初中英语阅读理解 难题训练集锦二Word文档格式.docx

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ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine（饥荒）”of1845—1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

31　Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?

AFood

BClothing

CIdeology

DLanguage

32　“some”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto

Asomecocoatrees

Bsomechocolatedrinks.

Csomeshops

DsomeSouthAmericanIndians

33　ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”because

Atheyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse

BtheywereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica

CtheweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes

Dthepotatoharvestwasbad

34　Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?

ABrazil

BColombia

CEthiopia

EEgypt

35　WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.Onethirdoftheworld’spopulationdrinkscoffee.

B.CoffeeisnativetoColombia

C.Coffeecankeeponeawake.

D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.

第二篇　Teachingpoetry

Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”,untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,teacherorstudent.Betterstill,perhaps,isthepracticeofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend,sothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.

Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,finally,themosttelling“interpretation”ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitor,bestofall,reciting（背诵）it.

Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”it,ifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticismoflife”,and“aheightening（提升）oflife”.Itis“anapproachtothetruthoffeeling”,andit“cansaveyourlife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.

IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.

36Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoem,oneshould

Adiscussitwithothers.

Banalyzeitbyoneself.

Ccopyitdowninanotebook

Dpractisereadingitaloud

37WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafunctionofpoetry?

AExtendingyourlife.

BSavingyourlife.

CCriticizinglife.

DHeighteninglife.

38Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishistogetstudents

Atounderstandlife.

Btoenjoypoetry.

Ctobecometeachers.

Dtobecomepoets

39Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?

AMorestressshouldbelaidontheteachingofpoetry.

BPoetryismoreimportantthananyothersubject.

COnecannotenjoylifefullywithoutanunderstandingofpoetry

DPoetryisthefoundationofalllanguageandliteraturecourses

40Thephrase“makeroom”inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplaced