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Unit1LivingwellⅠ.阅读理解ABookstoresareatravellersbestfriend:theyprovideconvenientshelterinbadweatherandtheyoftenhostreadingsandotherculturalevents.Hereisalookattheworldssixgreatestbookstores.AdrianHarrington—since
1971.Rarebooks;rarefirsteditions;leatherboundsetsandgeneralantiques古玩.Address64AKensingtonChurchStreetKensingtonLondon,EnglandU.K.AnotherCountry—KreuzbergBerlinGermany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishlanguagesecondhandbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20000booksthatyoucanbuyorborrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshopsuchasreadingsculturaleventssocialeveningsandfilmnights.AtlantisBooks—OíaSantoriniGreece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandofSantoriniGreece,foundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprusEngland,andtheUnitedStates.Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivalsfilmscreeningsbookreadingsandgoodoldfashioneddanceparties.BartsBooks—OjaiCaliforniaU.S.A.“TheWorldsGreatestOutdoorBookstore”,abookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein
1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreetandregularcustomersareaskedtodropcoinsintothedoorscoinboxtopayforanybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.10Corsoo—MilanItaly.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonartarchitecturedesigngraphicsandfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.Itwasfoundedin1990inMilanItalybyCarlaSozzani.TheBookworm—AbookshoplibrarybarrestaurantandeventspacenowwithfivelocationsinthreecitiesinChina—BeijingSuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloortoceilingbooksoneverywallarelightandairyinsummeryetwarmandfortableinwinter.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文,主要介绍了六个世界上赫赫有名的书店1.WhichofthefollowingbookstoreshasthelongesthistoryA.AdrianHarrington.B.AtlantisBooks.C.BartsBooks.D.10Corsoo.解析细节理解题根据第二段的“AdrianHarrington—since1971”,第四段的“foundedin2004”,第五段的“foundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964”及第六段的“Itwasfoundedin1990inMilan”可知,BartsBooks有着最长的历史答案C2.WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooksA.Attendafestival.B.Learnphotography.C.Enjoyrarebooks.D.Buybooksanytime.解析细节理解题根据第四段最后一句“Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals...danceparties.”可知,在AtlantisBooks你可以参加文学节答案A3.HowisTheBookwormdifferentfromtheotherbookstoresA.Itisusedasalibrary.B.Ithostsallsortsofactivities.C.Itfocusesonphotography.D.Ithasbranchesindifferentcities.解析细节理解题根据最后一段中的“nowwithfivelocationsinthreecitiesinChina—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu”可知,TheBookworm与其他书店的区别在于它在不同的城市有分店答案DBThereisalottolearnaboutthecreationsofBeatrixPotter—notonlyisshetheauthorandillustratorofoneoftheworldsmostfamouschildrensbooks,TheTaleofPeterRabbit,butalsoapioneeringconservationistwiththespiritofascientist.“PottergrewupasthedaughterofawealthyVictorianfamilybutalongwithherbrotherwhofilledanentireflooroftheirlargehouseinLondonwithallsortsofanimals,”saidAnneLundinaretiredprofessorfortheUWMadisonSchoolofLibraryandInformationStudies.“Asanadultshewasafrustratedbotanicalillustratorandscientist.Thatfieldwasnotopentoherbecauseshewasfemale,”Lundinsaid.Potterwasurgedtoturnthecharmingillustrationsandstoriesshewroteinletterstochildrenintobooks.Shewrote23booksinall—abodyofworkthathasinspiredplaysballetsfilmsandanastonishingamountofmerchandise.“TheTaleofPeterRabbitisprobablythemostfamouschildrensbookintheworldwhichwaspublishedin1902andhasreallystoodthetestoftime.Itsbeentranslatedinto36languages.Theparentsandgrandparentswillshareitwiththenextgeneration,”saidLundin.Potteralsomadeamarkontheworldthroughherlandconservation.“InmanywaysshewaslikePeterRabbit,venturingintoaworldofadventureandrisk.ShewithdrewfromLondonassoonasshestartedmakingsomemoneyonherbookstotheLakeDistrictandbecameanextremelyimportantfarmerandconservationist.Shepreservedandpassedon15farmsandover4000acres,whichweregivenbacktothecountryasgiftsinthe20thcentury,”saidLundin.Eventhoughshewasborn150yearsagoshewasamazinglymodern—herembracingofthenaturalworldmentedJenniferBlatchleySmithanartisticdirectoroftheshowPeterRabbitTalestocelebratethe150thanniversaryofPottersbirth.[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了儿童作家BeatrixPotter的故事4.WhathelpedBeatrixPottertowriteTheTaleofPeterRabbitsuccessfullyA.Herlifeandworkexperiences.B.Herspecialtyinanimated动画pictures.C.Hersuccessinbeingabotanicalscientist.D.Herinterestinanimalsinchildhoodalone.解析推理判断题根据第二段和第三段的整体内容可推知,儿童作家BeatrixPotter成功地写出了TheTaleofPeterRabbit,这与她的生活和工作经历密不可分答案A5.Whatdoestheword“frustrated”inthethirdparagraphmeanA.Disappointed. B.Devoted.C.Motivated.D.Inspired.解析词义猜测题根据第三段中的“Thatfieldwasnotopentoherbecauseshewasfemale”可推知,Potter在成为植物插图画家和科学家的道路上不是一帆风顺的,主要是因为当时这一领域还未对女性开放,由此可推知frustrated意为“不得志的,失意的”,故选A答案A6.WhatisBeatrixPotterA.Abotanistandartist.B.Anextremelyimportantfarmerandsuccessfulscientist.C.Awriter,conservationistandfarmer.D.Anartisticdirector.解析细节理解题根据第一段可知,BeatrixPotter是一个作家兼有科学家精神的保护主义者,结合倒数第二段可知,BeatrixPotter还是一个农民,故选C答案C7.WhydoestheauthorwritethearticleA.IncelebrationofPotters150thbirthday.B.InhonourofPottersnewcontributions.C.InpraiseofPottersspiritofselflessness.D.InsupportofPottersbookpromotions.解析作者意图题根据最后一段的整体内容可知,作者写本文的目的在于庆祝Potter的150周年诞辰答案AⅡ.阅读七选五Whileyouaretravellingabroadculturalmistakesaremoreseriousthanlinguisticmistakeswhichcanleadtoseriousmisunderstandingandevenillfeelingbetweenindividuals. 1 ●TouchingSomeone 2 InMediterraneancountriesifyoudonttouchsomeonesarmwhentalkingtothemorifyoudontgreetthemwithkissesorawarmhugyoullbeconsideredcold.Butbackslap拍背someonewhoisntafamilymemberoragoodfriendinKoreaandyoullmakethemunfortable.InThailandtheheadisconsideredsacred—neverevenpatachildonthehead.●TalkingoverDinnerInsomecountrieslikeChinaJapanandsomeAfricannationsthefoodisthethingsodontstartchattingaboutyourdaysadventureswhileeveryoneelseisdiggingintodinner. 3 Itsnotbecauseyourgroupisunfriendlybutbecausemealtimesareforeatingnottalking.●RemovingYourShoesorNotTakeoffyourshoeswhenarrivingatthedoorofaLondondinnerpartyandthehostesswillfindyouuncivilizedbutfailtoremoveyourshoesbeforeenteringahomeinAsiaHawaiiorthePacificIslandsandyoullbeconsidereddisrespectful.So,ifyouseearowofshoesatthedoorstartundoingyourlaces. 4 Onceyouareonthegroundofadifferentcountryremainhighlysensitivetonativebehavior. 5 Anddontfeeloffendedifsomethingseemsoffensive—likequeuejumping.Afterallthisisaglobalvillageandweareallverydifferent.A.Personalspacevariesasyoutraveltheglobe.B.Asiansconsiderremovingshoesimpoliteathome.C.Neverbepletelysurprisedbyanything.D.Thelinguisticmistakemeansthatsomeoneisnotfullyexpressinghisidea.E.Lookoutforthefollowingculturalmistakesandtrytoavoidthem.F.Ifnot,keeptheshoeson.G.Youlllikelybemetwithsilence.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述了一些出国旅游时应当注意的文化上的细节1.解析该空是一个总结句,用来引出下面要提到的话题,起承上启下的作用,故选E项答案E2.解析结合小标题“TouchingSomeone”及下文提到的不同国家对于接触有不同的习俗可知,不同的地方对个人空间的理解各不相同故选A项答案A3.解析上文介绍在中国、日本和一些非洲国家,吃饭时不要闲谈由此可知,吃饭时要保持沉默,只有G项与此相关故选G项答案G4.解析该空与前一句是相反的情况,上文提到“如果你在门口看到一排鞋子,就松开你的鞋带”,接下来就应当描写与之相反的情况,故选F项答案F5.解析从空后的“Anddont...likequeuejumping.”可知,此空与该句表并列关系,也应是“不要……”,故选C项答案CⅢ.语法填空BeingraisedinafamilyofteachersI
1.getplentyofchancestoconnectmyselfwithliteraturesinceayoungage.SoIhavemanystoriesaboutmeandreading.Itwasmyfatherwhotookmeontheroadtoreadingandmademeappreciate
2.itbeauty.WhenIwasalittlegirl,heboughtmeabook
3.nameRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.Iwastooyoungtoreadthisdifficultwork,somyfatherexplainedittome
4.patient.FromthenonIstartedtoenjoyreadingbooks.WhenIbecameamiddleschoolstudentIbegantoreadsomesimplifiedEnglishclassicsonmyown.SometimesIwouldwritedownmythoughtsand
5.feelandsharethemwithmyfather.AmongallthebooksthatIreadduringmymiddleschoolyearsJaneEyreleftthe
6.deepimpressiononme.Iwashavingsomedifficultieswithmystudiesatthattime
7.JaneEyrespersistence坚持andcourageinspiredmealot.ThankstomyreadinghabitImanaged
8.overethedifficultiesofmystudies.NowImaseniorhighschoolstudentandverybusywithmystudies.ButIstillkeeponreadinginmysparetime.MymothertoldmethatIshouldbeabsorbed
9.mystudies,butinmypointofview,Iregardreadingasanoasis绿洲thatcanmakemerelax.Recently,Ithoughtaboutthebenefits
10.readingcouldbringus.Readingcanclearourmindsandmotivateus.Inadditionwemaybroadenourhorizonsandgainmoreknowledgethroughreading.Ihopethatmystorycaninspireyoutostartyourownreadingadventure.[语篇解读] 本文主要讲述了作者和阅读之间的故事,鼓励大家多读书1.解析考查动词时态since意为“自从”时,主句一般用现在完成时,从句用一般过去时答案havegot/gotten2.解析考查代词修饰名词一般用形容词,故用形容词性物主代词its修饰名词beauty,作定语答案its3.解析考查非谓语动词name和句子谓语bought之间没有连词,故用非谓语动词,且和其逻辑主语abook构成动宾关系,故用过去分词作后置定语答案named4.解析考查副词副词修饰形容词、副词、动词甚至整个句子,作状语故用副词patiently修饰动词explained答案patiently5.解析考查词性转换根据and可知,此处与thoughts并列,故用名词的复数形式答案feelings6.解析考查形容词的最高级与Amongallthebooks和定冠词the呼应,此处用形容词的最高级形式,修饰名词impression答案deepest7.解析考查连词根据语境可知,上下文表示逻辑上的转折关系,故用连词but答案but8.解析考查非谓语动词固定搭配managetodosth.意为“设法完成某事”,故用不定式作宾语答案toovere9.解析考查介词固定搭配beabsorbedinsth.意为“专注于某事”,故用介词in答案in10.解析考查定语从句that/which引导定语从句,在从句中作宾语,该从句修饰先行词thebenefits答案that/which。