1、典题精讲经典例题阅读理解Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job.Im not a football commentator(评论员),thoughjust an English teacher in Japan.I came to Japan two years ago,and didnt think I would stay,but Japan has that effect on you.People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think
2、its best to teach in a biggest city where there are other foreigners to mix with,rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl.Many people choose to live in Tokyo,of course,which is good for the nightlife factor.But Id say that for general qualit
3、y of living,cities of neither too large nor too small,like Sapporo where I live,are better choices.I teach English privately,which means Im my own boss.If you want to devote yourself to private teaching,its well worth doing a TEFL course first,because your lessons will be much better for it.The prob
4、lem with private teaching is finding students;it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表) of private lessons,so I started out teaching in schools part-time.Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools.The salary is fine to live on,but whether you can sav
5、e money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.The schools are reluctant to take time offeven teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.56.From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in_.A.TokyoB.a small townC.a city of middl
6、e sizeD.a bit city57.According to the writer,one had better_first to do private teaching better.A.take a TEFL courseB.decide his or her own lessonsC.find studentsD.build up a full schedule58.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that_.A.there are many foreigners in JapanB.Japan is
7、good for nightlifeC.they can teach English privately in JapanD.Japan has something more attractive than expected59.The underlined word“reluctant”in the passage may probably mean_.A.kindB.unwillingC.freeD.careless思路解析:56.C这是一道细节题。第二段中的“But Id say that for general quality of living,cities of neither t
8、oo large nor too small,like Sapporo where I live,are better choices.”说明作者喜欢住在中等城市。neither too large nor too small表示是一个不大不小的城市,即大小适中的城市,与a city of middle size同义。57.A这是一道细节题。根据第三段中的“If you want to devote yourself to private teaching,its well worth doing a TEFL course first,because your lessons will be
9、 much better for it.”可判断出为了把私立教学搞好,首先要参加TEFL课程,因为,TEFL课程可以使私立教学搞得更好。58.D这是一道猜测词义题。根据上文中的“I came to Japan two years ago,and didnt think I would stay,but Japan has that effect on you.”可判断出这句话的意思是“日本有些比想象更吸引人的东西”。作者本来没有打算待在日本,但是在那儿已待了两年,这超出了预料,其原因是日本有一些吸引人的东西。59.B这是一道词义猜测题。根据下文中的“.even teachers with ti
10、ckets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off”可判断出reluctant意为“不愿意”,因为“had trouble getting the day off”表示在休假方面有困难,说明校方不愿意让教师休假。黑色陷阱:第59题,就“The schools are reluctant to take time off”不容易猜测出词义,但看后文“even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the
11、day off.”甚至有英国和阿根廷比赛的票的老师们也无法请假,其意项则很明显了。绿色通道:中国学生对“外教”这个词并不陌生,但对于外籍教师在异乡的心态却所知甚少。能够交换角色,站在他们的角度,则非常容易了解他们的生活了。希望生活充实,为社会和他人做事;更希望能积极地享受生活,是多数外国人在异乡的心态。把握这一点对于理解类似的文章很重要。志鸿原创题阅读填空(有两项是多余的)ITALY IN COMFORTLuxury coach(carriage) trips of Italy,out of normal holiday season.21 days to visit five Italian
12、 cities starting from London 1st May,1st September.1.See the arts and culture of historic Italy.KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAELWorking holidays on a kibbutz(co-operative farm)in Israel.2,if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members.Accommodation(住宿),food and trips to historic sights all provided free
13、 you pay only for the special low-cost return flight.TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLANDTwo-week holidays in the Hotel Splendid,3.Tennis,golf,sailing and all water sports,trips around the island arranged.Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainmentdancing.A.All nationalities welcome for on
14、e to three monthsB.Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountainsC.on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep-blue seaD.Cars and bicycles for hireE.The trips are guided by professor Martin Davis,Head of Italian Studies,London University参考答案:1.E2.A3.C思路解析:这是三则内容各有特色的旅游广告。第一则说的是在意大利的城市
15、文化艺术之旅,E项中这位教授的头衔就等于告诉了我们答案:伦敦大学意大利学系主任。另一个线索21 days to visit five Italian cities starting from London,也验证了这是一次从伦敦到意大利的旅行,随行的有伦敦去的了解意大利的专业人士。第二则说的是以色列的联合农庄劳动之旅。这里面没有涉及什么优美的环境,而是介绍劳动时间和住宿情况,所以最适宜的应该是A。第三则是加勒比海的休闲之旅,这里描述得最多的是美景和娱乐。而开头说明了旅馆,应该紧接着说明所在的地点,因此C项是最佳答案。绿色通道:做此类题,最重要的是看懂上下文,利用细节排除不符合逻辑的选项,选出最佳答案。志鸿巧学法园地需要用定冠词的名词歌诀独一无二最高级,山河海岛奏乐器。阶级党派上报纸,国家组织上杂志。已说过的人或事,同一东西大家知。姓氏前是“一家子”,序数前表“第几”。