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1、 TheEdinburghInternationalFilmFestivalafter60yearsasoneofthecitysculturalfocusesinAugustwillmovetoJunefromnextyear.ArtisticdirectorHannahMcGillsaidthefestivalneededmorebreathingspace. “Therearehugeadvantagesinhavingalltheseculturaleventsinoneplaceandtime”shesaid.“Butthereislimitedspace.It’slikewhenachildhasabirthdayonChristmasDay—itallesontopofeachother.” MsMcGillsaidthatthefilmfestivalwantedtouseextraplacestoorganizeeventsandconferenceswhichEdinburghwastoocrowdedtoprovideinAugust.Shespokeofherdifficultyforexamplebeingunabletoholdanexhibitionaspartofthefilmfestivalbecauseoflimitedspace. HoweverJonMorganthedirectoroftheEdinburghFringeFestivaldeprecatedthefilmfestivalsmovewhichsuggestedthecitywasoverburdenedinAugust.“Therearestillhundredsofspacesthatarentusedandthereisstillroomforittoexpand”hesaid ThemovetoJunemadesense.ItwouldallowmoreairbetweenitandtheLondonFilmFestivalprovidingformoredistinctive有特色的programming.“June will giveusthebreathing space toexpandandcreateourownidentityallowingustofurtherdevelop our positionasoneof the worlds mostinnovative创新的andchallengingannualfilmevents”MsMcGillsaid ThefestivalorganisersthoughtthatthemovetoJunewouldnotreduceaudiencessayingfilm-loverswouldvisitEdinburghinearlysummer.GinnieAtkinsonthefestival’smanagingdirectorsaid“Ouraudiencesareveryfilm-focused.Lastyearweaskedinourmarketresearchiftheywouldeifweweretheonlyshowintownandtheysaidyes.”
1.ThepassageintendstotellusthattheEdinburghInternationalFilmFestival ___________.A.needsimprovingB.enjoysgreatsuccessC.needsmorebreathingspaceD.willmoveto“quieter”June
2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphsuggeststhat _______.A.havingtwoimportanteventsinoneplaceandtimehasmanyadvantagesB.havingtwoimportanteventsinoneplaceandtimewillcausepressureC.wonderfulthingsalwaysgohandinhandD.havingabirthdayonChristmasDayisaluckything
3.Theunderlinedword“deprecated”inParagraph4probablymeans __________.A.disagreedtoB.approvedofC.supportedD.held
4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat ________.A.themovetoJunewillaffectthenumberofpeoplewhovisitEdinburghB.thefestivalisoneoftheworldsmostinnovativeandchallengingannualfilmeventsC.thefestivalhasbeenoneofEdinburghsculturalfocusesfor60yearsD.itisgenerallybelievedthatAugustisabusymonthtotheculturalcirclesinEdinburgh
2、 Stonehengetheworld-famouscircleofstonecolumnsmay
12.havehadabrother.Amuchbiggerolderbrother. UniversityofBradfordresearchersannouncedtheyhaddiscoveredabout100stonescoveringseveralacresthoughttohavebeenbuiltaround4500yearsago.TheStonehengeHiddenLandscapesProjectdiscoveredthemonumentwhichisnearDurringtonWallsalsoknownas“superhenge”.Stonehengewhichisbelievedtohavebeenpleted3500yearsagoisabout2milesaway.WhatwearestartingtoseeisthelargestsurvivingstonemonumentpreservedunderneathabankthathaseverbeendiscoveredinBritainandpossiblyinEurope”saidVinceGaffney. Theevidencewasfoundunder3feetofearth.Someofthestonesarethoughttohavestood15feettallbeforetheyweretoppled.Ourradardatahaveshownanamazingrowofupto90standingstonesanumberofwhichhavesurvivedafterbeingpushedoverandalargebankplacedoverthestonessaidprofessorWolfgangNeubauerdirectoroftheLudwigBoltzmannInstituteforArchaeologicalProspectionandVirtualArchaeology. “Intheeastupto30stones...havesurvivedbelow”hesaid.“TheextraordinaryscaleanddetailsoftheevidenceproducedbytheStonehengeHiddenLandscapesProjectwhichthenewdiscoveriesatDurringtonWallsischangingfundamentally根本上ourunderstandingofStonehengeandtheworldarounditNeubaueradded. EverythingwrittenbeforeabouttheStonehengelandscapeandtheancientmonumentswithinitwillneedtoberewritten”saidPaulGarwoodascientistandleadhistorianontheprojectattheUniversityofBirmingham.ThefindingswereannouncedonthefirstdayoftheBritishScienceFestivalbeingheldattheUniversityofBradford.
1.Itisbelievedthatthesuperhengeis_________ earlierthantheStonehenge.A.1000yearsB.2500yearsC.3500yearsD.4500years
2.WhatdoresearchersthinkofthesuperhengeA.Itisthebiggestmonumentdiscoveredintheworld.B.ItwasbuiltmuchlaterthantheStonehenge.C.ItisthelargestsurvivingstonemonumentfoundinEngland.D.ItisbetterprotectedthantheStonehenge.
3.Whatdotheunderlinedword“toppled”mostprobablymeanA.Setup.B.Pusheddown.C.Movedaway.D.Broughtup.
4.WhatisthebesttitleofthepassageA.ThesouthernEnglandhasmanyhistoricsitesB.TheBritishScienceFestivalwillbeheldagainC.BiggerBrothertoStonehengehasbeendiscoveredD.TheProjectattheUniversityofBirmingham
3、Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobeeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’saround. It’scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21butsinceithascaughtoneventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain. Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetoseeandoftentasteawidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarketsitcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistencesuchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecialit’sstillworthatryasistheknobbly多疙瘩的Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelse. Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinettebutyou’llneedawarmshelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowitsoit’sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit. Attheeventsyoucanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditionsandbecausethesearefamilyaffairschildrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames. AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruitincludingstatelygardensandmercialorchards果园.IfyouwanttohavearealorchardexperiencetryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdalenearFavershaminKent.
1.WhatcanpeopledoattheappleeventsA.Attendexperts’lectures.B.Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.C.Plantfruittreesinanorchard.D.Tastemanykindsofapples.
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecioA.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.Ithasaspecialtaste.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“apipedream”inParagraph3meanA.Apracticalidea.B.Avainhope.C.Abrilliantplan.D.Aselfishdesire.
4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextA.Toshowhowtogrowapples.B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.D.Topromoteappleresearch.
4、 InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforesttherestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous土著的people.Surprisinglythesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.AndyetpeopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolony殖民地oftheFrenchRepublicsince
1946.IntheorytheyshouldlivebytheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknownthusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaof“lawlessness”intheworld. ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffectsofaFrenchmanformPariscalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisareawhichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforestwithhalfitspopulationofonly250000livinginitscapitalCayenne. “IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeople.Ihaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyears”saysGin.“I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccesstotheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlessland.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.” “Iwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlife”continuesGin.“Iprefertoworkinblackandwhitewhichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.” Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintime.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublicwhichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfarebutalsoalcoholismbetrayalandevensuicide.
1.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuianaA.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.C.Theyareseparatedfromthemodernworld.D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.
2.GinintroducedthespecialworldoftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.A.atourguideB.ageographerC.afilmdirectorD.aphotographer
3.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianeseA.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.Uninterested.D.Appreciative.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefertoA.ThemodernFrenchlifestyle.B.Theself-supportinghunting.C.Theuncivilizedhunting.D.TheFrenchRepublic.
5、IndeedGeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785somekindofflyorbughadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthome.ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethatEnglishmenhadbeenreferringtoinsectsasbugsformorethanacenturyandAmericanshadalreadycreatedlightning-bug萤火虫.ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguageleavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies. TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeapersonreferringtosomeonewhowascrazyaboutaparticularactivity.Althoughfanbecametheusualtermsportsfansusedtobecalledracingbugsbaseballbugsandthelike. Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobjectforexampleabug-shapedcar.Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarmfromwhichestheexpressiontobugthatistoinstall安装analarm.Nowitmeansasmallpieceofequipmentthatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers’conversations.Sincethe1840stobughaslongmeant tocheatandsincethe1940sithasbeenannoying. Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinaputerprogramorotherdesign.ThatmeaningdatesbacktothetimeofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsaslittleproblemsanddifficultiesthatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovereindevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdisonhadbeenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscoveringabuginhisinventedrecordplayer.
1.WelearnfromParagraph1that .A.AmericanshaddifficultyinlearningtousethewordbugB.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersontocallaninsectabugC.thewordbugwasstillpopularlyusedinEnglandinthenineteenthcenturyD.bothEnglishmenandAmericansusedthewordbugintheeighteenthcentury
2.WhatdoesthewordflawinthelastparagraphprobablymeanA.ExplanationB.FindingC.OriginD.Fault
3.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith .A.themisunderstandingofthewordbugB.thedevelopmentofthewordbugC.thepublicviewsofthewordbugD.thespecialcharacteristicsofthewordbug
6、 AskpeopleintheUKwhatthewords“Sundayroast”meantothemandthey’llprobablytakeyoubacktotheirgrandmothers’diningrooms–maybewithafewstoriesof“thegreatestpuddings”and“thebesteversteak”.ButnowthetraditionalSundayroastseemstohavebeenleftbackintheolddays.AccordingtotheDailyMailjustonein50Britishfamiliessitsdowntothisweeklymealtogether. Therearemanyreasonswhytheroastisbeinglesspopular.Inthebusymodernworldwherebreakfastisasliceoftoasteatenonthewaytoworkorschoolandlunchisaquicksandwichinfrontoftheputerscreenpeoplejustdon’tseemtohavethetimeorpatiencetomakearoast. AndSundaywasonceadaywhenpeoplecouldeasilygotothekitchentocook.Nowadayspeopleareoftenoutshoppingoratthecinemauntilit’sfartoolatetostartthinkingaboutheatingtheoven烤箱up. HoweverarecentarticlefromTheTelegraphwarnedagainstbeingcarriedawaybyourtightschedules:“Itwouldbeashametoletthisfineoldtraditiondisappear.” TheGuardianfurtherexplainedthattheeatingofthebigmealisonlythehalfofit.TheSundayroastalsomakesforrelaxedmorningactivitiesinthekitchenandthetablebeestheperfectplacetosharegoodfoodandchatwithfamilyandfriends.“ForbusymomsanddadsevenifyoucanmanagetoturnoffyourmobilephoneandtheTVonlyonceaweekandturntheSundayroastintoarealfamilyeventchildrencanhavefuncookingthefoodandclearinguptogether.”
1.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_____.A.Sunday—BestTimeforFamilyB.SundayRoastDyingOutC.It’sthePerfectTimeforUsD.Let’sSitDownTogether
2.WhydopeoplepaylessattentiontoSundayroastA.Theyhaveabusylifestyle.B.Theyhavenointerestincooking.C.Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.D.Theyarelivinginthemodernsociety.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefertoA.Arecentarticle.B.Atraditionalkitchen.C.Thefineoldtradition.D.Sundaymorningactivity.
4.HowdoestheauthorfeeltowardsSundayroast’sdyingoutA.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Sorry.D.Uncertain.答案以及解析1答案及解析答案
1.D;
2.B;
3.A;
4.D解析
1.主旨大意题文章第一段就指出了本文的主题爱丁堡国际电影节明年要从8月提前到6月
2.句意理解题由第一段可知艺术总监HannahMcGill说电影节需要有喘息的机会有足够的活动空间;第二段又指出在同一地点和吋间多种文化活动会因为有限的空间而造成压力作者接着打了一个比喻同样也是为了说明这一问题
3.词义猜测题由however和“Therearcstillhundredsofspacesthatarentusedandthereisstillrexjmforittoexpand.以推测出JonMorgan不同意爱丁堡电影节时间的变动故答案为A
4.推理判断题由文章第二段和第三段可知8月份爱丁堡要举行各种各样的文化活动由此可推出对爱丁堡的文艺界来说8月份是一个繁忙的月份A项与最后一段第一句不符;B、C两项文中有明确表述不是推出的结论2答案及解析答案
1.A;
2.C;
3.B;
4.C解析
1.细节理解题根据第二段第一句中的“...thoughttohavebeenbuiltaround4500yearsago.”和第二段第三句中的whichisbelievedtohavebeenpleted3500yearsago”可知超级巨石阵比巨石阵早了1000年
2.细节理解题.根据第二段中的“...isthelargestsurvivingstonemonument...thathaseverbeendiscoveredinBritainandpossiblyinEurope”可知C项与题意相符
3.词义猜测题根据画线词前面的“Someofthestonesarethoughttohavestood15feettallbeforetheywere...中的tohavestood可推断该词应该是“倒塌;使倒塌”的意思所以选B项
4.主旨大意题根据文章第一段中的“...mayhavehadabrother.Amuchbiggerolderbrother.”可知文章主要讲述的是巨石阵还有一个“大哥哥”的事情故选C项3答案及解析答案
1.D;
2.C;
3.B;
4.B解析
1.作者向人们介绍了一个节日—AppleDay由于这个节日翡翠受欢迎现在已经演变成“苹果月”了在英国人们在十月份庆祝该节日持续大约一个月的时间细节理解题根据第二段“Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetoseeandoftentasteawidevarietyofapples.”可知参加相关的庆祝活动的人们可以品尝各种各样的苹果故选D
2.推理判断题故选C
3.猜测词义题根据第二段”toseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistencesuchasDecio”可知Decio是许多仍然存在的经典苹果种类之一根据”whichsimoreofacuriositythananythingelse”可知人们品尝它是出于好奇心故选B
4.写作意图题根据第一段“ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobeeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’saround.”和最后一段“IfyouwanttohavearealorchardexperiencetryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdalenearFavershaminKent.”可知作者向读者介绍了一个节日—AppleDay并推荐人们参加这个节日故选B考点:生活故事类短文阅读4答案及解析答案
1.A;
2.D;
3.D;
4.A解析
1.本文通过一个摄影记者向人们展示了法国的Guianese人和现代法国的生活风格给他们带来的影响推理判断题根据第一段第二句Surprisinglythesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.令人吃惊的是这些人主要靠自己的法律和他们的社会风俗生活可知A项符合题意
2.推理判断题根据第四段第一句“Iwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlife”我想展示给观众一个摄影记录让他们触摸到不文明的生活第五段第一句Hisblack-and=whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintime.他的黑白照片呈现了一个几乎失去的世界可知他是一个摄影师故选D
3.推理判断题根据第三段第
一、二句“IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeople.Ihaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyears”我对法国Guianese人有一个特殊的爱我在那里工作了将近十年了所以他对法国Guianese人是心存感激的故选D
4.词义猜测题根据最后一段最后一句中thelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublic被法兰西共和国提供的生活风格可知后面的定语从句中it指现代法国的生活风格故选A5答案及解析答案
1.D;
2.D;
3.B解析
1.【语篇导读】本文以乔治·华盛顿的日记为切入点指出早在之前的一个世纪英国人就提出了bug的说法文章主要讲了bug的由来及其所指意义的演变细节理解题根据第一段中的“...EnglishmenhadbeenreferringtoinsectsasbugsformorethanacenturyandAmericanshadalreadycreatedlighting-bug.”可知在19世纪英美人都使用bug一词
2.词义猜测题根据下文中的“littleproblemsanddifficulties”等信息可以推知该词的意思是“错误、问题、难处”等
3.主旨大意题本文主要介绍词的由来及历史演变也就是说随着历史的发展该词也被赋予不同的意义这样B项的意思和题意相符【长难句分析】ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguageleavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.但是英国人不久就不在他们的语言中使用bug了把它留给了美国人在19世纪和20世纪美国人把臭虫叫作bug该句为简单句句中tostop...是动词不定式短语用作表语;leaving...是现在分词短语用作结果状语6答案及解析答案
1.B;
2.A;
3.C;
4.C解析这是一篇记叙文忙碌的生活方式导致传统的英国每周一次的家庭“周日烤肉”活动已经成为过去时现在只有50分之一的英国家庭仍然保持这个传统
1.标题归纳题第一段中的“ButnowthetraditionalSundayroastseemstohavebeenleftbackintheolddays.AccordingtotheDailyMailjustonein50Britishfamiliessitsdowntothisweeklymealtogether”告诉人们:传统的英国每周一次的家庭“周日烤肉”活动已经成为过去时现在只有50分之一的英国家庭仍然保持这个传统下文具体介绍了导致这种现象的原因故B选项适合做该文标题【名师点睛】概括主旨的方法是:先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句若无明显主题句就通过关键词句来概括如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的此时要注意一些转折词如butyethoweveralthoughinspiteofbycontrastonthecontrary等当文章中表示相反的观点时往往用到这些词答题时要弄清哪个是作者的观点排除迷惑性信息准确归纳主旨大意在该题中考生通过阅读第一段尤其是第一段中But后的信息就可以顺利的找出文章中心
2.细节理解题由第二段中的“Therearemanyreasonswhytheroastisbeinglesspopular.Inthebusymodernworld…peoplejustdon’tseemtohavethetimeorpatiencetomakearoast”可知在这个忙碌的现代世界里人们似乎没有时间和耐心烤肉了故可知忙碌的生活方式是导致周末烤肉大餐正在逐渐消失的原因A选项正确
3.词义猜测题由第五段中的“TheGuardianfurtherexplainedthattheeatingofthebigmealisonlythehalfofit.TheSundayroastalsomakesforrelaxedmorningactivitiesinthekitchenandthetablebeestheperfectplacetosharegoodfoodandchatwithfamilyandfriends”可知周日烤肉有助于人们在厨房里放松餐桌成为了亲朋好友分享美食以及聊天的好地方由此可知吃大餐只是周日烤肉的一部分周日烤肉还可以让人们放松交流等故it指的是周日烤肉这个老传统C选项正确
4.观点态度题由文章对周日烤肉传统的介绍尤其是最后一段的叙述可知该传统活动是一项有利于家人交流共处的好机会所以对于这项传统的逐渐消失作者深表遗憾故C选项正确。