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Section Ⅰ “Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Entertaining Fall Festivals, Events and Activities
Duluth Fall Festival in Duluth, Georgia: Sept.30-Oct.2
The 40th yearly endofsummer celebration takes place in downtown Duluth on the last weekend in September.This free event is run by a team of 300plus volunteers.Attendees can wander around more than 180 vendors (摊贩) selling arts and crafts or catch a show at either of the two stages with 20plus scheduled performances throughout the weekend.Kids can experience rides and games just for them, and anyone can enjoy the onsite carnival (嘉年华).
Fall for Greenville in Greenville, South Carolina: Oct.12-15
Dozens of food and drink vendors set up for this yearly fall festival.Entry and entertainment are free, but attendees can buy Taste Tickets to try dishes prepared by local restaurants and exchange them for drinks, carnival rides and slides in the Kids' Area.Dozens of free performances are given by local and national acts on stages throughout the weekend.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico: Oct.7-15
Wellknown as the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, this annual autumn attraction has been around for more than half a century.Attendees can enjoy activities for which they will have to pay a fee.A full schedule of events keeps attendees busy throughout each day with a series of themed balloon competitions.Additional activities include free live music performances, firework shows, and shopping and dining at vendors.
West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin, Oregon: Oct.21-22
Tualatin draws people each October for a free festival with unique fallthemed activities.This year the event kicks off on Saturday with a competition of a giant vegetable weighoff.The next day starts with a 5K run to raise money for scholarships for local students.Attendees then gather on the banks of Lake Tualatin to watch the festival's main performance: the Giant Pumpkin Competition.
语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些秋季活动。
1.What is specially designed for children at Duluth Fall Festival?
A.Live music. B.Some rides.
C.The carnival. D.Firework shows.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据Duluth Fall Festival in Duluth, Georgia: Sept.30-Oct.2部分中的“Kids can experience rides and games just for them, and anyone can enjoy the onsite carnival (嘉年华).”可知,德卢斯秋季节特别为孩子们设计了一些乘骑项目。
2.What can Taste Tickets be used for?
A.Attending different festivals.
B.Enjoying drinks.
C.Shopping for clothes.
D.Appreciating local performances.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据Fall for Greenville in Greenville, South Carolina: Oct.12-15部分中的“attendees can buy Taste Tickets to try dishes prepared by local restaurants and exchange them for drinks, carnival rides and slides in the Kids' Area”可知,品尝票可以用来享受饮料。
3.Which festival lasts for the shortest time?
A.Fall for Greenville.
B.Duluth Fall Festival.
C.West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta.
D.Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
解析:选C 细节理解题。根据第一个活动的时间“Sept.30-Oct.2 (9月30-10月2日)”,第二个活动的时间“Oct.12-15 (10月12-15日)”,第三个活动的时间“Oct.7-15 (10月7-15日)”和第四个活动的时间“Oct.21-22 (10月21-22日)”可知,West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta这个活动持续时间最短,只有两天。
With thousands of whooper swans enjoying their winter time at the fishing village of Yandunjiao in Rongcheng, Shandong Province, Yu Haiyang has no time to appreciate the graceful scene as he is greeting his homestay guests.
Under the seaweedcovered roof, the 35yearold homestay owner aims to offer his guests an authentic and heartfelt experience, serving homemade meals crafted from local ingredients and providing a brief relief from urban living.“Winter is the peak season for tourists, who come to enjoy the harmonious scene between human and swans,” Yu says, adding that the potential in tourism is promising as the village has been gaining in popularity.
Having a history going back more than 400 years, Yandunjiao has abundant marine resources and a temperate climate that offers a cozy winter haven for whooper swans.Tens of thousands of whooper swans migrate from Siberia to the village to spend the winter, adding a bit of vibrancy to the cold season.It is a national nature reserve for swans.The swans not only add beauty to the scenery, but also help the village earn a reputation of being one of the best locations for birdwatching.For Qu Rongxue, who opened the first homestay in the village in 2000, Yandunjiao has been changed because of the swans.With tourism as the main income for the villagers, Qu has witnessed the surprising transformation as the roads widened and the environment improved.
Accompanying the swans are tourists and photography enthusiasts from various places.Then new businesses, including homestays, restaurants, cafes and photo studios, came up.Last year, Yandunjiao attracted 500,000 visitors, who generated an income of nearly 20 million yuan (D|S2.77 million), according to official statistics.Over the past years, to protect the habitat of swans, the local government has taken various measures, including dredging (疏通) the lake and restoring the seaweed ecological system.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。山东荣成烟墩角有400多年的历史,因大天鹅到此越冬,吸引游客,带动了旅游业发展,同时当地政府也采取措施保护其栖息地。
4.What can tourists experience in Yu Haiyang's homestay?
A.They can enjoy foreign cuisines.
B.They can learn to make shrimp sauce.
C.They can relax themselves and taste local food.
D.They can watch the swans closely all day long.
解析:选C 细节理解题。根据第二段“Under the seaweedcovered roof ... a brief relief from urban living.”可知,游客可以在于海洋的民宿放松自己并品尝当地食物。
5.What makes Yandunjiao popular among tourists?
A.The delicious local food.
B.The newly emerged businesses.
C.Its long history and rich marine resources.
D.The harmonious scene of humans and swans.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第二段“Winter is the peak season for tourists, who come to enjoy the harmonious scene between human and swans”可知,人类与天鹅和谐共处的场景使烟墩角受到游客欢迎。
6.Which can replace the underlined word “temperate” in paragraph 3?
A.Hot. B.Mild.
C.Cool. D.Cold.
解析:选B 词义猜测题。根据第三段“Yandunjiao has abundant marine resources and a temperate climate that offers a cozy winter haven for whooper swans.”可知,此处说的是温和的气候适合大天鹅栖息。temperate意思是“温和的”,与mild同义。
7.What might be the best title for the text?
A.The History and Development of Yandunjiao
B.Yu Haiyang's Homestay Business in Yandunjiao
C.The Beautiful Whooper Swans in Yandunjiao
D.Yandunjiao:A Tourist Destination Thanks to Whooper Swans
解析:选D 标题归纳题。文章讲述了山东荣成烟墩角因大天鹅的到来而吸引众多游客,带动了当地旅游业发展,包括民宿、餐饮等新行业兴起,同时当地政府也采取措施保护天鹅栖息地。所以D项Yandunjiao:A Tourist Destination Thanks to Whooper Swans.(烟墩角:因大天鹅而成为旅游胜地) 最适合作文章标题。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
When it comes to comfort, most travelers would pick trains over planes any day.Trains usually offer more leg and elbow room than airplanes.Besides, there are no seat belt signs to keep you from getting up and moving around.And yet, being stuck in a seat for hours on end means long train rides can still be challenging on the body and mind.__8__
If budget permits, upgrading your seat is perhaps the most important thing you can do to make a long train ride more comfortable.__9__ Therefore, you can lie down on overnight rides, or a firstclass or businessclass seat instead of a spot in coach to land yourself more legroom and a footrest.
A tablet (平板电脑) stocked with books, movies, and music can be a lifesaver on long train rides.However, you'll need a plan for keeping it charged.__10__ Make sure you have the right adapter for your charger if you're traveling in a foreign country.Consider bringing along some lowtech forms of entertainment, too, like travel games or even a simple pack of cards.
__11__ Similarly, window seats on trains appeal to train riders.After all, you're even more likely to have scenery worth seeing out the windows of a train.
Part of the appeal of traveling by train is watching a variety of landscapes slip by outside your window, but once darkness falls — or if you simply need a nap — you might want to escape from the outside world for a while.__12___
A.No two train rides are made alike.
B.Some trains have power ports at every seat.
C.That might mean booking a sleeper cabin instead of a seat.
D.Taking plenty of snacks is a wise idea to kill your time on board.
E.Noisefree headphones are a good choice if you like to fall asleep to music.
F.The following tips will help make your next long rail journey more comfortable.
G.Window seats on planes are popular with travelers who like to enjoy the views.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了更舒适地坐长途火车的方法。
8.选F 根据前文可知,本段讲述了火车旅行比飞机旅行要舒适,但是连续几个小时之旅仍然是一种挑战,所以F项(下面的小贴士会有助于让你的下一次长途火车旅行更舒适)能承接上文,并引领下文,符合文意。
9.选C 根据前文可知,如果预算允许,升级你的座位可能是你能做的最重要的事情,让长途火车旅行更舒适。C项(那可能意味着预订卧铺而不是硬座)是对前文的进一步说明,并和后文构成因果关系,符合文意。
10.选B 根据前文“A tablet (平板电脑) stocked with books, movies, and music can be a lifesaver on long train rides.However, you'll need a plan for keeping it charged.”可知,此处主要讲述了保持自己的平板电脑有电,所以B项(有些火车在每个座位上都有电源接口)符合本段主题,且能引出后文。
11.选G 分析设空,位于段首,是本段的中心句。similarly意为“相似地,类似地”,表示前后情况相似。根据后文可知,本段主要讲述了靠窗位置对乘客很有吸引力,所以G项(飞机上靠窗的座位很受喜欢欣赏风景的旅客的欢迎)符合本段主题,可作为本段中心句。
12.选E 分析设空,位于段尾,是对前文的总结。根据前文可知坐火车旅行的部分吸引力在于看着窗外各种各样的风景,但是一旦夜幕降临,你可能想要隔离外面的世界一段时间。E项(如果你喜欢听着音乐睡觉的话,无噪音耳机是一个不错的选择)符合本段主题,讲述在火车上睡觉的方法。
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