话题阅读 Topic 3Personal environment 周围的环境.docx

话题阅读 Topic 3Personal environment 周围的环境.docx

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话题阅读Topic3Personalenvironment周围的环境

Topic3Personalenvironment（周围的环境）

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A1-yearolddoghasgotaddictedtocigarettesmoke inHenanandfallssickifitisnotpassivelysmoking.Li,theownerofthedog,isaheavysmokerinShanguiuofHenanProvince,andoftenplayswiththe dog,DouDou,whenhesmokes.DouDouappearstogetexcitedatthesmellofcigarettesmoke.LisaiddouDoudevelopedthishabitat6monthsold.

基础篇

Passage1

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个人环境◎体裁：

记叙文◎关键词：

kitchen

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251◎建议时间：

53分钟◎正确率：

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Ihavetheworld’ssmallestkitchen.Idon’tknowthedimensions（大小）butit’ssosmallIcan’tfitakitchentableinit.Iusedtohaveahugekitchenwithahugeislandrightinthemiddleofit.Ihadbeautifulbarfurnituretuckedunderneaththeislandsonoonehadtotripoverthestoolsbecausetheystuckout.

Iwantmyoldkitchenback.Notonlydidithaveawonderfulisland,whichreallymeansithadtonsofcounterspace,italsohadtwosinks.Mylittlepunykitchenhasjustonesink,onethatisalwaysgettingfilledwithdirtydishesbecausesomeonecan’tfindthedishwasher.

Ialsohavetheugliestcounters.Thishorriblegreencolorthatmakesmethinkofthe80’sforsomereason.Luckilythereissolittleroomthatthekitchenappliancestakeupallthecounterspacesoyoureallycan’tseehowuglyitis.

Idon’tknowhowtosolvethisproblemshortofmoving.Idon’twanttomove.Iliketherestofthehouse（exceptforthesiding）andIlovemyneighbors.IcanlivewithuglyasscountersandonesinkandnoislandifIhaveto.

I’veconsideredbustingoutawallandmakingitbiggerbutthatseemslikealotofworkandmoreimportantlyalotofmoney.But,ifIbustedoutmybackwallI’dhavetodosomethingwiththeuglysiding.Anysuggestions?

1.Whatdotheword“trip”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Catchone’sfootandfall.

B.Releaseaswitch.

C.Walkaroundsomething.

D.Makeamistake.

2.Whyisthesinkalwaysfilledwithdirtydishes?

A.Becausethereisonlyonesinkinthekitchen.

B.Becausethereisnoislandinthesmallkitchen.

C.Becausethekitchenistoosmalltofitakitchentable.

D.Becausethekitchenissmallandthedishwasherdoesn’tcatchtheeye.

3.Accordingtheauthor,thewayhe/sheimaginestodecoratehis/herkitchenis______.

A.reasonalbleB.strenuousC.ridiculousD.economical

4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

A.Theauthorhasdecidestomove.

B.Theauthorwantsabiggerhouse.

C.Theauthorhatesher/hiskitchen.

D.Theauthorseemstobebetteroff.

【篇章导读】作者以前有过大厨房，而现以的厨房太小了，很不喜欢，要求读者提出建议以并改进。

【答案解析】

1.A。

词义理解题。

第一段中信息…sonoonehadtotripoverthestoolsbecausetheystuckout讲到因为凳子很醒目，所以不会绊倒。

2.D。

细节理解题。

第二段中信息…onethatisalwaysgettingfilledwithdirtydishesbecausesomeonecan’tfindthedishwasher.可知答案。

3.B。

细节理解题。

最后段中信息I’veconsideredbustingoutawallandmakingitbiggerbutthatseemslikealotofworkandmoreimportantlyalotofmoney.可知装饰厨房费力。

4.C。

推理判断题。

文中信息Idon’tknowthedimensionsbutit’ssosmallIcan’tfitakitchentableinit.…onethatisalwaysgettingfilledwithdirtydishes…Ialsohavetheugliestcounters.…Idon’tknowhowtosolvethisproblem可推知作者不喜欢自己的厨房。

【难句分析】

1.Notonlydidithaveawonderfulisland,whichreallymeansithadtonsofcounterspace,italsohadtwosinks.它不仅拥有一个美好的吧台、很大的柜台空间，而且还有两个水槽。

该句中notonly…butalso…连接两个并列分句，在第一个分句中which引导定语从句，修饰先行词island。

2.Luckilythereissolittleroomthatthekitchenappliancestakeupallthecounterspace,soyoureallycan’tseehowuglyitis.幸运的是空间小，厨房电器占据了所有柜台空间，所以你才会不发现它有多丑。

该句为主从复合句，句中so引导结果分句，第一个分句中that引导结果状语从句。

Passage2

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网络留言◎体裁：

记叙文◎关键词：

room

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338◎建议时间：

7分钟◎正确率：

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Iamjustdécor（装饰）-challenged.It'ssobadthatIevenhadadreamaboutitlastnight.Igottoseemydream-friend'swonderfulroom.ButmyowndreambedroomlookedlikesomethingoutofAnimalHouse.Whilemyrealbedroomisn'tthatbad,Ijustsometimeswonder,whatcoulditlooklikeifIactuallyhadanartisticbraincellfloatingaroundinmyhead?

I'mprettysurethatevenoneartisticcellwouldbebetterthanwhatI'vegot.

——PostedbyJoan

Wemovedintothisnewhouseofoursabout2yearsago.EversincethenwinterhasbeenalivingHELLforme.Offinacornerofmyroom,theroofsprungaleakbecauseofthesnowontopofourhousemelting.Ididn'tminditatfirst.Thatwasuntillastnight,though.RightwhenIwasstartingtofeelniceandcozyinmybed,Iheardthesteadydrip,dripofwaterfromtheroof.NeedlesstosayIdidn'tgetanysleeplastnight.SoI'mfeelingratherangry.

——PostedbyGloria

Iwasjustwondering,doesanyoneactuallyenjoycleaningtheirroom?

Doesanyonegetexcitedabouttakingawholedayoffjusttoclean?

Well,Icertainlydon’t!

IhavegivenupawholeSundayjusttocleanoutmybedroom.IguessIhavebeenmeaningtodoitsince,well,awhileago.ButtodayIhavedecidedtofinallygetaroundtoit.Myroomisn’toverlymessy.It’sjustthattherearelittlethingseverywhere.

——PostedbyCherry

Whenwebuiltourhome,wehadthebuilderputinawalltoenclosetheformallivingroomandthengotwhatwassupposedtobeastudyor4thbedroom.Theenclosedareaisamulti-purposeroom:

homeoffice,gymequipmentandwheretheboysplaytheirvideogames.Itcouldeasilybeturnedintoamulti-mediaroom,asitisalongroomandperfectforthat.

——PostedbyMary

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“sprungaleak”inParagraph3mean?

A.Springup.B.Bemadewatertight.

C.Allowwatertogetout.D.Don’tholdwater.

2.It’slearnedfromthetextthat______.

A.Cherrydon’tliketocleanherroom

B.Cherryhatesherbedroom

C.Cherryhasnolivingroominherhouse

D.Cherryneedn’tdothecleaningthatday

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromtext?

A.Joanmetnochallengeindailylife.

B.Gloriaisinterestedinherbedroom.

C.Joanwassatisfiedaboutherroom’sdecoration.

D.Maryhadnodesireofformallivingroom

4.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.acertainwebsiteB.alibraryguide

C.aprojecthandbookD.anewspaperreport

【篇章导读】网友对各自的卧室、客厅等提出了不同的看法，Cherry埋怨自己常搞清洁。

【答案解析】

1.C。

词义理解题。

第二段中信息becauseofthesnowontopofourhousemelting.…Iheardthesteadydrip,dripofwaterfromtheroof.可知springaleak的意思为“漏水”。

2.A。

细节理解题。

第三段中信息…Doesanyonegetexcitedabouttakingawholedayoffjusttoclean?

Well,Icertainlydon’t!

可知A选项正确。

3.D。

推理判断题。

文章最后段信息…wehadthebuilderputinawalltoenclosetheformallivingroomandthengotwhatwassupposedtobeastudyor4thbedroom.可推知Mary不需要的“正式客厅”。

4.A。

推理判断题。

文中信息PostedbyJoan暗示文章内容很可能来自网站。

【难句分析】

1.Whilemyrealbedroomisn'tthatbad,Ijustsometimeswonder,whatcoulditlooklikeifIactuallyhadanartisticbraincellfloatingaroundinmyhead?

虽然我的卧室并不真是那样糟糕，但有时我想在装饰房间时如果有哪怕一点点艺术细胞漂浮在我脑海里，卧室会是什么样子呢？

该句为主从复合句，句中while引导让步状语从句，if引导条件状语从句。

2.Whenwebuiltourhome,wehadthebuilderputinawalltoenclosetheformallivingroomandthengotwhatwassupposedtobeastudyor4thbedroom.盖房时，我让建筑师在客厅围了个书房。

句为主从复合句，句中When引导时间状语从句，主句中what引导一个宾语从句做动词got的宾语。

Passage3

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语言习惯◎体裁：

记叙文◎关键词：

post

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302◎建议时间：

6分钟◎正确率：

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IfirstwenttotheUKin1979asaPost-DoctoralFellowintheUniversityofSalford,nearManchester.Iwasjustlearningsomeofthelocalparlance（用语）.OnceIwenttopostaletteronaSaturday.Justbeforedroppingtheletter,Iaskedthecounterclerkinthepostoffice,whenwouldbethenextclearance?

Theladyatthecountercouldnotunderstandmyquestion.Irepeatedthequestionslowlysothatshewouldunderstandmyaccent.Itdidnothelp.IthengesturedtoindicateherthatIwishedtodroptheletterintothepost-boxandIwantedtoknowwhenthisletterwouldbecollected.Sheimmediatelyrespondedsaying,“Oh!

Youmean,whenisthenextcollection?

”

Britishintroducedthepostalsystemallovertheworld.ThisisthereasonthatonlyBritishstampsdonotcarrythenameofthecountry!

TheyonlywouldhaveintroducedthewordclearanceinIndianpostalservices.TheBritishhavenotonlyswitchedtothetermcollectionbutalsoentirelyforgottenthewordclearance!

Inmanyinstances,IhavefoundthatweIndiansareabletouseafewtermstomeansomethingandweareabletocommunicatetootherswhatwemeanbysuchterms.However,intheUKandtheUS,peoplearenotabletocomprehendwhatyouaresayingunlessyouusethespecificterm.Forexample,thecommonquestioninanytakeawayshops,theywillaskyou,“Hereortogo?

”Thismeanswhetheryouwanttoeatthereoryouaretakingawaythefoodtobeeatenlatterwhereveryouchoose.Asavisitor,youmaynotevenunderstandthatquestion.Theymaynotre-phrasethequestionforyoutounderstandbetter.Youalsohavetotrydifferentwordstocommunicate.

1.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoknowbeforedroppinghisletterintothemailbox?

A.Whentheletterwillreachitsdestination.

B.Howthelettercouldbeposted.

C.Atwhattimethecounterclerkwillgetoffwork.

D.Whentheletterwillbetakenawayfromthemailbox.

2.Whydidtheclerkatthecounterhavenoresponse?

A.Sheisnotseriousaboutthejob.

B.Shedidn’trecognizetheauthor’saccent.

C.ThewordclearanceisseldomusedinBritishpostalservice.

D.ThewordcollectionhasnothingtodowithBritishpostalsystem.

3.It’slearnedfromthetextthattheauthor_______.

A.hadnogoodmannersB.wasinManchesterstudying

C.comesfromIndiaD.knewnothingaboutBritishpostalservice

4.Fromthetextwelearnthatitisbetterto______wheneveryouvisittheUS.

A.communicatewithgesturelanguage

B.learnsomelocalphraseorlanguage

C.readaboutthecountry’spostalservices

D.collectsomeinformationabou