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1、專題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十九)文化教育型閱讀理解(一)(限時(shí)：25分鐘)(一)For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news.As a resu
2、lt, British pubs are often old and well preserved. Many of them have become historic sites. The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called “The Old Trip to Jerusalem”， which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England.However, British pubs are not ju
3、st for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society. On a cold night, the pubs landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price.Thats how things used to be
4、. Things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit crunch(信貸緊縮) is causing British pubs to go out of business. People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pu
5、bs.This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 pm. Previously, with 11 pm as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The Brit
6、ish habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking”， and it causes longterm health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities.In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot
7、of pubs used to be “working mens clubs”， meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.1The passage mainly tells us something about _Athe past and present of Briti
8、sh pubsBthe decline of British pubsCthe long history of British pubsDthe importance of British pubs2Which may not be the cause of the decline of British pubs?AThe credit crunch.BThe present closing time.CThe ban of smoking.DHaving no spare money.3We can infer from the passage that _ABritish people u
9、sed to like drinking slowlyBclosing the pubs early will reduce social problemsC“binge drinking” means drinking less beerDBritish government aims to discourage people from “binge drinking”4We can see from the last paragraph that the author _Ais against the admission of too many women to the pubsBhold
10、s an optimistic attitude towards the British pubsCthinks that women in the pubs will cause fewer social problemsDthinks that British pubs should offer everything you need(二)In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child oc
11、cupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8yearold daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is
12、like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesnt win the contest again? Thats the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and da
13、shed hopes can surface.A revelation (啟示) came last week when I asked her, “Dont you want to win again？” “No，” she replied. “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自發(fā)地) told them. Telling myself that I was me
14、rely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first musi
15、c lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I knew very little about farm animals who used tools or angels who went to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was coopting my daughter
16、s experience.While stepping back is difficult for me, it is certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow
17、and find their own voices.1What did the author say about her own writing experience?AShe was constantly under pressure of writing more.BMost of her stories had been rejected by publishers.CHer way to success was full of pains and frustrations.DShe did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
18、2Why did Rebecca want to enter this years writing contest?AShe wanted to share her stories with readers.BShe had won a prize in the previous contest.CShe was sure of winning with her mothers help.DShe believed she possessed real talent for writing.3The author took great pains to refine her daughters
19、 stories because _Ashe wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writerBshe believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidanceCshe did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so muchDshe was afraid Rebeccas imagination might run wild while writing4Whats the autho
20、rs advice for parents?AChildren should be given every chance to voice their opinions.BChildren should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.CParents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.DA writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.(三)A practical
21、 English Grammar is intended for intermediate(中級(jí)的) and postintermediate students. We hope that more advanced learners and teachers will also find it useful.The book is a comprehensive survey of structures and forms, written in clear modern English and illustrated with numerous examples. Areas of par
22、ticular difficulty have been given special attention. Differences between conversational usage and strict grammatical forms are shown but the emphasis is on controversial forms.In the fourth edition，the main changes are as follows.1. Explanation and examples have been brought up to date.2. There is
23、now more information on countable and uncountable nouns, attributive and predicative adjectives, adverbs of place, sentence adverbs, cleft sentences, prepositions, conjunctives, modal verbs, perfect tenses, infinitive constructions, the passive, purpose clauses.3. Some material has been rearranged t
24、o make comparisons easier. For example, parts of chapters on can, may, must, etc. are now grouped by functions; verbs of liking and preference have a chapter to themselves; suggestions and invitations have joined the chapter on commands, requests and advice.4. The content list now summaries every ed
25、ition heading, and there is a new index containing many more references.In this edition the sign “” is frequently used to show a change of speakers in examples of dialogues. Although the sign “” sometimes connects two words or expressions with the same meaning, it is often used more freely, eg. to i
26、ndicate a transformation from active to passive or direct to indirect speech.We wish to thank all at Oxford University Press who have assisted in the preparation of the fourth edition. We would also like to thank Professor Egawa of Nihon University, Japan, Professor Rene Dirven of Duisburg Universit
27、y, Germany and other colleagues for their friendly and helpful suggestions.London, November 1985 AJ.T., AVM1The grammar book mentioned in this passage is not suitable for _Aa middle school teacherBa primary school studentCa senior high studentDa college student2According to the passage, we know that
28、 his grammar book_Acompares modern English with old EnglishBgives a large number of examples to reduce difficultyCattaches more importance to controversial formsDpays little attention to strict grammatical forms3Which of the following statements about the changes is TRUE?AThis book keeps up with the
29、 latest usages of the American English language.BThis edition offers more information about pronouns.CIts not easy for us to find the information we need in this book.DOne particular chapter discusses verbs like “care, like, love, hate, prefer, wish”4In the last paragraph, the authors thank several
30、people because_Athey have helped the authors with this editionBthey have agreed to buy a lot of books from the authorsCthe authors want to make use of the fame of those peopleDthose people will make advertisements for this book專題限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十九)(一)【要點(diǎn)綜述】文章講述了英國(guó)酒吧的發(fā)展過(guò)程及作者對(duì)將來(lái)酒吧的發(fā)展所持的樂(lè)觀態(tài)度。1A主旨大意題。文章全篇講的都是英國(guó)以前和
31、現(xiàn)在的“pub”的情況。2B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的介紹可知，英國(guó)酒吧的衰落由信貸緊縮、禁煙令、無(wú)錢(qián)消費(fèi)等原因所致。故選B項(xiàng)。3D推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段英國(guó)政府出臺(tái)的這項(xiàng)政策可知，政府是反對(duì)狂飲酒的，因此用法律的手段來(lái)限制酗酒。故選D項(xiàng)。4B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一句“可能事情會(huì)變得更好”可知，作者對(duì)于英國(guó)酒吧的發(fā)展態(tài)度應(yīng)該是比較積極、樂(lè)觀的。故選B項(xiàng)。(二)【要點(diǎn)綜述】文章講述了一個(gè)作家母親指導(dǎo)女兒寫(xiě)作的故事。作者通過(guò)親身經(jīng)歷向人們揭示出當(dāng)今社會(huì)的子女教育問(wèn)題，告訴人們要給孩子自由發(fā)展的空間，不要把自己的思想強(qiáng)加給孩子。1C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的“I know about winnin
32、g contests, and about losing them.I know what it is like to work hardto live up to a reputation created by previous victories.”可知C項(xiàng)正確。2A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知，她想告訴人們一個(gè)上小學(xué)一年級(jí)的天使的故事，即想與人們(至少是讀到它的人)分享這個(gè)故事。故A項(xiàng)正確。3B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段的“I had just spent weeks correcting her stories asoffered suggestions for characters，c
33、onflicts and endings for her tales.”可知，作者相信自己有知識(shí)、有經(jīng)驗(yàn)來(lái)提供指導(dǎo)。故B項(xiàng)正確。4B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment，grow and find their own voices.”可知，作者隨時(shí)提醒自己，孩子需要嘗試、成長(zhǎng)以及表達(dá)自我的空間。故B項(xiàng)正確。(三)【要點(diǎn)綜述】本文主要介紹了一本語(yǔ)法書(shū)的特點(diǎn)及對(duì)它的第四版的主要變化進(jìn)行了介紹。1B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段“A practical English Grammar i
34、s intended for intermediate(中級(jí)的) and postintermediate students.”可知，語(yǔ)法書(shū)適合中級(jí)水平或者更高水平的學(xué)者，即不適用于小學(xué)生。故選B項(xiàng)。2C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Differences between conversational usage and strict grammatical forms are shown but the emphasis is on controversial forms.”可知，更加注重于有爭(zhēng)議的形式。故選C項(xiàng)。3D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三條的“verbs of liking and preference have a chapter to themselves”可知。故選D項(xiàng)。4A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從“We would also like to thank Professorfor their friendly and helpful suggestions.”可知，他們這些人都給作者們提供了好的建議和幫助。故選A項(xiàng)。
（湖北專用）（新課標(biāo)）高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)作業(yè)手冊(cè) 專題限時(shí)集訓(xùn)19 文化教育型閱讀理解(一)
