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英语阅读题剖析
Passage1
Amangotintoatrainandfoundhimselfsittingoppositeawomanwhoseemedtobeaboutthirty-fiveyearsold.Soontheybegantalkingtoeachother,andthemansaidtoher,"Doyouhaveafamily?
""Yes,Ihaveoneson,"thewomananswered."Oh,really?
"saidtheman."Doeshesmoke?
""No,he'snevertouchedacigarette,"thewomanreplied."That'sgood,"themancontinued."Idon'tsmokeeither.Tobaccoisverybadtoone'shealth.Anddoesyoursondrinkwine?
""Oh,no,"thewomanansweredatonce."He'sneverdrunkadropofit.""ThenIcongratulateyou,ma'am,"themansaid."Anddoesheevercomehomelateatnight?
""No,never,"hisneighboranswered."Hegoestobedimmediatelyafterdinnereverynight.""Well,"themansaid,"he'sawiseyoungman.Howoldishe?
""He'ssixmonthsoldtoday.Buthewillgrowuptobeagentleman,"thewomanrepliedproudly.1.Themanandthewomanaretalkingaboutthewoman'sson.
2.Thewomanthinkshersonwillbeagentleman.
3.Theconversationtookplaceonatrain.
4、Theword"disappointed"probablybestdescribestheman'sfeelingattheendoftheconversation.
5、Thewomanissoproudofhersonthatshedoesnotreallyunderstandwhattheman'squestionsmean.
Passage2
AfilmcrewwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thiswasin1868,beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrewsetuptheequipment.Thesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorseback,butwhenthetimecametoshoot,themanwastoodrunktoride.SomeonefromthecrewsawWinfieldandaskedhimifhewouldridethehorsefor50dollars."Hell,"saidWinfield,"for50bucks,I'lljumpthatdamnhorseoverthemoon!
"Topeopleinmanycountries,Winfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessface,asimplecowboywithanadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeopleknowthatheis55,afamilymanwho'sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisingly,he'sareal,workingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhisranchinWyoming.OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn'tchangedhimmuch.Hesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsay,"I'vemetyou,knowyoufromsomewhere."Wheneverithappens,hesaysthathegetsembarrassed.
1.MarlborocommercialswereallowedontelevisioninAmericabefore1868.
2.Theword"prohibited"inthefirstparagraphmean"forbidden".3.Whentheyfilmedthead,Winfieldwastoodrunk.
4.Fromthepassage,weknowthatWinfieldwasarichman.5.WhenpeoplerecognizedWinfield,hefeltuncomfortable.
Passage3
Nooneknowswhomadethefirsticecream.SomepeoplethinkthatwatericesandmilkicesmayhavebeenmadebytheChinesebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsago.Intime,thedishreachedIndia.TheIndians,inturn,mayhavepassedonthesecrettotheArabsandPersians.ThePersianscalledtheirdishSharbat,fromwhichourwordsherbet(冰冻果子露)comes.MarcoPolo,anItalianwhotraveledwidelyinthethirteenthcentury,notedthathefoundtheChinesehadlongbeenmakingicesoutoffruitjuicesandmilk.Fromthefourteenthcenturyon,icesbecamepopular,firstinVeniceandthenthroughoutItaly.In1533,whenCatherinedeMedicisleftItalytomarrythefutureKingHenryⅡofFrance,shetookhercookswithher.TheymadedessertstheFrenchhadnevertastedbefore.Amongthemwas"icecream".Foreachdayoftheweddingfestivities(庆祝活动,庆典)Catherine'scookspreparedadifferentflavorofherfavoritedessert-"icecream."AtfirsticecreamwasaluxuryinFrance.Onlyrichpeoplehadmoneytobuyit.Then,in1660,ayoungmanfromSicily,FranciscoProcopio,arrivedinParis.Heopenedashopthatsoldicecreamatpricespeoplecouldafford.Procopio's"ice-creamparlor"becamesopopularthatothershopswereopened.About1640,KingCharlesIintroducedicecreamtoEngland.HehadhearditwaspopularinItalyandFrance.Heservedicecreamfordessertatabanquet.Thesurprisedishwasagreatsuccess.TheKingorderedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamasecret.Charlesfeltthatonlyroyaltyshouldservethedessert.Butthesecretsoonleakedout.IcecreamquicklybecamepopularinEnglandtoo.
1.Thispassageismainlyaboutthehistoryoficecream..
2.MarcoPolo'sremarkshowsthathetraveledinIndia.
3.IcecreamwasunknowninFranceuntil1640.
4.IcecreamwasintroducedtoEnglandbyKingCharlesI.
5.DevelopmentoficecreaminFranceandothercountriesisdiscussedinthepassage
Passage4
ThereportcametotheBritishonMay21,1949.TheGermanbattleshipBismarck,themostpowerfulwarship(战舰)intheworld,wasmovingoutintotheAtlanticOcean.Hertask:
todestroytheshipssuppliesfromtheUnitedStatestowar-tornEngland.TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.NowarshiptheyhadcouldmatchtheBismarckinspeedorinfirepower.TheBismarckhadeight15-inchgunsand81smallguns.Shecouldmoveat30nautical(海上的)milesanhour.Shewasbelievedtobeunsinkable.However,theBritishhadtosinkher.TheysentoutataskforceheadedbytheirbestbattleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24,theHoodfoundtheBismarck.ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttosee.HisordersweretodestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsupplies,buttostayawayfromafightwithBritishwarships.Thebattledidn‟tlastlong.TheBismarck‟sfirsttorpedo(鱼雷)hittheHood,whichwentdowntakingallbutthreeofher4,419menwithher.Butinthefight,theBismarckwasslightlydamaged.HercommanderdecidedtorunforrepairstoFrance,whichhadatthattimebeentakenbythespeedandtheheavyfog,theylostsightofher.Fortwodays,everyBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtofindtheBismarck,butwithnosuccess.Finally,shewassightedbyaplanefromtheair.TheBismarckwashit.OnthemorningofMay27,thelastbattlewasfought.FourBritishshipsfiredontheBismarck,andshewasfinallysunk.
1.TheBismarcksailedintotheAtlanticOceantocutoffAmericansuppliestoBritain.Bismarck
2.ManypeoplebelievedthattheBismarckcouldnotbedefeatedbecauseshehadbiggergunsthanotherships.
3.Welearnfromthetextthaton24ofMaytheBismarckwonthebattleagainsttheBritish.
4.LuetjenstriedtosailtoFranceinordertogetawayfromtheBritish.
5.GunfirefromtheBritishwarships.
Passage5
LastFridayastormtorethroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritoriesdestroyingfourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamagedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsortornroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyinjuredandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerinjuries.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessasaresultofthestorm.Afarmer,Mr.C.Y.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.“Iwasinthekitchenwithmywifeandchildren,”hesaid,“whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus,wemanagedtoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safebutveryfrightened.”Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshenoticedthatherhousewasshaking.Sherushedoutsideimmediatelywithherchildren.“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,”shesaid.“Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”SoldiershelpedtobringpeopleoutofthefloodedareaandtheWelfareDepartmentprovidedfood,clothesandshelter.
1.Someofthepeopleweretakentohospitalbecausetheyhadbeenbadlyinjured.
2.Whenthestormfirstbegan,Mr.Tanwasinsidehishouse.3.WhenMr.Tan'shousefelldown,onlyoneofhischildrenwasinsideit.
4.Mrs.Wooandherfamilyescapedinjurybecauseherhusbandhadgonetowork.
5.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe"AterribleStorm
Passage6
Theclimateofanyplaceisthekindofweatheritusuallyhasoveralongperiodoftime.Thekindofhomeswelivein,theclothesweweareven,thefoodweeatdependontheclimateoftheplacewherewelive.Climateiscomplicated;itisaffectedbymanythings.Ifyoulivenearoneofthepoles,youliveinacoldclimate,foryoudonotgetmuchdirectsunshineasyouwouldgetfartherfromthepoles.Ifyouliveneartheequator(赤道),youliveinawarmorveryhotclimate,forthisistheregionwherethesunshinesalmoststraightdown.Howmuchrainorsnowfallsmakesagreatdifferencetotheclimate.Youmayliveinahot,dryland,wherelittlerainfalls.Thiswillbeadesert.Itsclimateisquitedifferentfromthatofarainforest,whererainfallsalmosteveryday.Theamountofrainorsnowinacoldlanddependsuponthewinds,uponthenearbymountains,anduponthecurrentsinnearbyseas.Rainfalldependsonmanydifferentthings.
1.Climatemeanstheweatherofacertainplaceoveralongperiodoftime.
2."…eventhefoodsweeatdependontheclimateoftheplacewherewelive."meansweeatdifferentfoodsaccordingtotheweather."…eventhefoodsweeatdependontheclimateoftheplacewherewelive."
3.Peoplelivingnearthepolestendtogetmoresunlightthanthoseneartheequator.
4.Rainfallsdependonmanythingsexceptthewinds.5.ThebesttitleforthepassageisClimate.
Passage7
WhenIbegintolookbackonallfriendswhomIhavehad,IquicklycametotheconclusionthatJerrywasthemostimportantandhadthegreatesteffectuponmylife.HisfamilymovedtomyblockwhenIwasonly10.Jerrywas15atthetime,butthefactthathewassomucholderth