高二英语寒假专题 阅读方法指导 人教版

高二英语寒假专题阅读方法指导人教版
一. 本周教学内容：
寒假专题——阅读方法指导
近年来，对于高中学生的英语阅读能力的要求越来越高，主要体现在以下方面：阅读量加大，生词数增多，猜测词义分量加重，强化了语段，语篇分析，阅读能力的测试重点概括为两点：语句理解和语篇理解。

语句理解能力主要考查学生四个方面：
1. 理解语言表达的能力
2. 理解具体事实的能力
3. 理解句子，段落意义的能力
4. 根据上下文的语境理解生词的能力。

语篇理解能力则为：
1. 掌握所谈材料的主旨，辨别主旨句与事实细节关系
2. 归纳全文信息，理解全篇信息点之间的逻辑关系，并据此进行推理和判断的能力，包括理解文章寓意或幽默的能力，推断未明白说出的意思及作者的立场，意图等能力。

阅读理解题型可分为：客观试题和主观试题。

客观试题基本分为以下4种：
1. 直接选择：问题多针对文章内的有关事实或细节进行提问，所以只要理解字面意思即可找到答案。

2. 问题表达方式的变换：问题是针对文章中某一事实或细节的，但却通过同义转换方式表达。

3. 词义的理解：主要根据上下文语境或句中的信号词的提示，对短文中一些生词正确理解。

4. 长句的理解：这种测试题主要考查学生对长句中所含的复合句（如：定语从句，同位语从句，状语从句），以及有特殊结构的句子的分析理解。

I. 客观试题练习：
a. 直接选择：在回答这类问题时，应先看题干，之后再在文中找到与答案相关的重要信息，并注出来。

请看下面三篇文章
Passage one ：
Helen Keller was born a healthy normal child in Alabama in 1880 . However , an illness accompanied by a high fever struck her when she was still an infant , leaving her deaf , blind , and unable to speak . For little Helen , the world was suddenly a dark and frightening place . She reacted by becoming wild and stubborn …
1. When she was born , Helen Keller was a ________ child.
A. healthy
B. sick
C. deaf
D. blind
第一题是在问Helen Keller 在刚出生时的健康状态。

回到原文中找与之相关的信息，即第一句：Helen Keller was born a healthy normal child in Alabama in 1880 。

所以正确答案是
A。

2. When she was a child , Helen Keller _____.
A. couldn’t hear anything
B. couldn’t see anything
C. couldn’t speak
D. couldn’t do all of the above
结合选项我们可以看出第二题是在问Hellen Keller 童年时的健康情况。

回到原文找出与之相关的信息是：When she was still an infant , leaving her deaf , blind , and unable to speak . 所以该题答案是D。

Passage two :
Of the seven men taking part in the experiment , two were from ChiangMai , two others from other cities in Thailand , and the rest from neighbouring Southeast Asian countries .
From the passage above we know that ChiangMai is ____.
A. a neighbouring country of Thailand
B. a person who took part in the experiment
C. a village in the city of Thailand
D. a city in Thailand
从文中two were from ChiangMai , two others from other cities in Thailand 一句中的from other cities in Thailand 这一信息中我们可以知道正确答案是D。

请看第三篇文章：
Passage three :（90＇）
“I would almost rather see you dead . ”Robert S. Cassatt , a leading banker of Philadelphia , shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist . In the 19th century , playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady , but serious work in art was not . And when the young lady’s family ranked among （跻身于）the best of Philadelp hia’s social families , such an idea could not even be considered .
That was how Marty Cassatt , born in 1844 , began her struggle as an artist . She did not tremble before her father’s anger . Instead , she opposed him with courage and at last made h im change his mind . Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a family , which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady . In the end , after long years of hard work and perseverance , she became America’s most import ant woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.
What do we know about Mary Cassatt’s marriage ?
A. Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family .
B. She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother .
C. After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career .
D. She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.
从文章的第二段Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a
family 这句话我们可知此题答案是B。

b. 问题表达方式的变换
passage one （96＇上海）
This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S homes . They will attend U.S schools , meet U.S teenagers , and form impressions of the real America . At the same time , about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and give a new understanding of the rest of the world.
This year _____ teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries ?
A. twenty three hundred
B. thirteen hundred
C. over three thousand
D. less than two thousand
本题实际所问的是来自美国和其他国家的参加交流项目的青少年的总人数。

故从文中some twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S homes 和At the same time , about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries 两点信息中可知答案为C，即共有2300＋1300，共计约3600人左右。

Passage two :
Wall Street is a famous street in New York city . It got its name from the wooden wall that used to stand where the street now runs.
The wall was built in the 1660s. New York was then a Dutch city set up by people coming from Holland in Europe ; it was called New Amsterdam.
The American Indians were not always friends of the Dutch ; nor were the English . So the Dutch built the wooden wall to protect their town.
The wall is gone now . But Wall Street reminds the people of New York of the Dutch who settled there .
The wall was built ______.
A. by the English against the Americans and the Indians
B. by the Dutch against the Indians and the Americans
C. by the English against the Dutch and the Indians
D. by the Dutch against the Indians and the English
结合选项，本题实际是在问谁建的这面墙及其目的这两个事实。

回到原文第三段我们不难理解出选项D为该题答案。

Passage six :
Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal . Such a person is not really a thief . They are sick and cannot help themselves . All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions . People with kleptomania for certain medical reasons have failed to develop control over their desire to take things that do not belong to
them . With medical help they may become normal citizen again . The things that a kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value . They often give away what they have stolen or collect objects without using them .
1. From the text we learn that small children _______.
A. have little control of themselves
B. usually steal things but grow up honest
C. are usually kleptomaniacs
D. like to give things away
从文中All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions 这句可看出孩子在自我控制行为的方面的能力随着年龄的增长而在加强，也就是在给读者一个信息，即孩子小时候控制行为方面较弱。

所以答案是A
2. Kleptomaniacs usually steal things that _______.
A. are valuable
B. are unimportant
C. their friends like
D. they themselves need
此题在问有盗窃癖的人通常偷什么样的东西。

文中倒数第二句The things that a kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value 中的seldom of great value可知其意与unimportant相似，故选B.
c. 词义理解：
对于阅读理解中碰到的生词一般采用猜测的方法来解决（人名，地名，组织机构名除外）。

词义猜测是提高阅读理解能力的一种最基本的方式，也是一种非常重要的方式方法。

猜词的方法通常有两种，即根据上下文和构词法知识。

具体来说，有以下方法：
1. 根据定义或解释说明猜测词义
A resolute man is a person who once makes up his mind to do something , he won’t give it up half way . 故resolute意为“坚决的”。

2. 根据对比关系猜测词义
在but , however , yet , otherwise 或though这些表示意义转折的词出现的句中，其前后的词有明显的对比关系。

根据已知的内容，通过对比关系，很容易猜测词义，例如：Though Tom’s face has been washed quite clean , his neck still remains grubby . 可猜出grubby为“污秽的”“脏的”的含义。

3. 通过因果关系猜测词义
当表示因果关系的信息词出现在有生词的句中，就能够通过因果关系，依据已知部分，猜测出生词的词义，例如：
The river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bottom even when it is shallow.
通过河水很浅却看不清河底可以猜出turbid意为“浑浊的，脏的”。

4. 根据语篇逻辑关系及常识猜测词义
运用逻辑推理能力，自身的生活经验和常识，根据上下文能读懂的部分，有时要理解整个语段或语篇的逻辑关系，正确猜出词义，例如：
There must be some support facilities as well , including roads to get to the hotel , electricity ,
sewers （阴沟）to handle waste , and water .
此句中后部的roads , electricity , sewers 实际就在解释facilities具体指什么。

所以facilities意为“设施”。

5. 根据同等关系猜测词义
At forty- two he was in his prime and always full of energy.
此句中的in his prime 与full of energy 有着并列的关系，故猜出“in his prime”意为“在他的鼎盛期”，“在他的最佳时期”。

6. 根据列举的事例猜测词义
You can take any of the periodicals : The World of English , Foreign Language
Teaching in Schools , or English Learning .
从列举的事例为一些杂志的名称，由此分析出periodical 意为“期刊，杂志”。

7. 根据构词法知识猜测词义
The American idea of the future is limited , however . It is the foreseeable future and not the future of involving （牵连）many centuries .
foresee 意为“预测”，－able常为形容词的反缀，所以foreseeable的意思是“可预知的，能预测的”。

II. 主观试题主要测试学生的演绎归纳概括法和逻辑推理法
A. 演绎归纳概括法：即：找出文章主题思想的题型，其测试可总结为以下6种形式：
A. What is the story mainly about ?
B. What is the main idea of this passage ?
C. From this passage we know _______.
D. The story mainly tells ________.
E. Which is the best title of the passage ?
F. What is the author’s main purpose ?
首先掌握两个概念：general（主旨）和specific（细节）
无论一个段落还是一整篇文章，作者可能要涉及许多内容，但一定是围绕一个主题或主旨而写的，其他则为细节。

主旨句具有概括性，结论性，细节则为之服务的。

主观试题练习：
1. Sentence practice ：Find out the general sentence from each group.
（1）____G____ Africa falls into 7 divisions.
_______ East Africa is the roof to Africa.
第一句为主旨句。

（2）_____ A snake smells with its tongue.
_____ A snake swallows a whole thing.
_____ G ____ A snake is a strange animal.
第三句为主旨句。

（3）______ The necktie started out as a piece of lace and turned into a silk bow.
___G ____ The necktie has been getting smaller and smaller for hundreds of years .
______ Now many neckties are no wider than a piece of string.
第二句为主旨句。

（4）_______ The straight part of dance heads upwards if the feeding place is towards the sun .
____ G ___ The straight part of dance changes when the sun’s position changes .
______ The straight part of dance is different in the morning from what it is in the afternoon .
______ The straight part of dance points downward if the feeding place is far away from the sun .
第二句为主旨句。

（5）_____ The Native Americans caught and trained the wild horses to carry good.
____ G ____ The Bison were an important part of Native’s existence.
_____ It became easier to hunt the Bison by riding horses .
_____ Bison were killed for meat and their fur for warm clothing.
第二句为主旨句。

2. 主旨句的位置：
（1）段落首句为主旨句。

如人教版高二上学期课本第26课第三段中“As in China , the weather is different from area to area . ”一句为主旨句。

（2）段落中间或尾句为主旨句。

如人教版高二上学期课本第46课最后两段中“How could she get the lion away from her baby”一句为主旨句。

（3）段落没有主旨句
没有主旨句的段落并非没有主题思想，它们的主题思想不是由段落中的某句话表示的，需要学生自己归纳总结，先要略读文章，弄清各细节之间的关系，归纳中心思想，就能找到问题的答案。

如人教版高二上学期课本第47课第二段。

B. 正确判断推理
推断题是考查学生通过文章表面文字信息进行分析，综合，归纳等逻辑推理的能力。

学生不仅要弄懂文章的字面意思，更重要的是要知道文章的潜在含义，切不可脱离语篇主旨和作者意图，作无根据的猜测。

如Passage One :
One day a man walked into a pet shop and said to the shop-assistant , “I need two small gray mice and about five dozen roaches （蟑螂）and two spiders. ”
“What do you need these things for ? ”the shop-assistant was very surprised .
“Well , ”replied the man , “I’m moving out of my apartment and the landlord insists that I should leave the house in exactly the same condition as I found it . ”
问题：
This passage suggests that when the man moved into the apartment , it ________
A. very clean
B. just cleaned by the landlord
C. tidy and comfortable
D. dirty and full of insects
分析：买主说他即将搬走，房主要他还房子的本来面目，所以他要买寄生在肮脏环境中的老鼠，蟑螂和蜘蛛。

由此推知答案为D。

Passage two :
House prices in England increased sharply between 1971 and 1972. The following records how much a house in Chelsea , London had risen in price since 1955.
Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example . In 1955 , Jane Gray sold it for ￡4,900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Dreen White for ￡22,950 . Now four years later , in 1972 , the house is valued at ￡30,000.
问题：
1. When did Mrs Black buy the house ?
A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1968
D. 1959
2. If Mrs Black had waited four years to sell the house , she would have earned as much as _______.
A. ￡28,000
B. ￡18,000
C. ￡30,000
D. ￡25,000
分析：
题一：由“Mrs Bowena Black …and sold it nine years later …Now four years later , in 1972 …”得知Mrs Black 是1959年买的房子。

故选D。

题二：根据“Mrs Bowena Black …￡4 ,900”，“…the house is valued at ￡30,000”推知D为正确选项。

阅读理解是英语语言运用能力的一个重要方面。

这是一种从理论到实践的检测。

阅读要讲究方法，理解要讲究技巧。

但所有的方法，技巧均建立在语言基本功基础上的，不能唯技巧唯方法。

【模拟试题】
Passage One :
I came to study in the United States a year ago . Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor -- and go to court.
After the accident , my roommate called a doctor for me . I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day . But the next day , he asked me to pay him $ 200 for what he had done . I was astonished . He had good reason to charge me , he said . And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury , I’d have to have a good lawy er . Now that he had helped me find a good doctor , it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every time I went to see the doctor , I had to wait about 50 minutes . He would see two or three patients at the same time , and often stop treating one so as to see another . Yes , he charged me $ 115 each time . The final examination report consisted of ten line , and it cost me $ 215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met . But after that he avoided seeing me at all . He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident , yet he hardly did anything . He simply waited to collect his money . He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him .
And he made me pay him $ 770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer . Due to my inexperience , I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America . Knowing that , they played for time , …and I left without getting a cent.
My experience taught me two things about America : firstly , in a country like America money is everything . It is more important than friendship , honour or professional morality （职业道德）. Secondly , foreigners are still being unfairly treated . So when we talk about America , we should see both its good and bad sides .
1. The author’s roommate offered to help him because ______.
A. he felt sorry for the author
B. he thought it was a chance to make some money
C. he knew the doctor was a very good one
D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
2. It’s necessary for the author to have a good lawyer to ______.
A. be properly treated
B. talk with the person responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves America
D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
3. The underlined word “charge”in this passage means ______.
A. be responsible
B. accuse
C. ask as a price
D. declare
4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very _______.
A. friendly
B. greedy
C. busy
D. professional
5. What conclusion can you draw from the story ?
A. Going to court is something very common in America .
B. One must be very careful while driving a car
C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides .
D. Money is more important than other things in the US.
Passage Two
Today , roller skating is easy and fun . But a long time ago , it wasn’t easy at all . Before 1750 , the idea of skating didn’t exist . That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin . Merlin’s work was making numsical instruments . In this spare time he liked to play the violin . Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams . People called him a dreamer .
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball （化装舞会）. He was very pleased and a little excited . As the day of the party came near , Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party . He had an idea . He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room .
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally , he decided to put two wheels under each shoe . These were the first roller skates . Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed
of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin .
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin . Everyone as astonished to see him . There was just one problem . Merlin had to way to stop his roller skates . He rolled on and on .
Suddenly , he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall . Down fell the mirror , breaking to pieces . N obody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time !
1. The text is mainly about _______.
A. a strange man
B. an unusual party
C. how roller skating began
D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ______.
A. often gave others surprises
B. was a gifted musician
C. invented the roller skates
D. was full of imagination
3. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to ______.
A. impress the party guests
B. arrive at the party sooner
C. test his invention
D. show his skill in walking on wheels
4. What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph ?
A. The roller skates needed further improvement.
B. The party guests took Merlin for a fool.
C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation .
D. Merlin got himself into trouble.
Passage Three
“As I stood in front of the grave （墓）of President Richard Nixon , I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together . Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow. ”
This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California , U.S.A. He was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a monthlong “Youth Summit”. The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary （周年）of President Nixon’s journey to China , which was the turning point in China-U.S. relations.
The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions. Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China . They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day . The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together .
One Chinese student said , “I didn’t find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans . We have our differences , but we have a lot in common . Dialogue is good for us . ”
1. The words “Youth Summit ”refer to ______.
A. visits to the Nixon Library
B. the Chinese students’ visit to the U.S.
C. a meeting discussing relations between China and the U.S.
D. activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students
2. The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon _____.
A. died
B. visited China
C. became U.S. president
D. started building the library in his name
3. The text is mainly about ______.
A. the China-U.S. relations
B. the Nixon Library
C. President Nixon
D. The Youth Summit
Passage Four :
Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag . The bag contained a book.
This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure - a 120 - page diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan , “a woman who knew everybody in her day , ”James Green , the librarian told the magazine American Libraries .
Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia . It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington , D.C. in the war of 1812 . She describes President James Madison on horseback as “perfectly shaking with fear”during the troubled days . George Washington , she writes , mistook her for the wife of a French man , and praised her excellent English .
The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor （祖先）to the Library Company , which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary .
Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession “about five minutes”when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person . On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green , Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi.
Without any delay , Green began calling every taxi company in the city , with no luck . “I’ve felt sick since then , ”Luxmoore told reporters .
According to Green , no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building . Tom
Brennan received a reward （奖励）of $ 1, 000 , Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history , and Luxmoore told reporters , “It’s wonderful news . I’m on high . ”
1. This article mainly tells about the story of ______.
A. a lost diary
B. Deborah Logan
C. Cory Luxmoore
D. The Library Company
2. From the text , we learn that the diary is now owned by ______.
A. Tom Brennan
B. an unknown person
C. a Philadelphia magazine
D. the Library Company of Philadelphia
3. Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because _______.
A. it was written in Philadelphia
B. it tells stories about Philadelphia
C. people in the city are interested in old things
D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia
4. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary ?
a－Tom Brennan found the book in an office building
b－The book was shown to James Green.
c－Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.
d－The book was left behind in a taxi.
A. a , b, c , d
B. c, b, d , a
C. a , c , d, b
D. c, a , b , d
5. What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said“I’m on high ”?
A. I’m rich .
B. I’m famous.
C. I’m excited.
D. I’m lucky.
Passage Five :
Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate. ”But not all experts （专家）agree that this is a good idea .
One pioneer , in particular , who disagrees is David Tebbutt , the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer , David does not see it that way . he says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason , to bring computers to people and make them “people-literate. ”
David Tebbutt thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an important difference between the two . The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already . This frightens away non-experts , who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers for them to experiment on , with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have . They are not told what to do , they find out . The
computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers , but have to be able to answer all questions people ask . People don’t have to learn computer terms （术语），but the experts have to explain in plain language . The computers are becoming “people -literate. ”
1. Which of the following is David Tebbutt’s idea on the relationship between people and computers ?
A. Computer learning should be made easier .
B. There should be more computer clubs for experts .
C. People should work harder to master computer use .
D. Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them .
2. We can infer from the text that “computer-literate”means ______.
A. being able to afford a computer
B. being able to write computer programs
C. working with the computer and finding out its value
D. understanding the computer and knowing how to use it
3. The underlined word “it”in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computertowns ______.
A. help to set up more computer clubs
B. bring people to learn to use computers
C. bring more experts to work together
D. help to sell computers to the public
4. David Tebbutt started Computertown UK with the purpose of ______.
A. making better use of computer experts
B. improving computer programs
C. increasing computer sales
D. popularizing computers
Passage Six :
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean , so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever . He sent his camera crew （摄制组）out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men , “Have you provided me with that sunset ? ”
“No , sir , ”the men answered .
The director was angry . “Why not ? ”he asked .
“Well , sir , ”one of the men answered , “We’re on the east coast here , and the sun sets in the west . We can get you a sunrise over the sea , if necessary , but not a sunset . ”
“But I want a sunset ! ”the director shouted . “Go to the airport , take the next flight to the west coast , and get one. ”
But then a young secretary had an idea . “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise , ”she suggested , “and then play it backwards ? Then it’ll look like a sunset . ”
“That’s a very good idea ! ”the director said . Then he turned to the camera crew and said , “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea . ”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay （海湾）. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director . “Here it is , sir , ”they said , and gave it to him . He was very pleased .
They all went into the studio （摄影棚）. “All right , ”the director explained , “now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye . Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’behind them. ”
The “sunset”began , but after a quarter of a minute , the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards , and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach .
1. One evening , the director sent his camera crew out _______.
A. to watch a beautiful sunset
B. to find an actor and an actress
C. to film a scene on the sea
D. to meet the audience
2. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast ?
A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset .
B. Because he was angry with his crew .
C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion .
D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset .
3. Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice .
B. If you want to see a sunrise , the east coast is the place to go to .
C. The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day .
D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset . ”
4. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _______.
A. it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine.
B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C. it was more moving than a sunrise
D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
5. After the “sunset”began , the director suddenly put his face in his hands _______.
A. because he was moved to tears
B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine
Passage Seven :
Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii , Italy . They see the sights that Pompeii is
famous for - its stadium （运动场）and theatres , its shops and restaurants . The tourists do not , howev er , see Pompeii’s people . They do not see them because Pompeii has no people . No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years .
Once , Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people . It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius , a grass-covered volcano （火山）. Mount Vesuvius had not erupted （喷发）for centuries , so the people of Pompeii felt safe . But they were not.
In August of AD 79 , Mount Vesuvius erupted . The entire top of the mountain exploded . and a huge black cloud rose into the air . Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii . When the eruption ended two days later , Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes . Almost all of its people were dead .
For centuries , Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash . Then , in the year 1861 , an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii . Slowly , carefully , Ginseppe and his men dug . The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains , houses and shops . There was a stadium with 20 000 seats . Perhaps the most important of all , there were everyday objects , which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii . Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom , so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine . They liked bread too , metal bread pans were in every bakery . In one bakery there were 81 round , flat Ioaves of bread-a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today . Tiny boxes filled with a dark , shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.
Ginseppe has died , but his work continues . One-fourth has not been uncovered yet . Scientists are still digging , still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.
1. Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year ?
A. To visit the volcano .
B. To shop and eat there .
C. To watch sports and plays .
D. To see how Pompeiians - lived .
2. Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius ?
A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun .
B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy .
C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.
D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass .
3. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79 ?
A. Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully .
B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched .
C. Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects .
D. Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted .
4. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2 000 years ago ?
A. They lived more or less the same as Italians now do .
B. They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup .
C. They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.。