Question

【题目】Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）

My _______

“The atlas（地图册）I grew up with was a hand-me-down from my brother, dog-eared Collins World Atlas.

This became my favourite book, and I was touched that he thought I was grown-up enough to appreciate it.

After wars, my atlas was considered incorrect and out of date and I had to buy a new one for school. But I still missed the well-used pages and old-book smell. I carefully tore（撕）pages out of my old atlas, and glued them on cardboard. My father helped me to cut them into jigsaw puzzles as gifts for my friends.

Google search is an easy way to find various places, but I still prefer to search for exotic places in a real-turning atlas. One day it may be priceless!”

Rosemary Francis

“When I was 13, I wanted a horse of my own. Finally my parents softened to the idea and bought me a beautiful part-Arabian horse. To settle on a name, my father suggested I open our atlas to the page on Saudi Arabia, close my eyes and place my finger randomly（随机地）on the page. Bandar Shah（Royal Port）was a wonderful horse.”

Melanie Egan

“When I retired after 20 years with the same boss Reader’s Digest, I did not expect to be given a gold watch. I certainly did not expect to be given a Reader’s Digest Atlas of the World. But that is exactly what my co-workers decided I needed. For the next 15 years that atlas was used by my family to settle geographic arguments and plan trips abroad. Sadly, wear and tear forced its retirement, too.”

Winston Hindmarsh

【1】Rosemary didn’t like the old alas from his brother, did she?

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【2】How did Rosemary make use of the old atlas?

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【3】What does “Bandar Shah” refer to in the atlas?

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【4】From whom did Winston get the atlas?

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【5】In what way was the Reader’s Digest Atlas of the World used by the family?

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【6】If the three articles are put in one section in a magazine, please complete the title.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, she did.

【2】By carefully tearing pages out of the old atlas and gluing them on cardboard

【3】The beautiful part-Arabian horse's name

【4】His co-workers

【5】To settle geographic arguments and planning trips abroad.

【6】My atlas

【解析】

本文罗斯玛丽·弗朗西斯、梅兰妮．伊根和温斯顿·辛德马什三人讲述自己与地图册的故事。

【1】题意：罗斯玛丽不喜欢他哥哥送给她的那本就地图册，是吗？考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句This became my favourite book,（这是我最喜欢的书，）可知“罗斯玛丽喜欢他哥哥送给她的那本就地图册”，故做肯定回答，答案是Yes, she did. 。

【2】题意：罗斯玛丽是如何利用旧地图册的？考查细节理解。根据第3段第3句I carefully tore（撕）pages out of my old atlas, and glued them on cardboard.（我小心地从旧地图册上撕下几页，粘在纸板上。）可知答案是By carefully tearing pages out of the old atlas and gluing them on cardboard 。

【3】题意：在地图册中的“Bandar Shah”指的是什么？考查细节理解。根据第5段When I was 13, I wanted a horse of my own. Finally my parents softened to the idea and bought me a beautiful part-Arabian horse. To settle on a name, my father suggested I open our atlas to the page on Saudi Arabia, close my eyes and place my finger randomly（随机地）on the page. Bandar Shah（Royal Port）was a wonderful horse.（当我13岁的时候，我想要一匹自己的马。最终，我的父母同意了这个想法，给我买了一匹漂亮的阿拉伯马。为了确定一个名字，我父亲建议我打开地图册到沙特阿拉伯的页面，闭上眼睛，把手指随意地放在页面上。班达尔沙（皇家港口）是一匹很好的马。）可知在地图册中的“Bandar Shah”指的是那匹美丽的阿拉伯马的名字；故答案是The beautiful part-Arabian horse's name。

【4】题意：温斯顿从谁那里得到了地图册？考查细节理解。根据第六段第3句I certainly did not expect to be given a Reader’s Digest Atlas of the World. But that is exactly what my co-workers decided I needed.（我当然没想到会得到一本《读者文摘世界地图集》。但这正是我的同事们送给我的而且是我需要的。）可知温斯顿从他同事那里得到了地图册；故答案是His co-workers 。

【5】题意：家庭在哪方面使用《读者文摘世界地图集》？考查细节理解。根据第六段第4句For the next 15 years that atlas was used by my family to settle geographic arguments and plan trips abroad.（在接下来的15年里，这本地图被我的家人用来解决地理问题和计划出国旅行。）可知答案是To settle geographic arguments and planning trips abroad.

【6】题意：如果这三篇文章放在杂志的一个版面中，请填写标题。考查主旨理解。这三篇文章都以地图册为线索，可知本文标题是My atlas；故答案是My atlas。