1、.阅读理解Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture.Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.Traditional Chinese gardens are located in North China in such places as the Summer Palace, the Forbidden
2、City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary line in the middle on the northsouth axis (轴). Other features of imperial gardens are coloured paintings, manmade hills and lakes.Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze
3、River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped doors through which visitors can enjoy sights. They are open on all sides and are often near water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou,known
4、 as home to gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.The landscape gardens contain a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used
5、 to call the garden landscape “Jing”, which means “Scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake scenes in Hangzhou, the twentyfour Slim West Lake scenes in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake scenes in Jinan.语篇大意:本文主要介绍了中国的园林建筑,风格各异,特色万千,都是中国园林文化中不可缺少的一部分。1The passage mainly tells about
6、 _.Aan important part of Chinese cultureBthe characteristics of different styles of Chinese garden buildingsCwhere foreigners can find Chinese gardensDhow to appreciate Chinese gardens答案:B解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本篇文章组织有序,每一段都有鲜明的主题句来表达每段的主题思想,即:各种风格的中国园林的特色。2Which of the following is NOT a feature of imperi
7、al gardens?AThere is an imaginary northsouth axis in the middle of gardens.BThere are manmade hills and lakes in the gardens.CThey were built because of some fairy tales.DThey have coloured paintings.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知,其中A、B、D三项都是文中提到的皇家园林的特点,只有C项不是。3In the third paragraph, the underlined word “
8、They” refers to_. Aprivate gardens Bbeautiful scenesCthe houses Drivers and lakes答案:A解析:词义猜测题。通过对“They”这个词所在的上下文进行分析可知,该词指的是私人园林。4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.BThe landscape gardens reflect different style
9、s of Song,Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.CPeople enjoy private gardens more than other two styles.DAll three kinds of gardens make up important parts of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.答案:D解析:推理判断题。文中讲到各种园林各有特点,都是中国园林文化不可缺少的一部分,故D项正确。.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
10、佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Tips for the Perfect Selfie (自拍)You can take a selfie with a handheld digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet. So selfies have been especially popular over the years._1_Love them or hate them, selfies show no sign of stopping.After all, the selfie is the mo
11、st important way to show off on holiday. Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies. How can you take the best holiday selfies?_2_ “Food chew” styleWant to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choices are?_3_You can also cut off a piece to show off whats inside. But dont have f
12、ood hanging out of your mouth.“Im so adventurous” style Rock climbing, hiking, surfing, or skiing._4_ Just let the natural settings make people go “wow”One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are. But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie. “I am a cultured tou
13、rist” style _5_You can also try an optical illusion (视错觉) by making it look like youre holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, touching the top of the Eiffel Tower, or picking the Sphinxs nose.A. Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great.BSome people have no idea where t
14、o travel.CAccording to a recent survey, half of the interviewees admitted taking selfies while on holiday.DThese adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie.EDifferent cultures have different characteristics of food.FHold up some food on your fork or chopsticks.GHere are some useful posing ti
15、ps for you.语篇大意:随着时代的发展,人们越来越喜欢通过自拍来分享生活。本文介绍了三种自拍模式,无论是特地炫耀还是旨在分享,自拍都已成为我们生活不可缺少的一部分。1C解析:空前的句子提到自拍已经流行好几年了。空后说无论喜欢还是讨厌,自拍都不会停止。由此可知,该空处应填一个承上启下的句子。C项符合语境。故选C项。2G解析:空前是一个问题How can you take the best holiday selfies?故该空应是解答此问题。故选G项,引出下文三种自拍模式。3F解析:根据本段小标题“Food chew” style可知,本段主要讲述如何拍食物。根据空后的You can also cut off a piece to show off whats inside.可知,该句是介绍如何展示食物的。只有F项符合语境。故选F项。4D解析:根据本段小标题“Im so adventurous” style可知,本段内容与冒险有关。选项中只有D项符合语境。故选D项。5A解析:根据本段小标题“I am a cultured tourist” style可知,段落主题是“我是文明游客”范。该空是段落第一句,A项中的cultural site与段落主题“我是文明游客”范吻合。故选A项。