1、Section Learning about Language阅读理解AWelcome to Holker Hall&GardensVisitor Information How to Get to Holker By Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36，M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere20 minutes, Kendal25 minutes, Lancaster45 minutes，Manchesterl hour 30 minutes.By Rail: the nearest station is
2、 CarkinCartmel with trains to Carnforth.Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports. Opening times SundayFriday(closed on Saturday)11: 00 am4: 00 pm, 30th March2nd November. Admission Charges Hall & GardensAdults: 12.00 8.00Groups: 9.00 5.50Special Events Producers，Market 13th A
3、prilJoin us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks.Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas. Holker Garden Festival 30th May.The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening，making it one of the most popular events in gardening. Natio
4、nal Garden Day 28th AugustHolker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged.For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide. Winter Market 8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family.Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show
5、and nice street entertainment.文章大意：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了到Holker Hall& Gardens旅游的一些信息，是一则旅游促销宣传广告。1How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester？ _D_ A20 minutes. B25 minutes.C45 minutes. D90 minutes.解析：细节理解题。根据How to Get to Holker部分中的By Car：Follow brown signs on A590 from J3
6、6, M6.Approximate travel times：Windermere20 minutes，Kendal25 minutes, Lancaster45 minutes, Manchester1 hour 30 minutes.可知，驾车从Holker到Manchester大约需要一个半小时。故选择D项。2How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit Hall&Gardens？ _B_ A12.00. B9.00.C8.00. D5.50.解析：细节理解题。根据Adminssion Charges部分中的门票标准可知参观H
7、all&Gardens，团体票票价每人是9英镑。故选择B项。3Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show？ _D_ AProducers Market. BHolker Garden Festival.CNational Garden Day. DWinter Market.解析：细节理解题。根据Winter Market部分中的This is an event for all the family.Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjo
8、ying a live music show and nice street entertainment可知，如果想看现场音乐表演的话，可以去Winter Market。故选择D项。BGetting sick overseas can be scary.Youre in an unfamiliar place and often dont speak the language. Although each trip is different, there are universal thingsyou can do to keep safe.Be prepared.“Schedule a vi
9、sit with a doctor who specializes in travel or the area youre visiting at least four weeks before your departures，” says WHO public health expert Dr Gilles Poumerol.A travel doctor will be able to give you the required and recommended vaccinations (接种疫苗)as well as discuss any medical issues you may
10、come across abroad.Get insurance.“In many countries where you have limited access to health care, good health care is only found in the private sector and can be very expensive，”Poumerol says.Plus, in an emergency, returning to the United States can cost more than $ 50,000.Ask your health insurance
11、company whether your policy (保险单)applies overseas and whether it will cover trips to a foreign hospital. If not, there are many companies that offer shortterm travel health insurance for a reasonable fee.A list can be found on the US State Departments travel website.Pack well. Poumerol also suggests
12、 bringing a note from your doctor in English and the language of the country youre visiting.Packing an emergency contact list is important. Contacts should include the local embassy，relatives who should be informed if you get sick and your health insurance company.Be aware.You have to be in charge o
13、f your health.If youre being treated abroad, question the medical staff about their sterilization (杀菌)practices; injection (注射)equipment should be put in boiling water for at least 30 minutes or used only once.Also be sure that doctors and nurses are wearing gloves to prevent fluid transfer.Limiting
14、 your alcohol intake will keep you focused on your safety.If your common sense is perfect, the rest of your body should follow.文章大意：愉快的旅游一定是以安全为前提的，境外游的游客往往面临很多安全隐患。4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ _D_ AYou must receive some vaccinations after going abroad.BAlcohol intake wi
15、ll keep you focused on your safety.CYou should employ a travel doctor who travels with you.DIts a terrible thing to get sick in a strange country.解析：推理判断题。由文章开头“Getting sick overseas can be scary.”可知在国外生病是件可怕的事，故D项正确。5According to the passage, you can visit the US State Departments travel website to
16、 find _A_.Awhich companies offer shortterm travel health insuranceBhow to get back to America when you are illCwhether your policy applies overseasDgood health care overseas解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“If not，there are many companies that offer shortterm travel health insurance for a reasonable fee. A list can b
17、e found on the US State Departments travel website.”可知答案。6What can be inferred from the last paragraph？ _B_ AYou shouldnt eat too much when you stay abroad.BHealth care provided abroad can be unreliable.CInjection equipment should be used only once.DYou have to treat yourself when you are ill.解析：推理判
18、断题。 由最后一段的“If youre being treated abroad，question the medical staff about their.Also be sure that doctors and nurses are wearing gloves to prevent fluid transfer，”可知B项正确。7What is the best title for this passage？ _B_ AHow to get insuranceBTips for keeping safe overseasCGet ready for your tripDAvoid d
19、angerous travels解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文是为准备去国外旅行的人提供的医疗保障方面的建议。故选B。七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everybody likes to get a freebie (赠品)On my way to work today I was offered a bottle of new mineral water.Lucky me, eh？ _1.B_ where you can get a freebie depends on a number of factors.For busine
20、sses, giving out something for nothing is an important marketing technique.They want to see our reaction and hear our feedback(反馈)and finally make us buy more. _2.D_ They want to target the socalled trendsetters, in the hope that they will speak positively about the product and encourage people to b
21、uy more.Living in a capital city certainly improves your chances of getting a freebie. _3.G_.So if you live in London, Paris or Beijing, youll probably see a new promotional campaign starting there first.The hope is that the fashionable people there will try and like the new item and support it on s
22、ocial media.Eventually everyone around the country will know about it.How businesses give away freebies is also of interest. _4.F_ ：future selling, cross selling and up selling.The first is about giving something away assuming we will like it and buy more through the free product, with the intention
23、 of selling them additional products during its life cycle, and up selling happens when a basic version is given away for free but charges a client for more advanced and complete versions. _5.C_ someone has to pay for it and this usually comes from a firms marketing budget which is funded by the pro
24、ducts we buyso the expression“theres no such thing as a free lunch” could be true.AWe might not give it much thoughtBWell its not necessarily down to luckCOf course a freebie is not actually freeDBut who they hear from is very importantEMaybe you have experienced one of these approachesFAccording to
25、 economist Enrico Trevisan, they have three approachesGNot only is the population larger but these places are considered the trendsetter文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了免费赠送产品其实是一种促销手段。另外，商家为推销一种新产品，进行市场调研，也会在一定场所向客户免费赠送产品。解析：1考查上下文衔接。根据空前的“Lucky me，eh”和空后的“where you can get a freebie depends on a number of factors
26、”可知，得到免费赠品的地点，取决于很多因素。所以此空是对“lucky”的一种否定，即那不一定是运气带来的。故选B。2考查上下文衔接。根据空前的“They want to see our reaction and hear our feedback(反馈)and finally make us buy more”和空后的内容可知，商家进行市场调研的客户对象是有所选择、有所针对的，即调研客户很重要。故选D。3考查上下文衔接。根据空前的“Living in a capital city certainly improves your chances of getting a freebie”和空后的
27、“So if you live in London，Paris or Beijing，youll probably see a new promotional campaign starting there first”可知，此空缺少的是对这一情况的解释。故选G。4考查上下文衔接。根据空后的“future selling，cross selling and up selling”可知，他们有三种方法进行销售。故选F。5考查段落主旨句。根据本段最后的“theres no such thing as afree lunch”可知此空表示赠品当然不是免费的。故选C。语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入
28、适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Fishing is not always a matter of fish rods(鱼竿)and shaded river banks.In parts of China，a bird called a cormorant(鸬鹚) _1.has been used_ (use) to catch fish for centuries.Travelers to Guilin can see cormorant fishing in person.Fishermen give _2.performances_ (perform)for riversi
29、de audiences，both by day and at night.After receiving the order from the fisherman，the _3.trained_ (train)cormorants will dive into the water to hunt for fish.They are able to stay under water _4.without_ taking a breath for a long period of time.When they succeed in catching a fish，they _5.proudly_
30、 (proud)swim back and show off to the fisherman.The fisherman usually rewards them with one or two very small fish _6.to encourage_ (encourage)them.To avoid the goodsized fishs being swallowed， _7.a_ band is fastened around the cormorants neck.The birds are fed and housed by their owners.A skilled b
31、ird can catch enough fish daily to feed a family.This way of fishing _8.was_ (be)once the primary method used by fishermen on the Li River. _9.Though/Although/While_ it has since been largely replaced by more modern methods，it is still an _10.enjoyable_ (enjoy)activity for the locals.文章大意：本文为说明文，介绍了
32、中国南方鸬鹚捕鱼的传统。解析：1考查时态和语态。根据时间状语“for centuries”可知，空处应用现在完成时；主语a bird和use之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态。故填has been used。2考查名词。渔民给河边的观众表演。空处在句中作宾语，应用名词形式；performance“表演，演出”是可数名词，且其前无限定词修饰，故应用其复数形式performances。3考查非谓语动词。在收到渔民的命令后，受过训练的鸬鹚将潜入水中捕鱼。cormorants与train是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用过去分词作定语。故填trained。4考查介词。在不呼吸的情况下，鸬鹚可在水中待很长一段时间。根据
33、句意可知，此处用介词without，意为“没有，不”。5考查副词。应用副词修饰动词，故填proudly“自豪地，骄傲地”。6考查非谓语动词。空处在句中作目的状语，应用不定式形式，故填to encourage。7考查冠词。为了防止大型的鱼被吞掉，鸬鹚的脖子周围被系了一条带子。band在此意为“带，箍”，是可数名词，此处表示泛指，故填不定冠词a。8考查时态。根据句中的“once”可知，此处描述的是发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时。9考查状语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管，虽然”，故填Though/Although/While。10考查形容词。空处在句中作定语，修饰名词activity，应用形容词。enjoyable“有乐趣的，令人愉快的”。