1、.阅读理解Florence,Italy Who should go:art lovers,Renaissance historians and leather handbag shoppers with high credit limits. When to go:spring or fall.Travelers usually avoid summer in Florence.Paris, France Who should go:starving artists,Henry Miller fans, traditional food lovers. When to visit:spring
2、 is the best time.Thats what they all say,anyway.Autumn isnt bad,either,but Id rather be rooting around the south of France in search of truffles (块菌) in autumn.Summer in Paris isnt bad really.Amsterdam,Holland Who should go:lovers of Dutch Masters (artists,I mean,like Rembrandt,not cigars),bicyclis
3、tsits a bike city in a flat land. When to go:It can rain at any time in Amsterdam, but thats not a reason for not visiting this fascinating city.Off season tourists will be rewarded with good enough weather to stick around.Summer is good for sun lovers.Madrid, Spain Who should go:night_owlsMadrid ne
4、ver sleeps,art loversthe Prado is second only to the Louvre in presenting serious art,partygoers. When to go:spring,when days are warm and nights are pleasantly cool.Demand for outside eating and drinking starts becoming stronger in March or April.Street life peaks (达到高峰) in June,then slows in July
5、and August as the temperature peaks.Autumn is also good, although youll risk some rain.Venice, Italy Who should go:romantic dreamers who like walking through automobilefree streets,your mother(shell want you to take her there,trust me),almost anyone who wants to see something really different and ro
6、mantic. When to go:February is the time when the famous Venice Carnival is held and the weather is usually cold and foggyperfect weather for Venice.Summer? A large number of tourists in shorts and whiny children ruin the atmosphere.Youll greatly enjoy yourself there in spring and early fall.1.What d
7、o the cities Florence,Paris,Amsterdam and Madrid have in common?AThey are all great cities for female shoppers.BThey are all famous for their traditional food.CThey are all great cities for art lovers.DThey are all famous for cigars.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据作者关于什么人喜欢去这四座城市的介绍,可知这四座城市都适合喜爱艺术的人去。2What advice wo
8、uld the writer probably give you if you go to visit Amsterdam?ATo avoid going there in summer.BTo avoid going around there by bike.CTo take some credit cards with high credit limits.DTo take an umbrella with you whenever you go out.答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据关于Amsterdam这一部分的It can rain at any time in Amsterdam可
9、推断出,作者最有可能建议去那里旅游的人出门随身带伞。3The underlined part “night owls” in the section about Madrid probably refers to people who like _.Anight lifeBserious artCdrinking wine Dorganizing parties答案:A解析:词义猜测题。根据画线部分后面的Madrid never sleeps可推断画线部分指代的是喜欢过夜生活的人。4According to the section about Venice,the writer would a
10、gree that _.Asummer isnt a good time to visit the cityBthe city is not a good choice for romantic loversCstreets in the city are usually too crowded with carsDpeople avoid going there in February because of the weather答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据最后一部分的“Summer? A large number of tourists in shorts and whiny child
11、ren ruin the atmosphere.”可推断出,作者认为夏天不是去威尼斯旅游的好时间,故选A项。.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。I was told that the movie _1_ (make) by the famous director would be a hit.I had been longing for it.Yesterday, I _2_(give) two tickets for it.I got dressed beautifully and went to the movie theatre downtown.T
12、his was my first time to be in an American movie theatre, and several things that seemed unusual to me happened.First, I was surprised that people were eating during the movie.Usually, popcorn, candy and soda water_3_(sell) in the theatre.Such things can hardly _4_(see) in my homeland.However, they_
13、5_(sell) well in the US, and young people love eating them.I dont understand why people buy food to eat during the movie.Also, before the movie was shown, a lot of people were talking.But as soon as the movie got _6_(start), everyone became quiet.Another unusual thing was that at the end of the movi
14、e, nobody applauded.While the credits were _7_(show), people were leaving.It was also strange to me that popcorn boxes and candy wrappers _8_(leave) on the floor of the theatre.I was also surprised that the movie theatre was so small and narrow.I _9_(tell) that the theatre was big at one time.But it
15、 _10_(divide) into several small theatres so that several movies could be shown at the same time.It was said that more money could be made in that way.1made解析:the movie与make之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,故填make的过去分词形式。2was_given解析:主语I与give之间是动宾关系,而且这是回忆昨天的事,故谓语用一般过去时的被动语态。3are_sold解析:本空在句中作谓语。主语是popcorn,candy and soda
16、 water,动词sell与主语之间是动宾关系,用被动语态;且此处表示习惯性的行为,应用一般现在时,故填are sold。4be_seen解析:see与主语things之间是动宾关系,故用被动语态。情态动词can后面跟动词原形,故填be seen。5sell解析:sell与副词well,badly等连用时,表示销售的情况,用主动形式表示被动意义。且此处表示一般的情况,故用一般现在时。6started解析:got started在此意为“开始”。7being_shown解析:此处表示当片尾字幕被放映时,人们就开始离开了。空处表示正在进行的被动动作,故填being shown。8were_left解析:谓语动词leave与主语popcorn boxes and candy wrappers之间是动宾关系,且根据前面的was可知此处应用一般过去时,故填were left。9was_told解析:谓语动词tell与主语I之间是动宾关系,且此处表示过去的事情,故填was told。10was_divided解析:谓语动词divide与主语it之间是动宾关系,且此处表示过去的事情,故填was divided。