【正文】 的一些航海術(shù)語豐富并影響著英語這門語言。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are surrounded by the sea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in their lives.”可知，英國被海洋環(huán)繞，海對英國人的生活影響很大。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“…people monly describe an honest and fair business deal as being “above board”可知，如果”一個誠實(shí)公正的人就會被認(rèn)為是39。above board39。”。故選B。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“The ship39。s boatswain (水手長) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep.”可知船上的水手長會在一天結(jié)束的時候吹口哨或吹笛子，向水手們表示應(yīng)該安靜下來睡覺了。故選A。（4）考查主旨大意。第一段介紹英國是一個受到海洋影響的國家，四周環(huán)海，航海在人們的生活中起著重要的作用。以此引入主題即水手們在航行時使用的一些航海術(shù)語對英語這門語言所產(chǎn)生的影響。故選B?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解 In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交響樂團(tuán)). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly. At the same time, the Fringe appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years. Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh. Today the Fringe, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator(行政人員) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than million tickets were sold.（1）What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? bring Europe together again. honor heroes of World War II. introduce young theatre groups. attract great artists from Europe.（2）Why did some uninvited theatre groups e to Edinburgh in 1947? owned a public house there. came to take up a challenge. thought they were also famous. wanted to take part in the festival.（3）What does the Fringe mean in the third paragraph? groups groups groups groups（4）We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival . bee a nonofficial event gone beyond an art festival shows all year round growing rapidly【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)形成和發(fā)展，包括對創(chuàng)設(shè)目的，參與群體，發(fā)展規(guī)模等方面進(jìn)行了簡要而準(zhǔn)確的敘述，回顧了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)的發(fā)展歷程。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”可知，這個Edinburgh Festival是為了在二戰(zhàn)后重新團(tuán)結(jié)歐洲。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的 “Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,” 可知這些隊伍認(rèn)為每個人都有表演的權(quán)力，所以他們想要參加節(jié)日。故選D。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“At the same time, the ‘Fringe’ appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. ”可知Fringe 與official是相對的；再根據(jù)“Eight theatre groups turned up？”以及第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform ”可知很多團(tuán)體和大學(xué)生也參與了進(jìn)來，所以Fringe譯為非正式的，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. ”可知它發(fā)展的非?？?。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 In our annual Readers39。 Choice Awards survey, we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture. These cities are centers of music and dance, museums, and theaters. Here are four of them where you can find inspiration in the arts, starting with the top spot. Rome, Italy At its peak, the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land across Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa. Today, that history is on display everywhere. The city39。s main attractions are famous not because of tourist advertisements, but because they are really so impressive. No wonder it39。s known as the Eternal City: You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day. Paris, France Hemingway famously called Paris a moveable feast, but wherever you go while in the city, there is always something to see, hear, taste or feel. With some 150 museums, Paris doubles as an art history class, offering the very best of the discipline across centuries and styles. London, United Kingdom London is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare, Dickens, Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic (標(biāo)志性的) bands: The Kinks, The Clash and The Stones. London is also Banksy39。s favorite canvas, home to more than 1,000 galleries, and the kind of place where you can spend a whole day in a single museum and still be ready for more when it opens the next morning. Vienna, Austria As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria39。s capital, which nurtured many famous musicians. It39。s also the site of the Vienna Secession, a revolutionary art movement founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt. Visitors today can see the fruits of all that creativity in the city39。s 100 – odd museums.（1）Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City? had an important role in history. history can be seen everywhere. can easily find new art and culture.