高中英语阅读理解专讲专练八专题辅导

高中英语阅读理解专讲专练[八]

抓主干，理枝叶

长难句增加，是近年高考阅读理解试题不可忽视的现象之一。英语的长句可分为两类：含有数量较多的定语或状语的简单句和含有数量较多的各种从句的并列句或复合句。阅读长句的基本方法是抓主干，理枝叶。抓主干就是抓句子的主体部分，也就是主语和谓语，它们是传达信息的主要载体；理枝叶就是分析句子的附加部分，不论它们有多长，有多复杂，它们都是辅助成分，我们只要明确它们与主体的关系就可以了。如：

The moon is so far from the earth that even if huge trees were growing on the mountains, and elephants were walking about, we could not see them through the most powerful telescopes which have ever been invented.

这个长句的主干就是The moon is far from the earth，其他部分，如状语从句、定语从句等，都是为突出主题服务的。

Passage A

阅读理解

The Winter Olympics, which is also called the White Olympics, were first held as a separate competition in 1924 at Chamonix

many colorful stamps are published to mark the great games. The first stamp marking the opening of the White Olympics was issued (发行) on January 25, 1932 in the United States to celebrate the third White Olympics.①From then on, issuing stamps during the White Olympics became a tradition.

To observe the fourth Winter Olympic Games,② a group of stamps were published in Germany in November, 1935. The five rings of the Olympics were printed on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the symbol (象征) appeared on stamps of the Winter Olympics.

In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the Winter Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non

stamps to mark those games.

China also published four stamps in February, 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to march into the area of the White Olympics.

Japan is the only country in Asia that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise funds(经费) for this sports meet. Different kinds of sports were printed on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some athletics.

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1. People have published stamps marking the Winter Olympics____ .

A. since the first White Olympics in 1932

B. when the first Olympics games started

C. since the third Winter Olympics in 1932

D. on the same day of the third Olympics

2. From the passage we can see that____ .

A. the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the Winter Olympics in 1980

B. it was in 1980 that the Chinese began to publish stamps

C. the Chinese began to take part in the Olympics games in the 1980s

D. China held the Winter Olympics in 1980

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The third Winter Olympics opened on January 25, 1932.

B. Publishing stamps is a way of raising money for the sports meet.

C. In Asia only Japan held the Winter Olympics.

D. In the 1950s all the countries published stamps to mark the games.

难句注释

①The first stamp marking the opening of the White Olympics was issued on January 25, 1932 in the United States to celebrate the third White Olympics.

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为了庆祝第3届冬季奥运会，纪念其开幕的第一枚邮票于1932年1月25日在美国发行。

②to observe the fourth Winter Olympic Games 为了庆祝第四届冬季奥运会。observe意为“举行；庆祝”。

Passage B

阅读理解

Today, roller skating (旱冰) is easy and fun, and it is popular throughout the world. People roller skate outside on paths and roads, and inside in rinks. But a long time ago, it wasn

changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man full 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 (隆重出场) 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 fool.①Finally, 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.②

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no 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 into pieces.③Nobody forgot

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1. The text is mainly about____.

A. a strange man

B. an unusual party

C. how roller skating began