【正文】 Coolidge, was born on July 4. Most Americans celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, parades and fireworks. But a few celebrate by eating all the hot dogs they can, Since the early 1970s, a restaurant called Nathan39。s Famous has organized a petition to see who can eat the most hot dogs in a short time. In 10 years, Joey Chestnut has won the men39。s contest nine times, In 2016, he set a record at the petition by eating 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The 2016 women39。s winner, Miki Sudo, has won in each of the past three years. In 2016, she ate 38 and a half hot dogs. Sudo and Chestnut each won a $ 10, 000 prize. Let39。s go back to those fireworks, probably the most mon image related to Independence Day. Americans really love fireworks. Where do many of our fireworks e from? . By the way, we also import most of our American flags from China, too. （1）Some presidents died on July 4 EXCEPT____________. A.John AdamsB.Thomas JeffersonC.James MonroeD.Calvin Coolidge（2）Some Americans celebrate Independence Day by eating____________. A.hot dogs.B.noodlesC.dumplingsD.hamburgers（3）Which of the following can be put into the blank? A.EnglandB.ChinaC.FranceD.Germany（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Joey Chestnut ate 38 and a half hot dogs in ten minutes.B.Americans import most of their national flags from Japan.C.Americans love fireworks very much.D.Americans have celebrated July 4 as the country39。s Independence Day since 1831.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介紹了內(nèi)國人慶祝獨立日的方式，有人通過燒烤、游行和放煙花慶祝，有人通過吃熱狗慶祝，十年來喬伊獲得了九次冠軍，Miki Sudo在過去三年中每一年都獲得了冠軍。2016年。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Several early presidents of the United States died on July 4. They include John Adams, who became the second president. Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the country39。s third president, both died on the country39。s 50th anniversary of Independence Day. James Monroe, the fifth US president, died on July 4, ，托馬斯杰斐遜，詹姆士摩爾，不包括柯立芝，故答案是D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)But a few celebrate by eating all the hot dogs they can,可知一些美國人通過吃熱狗來慶祝美國獨立日，故答案是A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) By the way, we also import most of our American flags from China, too.可知，空缺處應(yīng)填China，故答案是B。 （4）正誤判斷題，根據(jù) Americans really love fireworks. 可知美國人非常喜歡放煙花，因此C的陳述是正確的，故答案是C。 【點評】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。9．閱讀理解 Except for a few times, Americans are not big presentgivers. There39。s no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe（賄賂） him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don39。t see the need for presents. Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn39。t. I don39。t often remember a friend39。s birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I39。d get unpleasant. But a present from a foreignerthat kind from his or her homelandwon39。t go wrong, except to government employees（政府職員） who can39。t be given presents. You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, It39。s so nice. Thanks… when you get Christmas or birthday presents. You may want to bring a bottle of wine（葡萄酒） or flowers to a dinner party, but you39。re never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening. At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year—doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders—anyone who has often helped us.（1）What kind of presents don39。t Americans usually open in front of the givers? A.The small presents.B.Christmas or birthday presents.C.The expensive presents.D.The presents for dinner party.（2）Which of the following do you think is RIGHT? A.American business people don39。t want presents because they are rich enough.B.The writer of this passage must be an American.C.Everyone must give presents to one39。s family and friends at Christmas.D.Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.（3）What is the main idea of the passage? A.Presentgiving in the United States.B.Customs（習(xí)俗） in the United States.C.American people and presentgiving.D.When and how to give presents.【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了美國人送禮物的文化風(fēng)俗。美國人不會經(jīng)?；ニ投Y物的，因為他們認(rèn)為是在賄賂，尤其是政府官員。但他們在圣誕節(jié)會給某些人送禮物的，以便來感謝他們。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday ，美國人通常不在給予者面前打開禮物，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。 根據(jù)第一段的第一句話可判斷A是錯誤的。根據(jù)第一段第一句話和第二段可推斷B項是正確的。根據(jù)最后一段可知在圣誕節(jié)不是給每個人禮物的，可知C項是不正確的。根據(jù)第一段和第二段最后一句話可推斷D項是錯誤的。故選B。 （3）主旨題。 根據(jù)整篇文章大意可知本文介紹了美國人送禮物的文化風(fēng)俗，故選A。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 For more than six million American children, ing home after school means ing to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in mon. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They39。re children who look after themselves while their parents are working. And their bad condition has bee a subject of concern.Lynette Long was once the headmistress of an elementary school. She said, We had a school rule against wearing jewellery. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened. I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant, Slowly, she learned they were house keys. She and her husband