【正文】 t enjoy conflict（沖突）.So to quickly calm the situation, British people will apologize to each other. Other times it may sound funny to hear sorry. Some of my friends say it at restaurants, as they ask the waiter: Sorry, but can I order another drink? It is not to apologize, but just to express that we need the waiter. In Britain, sorry doesn39。t always mean exactly what you think.（1）According to the passage, saying sorry is a cultural expression in . A.the USAB.the UKC.the WWFD.the UN（2）What does the underlined phrase take on mean in Paragraph 1? A.從事B.雇傭C.呈現(xiàn)D.拿起（3）The example in the third paragraph is used to . A.describe a situation that people should avoidB.describe how sorry has another meaning in BritainC.explain why people should say sorry to each otherD.show how polite British people are（4）The restaurant example shows that sorry can be used to . A.apologizeB.calm a situation downC.explain what you39。re thinking aboutD.ask a waiter to bring something（5）What might be a good title for this passage? A.I39。m Sorry Is More Than just an ApologyB.Traditional British MannersC.How to Best Catch Others39。 AttentionD.Finding a Way out of a Difficult Situation【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）D（5）A 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要介紹了I39。m sorry在不同場(chǎng)合下的不同的含義。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) But in Britain, it takes on another meaning. It is a cultural expression. 可知在英國(guó)英語中I39。m sorry是一種文化表達(dá)，故答案是B。 （2）詞義猜測(cè)題，文章的24自然段在講述sorry的不同的含義，所以takes on的意思是具有，呈現(xiàn)的意思。故答案是C。 （3）邏輯推理題，根據(jù) 第三段的例子可知，它在為我們講述sorry的另一層含義，故答案是B。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù) it at restaurants, as they ask the waiter: Sorry, but can I order another drink? It is not to apologize, but just to express that we need the waiter. 可知在飯店，說sorry是為了讓服務(wù)員給我們拿東西。故答案是D。 （5）標(biāo)題判斷題，文章主要講述了I39。m sorry的幾層含義，通過文章我們知道，sorry不只是道歉，故答案是A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題、邏輯推理題、詞義猜測(cè)題和標(biāo)題判斷題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；邏輯推理題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；詞義猜測(cè)題，要結(jié)合具體語境猜測(cè)出單詞的意思，標(biāo)題判斷題題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想，然后凝練句式，找出最接近的選項(xiàng)。 8．閱讀理解 Please Take my Children to Work Day（PTCW Day） first began as a holiday for hardworking and tired stayathome mothers to take a day off. Now, this day is fit for any parent. It was created in 2003 and is celebrated each year on June 25, but it isn39。t a public holiday. It encourages friends and family to take care of the children so that the stayathome parent can have some time to relax. Kamehameha Day is held on June 11 each year. Kamehameha the Great was the monarch（君主） of Hawaii. He is famous and respected for establishing（建立） the Kingdom of Hawaii in Day is a public holiday in Hawaii, and this is a day off for people School and most businesses are closed. DDay is celebrated in the . to memorize the Normandy landings in France on June 6, 1944. On the day, American army and other Allied forces（盟軍） fought hard and the World War Ⅱ（WWⅡ） in Europe was over soon. It is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag. On the same day, the United States Army celebrates its birthday. Although Flag Day is a great celebration across the country, it is not a public holiday.（1）If you are a stay﹣at﹣home parent, what can you do to relax on PTCW Day？ A.Take a day off.B.Go to work earlier.C.Look after children.D.Do some housework.（2）Which is a public holiday？ A.PTCW Day.B.Kamehameha Day.C.D﹣Day.D.Flag Day.（3）When is the United States Amy39。s birthday？ A.On June 6.B.On June 11.C.On June 14.D.On June 25.（4）What can we know about D﹣Day？ A.It is celebrated in France.B.The WWⅡ ended before 1944.C.Businesses are closed for it.D.The Normandy landings happened in 1944.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】大意：本文分別講述了Work Day, Kamehameha Day, D﹣Day和Flag Day等節(jié)日時(shí)間，以及它們的意義。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一句Please Take my Children to Work Day（PTCW Day） first began as a holiday for hard﹣working and tired stayathome mothers to take a day off. 帶孩子工作日（PTCW日）最初是作為一個(gè)在家里勞累的媽媽們休息一天的節(jié)日。 可知，這一天媽媽們可以休息一天，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Kamehameha Day is held on June 11 each year. Kamehameha Day is a public holiday in Hawaii，and this is a day off for people ?？拦拦帐窍耐牡墓布偃?，這是人民學(xué)校的休息日?？芍拦拦帐莻€(gè)公共假期， 故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag On the same day，the United States Army celebrates its birthday，國(guó)旗日是每年6月14日慶祝美國(guó)國(guó)旗的同一天，美國(guó)陸軍慶祝其生日，可知，美國(guó)陸軍是6月14日，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段DDay is celebrated in the U. S. to memorize the Normandy landings in France on June 6，在美國(guó)慶祝諾曼底登陸日，紀(jì)念諾曼底登陸法國(guó)?？芍?，諾曼底登陸是在1944年， 故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解能力，細(xì)節(jié)題、是閱讀理解題中?？碱}型。細(xì)節(jié)題要從文中尋找答案。9．閱讀下面的文章，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Homeland Shopping CouponsHours of Free Parking ▼You will receive 2 hours of free parking if you spend $30 in our store. But if you spend $50 or more, you can get 8 hours of free parking and coupons. 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