【正文】 small island. They are surrounded by thesea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role intheir lives. After the development of large, ocean173。s development. Shipssetting sail from England determined to extend Britain39。 The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life thatthey even affected the language. Many English expressions we use today were originallynautical (航海的)terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people monlydescribe an honest and fair business deal as being above board. Thisexpression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ship39。 Pipe down!, meaning Be quiet!, is anothermon expression that has nautical origins. The ship39。 Most native English speakers have heard the expression notenough room to swing a cat, but few know that the cat does notrefer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tail. The cat isactually a short form of cat of nine tails — a whip with nine, knotted(打結(jié)的) tails. A boatswain needed a lot of spacein order to swing the whip properly when lashing (鞭打) a poor sailor under his control!（1）The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________. A.B.they live on an island surrounded by the seathey had the largest navy ever（2）If someone is open and above board, it means he is ________. A.B.C.D.Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.B.A poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day.D.The business on British sailing ships.B. language on English.C.The sailing story of British sailors.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，英國(guó)作為一個(gè)島國(guó)，四周環(huán)海，海洋在英國(guó)人的生活中起著重要的作用。一直以來(lái)，水手們經(jīng)常使用的一些航海術(shù)語(yǔ)豐富并影響著英語(yǔ)這門語(yǔ)言。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(guó)被海洋環(huán)繞，海對(duì)英國(guó)人的生活影響很大。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。above board39。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“The ship39。故選A。第一段介紹英國(guó)是一個(gè)受到海洋影響的國(guó)家，四周環(huán)海，航海在人們的生活中起著重要的作用。故選B。4．閱讀理解s (暴徒) game played gentlemen. ” the tackles (沖撞) on the pitch are brutal。s game played by thugs. Indeed, unlike soccer players, rugby players don39。s (裁判員) decisions or pretend to be injured when they are not. Rugby is mainly played in Europe. Australia, New Zealand and parts of Africa. It is more enjoyable to play than soccer because you are always involved in the game, said Peter, a Welsh rugby coach. Rugby is also a far superior test of strength, stamina (耐力) and determination. In England, children begin playing the game at school at the age of 8. When they enter high school, many begin to play full contact rugby. Children are taught to play for around one hour a week during their PE lessons. Most schools have a rugby team. Children who play for the school team are usually the sportiest kids, and are seen as brave and athletic.（1）What can be concluded from the first three paragraphs?A.There is a better spirit in playing rugby than football.C.Brian Moore thinks that rules should be stricter in football.（2）According to the passage, Peter thinks ______.A.rugby is not very popular in America and AsiaC.rugby needs players39。prove that playing rugby can earn people fameB.support the point that rugby players often get hurtD.Teenagers will lose interest in football.B.Playing rugby doesn39。D.英式橄欖球是暴徒們的紳士運(yùn)動(dòng)，玩這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的人身體一定要強(qiáng)壯才行呢。前三段都在介紹英式橄欖球并且將其與足球比較，人們認(rèn)為橄欖球是暴徒們的紳士運(yùn)動(dòng)，而足球是紳士的暴徒運(yùn)動(dòng)。故選B（2）細(xì)節(jié)題。故選C（3）細(xì)節(jié)題。所以是來(lái)支持橄欖球運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)使人受傷。倒數(shù)第二段第二句 People who play the sport need to be tough and be prepared to get hurt. 玩這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的人們要強(qiáng)壯并且要做好受傷的準(zhǔn)備。To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor。 you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control。 t sit still before his class。 he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. s work and the actor39。 he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don39。t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along. t keep strictly to what another has written.（1）From the passage, we know______. good teacher should be a good actor. good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage. good actor should be a good teacher. good actor may act well in class.（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? good teacher should speak clearly. good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language. good actor should speak as others have asked him to do. good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part.（3）The skills of a good teacher are ______ . his students39。s knowledge. good actor39。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t keep strictly to what another has written.”我認(rèn)識(shí)許多老師，他們?cè)谡n堂上是很好的演員，但在舞臺(tái)劇中卻表演不好，因?yàn)樗麄儾荒車?yán)格遵守別人提前寫好的內(nèi)容，可知，一個(gè)好老師不一定在表演臺(tái)上能表演好。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。t sit still before his class。故選B。根據(jù)第一段可知，要成為一名優(yōu)秀的教師，你需要具備某些好演員的天賦。語(yǔ)言要清晰，聲音要宏亮、悅耳，而且收放自如。故選D。本文第一段提出了做一名好老師應(yīng)該具有的天賦，以及通過(guò)與演員職業(yè)對(duì)比，說(shuō)明做老師與做演員的差異。故選A。6．閱讀理解 s small business. But today, it is the second largest toy pany in the world. The LEGO pany sells small, brightly colored plastic bricks (積木). People can buy LEGO bricks in over 90 countries. s young son, Godtfred, worked with him. Their business helped them make a lot of money. By 1947, the LEGO pany began using a new material (材料) to make their toys — plastic. One of the toys they sold was called the Automatic Binding Brick. A person could put the bricks together to build something. But the bricks