【題目】

George: Our capital city sums up our culture. London's skyline is justly famous for the different buildings that can be seen such as the Post Office Tower, the “Gherkin” and the Tower of London, to name just a few. Finally, there is Big Ben and the House of Parliament where the government is based. England does have a monarchy (君主) but it is really the government that is in power. London is particularly great on 5th November when we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night. This was the night in 1605 when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Parliament. On that night every year the sky around London is full of fireworks.

Yoshi: Because our country is a group of islands, most of our food comes from the sea and we are particularly famous for our raw fish. Noodles and rice are also important. Japanese food has changed very little through the ages. For example, it is still considered correct to eat with chopsticks instead of a knife and a fork. It is also expected that before we staff eating we say “itadakimasu”. We even say it to ourselves when we are alone. English people can find this strange when eating with us. There is no translation really, the best being “I shall receive”, but that doesn't mean much I suppose.

Helen: The Isles of Scilly is not really a different country but it certainly has a different way of life and that life is controlled by the world around us. Our islands are not very inviting. They are very rocky with lots of hills and valleys and it is almost impossible to get away from the sea. It is also very, very windy here because it is the place where the Atlantic begins. However, it is also very beautiful and the summers are great. On the Isles of Scilly we believe in living close to nature. We still live a quite traditional life on the island and we take great care to preserve the natural character of the islands.

【1】The author writes the passage to .

A.provide tourist informationB.introduce various cultures

C.attract more students from overseasD.explain some historical events

【2】What happened in London in 1605?

A.Guy Fawkes set off fireworks in parliament.

B.People began to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night.

C.The Parliament narrowly escaped being exploded.

D.The sky around London was full of fireworks on 5th November.

【3】Yoshi tells about Japanese culture mainly through their .

A.foodB.architecture

C.climateD.religion

【4】What does Helen say about the Isles of Scilly?

A.It is rich in natural resources.

B.People there like to invite visitors to their homes.

C.It has quite a few scenic spots.

D.People there enjoy living close to the nature.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章中作者主要通過(guò)三個(gè)不同國(guó)家的人，描述他們自己國(guó)家的文化，來(lái)介紹世界上的多種不同文化。

【1】推理判斷題。通讀文章可知，George主要講述倫敦城市文化；Yoshi主要講述日本食物文化； Helen主要講述錫利群島上人們喜歡親近大自然的生活方式�？赏茰y(cè)出，作者寫(xiě)這篇文章就是為了介紹多種不同的文化。B. introduce various cultures (介紹多種文化) 符合題意。故選B項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中London is particularly great on 5th November when we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night. This was the night in 1605 when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Parliament. (倫敦在11月5日慶祝Guy Fawkes Night時(shí)特別好。在1605年的晚上Guy Fawkes試圖炸毀議會(huì))可知，Guy Fawkes只是試圖炸了議會(huì)，但是并沒(méi)有炸成功。C. The Parliament narrowly escaped being exploded. (議會(huì)險(xiǎn)些被炸毀) 符合題意。故選C項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Because our country is a group of islands, most of our food comes from the sea and we are particularly famous for our raw fish. Noodles and rice are also important. Japanese food has changed very little through the ages. (因?yàn)槲覀兊膰?guó)家是一群島嶼，大部分的食物來(lái)自海洋，我們尤其以我們的生魚(yú)聞名。面條和米飯也很重要。這些年來(lái)日本食物變化不大)可知，Yoshi通過(guò)食物來(lái)講述日本文化。故選A項(xiàng)。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。On the Isles of Scilly we believe in living close to nature. We still live a quite traditional life on the island and we take great care to preserve the natural character of the islands. (在Isles of Scilly群島上，我們相信親近大自然。我們?nèi)匀辉趰u上過(guò)著非常傳統(tǒng)的生活，我們非常注意保護(hù)島嶼的自然特征)可知，當(dāng)?shù)厝藗兿矚g島上的大自然生活。D. People there enjoy living close to the nature. (人們喜歡親近大自然的生活) 符合題意。故選D項(xiàng)。

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