【正文】 fter Christmas. That is why that day became known as Boxing Day. Today, many businesses, organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating（捐贈） their time, services and money to aid Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping families in need. Besides, spending time with family and shopping are popular Boxing Day activities now. （1）If Christmas Day is on a Saturday, Boxing Day will be celebrated on____________. A.December 25thB.December 26thC.December 27thD.December 28th（2）Sailors dropped money into the Christmas Box in order to____________. A.save the poorB.pay for the priestC.discover new landD.pray for sailing safety（3）What does the underlined phrase“sealed up mean in Chinese? A.密封B.懸掛C.歸還D.傳遞（4）The purpose of the passage is____________. A.to praise the kindness of priestsB.to introduce the origins of Boxing DayC.to call on people to help the poorD.to pare Boxing Day with Christmas Day【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：在英國。節(jié)禮日通常在12月26日舉行，這是圣誕節(jié)后的第二天。但是，嚴格來說，節(jié)禮日是圣誕節(jié)后的第一個工作日。像圣誕節(jié)一樣，節(jié)禮日也是一個公共假日。這意味著這是整個英國的非工作日。當節(jié)禮日是星期六或星期日時，下一個星期一是公共假日。 （1）細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public ，如果圣誕節(jié)在星期六，節(jié)禮日就在星期一，也就是十二月二十七日，故答案是C。 （2）細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Those sailors who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the ，故答案是D。 （3）詞義猜測題，根據(jù)The priest wouldn39。t open it to share the contents with the poor until ，可知之前箱子被密封了，故答案是A。 （4）主旨大意題，根據(jù)文章介紹了節(jié)禮日的起源，故答案是B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)理解題、詞義猜測題和主旨大意題。細節(jié)理解題要可以直接從文中尋找答案；詞義猜測題，需要根據(jù)單詞所在的語境，進行合理想象，確定單詞的意思；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 Two little boys had two little toys Each had a wooden horse. Joyfully, they played each summer39。s day.Soldiers both, of course.Then Jack broke off his horse39。s headSad for his toy, then cried with joy As his young friend Joe said: Did you think I would leave you crying When there39。s room on my horse for two?Climb up here, Jack, and don39。t be cryingI can go just as fast with twoWhen we grow up we39。ll both be soldiersAnd our horses will not be toysAnd I wonder if we39。ll rememberWhen we were two little boys.Long years past, war came so .Bravely they marched away.Guns roared loud and in the mad crowdWounded and dying lieUp goes a shout, a horse rushes outOut from the crowd, to where Joe layThen came a voice he knew:Did you think I would leave you dyingWhen there39。s room on my horse for two？Climb up here, Joe, we39。ll soon be flyingI can go just as fast with two.Now we are both real soldiersAnd our horses are not toysAnd I rememberWhen we were two little boys.（1）What happened to Jack39。s toy horse? A.Its head was broken off.B.It was taken by soldiers.C.It was broken by Joe.D.It was lost in the war.（2）The best word for the blank is . A.slowB.hardC.fastD.quick（3）What is the song mainly about ? A.Dangerous war.B.Interesting games.C.Pleasant summer.D.Valuable friendship.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一首詩歌，講述了兩個從小一起玩的小男孩，他們小時候一起玩木頭馬，Jack的馬壞了，Joe就讓他一起玩他的玩具馬；長大了他們當了士兵去打仗，Jack受傷了，Joe騎著馬把Jack帶走了。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)短文中Then Jack broke off his horse39。s head可知Jack的玩具馬的頭斷了，故選A。 （2）推理題。根據(jù)詩歌的第二節(jié)Long years past很多年過去了，戰(zhàn)爭來了，這個空與上句話在詞尾是押韻的，past的結(jié)尾是/st/，因此這個空應填fast，它的結(jié)尾音也是/st/，故選C。 （3）主旨題。這篇短文講述了兩個從小一起玩的小男孩，他們小時候一起玩木頭馬，Jack的馬壞了，Joe就讓他一起玩他的玩具馬；長大了他們當了士兵去打仗，Jack受傷了，Joe騎著馬來把Jack帶走了。從這首詩歌中，我們可以看到兩個人珍貴的友誼，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，和主旨題3種常考題型，細節(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 Our monthly talks start at 19: 30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don39。t need to book. They end around 21: 00. November 7th The Canal（運河）Pioneers（先驅(qū)者）, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early civil engineers. December 5th Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London39。s ice trade grew. February 6th An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroud water Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play. March 6th Eyots and AitsThames Istands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest. （1）When is the talk on James Brindley? A.On February 6th.B.On March 6th.C.On November 7th.D.On December 5th.（2）What is the topic of the talk in February? A. The Canal Pioneers.B. Ice for the Metr