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a hobby. People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally（起初） grew wild in other countries. Every year, there are petitions for the largest vegetables, but don39。t expect to win：Britain39。s biggest carrot is almost six metres long.（1）In summer, British gardens are often . A.covered with grey leaves and plantsB.colorful with different plantsC.too hot for people to work thereD.full of people digging there（2）A recent survey showed that of the British felt it important to do some gardening. A.around 70%B.over 50%C.only 20%D.about 10%（3）We can infer from Paragraph 4 that . A.seeds were provided for freeB.roses were first grown in BritainC.gardening is a hobby in the worldD.the owner of Chatsworth House was rich（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence? A.It is mon to grow carrots.B.It is hard to win the petition.C.The carrot is much easier to grow.D.The carrot is their favorite vegetable.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是講述了英國人喜歡種花園的事情。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)By summer, their gardens will be full of bright ，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden，可知大概70%人們覺得花時間在花園里很重要 ，故選A。 （3）推理題。根據(jù)At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House，可知Chatsworth House得主人是富有的，故選D。 （4）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Every year, there are petitions for the largest vegetables, but don39。t expect to win: Britain39。s biggest carrot is almost six metres long. 可知想要超過6米長的胡蘿卜很難，所以贏比賽很難，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測題，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，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意。11．閱讀理解 Stonehenge means hanging stones. They stood in a circle, with 30 more stones lying on top to form a ring of rocks. There was also an inner circle built with similar stones. The stones set up in a trilithon（巨石牌坊） pattern. A trilithon is made of two stone pillars with a stab of rock laid across the top. The stones weigh up to 20 tons each. People wonder how the huge rocks were placed that way. Historians agree that Stonehenge was built in three different stages. The first stage took place about 5, 000 years ago. At that time, a large circular earth wall was made. Historians believe the wall was dug and cut with tools made form anglers（鹿角） of red deer. The earth wall was about 98m in diameter（直徑） a 5metertall stone was placed near the center. Then, they had to transport the large blue stones （up to 4 tons） 384 kilometers to Stonehenge. Experts think they might be moved across ice and snow. The ground in winter in this area is usually full of ice and snow, making it easier to move the rocks. The next task was to stand the stones up. The most difficult task was putting the top stones in place. Each one of these tasks took a lot of planning and a lot of strength, but the workers of Stonehenge were excellent builders. Why was the monument built? Some scientists think it39。s a burial ground. There are over 400 graves （burial sits） nearby. A man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest go