题目内容

Treasure hunts (寻宝) have excited people’s imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island．Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues (线索) found in a book when he wrote a children’s story, Masquerade,  in 1979. The book was about a hare, and a month before it came out Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of “red herrings”, or false clues, to mislead them.

    Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic (逻辑), not by luck.  His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words: “One of Six to Eight” under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry Ⅷ’s six wives. Even here, however, Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kim Bolton in Cambridge shire in 1536 and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year is fore a new idea occurred to him.  He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Amp hill, in Bedfordshire, and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crossed in Amp hill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.

    Even then his search had not come to an end．It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there. Williams encouraged him to continue, and on February 24th 1982, he found the reassure, It was worth ￡3 000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.

1. The underlined word “them” (Paragraph1) refers to _____.

A．red herrings

B．treasure hunts

C．Henry Ⅷ’s six wives

D．readers of Masquerade

2. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare?

A．Two stone crosses in Amp hill.

B．Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

C．Katherine of Aragon.

D．Williams’ hometown.

3. The stone crosses in Amp hill were built _______.

A．to tell about what happened in 1773

B．to show respect for Henry Ⅷ’s first wife

C．to serve as a road sign in Amp hill Park

D．to inform people where the gold hare was

4. Which of the following describes Roberts’ logic in searching for the hare?

A．Henry Ⅷ’s six wives

B．Katherine’s burial place at Kim Bolton

C．Williams’ childhood in Amp hill

D．Katherine of Aragon

e．stone crosses in Amp hill Park

A．a, b, c, e, d

B．d, b, c, e, a

C．a, d, b, c, e

D．b, a, e, c, d

5. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．An exciting historical event.

B．A modern treasure hunt.

C．The attraction of Masquerade.

D．The importance of logical thinking.

 

答案：1D2C3B4C5B
解析：

1. 英文里代词所起的关联作用十分重要，2002年阅读理解部分出了两道这样的题，绝非随意之举。找到画线处的them，然后将上文(...book contained...clues to help readers...Williams put in a lot of “red herrings”)中出现的复数名词逐一比较，最重要的线索为them之前的动词 mislead(=to give false or confusing information to)，  由其语义可以断定，其后为“人”而非“物”——答案为D项， readers(of...)。

2. 四个选项涉及的人或物都在短文中先后提及，可有的并不是出现在Kit Williams的story里，例如： Stevenson’s Treasure Island，因此可以尽快排除(例如选项B)。

    循序查找另外三个与故事相关的线索，体会本文作者描述幸运读者Ken Roberts寻宝过程时的语气变化：其中，第二段第3句为His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start...而后联系到“One of Six to Eight”——也就是Katherine of Aragon。

3. 首先找到stone crosses在文中的位置：第二段结尾(...still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon，until one day he came across two stone crosses...and learnt that they had been built in her honor in1773)，其中，in her honor是回答本题的关键信息，指的就是to show respect for Henry Ⅷ’s first wife(=Katherine of Aragon)。

4. 这类细节排序问题的答题也有一定技巧：首先比较A、B、C、D四个选项中排序的异同，确认开头两项为a、b，d、b，a、d还是b、a。从短文中确认a(Henry Ⅷ’s six wives；来自“one of six to Eight”)在前；缩小范围看第二步，比较b，d，应该是d(=Katherine of Aragon=first of Henry Ⅷ’s six wives)；至此答案为C项： a，d，b，c，e。可以对照短文内容再来验证一下，对其他选项则不必一一细究了。

5. 这份试卷中类似的题目共有四个小题，比例较大。通观全文，开头点题后，通篇在谈作家Kit Williams为其作品Masquerade设计了一项现代寻宝的活动，读者Ken Roberts如何追根溯源，获得成功。因此，答案为 B。

    其余三个选项在文中均有不同程度的涉及，但都只是一个环节或某一方面，不能成为贯穿始终的subject，应予舍弃。

 


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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　Three Yale University professors agreed in a discussion that the automobile was what one of them called“Public Health Enemy No. 1 in this country.”Besides polluting the air and overcrowding the cities, cars are involved in more than half the disastrous accidents, and they contribute to heart disease“because we don't walk anywhere anymore”, said Dr. H. Richard Weinerman, professor of medicine and public health.

　　Speaking of many of these man-made dangers to the automobile, Arthur W. Galston, professor of biology, said it was possible to make a kerosene-burning turbine car that would“lessen smog by a very large factor.”But he expressed doubt whether Americans were willing to give up moving about the countryside at 90 miles an hour in a large vehicle.“America seems wedded to the motor car--every family has to have at least two, and one has to be a convertible (敞篷汽车) with 300 horsepower,”Professor Galston continued.“Is this the way of life that we choose because we treasure these values?”

　　For Professor Sears, part of the blame lies with“a society that regards profit (赢利) as a supreme value, under the illusion that anything that's technically possible is, therefore, morally justified”. Professor Sears also called the country's dependence on its modern automobiles“terrible economics”because of the large horsepower used simply“moving one individual to work.”But he admitted that Americans have painted themselves into a corner by allowing the national economy to become so dependent on the automobile industry.

　　“The solution”, Dr. Weinerman said,“is not to find a less dangerous fuel but a different system of inner-city transportation. Because of the increasing use of cars, public transportation has been allowed to wither (衰弱) and grow worse, so that if you can't walk to where you want to go, you have to have a car in most cities,”he declared. This, in turn, Dr. Weinerman contended, is responsible for the“arteriosclerosis”(动脉硬化) of public roads, for the pollution of the inner city and for the middle-class movement to the suburbs.

1．The main idea of the passage is that _____.

[　　]

A．Americans are fond of their cars

B．public transportation in America is well-developed

C．American cars are too fast

D．automobiles endanger health

2．It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

[　　]

A．people are more interested in fast automobiles than in their health

B．Americans feel more closely tied to their cars than to their wives

C．kerosene-burning engines would pollute the environment more than gasoline-burning engines do

D．kerosene-burning cars would go faster than gasoline-powered cars

3．In Paragraph 3,Professor Sears implies that _____.

[　　]

A．technology is always good for people

B．technology is not always good for people

C．financial profit is more important than technology advancement

D．American people care about both environment pollution and technological development

4．According to Dr. Weinerman, the solution is that _____.

[　　]

A．public transportation should be improved so that people can become less dependent upon their cars for inner-city transportation

B．people should get rid of their cars and take the bus to work

C．one family should own just one car

D．a fuel less dangerous than gasoline must be found

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　　Three Yale University professors agreed in a discussion that the automobile was what one of them called “Public Health Enemy No．1 in this country”．Besides polluting the air and overcrowding the cities, cars are involved in more than half the disastrous(灾难性)accidents, and they contribute to heart disease “because we don’t walk anywhere anymore”, said Dr．H．Richard Weinerman, professor of medicine and public health．

　　Speaking of many of these man-made dangers to the automobile, Arthur W．Galston, professor of biology, said it was possible to make a kerosene-burning turbine car that would “lessen(减少)smog by a very large factor”．But he expressed doubt whether Americans were willing to give up moving about the countryside at 90 miles an hour in a large vehicle(车辆)．“America seems wedded② to the motor car－every family has to have at least two, and one has to be a convertible(敞蓬汽车)with 300 horsepower, ” professor Galston continued．“Is this the way of life that we choose because we treasure these values?”

　　For Professor Sears, part of the blame lies with “a society that regards profit(赢利)as a supreme value, under the illusion(错误的观念)that anything that’s technically possible is, therefore, morally justified(正当的)”．Professor Sears also called the country’s dependence on its modern automobiles “terrible economics” because of the large horsepower used simply “moving one individual to work”．But he admitted that Americans have painted themselves into a corner by allowing the national economy to become so dependent on the automobile industry．

　　“The solution”, Dr．Weinerman said, “is not to find a less dangerous fuel but a different system of inner-city transportation．Because of the increasing use of cars, public transportation has been allowed to wither(衰弱)and grow worse, so that if you can’t walk to where you want to go, you have to have a car in most cities, ” he declared．This, in turn, Dr．Weinerman contended③, is responsible for the “arteriosclerosis(动脉硬化)” of public roads, for the pollution of the inner city and for the middle-class movement to the suburbs．

(1)

The main idea of the passage is that ________．

[　　]

A．

Americans are fond of their cars

B．

public transportation in America is well-developed

C．

American cars are too fast

D．

automobiles endanger health

(2)

It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

people are more interested in fast automobiles than in their health

B．

Americans feel more closely tied to their cars than to their wives

C．

Kerosene-burning engines would pollute the environment more than gasoline-burning engines do

D．

kerosene-burning cars would go faster than gasoline-powered cars

(3)

In Paragraph 3, Professor Sears implies that ________．

[　　]

A．

technology is always good for people

B．

technology is not always good for people

C．

financial profit is more important than technology advancement

D．

American people care about both environment pollution and technological development

(4)

According to Dr．Weinerman, the solution is that ________．

[　　]

A．

public transportation should be improved

B．

people should get rid of their cars and take the bus to work

C．

one family should own just one car

D．

a fuel less dangerous than gasoline must be found

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）

1．He was d         to hear that they were not coming because he missed them very much.

2．They got into a heated a          about whether to go by sea or by air.

3．--- Why were you late for such an important concert?

    --- Because the plane arrived at the airport after a d        of three hours.

4．This is the best way I could think of to stop the students b         the school rules.

5．Beautiful views over the countryside have often i           people to write poems.

6．Our physics teacher is a h       man who always makes us laugh happily.

7．Rice is grown in China, Japan and other A         countries.

8．I can’t tell one from the other because they are only s      different.

9．Your friendship is very p         to me. I’ll treasure it forever.

10．The question is b         my power. Would you please help me?

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