1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。核心素养微专题透视高考中的“文化遗产”考查(2018全国卷B)Cities, usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New Y
2、ork City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapp
3、ed wilderness(荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30, 000. Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered
4、mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warning. An avalanche(雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the firs
5、t 20, 000 people who dug for gold, 4, 000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives. But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The c
6、ity was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and goto see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry
7、 of Dawson Cityits present population is 762. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了加拿大道森城的历史发展与现状。1. What attracted the early settlers to New York City? A. Its business culture. B. Its small population. C. Its geographical position. D. Its favourable climate. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段中People settle in these places becaus
8、e they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. 可知, 人们定居在这些地方, 因为这些地方很容易到达, 自然而然就适合通信和贸易, 接下来作者以纽约举例说明这一点。由此可知, 纽约能够发展成大都市和它的地理位置有关(near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River)。故选C。2. What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson? A. Two-thirds of
9、 them stayed there. B. One out of five people got rich. C. Almost everyone gave up. D. Half of them died. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中Of the first 20, 000 people who dug for gold, 4, 000 got rich. 可知, 第一批来这里淘金的20 000人中, 有4 000个富起来了。也就是说, 五分之一的人淘金致富(One out of five people got rich. )。故选B。 3. What was the main
10、 reason for many people to leave Dawson? A. They found the city too crowded. B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere. C. They were unable to stand the winter. D. They were short of food. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中. . . when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as
11、quickly as they had come. 可知, 当他们听说阿拉斯加有新的金矿发现时, 他们马上就离开了道森城。也就是说, 这些人离开道森城的主要原因是想到别的地方去碰碰运气( They wanted to try their luck elsewhere. )。故选B。4. What is the text mainly about? A. The rise and fall of a city. B. The gold rush in Canada. C. Journeys into the wilderness. D. Tourism in Dawson. 【解析】选A。主旨大
12、意题。文章开头就指出: 城市的所在位置有着各种各样的理由, 接下来重点讲述了加拿大道森城的历史发展与现状。因此, The rise and fall of a city. (一座城市的兴衰)最能概括文章大意。 归纳整合全解主旨大意题主题句定位法主题句在篇头依据第一段或第一句确定主旨主题句在篇中文章往往先列举或说明次要甚至错误观点, 然后点明自己的观点并展开论述主题句在篇尾整篇文章大部分在叙述或列举, 最后归纳总结, 概括主旨以本文第4题为例, 解题策略如下: Step 1速读文章识脉络Para 1Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. Pa
13、ra 2Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. Para 3Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson Cityits present population is 762. Step 2串连脉络 总结大意Dawson was a boom town which grew quickly after gold was found there, but it was not a convenient place to live
14、in, so people went away when there was no more gold. Now the small town has become a tourist attraction. Step 3对比选项找最佳尝试解答: A。话题词汇settle; harbour; population; develop; convenience; communication; expensive短语no matter how; depend on; be crowded with; be covered with短文改错Most of the city are located ne
15、ar a port or a river where the transportation is convenience. These cities usual grow slowly. But there is another kind of city growing from nothing almost overnight, among that is Dawson, Canada. It grow into a big town of 30, 000 people in only two years because the discovery of gold. But never wa
16、s Dawson a appropriate place for people to live in. Necessities like food and wood were very expense. When no much more gold could be found, people went away and now it is a small tourist attract with a small population of 762. 答案: 1. 【解析】第一句city cities。考查名词复数。此处为“most of +复数名词”结构。2. 【解析】第一句convenie
17、nce convenient。考查形容词。此处应为形容词作表语, 意为交通方便。3. 【解析】第二句usual usually。考查副词。此处需要副词作状语, 修饰后面的动词grow。4. 【解析】第三句that which。考查定语从句。among是介词, 此处为“介词+which”引导的定语从句。介词后面的关系代词, 指人时用whom; 指物时用which。5. 【解析】第四句grow grew。考查动词时态。描述过去的情况, 所以此处动词要用一般过去时。6. 【解析】第四句because 后加of。考查固定搭配。because 为连词, 后面接句子, 但此处后面为名词短语the discovery of gold, 所以要用介词because of。7. 【解析】第五句a an。考查冠词。appropriate为元音音素开头的单词, 前面的不定冠词要用an。8. 【解析】第六句expense expensive。考查形容词。此处指食物和木材的价格是昂贵的, 所以要用形容词作表语。9. 【解析】第七句去掉much。考查固定搭配。no more为习惯的搭配, 表示“没有很多的”。10. 【解析】第七句 attract attraction。考查名词。指旅游景点, 要用名词形式。关闭Word文档返回原板块