1、规范练(十六) .阅读理解AStill wonder where to stay？ We have a lot to offer.GUEST ROOMSSpacious， stylish guest rooms include all the necessities for an unforgettable stay. All guest rooms feature workstations with Internet access， two telephones with voice mail， and inroom safes(保险箱).SUITESHilton Toronto offer
2、s a variety of onebedroom and junior suites. Spoil yourself in the ultimate elegance， and capture the spirit of Canada.EXECUTIVE ROOMSYou can enjoy WiFi and access to the private executive lounge(贵宾室) for breakfast， allday coffee service. The modern executive rooms offer views of downtown Toronto an
3、d come with robes， slippers， 47inch flatscreen plasma TVs， oversized chairs， large work desks and coffeemakers. The private executive lounge is open Monday through Thursday 6：30 a.m. to 10 p.m.， Friday 6：30 a.m. to 11 a.m.， and closed Saturday and Sunday.ACCESSIBLE ROOMSOur accessible rooms have fea
4、tures designed for our disabled guests. Partially accessible rooms have safety bars，raised vanities and toilets. Transfer benches are available upon request.BEST PRICE GUARANTEEGet the best price when you book directly with us. If you find a lower publicly available price anywhere else， we will matc
5、h that price and give you an additional US $50 back.REACH US145 RICHMOND STREET WEST， TORONTO， ONTARIO， MSH 2L2， CANADATEL： 1 416 869 3456FAX： 1 416 869 3187语篇解读本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了多伦多希尔顿酒店的相关信息。1.Which is unavailable in the private executive lounge？A.Coffee service on Sunday.B.Plasma TVs on Monday.C.Coff
6、eemakers on Thursday.D.WiFi on Friday.解析：考查细节理解。根据“You can enjoy. the private executive lounge(贵宾室) for breakfast， allday coffee service” “The private executive lounge. closed Saturday and Sunday”可知，该酒店的贵宾室在星期天没有咖啡服务。答案：A2.Which of the following is suitable for a blind person？A.GUEST ROOMS.B.SUITES.
7、C.EXECUTIVE ROOMS.D.ACCESSIBLE ROOMS.解析：考查细节理解。根据“Our accessible rooms have features designed for our disabled guests”可知，ACCESSIBLE ROOMS适合盲人。答案：D3.If you are charged $60 more in Hilton Toronto than booking with a travel agency， how much will it give back to you？A.$110.B.$60.C.$50. D.$10.解析：考查细节理解。根
8、据“If you find a lower publicly available price anywhere else，we will match that price and give you an additional US $50 back”可知，如果你发现多伦多希尔顿酒店的收费比在其他地方预订的高，这家酒店不仅可以退回多收的费用(60美元)，还会再额外返还给你50美元，故你共会收到110美元的退款。答案：ABTwenty years ago， Olivers back injury ruined her childhood dream of becoming a ballet dan
9、cer. But the injury led her to tai chi when Oliver saw a poster for a tai chi class and decided to try the mysterious Chinese sport. “I was active and could not bear resting in bed and I thought I had to find some way to recover，” she recalls.She was struck by the beautiful movements and the “nice，
10、patient instructorNelson”， who later became her husband. The couple opened a tai chi school in the UK. But they soon found themselves in a bottleneck. So the couple decided to move to China. They taught English in universities and learned tai chi under various masters. After years of practice， Olive
11、r found her occasional backaches had disappeared.But three years after moving to China to pursue their dream， Nelson died， bringing her much pain. She thought of quitting， but considering the career in which her husband took pride， she stuck to it. She says her tai chi “family”the masters and studen
12、tsalso provided great support， including her then tutor Dong Bing.She speaks of their first meeting： “I had been told that his skill was of a very high level and for some reason I had a mental image of a powerful， big man. But my fellow pointed to a small， thin old gentleman， sitting on the ground.
13、Then a sudden feeling of pleasure hit me. Of course this was exactly the kind of person who would be a tai chi masterthe last person you could imagine. His idea is that one should not pursue wealth and fame but should endeavor to be happy and share ones knowledge and wisdom with others.”Following th
14、e master， Oliver now learns to live a simple lifeone perhaps more traditional than many Chinese. She does tai chi in the morning， makes kung fu tea for guests and draws inkwash bamboo paintings. She spends her time outside tai chi attending cultural exchange events.语篇解读本文为记叙文，讲述的是Oliver因一次背伤断送了自己成为芭
15、蕾舞演员的梦想，后来她坚持练习太极并治好了背伤的故事。4.Why did Oliver decide to try tai chi？A.She couldnt join in other active sports.B.She had no other choice.C.She wanted to continue her dream.D.She wanted to recover.解析：考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的“I was active and could not bear resting in bed and I thought I had to find some way to
16、recover”可知答案。答案：D5.What is the true cause leading the couple to China？A.Being attracted by Chinese culture.B.Desiring to learn more about tai chi.C.Developing their career in China.D.Being invited to teach English in China.解析：考查推理判断。根据文章第二段的“they soon found themselves in a bottleneck. So the couple
17、decided to move to China. and learned tai chi under various masters”可知，他们遇到了瓶颈，因此决定搬到中国，在不同的大师的指导下学习太极，即他们去中国是为了更多地学习太极。答案：B6.What made Oliver keep playing tai chi？A.Her love for tai chi.B.Her tutor Dong Bing.C.Her fellows encouragement.D.Nelsons pride in tai chi.解析：考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“but considering th
18、e career in which her husband took pride，she stuck to it”可知，太极是丈夫引以为豪的事业，因此Oliver决定坚持下去。答案：D7.Whats Olivers attitude towards Dong Bing？A.Appreciative. B.Doubtful.C.Supportive. D.Satisfied.解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“a sudden feeling of pleasure hit me. Of course this was exactly the kind of person. happy and
19、share ones knowledge and wisdom with others”可知，Oliver对董兵是很欣赏的。答案：A.阅读填句In Chinese culture， certain numbers are considered “lucky” because their pronunciations sound similar to words that have “lucky” meanings.Lucky numbers are very important in Chinese culture. _1_2_ 8 sounds similar to the word “Fa
20、” in Cantonese. “Fa” can mean prosperity， wealth， success or social status. One example of its use was the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony held at 8：08 p.m.， on August 8， 2008._3_ Therefore， even numbers are preferred to odd numbers. 2 represents harmony， and 6 success. The pronunciation of 9
21、 sounds similar to the word for permanence._4_ Lucky numbers are also extremely important in Hong Kong. In this industrial and commercial city， competition is fierce and merchants vie for success. Often， they will select “lucky” days to celebrate grand openings or sign contracts. If the day has an 8
22、， it is believed to bring luck. _5_ If the day has a 6， the venture will be successful.A.Chinese believe in harmony and balance.B.8 indicates prosperity， wealth， success or social status.C.If the day has a 9， the business will have permanence.D.Yellow， red and green are considered lucky colors.E.Luc
23、ky numbers in business.F.People select lucky numbers when choosing residences， telephone numbers， business addresses， wedding dates， festivals and other celebratory events.G.Red is the Chinese national color and represents happiness， beauty， success and good fortune.语篇解读幸运数字一直以来在中国的文化中扮演着重要的角色，在选择住所
24、、电话号码等的时候，幸运数字都是要考虑的因素。1.解析：空格前面句意：在中国文化里，幸运数字很重要。由此可以推断出空格后面应该说明的是：幸运数字在哪些方面表现得很重要，故F项符合题意。误解分析：易误选G。G项虽然是一个事实，但是整篇文章都没涉及颜色的问题，故不符合题意。答案：F2.解析：所填内容为本段的主旨，根据空格后面句子中的关键词8，prosperity，wealth，success or social status，可知B项符合题意。答案：B3.解析：所填内容为本段的主题句，依据空格后面的关键词harmony，可知A选项符合题意。答案：A4.解析：所填内容为本段的主题句，根据空格后面句子
25、中的关键词In this industrial and commercial city可知只有E项符合题意。答案：E5.解析：根据空格前后句子结构都是条件状语从句，并且都是说幸运数字的含义的，故C项符合题意。答案：C.语法填空If you are a man living in China and smoke， you may want to stop. That is because one in three of all the young men in China will die from 1._ (smoke) cigarettes or other tobacco products
26、.Researchers reported their findings in The Lancet Medical Journal. The report says， “About twothirds of young Chinese 2._ (man) become cigarette smokers， and most start before they are 20 years old. Unless they 3._ (stop)， about half of them will 4._ (eventual) be killed by their habit.”5._ researc
27、hers conducted two large， countrywide studies on the effects of smoking on health. The first study 6._ (take) place in the 1990s and involved about 250，000 men. The second study was launched only recently and is continuing. This study involves about 500，000 adults， both men 7._ women.Researchers say
28、 that in China， the number of deaths each year resulting 8._ tobacco use will rise from about one million in 2010 9._ two million in 2030. They warn that the number will rise to three million by 2050. There is no silver bullet to make these numbers 10._ (go) down， meaning there is no easy way to mak
29、e the problem go away.语篇解读吸烟有害健康。最近的报告称经过大量调查，33%的中国年轻男性会死于吸烟，这必须引起人们的高度重视，特别是年轻男士。1.解析：考查动名词。根据空白处前面的介词from可知，其后要用动名词形式作介词的宾语。答案：smoking2.解析：考查名词复数。根据句子前面的关键词twothirds可以推断出要用名词复数形式。误解分析：误填man。不能把twothirds看成单数形式，也不能忽略动词become。答案：men3.解析：考查动词时态。unless引导条件状语从句，主句用了一般将来时态，从句要用一般现在时态表示将来，即遵循“主将从现”的原则。答案
30、：stop4.解析：考查词性转换。此处要用副词修饰动词，故用eventually。答案：eventually5.解析：考查冠词。此处用定冠词表示特指，即参与这项研究的研究人员。答案：The6.解析：考查动词时态。根据其后面句子中的关键词and involved可知，and连接两个并列的谓语动词，故用一般过去时态。答案：took7.解析：考查连词。句子中所用的结构为：both.and.答案：and8.解析：此处表示由于吸烟引起的死亡人口的数量，故用from。答案：from9.解析：考查介词。句中的rise为不及物动词，其后用的是：from.to.表示从到答案：to10.解析：考查不定式。此处为省略to的不定式作宾语补足语。所用结构为：make sb.do sth.让某人做某事。误解分析：易误用to go。注意在使役动词let，make，have之后用省略to的不定式作宾补，即make sb.do sth./have sb.do sth./let sb.do sth.答案：go