1、刷题课时练刷题课时练 14Unit 5Section Discovering Useful Struct ures 阅读理解 A Dear Mary， How are you? I saw you posted some wonderful photos of the coastline near your hometown.Yourereallygetting intoyour photography! Right now Im taking a break from s ocial media (媒体) to write you an email. Remember you said yo
2、ud like to come over to the UK s ometime this year? Well, I was thinking that this year you mig ht like to come to the Edinburgh Festival with me in August. Ive got an aunt with a flat in the city centre who could put u s up. Do you know much about the festival? Its very famous the biggest, most pop
3、ular arts festival in the world! There a re lots of things going on art exhibitions (展览), concerts o f all kinds, modern dance, a book festival, etc. The thing its most famous for is the newest and most exciting theatre. Peopl e come from all over the world and perform (表演) in their o wn language. I
4、n Scotland you have the best of both worlds: culture and wild land. After the festival, we could hire (租) a car and go up to some of the islands off the west coast, like Skye. The weather can be changeable in August, but the landscape (风景) is beautiful, with empty beaches and rocky mountains. Its th
5、e perfect place for you to take photos. Afterwards, we could he ad back to the east coast and visit my friend Rob in St. Andr ews. Its really pretty and Robs enjoyable to be with. Youd ge t on well with him. So, why dont you have a think about it and then get bac k to me? Take your time, theres no r
6、ush. Speak to you soon， Sophie 【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章为一封邮件，主题 为邀请朋友到苏格兰度假。 1What is the best known activity at the Edinburgh Festi val? AModern dance. BArt exhibitions. CPerformances of plays. DDifferent kinds of concerts. 答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The thing its most famous for is. perform in their own langua
7、ge”可 知，爱丁堡艺术节最出名的活动是最新且最激动人心的戏剧表 演。 2What does Sophie suggest doing straight after the festi val? ASeeing her friend Rob in St. Andrews. BDriving along the east coast of Scotland. CTaking photos while climbing mountains. DVisiting islands along the west coast of Scotland. 答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“After
8、the festival. the west coast, like Skye”可知， Sophie 建议参加完爱 丁堡艺术节之后，驱车前往苏格兰西部海岸沿岸的一些岛屿游 玩。 3Why did Sophie send this email to Mary? ATo invite her to visit Scotland. BTo talk about her holiday plan. CTo take a break from social media. DTo introduce the Edinburgh Festival. 答案与解析：A主旨大意题。在邮件中，Sophie 首先夸赞
9、 了 Mary 的摄影技术，接着邀请她八月和自己一起参加爱丁堡艺 术节，并做了之后的出行安排：先到苏格兰西部海岸岛屿观光， 然后到东部海岸看朋友；且由“In Scotland. wild land”可知， 爱丁堡艺术节的举办地点正是苏格兰；因此，Sophie 写这封邮件 的目的是邀请 Mary 到苏格兰旅行，参加爱丁堡艺术节，并欣赏 苏格兰的美丽风景。 B If youre planning on travelling, there are a few simple rul es about how to make life easier both before and after your
10、jo urney. First of all, always check and doublecheck departure (起 程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My sec retary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said th at the plane left at 10：50. When I arrived at
11、 the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and miss ed an important meeting. The second rule is to remember that even in this age of c redit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the l oca
12、l currency (货币) with you when you arrive in a country. T his can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the b ank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hote l was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered
13、to pay i n pounds instead. “Listen! I only take real money！ ” the driv er said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars fro m a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing. The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I
14、feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits a nd raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it i s already beginning to get quite warm during the day. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者就外出旅行给读者 提了三点建议。第一点是再三确认出发时间；第二点是随身带一 些当
15、地的货币；第三点是充分了解当地的天气情况。 4Where is the writer most probably from? AItaly.BThe USA. CBritain.DGreece. 答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“. becaus e I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.”可知， 作者没有带美元，想用英镑付打车的费用，由此可知，作者可能 来自英国，故选 C 项。 5 According to the passage, the driver was angry because _. Athe autho
16、r gave him the false (假的) money Bthe author did not give him the local money Cthe author offered to pay by credit card Dthe author had no enough change 答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Listen! I only take real money！ ”可知，司机的意思是他只收他们国家的 钱，也就是美元，而且作者举这个例子是为了说明随身携带当地 货币的重要性，故选 B 项。 6Which of the following is TRUE
17、according to the pass age? A The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations. BYou dont have to take credit cards when travelling. C You should know more about the weather of the place youll visit. DIts unnecessary to check the departure time carefully. 答案与解析： C细节理解题。 根据第四
18、段中的“The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the wea ther at your destination before you leave.”可知， 出发前一定要 尽可能多地了解目的地的天气情况，故选 C 项。 7The writer mainly tells us _. Ahow to make life easier Bhow to be well prepared for a trip Chow to enjoy ourselves on a trip Dhow to plan our tri
19、p 答案与解析：B主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“If youre planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.”和后 面几段的首句可知，作者认为去旅行前一定要做好充分的准备， 作者给读者提了三条建议，故选 B 项。 C When we are young we are taught that its wrong to lie a nd we should always tell the truth. Unf
20、ortunately, most childre n lie even if theyre told not to. Research carried out at the In stitute of Child Study at Toronto University has shown that thi s might not be such a bad thing. Apparently (显然地), children who tell lies when theyre two years old have a good chance of becoming successful adul
21、ts (成年人) According to the research, at the age of two, 20 percent o f children lie. At the age of three, 50 percent lie, and at four almost 90 percent lie. By the age of 12 almost every child tell s lies. Lying needs much brain work. and the better the lie is, th e more work the brain has to do. By
22、trainingthebrainear ly,researchersbelieve children will be able to think more cl early when they are adults. Recent research, carried out by the Science Museum in Lo ndon, has shown some interesting facts about the way we lie a s adults. According to the research, the average British man tel ls thre
23、e lies every day, thats over 1,000 lies a year. However, the average woman apparently only lies twice a day. Most people think women are better liars (说谎者) than m en although in fact they tell fewer lies. Popular womens lies i ncludeNothings wrong, Im fine，I dont know where it is, I haventtouched it
24、， and It wasnt that expensiv e Some people say you can lie as long as its a white lie. A white lie is a lie told to avoid hurting someones feelings. One of the most common lies for both men and women is I ts_just_what_Ive_always_wanted， said after opening a prese nt from their partner. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明
25、文。文章主要是有关谎言的 调查研究。 8What will happen to young children who lie? AThey will possibly do wrong later. BTheyre likely to succeed in the future. CThey will keep lying when they grow up. DThey may have a good chance of losing others trust. 答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“children who tell lies when theyre two years
26、 old have a good chance of becoming successful adults”可知，撒谎的小孩在以后很可能 会取得成功，故选 B 项。 9What do the numbers in Para. 2 show about children? AOlder children tell bigger lies than younger ones. BAs they grow, they often lie about their age. CThe older they are, the more likely they lie. DIts quite natural
27、 for them to tell lies. 答案与解析：C推理判断题。第二段的研究结果表明，随 着孩子年龄的增长，其说谎的概率也在增长，故选 C 项。 10 What did the research by the Science Museum find ou t? AMen lie more than women. BWomen are better liars than men. CWomens lies are usually not serious. DMen sometimes have to lie to women. 答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Accordin
28、 g to the research, the average British man tells three lies every day”和“the average woman apparently only lies twice a da y”可知，男性比女性说的谎多，故选 A 项。 11Whats the true feeling behind the underlined part in t he last paragraph? AYou know me so well. BI dont like the present. CYou are good at picking presents. DI havent received a present I really like. 答案与解析：B推理判断题。画线部分是上一句“A whit e lie is a lie told to avoid hurting someones feelings”的举 例，由此可知，画线部分是一句善意的谎言，其实说话者并不喜 欢这件礼物，故选 B 项。
