1、UNIT 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD阅读理解AThe Ministry of Construction has released the names of the first group of 20 national parks, including 9 Suzhou classical gardens: Zhuozheng Garden, Liu Garden, Wangshi Garden, Huanxiu Villa, Lion Grove, Yipu Garden, Ou Garden, Tuisi Garden and Canglang Pavilion
2、.National parks refer to the famous city parks and gardens. Suzhou classical gardens are parts of Chinas precious cultural heritage (遗产) (all the 9 gardens are on the list of World Cultural Heritage) as well as a necessary part of the life of Suzhou citizens, not to mention they are also worldfamous
3、 tourism resorts (胜地). In fact, their unique historical and cultural background serves to contribute to their ranking among national parks.The earliest classical gardens in Suzhou can date back to the Song Dynasty. However, the gardens impress their visitors not only with their ageold history but al
4、so with their delicate scenes, particularly Canglang Pavilion, Zhuozheng Garden, Lion Grove and Liu Garden, the most famous four that represent different styles of dynasties of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing.In 1978, an imitation(仿造物) of a Suzhou classical garden was set up by Chen Congzhou (the author o
5、f the book Suzhou Classical Gardens) in the City Museum of Art in New York, US, which was the first time ever to directly introduce Chinese ancient architecture to Westerners.本文是一篇说明文。建设部公布了首批20个国家公园的名称，其中包括苏州古典园林9个，这些园林不仅以其悠久的历史，而且以其精致的景色给游客留下了深刻的印象，尤其是沧浪阁、拙政园、狮子林和留园，这四个最著名的代表了宋元明清不同朝代风格的园林。1_ park
6、s and gardens are selected as National Parks in the first group.A9 B8C20 D4答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第一段第一句The Ministry of Construction has released the names of the first group of 20 national parks，.可知，建设部首批20个国家公园的名称被公布，故选C。2Which of the following statements about Suzhou classical gardens is NOT true?AThey ar
7、e parts of Chinas precious cultural heritage.BThey are worldfamous tourism resorts.CThey are a necessary part of the life of Suzhou citizens.DThey came into being at the same time.答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第三段最后一句Canglang Pavilion, Zhuozheng Garden, Lion Grove and Liu Garden, the most famous four that represent
8、 different styles of dynasties of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing.可知，沧朗阁、拙政园、狮子林、留园是宋元明清四大名园，D项表述有误。故选D。3Which of the following can best explain the meaning of the underlined word “delicate”？Aastonishing. Bdelicious.Cbeautiful. Dimpressive.答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据the gardens impress their visitors not only with th
9、eir ageold history but also with their delicate scenes, particularly Canglang Pavilion, Zhuozheng Garden, Lion Grove and Liu Garden, the most famous four that represent different styles of dynasties of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing.这些花园以其悠久的历史给人深刻印象，尤其是沧浪阁、拙政园、狮子林、留园，是宋元明清四大名园中最具代表性的，可知，花园景色优美，故选C。4The
10、first imitation of a Suzhou classical garden was set up in _.ALondon BNew YorkCParis DTokyo答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段In 1978, an imitation(仿造物) of a Suzhou classical garden was set up by Chen Congzhou (the author of the book Suzhou Classical Gardens) in the City Museum of Art in New York, US，. 可知，1978年陈从州在
11、美国纽约市立美术馆仿造苏州古典园林，故选B。BLongman Dictionary of American English (CD for PC or MAC)Why is it unique?The Longman Dictionary of American English is unique because it has been written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary. Other dictionaries use highlevel language in their definitions which forces student
12、s to look up the defining words as well as the words theyre looking up in the first place. Only the Longman Dictionary of American English uses a defining vocabulary made of the 2,000 words that make up the intermediatelevel students most used vocabulary.What are the other features?The Longman Corpu
13、s Network is a powerful group of databases consisting of millions of words. The Longman American Written Corpus contains over 110 million words taken from newspapers, journals, magazines, bestselling novels, technical and scientific writing, and coffeetable books.Longman compilers (编者)use this compu
14、terized word bank to acquire a new depth of knowledge about words, usage, prepositions, the latest language trends and grammatical patterns using uptotheminute technology.The written and spoken corpuses assure that this edition of the Longman Dictionary of American English will provide the most accu
15、rate and uptodate assistance to students who want to speak and write American English.本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了朗曼美语词典不同于其他词典的独特之处。5Longman Dictionary of American English is mainly for _.Alowlevel learnersBlearners of different levelsCadvancedlevel learnersDintermediatelevel learners答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Only th
16、e Longman Dictionary of American English uses a defining vocabulary made of the 2,000 words that make up the intermediatelevel students most used vocabulary.”可知，朗曼美语词典使用了由2 000个单词组成的定义性词汇，这些词汇构成了中级水平学生使用最多的词汇，也就是说朗曼美语词典主要是针对中级水平的学生，故D项正确。6The main purpose of this passage is to _.Atell readers why Am
17、erican English is more popularBinform students of how they can find the grammar patternsCguide readers how they can use the dictionary on computerDexplain why the dictionary is different from other dictionaries答案：D解析：主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“The Longman Dictionary of American English is unique because
18、it has been written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary.”可知，本文主要介绍了朗曼美语词典不同于其他词典的独特之处是因为它是用朗曼定义的词汇编写的。由此可知，这篇文章的主要目的是解释这本词典为什么不同于其他词典，故D项正确。7The following about the dictionary are all correct EXCEPT that _.Athe definitions are easy to readBit is made up of 2,000 wordsCit contains a lot of daily us
19、ageDit is updated regularly答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“The Longman American Written Corpus contains over 110 million words taken from newspapers, journals, magazines, bestselling novels, technical and scientific writing, and coffeetable books.”可知，朗曼词典美国书面语料库包含了超过1.1亿个摘自报纸、期刊、杂志、畅销小说、科技写作和茶几书籍的单词，所以B的说法是错误的，故B项正确。
