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PART VI READING COMPREHENSION  
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION

TEXT A 
短文大意:本文讲述Mrs.McGillicuddy在乘火车经过一个站台前后的一段奇特见闻。
66.答案:B
【参考译文】当McGillicuddy夫人乘坐的火车经过车站时,它如何?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文开头就说 "The train clattered over points and passed through astation.""Then it began suddenly to slow down...",由此可知,火车既没有突然加速,也没保持原速,更没有立刻停下来,而是改变了它的速度。所以选项B为正确答案。

67.答案:A
【参考译文】McGillicuddy夫人是一个怎样的人?
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】这篇短文有很多细节描写,如有几列火车,各列车何时加速何时减速,怎么样平行行驶,在不同的时间有不同的情况发生,这些都是以McGillicuddy夫人的视角展开描写的。文中还写到,尽管大多数窗帘拉上了,但是她还是看见了另一列火车上的杀人案。由此可见,McGillicuddy夫人是一个善于观察的人。

68.答案:D
【参考译文】看见并行的火车上发生的事,她感觉如何?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文第四段说"Then she drew her breath in with a gasp and half-rose to her feet",即可怕的景象吓得她发呆,故选项D为正确答案。

69.答案:B
【参考译文】她为什么没有马上按响她所乘的火车的警报?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文倒数第二段说"...Mrs.McGillicuddy's hand went up to the communication cord,then paused,irresolute.After all,what use would it be ringing the cord of the train in which she was travelling?" McGillicuddy夫人看到的情景发生在另一列火车上,那么按响她所乘的火车的警报是不起任何作用的,也就是说她认为这样做没什么意义,故选项B为正确答案。

TEXT B 
短文大意:本文写的城乡生活的差异及作者的看法。
70.答案:C
【参考译文】第一段作者流给我们的印象是什么?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文第一段第一句说"I am one of the many city people...if it weren't for my job I would..."说明作者是在城里工作,故选项C为正确答案。

71.答案:A
【参考译文】根据作者的意见,下列哪一项不会引起城里人不幸福?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文第二段描写的是城市生活的弊端。由"The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear...people on the same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other."可知,城市生活"lack of communication";由"The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks,noisy,dirty and impersonal...All you can see from your window is sky,or other blocks of flats."可知,城市生活"housing conditions";由"Children...cooped up at home all day...their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world."可知,城市生活是"a sense of isolation"。文中没有提及"a strong sense of fear",故A为正确答案。

72.答案:C
【参考译文】根据短文,在乡村不容易买到的东西是哪一项?
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】短文第三段倒数第二句说"Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town.",即住在一个小村庄里,购物是一个大问题,即使只是稍微特别的物品,人们也必须到附近大城镇去买。由此可知,在乡村不容易买到的东西应是designer clothes。

73.答案:C
【参考译文】根据短文,用下列哪一个词来描述在大城市工作而在乡村生活的人最合适?
【试题分析】本题为语义题。
【详细解答】短文第四段最后一句说"They generally have about as much sensitivity...the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages."即他们一般还是比较敏感的,......他们也把某些改变强加给当地农村居民。故用"Arrogant" (骄横的)来描述在大城市工作而在乡村生活的人最合适。

74.答案:B
【参考译文】你认为作者会搬迁到农村去吗?
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】最后一段说"I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toby.I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening."作者以他的猫为例,说他没有把握它一定会喜欢新鲜空气及到草地练习,并在最后作了否定的答复。可见,作者是不会去农村生活的。

TEXT C 

短文大意:本文讨论的是如何维持健康的婚姻,保持婚姻活力。
75.答案:B
【参考译文】根据短文,下列哪一种说法是正确的?
【试题分析】本题为概括题。
【详细解答】短文第四段说"As in all friendship, a husband and wife must try to interest each other, and to spend sufficient time sharing absorbing activities to give them continuing common interests. But at the same time they must spend enough time on separate interests with separate people to preserve and develop theirseparate personalities and keep their relationship fresh."即正如所有友情一样,夫妇必须尽力保持对彼此的兴趣,给予充足的时间来分享有趣的活动,以不断提供共同兴趣;同时还必须花费足够的时间于个人兴趣方面,以保持独立的个性,并使他们的关系保持新鲜。选项B全面地概括了这短话的意思,故为正确答案。

76.答案:D
【参考译文】短文认为以婚夫妇变得怎样?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文第三段说"Married couples are likely to exert themselves for guests...and then to fall into dull exhausted silence when the guests have gone", 即已婚夫妇很可能尽力使客人高兴,谈话时风趣、有感情且锐智;当客人走后,便陷入沉默。故选项D为正确答案。

77.答案:C
【参考译文】短文最后似乎暗示孩子怎样?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文最后一段说"...the children are allowed to command all time and attention,allowing the couple no time to develop liking and friendship,as well as love...",由此可知,夫妻间感情变淡甚至消失的原因可能是孩子占用了两人过多的时间,孩子成为了婚姻关系的障碍,故选项C为正确答案。

TEXT D 

短文大意:本文介绍的是英国父母是如何为孩子选择学校的。
78.答案:D
【参考译文】为何父母给孩子选择一所学校很困难?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文的第二句说"In theory,at least,the problem is that there are very many choices to make."即在理论上,父母至少有很多选择,文章还列举了很多可供选择的学校模式。故父母给孩子选择一所学校很困难是因为"有太多的选择摆在他们面前"。

79.答案:A
【参考译文】根据短文,如果同意的话,为何有的父母可能让他们的孩子呆在家里?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文倒数第二句说"Finally,with dissatisfaction with conventional education...the question might even arise in the parents' mind as to whether the child should be compelled to go to school at all."即,由于对传统教育不满意,父母们会考虑孩子是不是非得要去学校,故选项A为正确答案。

80.答案:B
【参考译文】短文最后暗示了什么?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】短文最后一句说"Although in practice, some parents may not think twice about any of these choices and send their child to the only school available in the immediate neighbourhood, any parent who is interested enough can insist that as many choices as possible be made open to him, and the system is theoretically supposed to provide them." 这里是说,尽管实际上有些父母想都不想就把子女送到了附近唯一的一所学校,但是有足够兴趣的父母能够坚持要求开放尽可能多的选择,并且,这种选择学校的体制从理论上讲,应该提供这些选择。由以可知,教育制度并没有提供那么多可供选择的机会,故选项B为正确答案。

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TEXT E 

短文大意:这篇短文向我们介绍的是防备小偷的方法。

81.答案:A

【参考译文】该短文的写作意图是什么?
【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
【详细解答】从"Pickpockets operate in crowded places.... Don't make it easy for them"以及"co-operate with the police by reporting any crime..."可以看出这篇文章

主要教人们如何警惕扒手,故选项A为正确答案。

TEXT F 

短文大意:这篇短文介绍的是中国由传统灌溉向现代灌溉方法的转变。

82. 答案:B

【参考译文】这篇短文的主题是什么?
【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
【详细解答】短文第一段谈到"some of the traditional Chinese methods have wasted an astonishing amount of water."第二段谈"The low utilization efficiency has resulted from the adoption of some traditional Chinese irrigation methods."其他两段也都谈到了"modern irrigation methods",可见这篇短文的中心论题就是irrigation methods。

TEXT G 

短文大意:这是写给朋友的一封有关个人假期旅行计划的信。

83.答案:D

【参考译文】这封信是关于什么的?
【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
【详细解答】本题问的是这封信的内容。信中提到"Here are my holiday plans.I'll leave on a tour of South-east Asia..."由此可知,这是一份假期到东南亚旅行的计划,信中详细列出了日期及旅行路线。

TEXT H 

短文大意:这篇短文介绍的是旅行中应注意的问题。

84.答案:A

【参考译文】谁会看这篇手册节选?
【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
【详细解答】从第一句"Even if you are only going on a day trip...",以及"Bathing will cool you but remember" 可知,旅游者会看这篇手册节选。

TEXT I 

短文大意:这是一篇有关最近的文化艺术表演活动的海报。

85. 答案:C

【参考译文】爱尔兰舞蹈团在6月23日至25日期间将演出几场呢?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】海报第三段告诉我们"the dancing troupe will give three performances at the Century theatre."由此可知,正确答案为选项C。

86. 答案:B

【参考译文】钢琴独奏中将不会演出谁的作品呢?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】在介绍钢琴独奏(Piano solos)时,海报中提及"... by Liszt, ...by Mozart...,by Chopin,...by Brahms."只有Schumann没有提到,由此可知将不会演出Schumann的作品。

TEXT J 

短文大意:这是一则有关举办贵阳习俗及风景知识竞赛的通知。

87. 答案:D

【参考译文】竞赛的截止日期是哪一天?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】文中有"The deadline for the competition is June 15." 由此可知,正确答案为选项D。

88. 答案:A

【参考译文】六名幸运的获胜者将会怎样?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】文章最后一句说"The six lucky winners will be invited to visit Guiyang from August 8 to 18."由此可知,他们将游览贵阳。

TEXT K 

短文大意:这是一个航班时刻表,列出了两家航空公司的航班信息。

89. 答案:D

【参考译文】如果想在星期六乘坐Air France公司的航班去上海,应该乘座哪一班机呢?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】在"Air France"下找到终点站Shanghai,对应的班机为AFll2,在星期六可以乘坐。

90. 答案:B

【参考译文】Lufthansa公司是否每天都有航班来往于北京和法兰克福之间?
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】。在"Lufthansa"下发现"1-7 Beijing Frankfurt LH721...; 1-7 Frankfurt Beijing LH720...",所以答案是肯定的,即从星期一到星期天每天都有班机在两地之间来往。