课时作业6:Reading and Thinking—Comprehending

Reading and Thinking—Comprehending

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Newcastle，one of the fastest developing cities in the United Kingdom，is beginning to draw

tourists from all corners of ’s said that most visitors come here to see the famous soccer

team mood of the locals is often changed by the success or failure of the local team.

Newcastle’s most popular place is the Gate，which is in the center of the city and has many

attractions including bars，restaurants，sports bars，pubs and so a home game it becomes

a real home to happiness.

Culture and local history lovers can make their dreams come true by taking one of the local city

tour come and leave every few minutes and stop at all the important historical sites in the

the seats and the environment on the buses are ’s the best way to see the

city without tiring yourself out or getting such as the Hancock Museum and Millennium

Bridge are must-see be careful if you’re short of tle is a big place，so

you should be prepared to kill a few hours on one of these buses.

If you want to watch the local team play soccer in the Park，remember to book a ticket

as early as locals are crazy soccer fans，and you’ll find it hard to get a ticket if you

don’t wait in the queue early.

As you can see，Newcastle is a fascinating city with so much to be offered and so many things

to ’re sure to have a wonderful time here!

语篇解读 本文介绍了英国发展最快的城市之一——纽卡斯尔。

1．Most visitors come to Newcastle in order to .

A．watch its soccer team play

B．take the local tour buses

C．visit the Hancock Museum

D．have a big meal in restaurants

答案 A

解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“It’s said that most visitors come here to see the famous

soccer team play.”可知，大多数游客来这里是为了看足球比赛。

2．If you want to learn about the history and culture of Newcastle，you .

A．should go to the Gate

B．can go on a city tour

C．must visit Park

D．must drive your own car

答案 B

解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Culture and local history lovers can make their dreams

come true by taking one of the local city tour buses.”可知答案。

3．The underlined word “They” in Para.3 refers to “ ”．

A．history lovers

C．city tour buses

答案 C

解析 代词指代题。根据常识，代词一般指上文提到的名词，再结合句中的“come and leave

every few minutes and stop at all the important historical sites in the city.”可知，They在此处指上句提到的城市旅游巴士。

4．According to the passage，which one is NOT true?

A．The most popular place in Newcastle is the Gate.

B．Millennium Bridge is attractive to culture and local history lovers.

C．The mood of the locals can’t be influenced by the success or failure of the local team.

D．You’d better book a ticket as early as possible if you want to watch the local team play soccer.

答案 C

解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The mood of the locals is often changed by the success

or failure of the local team.”可知，C项的表述是不正确的。

B

There are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip as much as the prying into(打探) others’ lives were an Olympic sport，then Team GB would surely take the gold medal.

And when the British can’t watch the lives of real people，they have another source of

entertainment to fall back on—the soap h soap operas are very different from US TV

one，they are normally longer two most popular，Coronation Street and

East-enders，have been running for 48 and 24 years are broadcast several times a

week，so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street.

The most obvious difference is that，unlike US dramas，the British soap operas focus on the

real is little glamour(魅力)，the stars are rarely rich，and they normally have boring

s the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audience—but

with some dramas means the viewer can relate to the characters and feel the pain and

happiness they go through on the show.

Because these soap operas last for decades，the cast is ever shows rarely focus

on one or two main the real world，people come and go all the r，there

B．local people

D．local soccer teams

are tion Street’s William Roach,76，has played the role of Ken Barlow since the

very first episode of the show in 1960，and he is still a regular.

The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural：people from the north of Britain

tend to watch Coronation Street as it is set in from the south generally prefer

East-enders，which is set in the east of show is generally considered grittier and is aimed

at a younger audience.

语篇解读 本文主要讲述了英国人喜欢打探消息和闲聊的特点，从而阐述英剧的历史和特点，英国人对于英剧极其钟爱，不同地区的英国人对英剧种类的喜爱也有所差异。

5．What is the main difference between American dramas and British soap operas?

A．American dramas are longer.

B．British soap operas are longer.

C．American dramas deal with dangerous things.

D．British soap operas deal with real people.

答案 D

解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The most obvious difference is that，unlike US dramas，the British soap operas focus on the real world.”可知，D项正确。

6．Why do British people like to watch such operas?

A．They can find their own life from the operas.

B．They can enjoy the operas in their free time.

C．They can watch the operas for many years.

D．They care about the fate of the characters in the operas.

答案 A

解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often

mirror the lives of ”可知，其反映现实生活。

7．What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．British people like to know things about other people.

B．British team can get Olympic gold medals.

C．What is British soap opera.

D．People in the north like different things from the people in the south.

答案 C

解析 主旨大意题。文章由英国人喜欢打探消息而引出英剧这一话题，阐述了英剧的历史和特点，介绍了不同地区的英国人喜欢的英剧类型。故选C。

C

A British friend told me he couldn’t understand why Chinese people love eating sunflower

seeds as a snack so much.“I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack(缝隙) in their

front teeth；I believe that’s from cracking the seeds，” he said.

I had never noticed the habit，but once he mentioned(提及) it，I suddenly became more aware.I

realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report，I always start mindlessly(不自觉地)

cracking sunflower friend doesn’t like sunflower seeds，and，to him，it seems unnecessary

to work so much just to get one small seed.

When we were young，the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New ，we all lived close to one another，usually in a small city，and sometimes even neighbors would go

door to door on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every household was making.

I remember my parents would be in the kitchen in the living room，a large table

would already be laid out，complete with fancy tablecloth，ready-made dumpling fillings，and dishes

full of candy，fruits and sunflower of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later，while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast.I must have learned how

to crack sunflower seeds back then.

I don’t think it’s right to criticize(批评) one’s choice in food or eating habits，no matter

how strange they may seem.

It’s not only in I went abroad，I found people had all sorts of strange habits when

it came to Denmark，they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner，no matter how

much it ruins your think it’s a delicacy，and it’s connected to their culture.I think

it’s a wonderful tradition.

语篇解读 本文讲述了直到作者的英国朋友提到中国人都爱嗑瓜子，作者才意识到自己也有这个习惯。作者把这个习惯归结于中国春节文化，就像丹麦人吃面包喜欢加咸红鱼，每一个饮食习惯都有自己特定的文化。

8．What did the writer become aware of?

A．She had ever typed a report about seeds.

B．She had various snacks while watching TV.

C．She had a habit of cracking sunflower seeds.

D．She damaged her teeth by eating sunflower seeds.

答案 C

解析 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，作者意识到自己有嗑瓜子的习惯。

9．What does the writer prove by mentioning Chinese New Year?

A．The traditions of celebrating it disappear.

B．Children can eat delicious food on that day.

C．The families get together for it.

D．Eating sunflower seeds is related to it.

答案 D

解析 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，新年的时候会有很多美食，一些是供给祖先的，还有一些，其中含有瓜子，是给邻居和小孩在晚宴前吃的，作者因此学会了嗑瓜子，所以作者提到春节是为了证明嗑瓜子和春节有关联。

10．The writer’s attitude to Denmark’s way of eating bread is .

A．acceptable

C．neutral

答案 A

解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“I think it’s a wonderful tradition.”可知，作者认为丹麦人吃面包的方式是一个很美妙的传统，可见作者接受这种吃法。

11．What lesson can we learn from the story?

A．One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone.

B．Eating habits come from a certain culture.

C．It is good to form healthy eating habits.

D．Changing your eating habits will change your life.

答案 B

解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“They think it’s a delicacy，and it’s connected to their

culture.”可知，丹麦人认为这样吃面包是美味的，这和他们的文化有关，正如作者喜欢嗑瓜子和中国的春节文化有关。因此饮食习惯来自特定的文化。

Ⅱ.七选五

While you are travelling abroad，cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic(语言的)

mistakes，which can lead to serious misunderstanding and even ill-feeling between individuals. 1

·Touching Someone

2 In Mediterranean countries，if you don’t touch someone’s arm when talking to them

or if you don’t greet them with kisses or a warm hug，you’ll be considered backslap(拍背) someone who isn’t a family member or a good friend in Korea，and you’ll make them

Thailand，the head is considered sacred—never even pat a child on the head.

·Talking over Dinner

In some countries，like China，Japan and some African nations，the food is the thing，so don’t

start chatting about your day’s adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner. 3 It’s not

because your group is unfriendly，but because meal times are for eating，not talking.

B．critical

D．doubtful

·Removing Your Shoes or Not

Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party and the hostess will find

you uncivilized，but fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia，Hawaii，or the Pacific

Islands and you’ll be considered ，if you see a row of shoes at the door，start

undoing your laces. 4

Once you are on the ground of a different country，remain highly sensitive(敏感) to native

behavior. 5 And don’t feel offended(冒犯) if something seems offensive—like queue

all，this is a global village，and we are all very different.

A．Personal space varies as you travel the globe.

B．Asians consider removing shoes impolite at home.

C．Never be completely surprised by anything.

D．The linguistic mistake means that someone is not fully expressing his idea.

E．Look out for the following cultural mistakes and try to avoid(避免) them.

F．If not，keep the shoes on.

G．You’ll likely be met with silence.

语篇解读 本文介绍了当你出国旅行时，文化错误比语言错误更严重，这会导致严重的误解甚至是个人之间的厌恶感。文章给出了一些需要避免的文化错误。

1．答案 E

解析 根据空前内容可知，当你出国旅行时，文化错误比语言错误更严重，这会导致严重的误解甚至是个人之间的厌恶感。以及根据下文主要介绍了需要避免的文化错误可知，E项(注意下面的文化错误，尽量避免)符合文意。

2．答案 A

解析 根据本段的内容可知，在不同的国家，你的一些行为会给当地人带来误解。A项(个人空间随着你的环球旅行而变化)符合文意。

3．答案 G

解析 根据本段的“It’s not because your group is unfriendly，but because meal times are for

eating，not talking.”可知，不是因为你的团队不友好，而是因为吃饭时间是为了吃饭，而不是为了说话。G项(你可能会遇到沉默)符合文意。

4．答案 F

解析 根据本段的小标题Removing Your Shoes or Not(脱鞋子还是不脱)和空前句“So，if you

see a row ，start undoing your laces.”可知，F项(如果不是，请穿着鞋子)符合文意。

5．答案 C

解析 根据空后句“And don’t feel offended(冒犯) if something seems offensive—like queue

jumping.”可知，空处也是一个否定的祈使句。C项(永远不要对任何事情感到惊讶)符合文意。