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专题一阅读理解训练9 主旨大意A导学号59430070IfyouwatchBritishtelevisiononMarch15,youmightbesurprisedtoseecelebrities名人wearingfunnyrednosesandjokingaround.Butdontworry.Theyrenotmad.ItsallpartofamoneyraisingeventcalledRedNoseDay.Foundedin1985bytwoBritishcomedians,theaimoftheeventistoraisemoneytofightpovertyandinjusticeintheUKandAfrica.CelebritiesandpublicfiguressupporttheeventbymakingappearancesoncomicTVshows.Forexample,UKPrimeMinisterDavidCamerononceappearedinamusicvideobyOneDirection,whichthebandproducedfortheevent.Britonsdontjustraisemoneyforcharitablecausesononedayayear,buttheydoitallyearround.Onewayofdoingsoisbyshoppingincharityshops.Thesesmallshopssellclothes,booksandhouseholdgoodsjustlikeanyothershopexceptthattheyreallsecondhand.Therearenearly10,7000charityshopsintheUK.Theirbusinessmodelissimple:anybodywhohasthingstheydontwantanymorecandonatethemtoacharityshop,wheretheyarecheckedfordamage,cleanedandpriced.Themoneythatismadebysellingthemisusedforacharitablecause.Theideaofbuyingusedclothesmaysoundunpleasant,butforshopperswhohavelessspendingmoney,ithasbeenawelcomeoption.Now,shoppingatcharityshopsisalsobecomingpopularwithyoungpeoplelookingforalternativefashion.“Youcanfindveryuniqueclothesforaverycheapprice.Itdoesntbothermethatotherpeoplemayhavewornthem.IsimplywashthembeforeIwearthem,”saidAnneMarie,a19-year-oldfromtheUS.Sonexttimeyouspotacharityshop,whynotgoinside?Whoknows,youmightfindalovelydressforjustafewpounds.Evenbetter,youcanenjoywearingitintheknowledgethatyourmoneyhelpedagoodcause.【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了在英国人们经常做慈善1.WhydidCameronappearinOneDirectionsmusicvideoA.Toearnaliving.B.Tosupporttheband.C.Tohelpraisemoney.D.Toentertaintheaudience.解析细节理解题依据第二段的“theaimoftheeventistoraisemoney...Forexample...”可知,英国首相卡梅伦出现在音乐视频中是为了帮助筹款,故选C项答案C2.WherearethegoodsofcharityshopsfromA.Localbands. B.Peoplesdonation.C.Britishcomedians.D.TheUKgovernment.解析细节理解题依据第四段的第二句可知,人们可以把不用的东西捐给慈善商店,因此这些商品来自人们的捐献答案B3.WhatsAnneMariesattitudetocharityshopsA.Favourable.B.Particular.C.Doubtful.D.Disapproving.解析推理判断题根据倒数第二段中安妮的话可知,在慈善商店可以买到物美价廉的商品,由此可知,她对慈善商店是支持的答案A4.WhatisthetextmainlyaboutA.RedNoseDay.B.Britishcelebrities.C.CharityinBritain.D.Secondhandshops.解析主旨大意题文章通过描述英国的“红鼻子日”来引出本文的主题——英国人热衷于做慈善,故选C项答案CB导学号59430071Chinasadmirationofoutstandingscholarshasturnedthewell-preservedchildhoodhomeofTuYouyou,theChinesepharmacologist药理学家whowonNobelPrizeinPhysiology生理学orMedicine,intoapopulartouristdestination.SinceitwasannouncedonMondaythat85-year-oldTuhadbecomethefirstChinesecitizentowinthisinternationalprize,herformerhomeintheoldtownofNingbo,ZhejiangProvince,hasattractedvisitors,especiallyparentsandtheirchildren—eventhoughitisnotopentothepublic.Thehouse,whereTuliveduntilshewenttouniversityinBeijing,coversanareaof2,200squaremetresandispricedat150millionyuan$
23.6million.Itispartofacomplexof37traditionalbuildings,includingseveralcity-and-district-levelculturalrelicpreservationsites,thathavebeentransformedintoahigh-endartandcommercialzone.“Therearecontinuallyparentstakingtheirchildren,frominfantsinstrollerstocollegestudents,totakephotosinfrontofTusformerhome.Securityguardshavebeenorderedtogoonpatrolaroundtheclock,”saidMrZhao,asalespersonfromNingboRealEstateIncCo.ShanghairesidentXuLingfei,whowasonatriptoNingbo,tookher9-year-oldsontowalkaroundthecomplexonWednesday.“Chinesepeoplebelieveinexamsandawardsandhaveastrongpreferenceforhighperformers.Takingchildrentovisittheformerdwellingplacesofcelebrities名人isawaytoinspirethemtostudyharder,”Xusaid.SomethingsimilarhappenedafterMoYanwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein
2012.TouristsstartedvisitingMosformerhomeinruralGaomi,ShandongProvince,inanendlessstreamstartingthedayafterhewontheprize.Someevenpulledtheradishesplantedinfrontofthehouseandcarriedawaysomebricks.【语篇解读】 诺贝尔奖获得者的故居备受人们追捧,成为新的旅游景点5.TuYouyousformerhouseisnowpopularmainlybecause________.A.TuwontheNobelPrizeB.ithassomeculturalrelicsC.itcoversalargeareaD.itisagreatartandcommercialzone解析细节理解题根据第二段的整体内容可知,屠呦呦获得了诺贝尔奖,她的故居因此声名大噪,成为一个新兴的旅游景点答案A6.WhydidXuLingfeitakehersontovisitTusformerhomeA.SheadmiredTuverymuch.B.Sheplannedtobuythehouse.C.Sheintendedtotakephotosthere.D.Shewantedhersontobeinspired.解析细节理解题根据倒数第二段的“Takingchildrentovisittheformerdwellingplacesofcelebrities名人isawaytoinspirethemtostudyharder”可知,徐凌菲带儿子参观屠呦呦故居是为了激励自己的儿子答案D7.WhereisMoYansformerhomelocatedA.Shanghai. B.Gaomi.C.Ningbo.D.Beijing.解析细节理解题根据最后一段的“TouristsstartedvisitingMosformerhomeinruralGaomi,ShandongProvince,inanendlessstreamstartingthedayafterhewontheprize.”可知,莫言的故乡在山东省高密市答案B8.WhatisthemainideaofthetextA.TuYouyousformerhomeisforsale.B.MoreChinesehavewontheNobelPrize.C.NobelPrizewinnershomebecomesaninstantattraction.D.ChildrenbenefitfromvisitingNobelPrizewinnershome.解析主旨大意题文章第一段开篇点题,并和最后一段首尾呼应,由此可推知,本文主要讲的是诺贝尔奖获得者的故居备受人们追捧,成为新的旅游景点答案CCCanyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolateItsnotsomethingIdliketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthattheresauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheUniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworldsnewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined隔离检疫beforetheycanbegrown.WhyCocoaproductionhitarecordhighof
4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedontwantthat,doweDemandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitutionscocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,interestingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.Thatswhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“Thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.”【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了英国的雷丁大学为保护巧克力的未来解决不断上涨的对巧克力的需求而做的保护可可品种和质量的项目9.WhatisthetextmainlyaboutA.Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B.Plantingcocoaworldwide.C.Keepingcocoaingreenhouse.D.Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.解析主旨大意题根据第一段中的“tosafeguardthefutureofchocolate”可知,本文主要是关于保护巧克力的未来,即可可种子的问题,故最佳答案为A项答案A10.Theinstitutionscocoaprojectisto________.A.havecocoaskinremovedB.offermorejobstopeopleC.ensurethequalityofcocoaD.supplycocoafortwomillionpeople解析细节理解题根据第四段中的第一句“TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince
1985...”可知,这个项目的目的是确保可可的质量,故最佳答案为C项答案C11.WhatdoesthelastparagraphtellusA.Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.B.Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C.Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D.Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.解析段落大意题根据最后一段中的“...withintheindustrydemandisincreasingconstantly...”可知,本段的主要意思是世界上对可可的需求量不断上涨,故最佳答案为B项答案B12.WhatsthepurposeofthetextA.Toeducate.B.Toadvertise.C.Towarn.D.Toinform.解析写作意图题本文主要介绍了雷丁大学的一个保护可可品种和质量的项目,其目的就是告诉读者一些事情,故最佳答案为D项答案DDItisimportanttolearnbusinessEnglishifyouaregoingtobesuccessfulinanothercountrywhereEnglishistheprimarylanguage.ItwillalsobeagreatideatopracticespeakingandwritinginbusinessEnglish.IfauniversityoffersacourseonbusinessEnglish,itwillbeagoodideatotaketheclass.Reading,writingandspeakingEnglishisnecessarytostartabusiness.BusinessEnglishisdifferentfromaskingwheretofindthenearesthotel.Thereareclassesyoucantaketohelpyoubuttherearethingsthatyoucanlearnonyourown.Vocabularyandgrammarareagoodplacetostartwith.Youneedtoknowwhatwordsmean.Later,trytopronouncethewordsandthenlookthemupinthedictionary.TryusingtheminasentenceandasksomeonewhoisgoodatEnglishtohelpyou.OnceyouhaveanunderstandingofEnglish,youcanuseitinbusinessEnglish.Inbusinessyouwillhavetolearnsuchthingsastakingmessages,answeringthephoneswithproperwordsandcommunicatingwithyourco-workers.Youmayhavetolearnhowtomaketravelplans.BusinessEnglishisverydifferentfromspokenEnglish.Grammaristhesamebutyouhavetolearnthingslikeexpressingyourselfinapropermannerormaybemakingareportinyouroffice.Ifyouareworkinginthecustomerservicesector客户服务部门,youreallyhavetolearnbusinessEnglish.Dealingwiththepublicissometimesmoreimportantthanaskingyourbossforaraise加薪.MostbusinessesoffertrainingclassesandsomecompaniesofferclassesonhowtodothejobwithproperbusinessEnglish.【语篇解读】 本文主要说明了学习商务英语的重要性13.WhydopeoplelearnbusinessEnglishA.Theywantsuccessfulcommunication.B.Theywanttoaskthebossforaraise.C.Theywanttohavetheirowncompany.D.Theywillhaveachancetogetabetterjob.解析细节理解题根据文章第一句“ItisimportanttolearnbusinessEnglishifyouaregoingtobesuccessfulinanothercountrywhereEnglishistheprimarylanguage.”可知,A项正确答案A14.WecanlearnfromthetextthatbusinessEnglish________.A.ismuchmoredifficultthandailyEnglishB.paysmoreattentiontotheformsofexpressionsC.isrequiredbymostinternationalcompaniesD.cangiveyouahandwhendealingwithpeople解析细节理解题根据第三段中的“BusinessEnglishisverydifferentfromspokenEnglish.Grammaristhesamebutyouhavetolearnthingslikeexpressingyourselfinapropermannerormaybemakingareportinyouroffice.”可知B项正确答案B15.WhatsthetextmainlyaboutA.ThedevelopmentofbusinessEnglish.B.ThetipsonlearningbusinessEnglish.C.TheintroductiontobusinessEnglish.D.ThecomparisonbetweenbusinessEnglishanddailyEnglish.解析主旨大意题根据第一段第一句“ItisimportanttolearnbusinessEnglishifyouaregoingtobesuccessfulinanothercountrywhereEnglishistheprimarylanguage.”以及纵观全文可知全文是在介绍商务英语,故选C项答案C16.ThefollowinglanguageskillsarementionedofbusinessEnglishEXCEPT________.A.listeningB.readingC.speakingD.writing解析细节理解题根据第一段最后一句“Reading,writingandspeakingEnglishisnecessarytostartabusiness.”可知A项正确答案A。