题目内容
【题目】 Snoopy House is a house in Southern California known for its Christmas displays. Jim Jordan created the display of Snoopy and other characters from Charles Schulz's "Peanuts"about forty-five years ago.
Mr. Jordan is sixty now. He started the project as a teenager in the yellow, single-story house in Costa Mesa where he was raised. Litle by little, Jim Jordan expanded the display until it became a holiday tradition. Thousands of people came each year to see the Christmas lights, the artificial snow─even a Santa Claus that flew through the air and down a chimney. Snoopy House became so popular that countless visitors and school groups came each year. Some people who grew up visiting the display were now old enough to take their own children.
But last year Jim Jordan lost the house. It was closed because he stopped paying his loan. Mr. Jordan felt terrible that he couldn't bring that to the community. Several years ago, Mr. Jordan's business fell along with the economy. He asked for changes in the loan terms, but was denied. He followed poor legal advice and stopped paying the loan. As a result, he lost his family's home. It was closed in November last year, Afterwards, Mr. Jordan submitting legal papers to try to get his house back, but in vain. When neighbors learmed the news about Snoopy House. They collected donations and called reporters to try to help Jordan fight to recover the house.
Earlier this month Costa Mesa city officials offered to host the display on the lawn outside City Hall. The lights went on last week in a song-filled ceremony attended by a large crowd, who were very happy that Costa Mesa came forward and the display found a new home at City Hall─temporarily called Snoopy Hall. It’s really a miracle.
【1】According to the passage,Snoopy House is so popular because _______.
A. it presents lots of inspiring stories
B. visitors can see the artificial snow
C. it offers different Christmas displays
D. visitors can recall their childhood experiences
【2】What can we learn about Jordan from the passage?
A. He came across financial problems.
B. He started his project 60 years ago.
C. He was born and raised in Costa Mesa.
D. He closed his house to pay for the loan.
【3】What happened to the house according to Paragraph 3?
A. Jordan attempted to sell his own house to the community.
B. After filing legal papers,Jordan recovered his house quickly.
C. The house was lost because Jordan failed to change loan terms.
D. Jordan's neighbors spared no effort to help get back the house.
【4】What does the last underlined sentence mean?
A. So many visitors attended the ceremony.
B. People can visit the Snoopy House again.
C. The City Hall has become Snoopy Hall forever.
D. Costa Mesa attracts people with a fun ceremony.
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】D
【4】B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了史努比屋是位于南加州的一所房子,以其圣诞展示而闻名,以及其历史情况。
【1】细节理解题。根据第二段中Thousands of people came each year to see the Christmas lights, the artificial snow─even a Santa Claus that flew through the air and down a chimney. Snoopy House became so popular that countless visitors and school groups came each year.(每年都有成千上万的人来这里看圣诞彩灯、人造雪,甚至还有从空中飞过、从烟囱里飞下来的圣诞老人。史努比之家非常受欢迎,每年都有数不清的游客和学校团体前来参观。)可知史努比屋之所以如此受欢迎,是因为它提供了不同的圣诞展示。故选C。
【2】细节理解题。根据第三段中Several years ago, Mr. Jordan's business fell along with the economy. He asked for changes in the loan terms, but was denied. He followed poor legal advice and stopped paying the loan.(几年前,乔丹先生的生意随着经济的下滑而下滑。他要求修改贷款条件,但被拒绝了。他听从了糟糕的法律建议,停止了偿还贷款。)可知Jordan遇到了经济问题。故选A。
【3】细节理解题。根据第三中When neighbors learned the news about Snoopy House. They collected donations and called reporters to try to help Jordan fight to recover the house.(当邻居们得知史努比之家的消息时。他们募集捐款,并打电话给记者,试图帮助约旦重建家园。)可知乔丹的邻居们不遗余力地帮助他拿回史努比之家。故选D。
【4】词义猜测题。根据上文The lights went on last week in a song-filled ceremony attended by a large crowd, who were very happy that Costa Mesa came forward and the display found a new home at City Hall─temporarily called Snoopy Hall.(上周,在一个充满歌声的仪式上,灯光亮了起来,一大群人参加了仪式。他们很高兴看到Costa Mesa走上前来,而这场展览在市政厅找到了新家,暂时被称为史努比厅。)可知展览找到了新家,人们又可以参观史努比之屋了,故划线句子的意思是:人们又可以参观史努比之屋了。故选B。
词义猜测题是高考阅读理解中常考题型之一,可以大致分为
① 定义猜词,可以根据定义信息和举例猜测词义。如文中常用refer to,be called或that’s to say,such as等。
② 逻辑猜词可以根据同义词、反义词、因果关系词等猜测词义,例如,similarly,the same as,but,however,while,on the other hand,since ,because等,所猜词与这些提示词前/后面部分的含义一样、相反或是前因后果。
③ 语法猜词,可以根据构词法,再结合上下文进行猜词。
④ 语境猜词,猜测词义离不开上下文的语境,通过上下文提供的情景和线索进行合理的分析,同时还要关注其所在的整段及整篇文章。如第四小题,根据上文The lights went on last week in a song-filled ceremony attended by a large crowd, who were very happy that Costa Mesa came forward and the display found a new home at City Hall─temporarily called Snoopy Hall.(上周,在一个充满歌声的仪式上,灯光亮了起来,一大群人参加了仪式。他们很高兴看到Costa Mesa走上前来,而这场展览在市政厅找到了新家,暂时被称为史努比厅。)可知展览找到了新家,人们又可以参观史努比之屋了,故划线句子的意思是:人们又可以参观史努比之屋了。故选B。
⑤ 指代猜词即找出人称代词、指示代词、关系代词或关系副词等所指代的内容,做题时要注意指代词的位置,以便于判断,然后用所找的指代内容替换划线代词,核实其逻辑、意义、位置等是否一致,最后比较所找部分与选项,确定意思最接近的选项。