【正文】 D.find a friend to talk with you（2）What does the underlined word valuable mean in Chinese? A.無(wú)價(jià)值的B.有價(jià)值的C.花費(fèi)大的D.必不可少的（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A.You can watch English channels on your TV to improve your English.B.You39。d better find friends whose native language is English to talk with you.C.The best way to learn English is to live in all English environments.D.Study in or travel to an Englishspeaking country is a good choice because it doesn39。t cost you too much.（4）From this passage, we mainly know _____. A.how to improve our EnglishB.the best time to listen to the radio in EnglishC.how to make friends with foreignersD.the suggestions about how to study abroad【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】主要講了提高英語(yǔ)的一些方式方法。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)If there are no English radio stations at the place where you live, listen to one on the Internet可知如果住的地方?jīng)]有英語(yǔ)廣播電臺(tái)，可以在網(wǎng)上聽，故選C。 （2）推斷題。根據(jù)helpful有用的，可知與helpful表示并列，排除A、C。所以是有價(jià)值的經(jīng)歷，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)It can be a more difficult and expensive choice可知它可能是更困難和更昂貴的選擇，即會(huì)花費(fèi)許多，故選D。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了提高英語(yǔ)的一些方式方法。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種常考題型，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；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 Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would say: Confucius（孔子）. September 28is his birthday. He was born over 2, 000 years ago, but people still remember him on this day. Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, part of today39。s Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. His childhood was sad. His father died when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother. But young Confucius didn39。t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports. Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime. Today, people still follow Confucius39。 lessons. He told us that everyone has something worthy to be learned. When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I select their good qualities and follow them. I take their bad qualities and change them in myself. He also taught us, All study but no thinking makes people puzzled（困惑的）. All thinking but no study makes people lazy. Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. A kind person should care for others. Be strict with yourself, but he kind to others, he said. （1）Confucius started the first public school so that. A.he could find himself a job as a teacherB.children could learn at school rather than at homeC.he could be the first teacher in Chinese historyD.children from poor families could go to school as well（2）Confucius not only gave lessons but also. A.encouraged people to be strictB.provided students with puzzlesC.advised people to behave wellD.taught students how to make friends（3）What can we learn from Confucius according to the passage? A.Thinking is very important in study.B.We can learn everything from others.C.We should always care for ourselves.D.Learning music and sports is popular.（4）Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A.Confucius39。 teaching methodsB.A great man with a hard childhoodC.A person who changed Chinese historyD.Confuciusa great teacher and thinker【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了孔子，他不僅是一位偉大的老師，也是一位著名的思想家，他對(duì)世界和社會(huì)有著明智的思考。 （1）推理題。根據(jù) he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime. 他成為一名教師，并開辦了中國(guó)歷史上第一所公立學(xué)校。那時(shí)只有富裕家庭的孩子才能上學(xué)，但是孔子認(rèn)為如果每個(gè)人都想學(xué)習(xí)，就應(yīng)該去上學(xué)。他一生大約有3000名學(xué)生 可知孔子開辦了第一所公立學(xué)校使得貧困家庭的孩子也可以上學(xué) ， 故選D。 （2）推理題。根據(jù) Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. A kind person should care for others. Be strict with yourself, but he kind to others, he said. 孔子不僅是一位偉大的老師，也是一位著名的思想家，他對(duì)世界和社會(huì)有著明智的思考。他最重要的教導(dǎo)是關(guān)于善良和禮貌?！耙粋€(gè)善良的人應(yīng)該關(guān)心別人。對(duì)自己要求嚴(yán)格，但他對(duì)別人很好，”他說。 可知孔子不僅上課，而且建議人們表現(xiàn)良好，故選C。 （3）推理題。根據(jù) He also taught us, All study but no thinking makes people puzzled（困惑的）. All thinking but no study makes people lazy. 他還教導(dǎo)我們，“只學(xué)習(xí)不思考讓人迷惑（困惑的）。只思考不學(xué)習(xí)會(huì)讓人變懶。” 可知思考在學(xué)習(xí)中非常重要 ， 故選A。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)本文介紹了孔子，他不僅是一位偉大的老師，也是一位著名的思想家，他對(duì)世界和社會(huì)有著明智的思考可知 Confuciusa great teacher and thinker 適合做標(biāo)題，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及推斷題和主旨，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(yùn)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 Metropolis.C.Eyous and Aits Thames Istands.D.An Update on the Cotswold Canals.（3）Who will give the talk on the islands in the Tham