話題背景搶先讀TipsonchoosinganeighborhoodARussiansayingexplains,“Don'tbuythehouse;buytheneighborhood.”Oftentimes,homebuyersaresofocusedonfindingtheirdreamhomethattheyforgetabouttheneighborhood.Belowaresometipstohelpyouchoosetheperfectneighborhood.ProximityHomeownersusuallyhaveadesiretobeclosetoshops,restaurantsandotherfamilymembers.Proximitytoyourworkplaceisalsoaconsiderationwhenyouarechoosinganeighborhood.Onewaytodeterminethelengthofyourmuteistodrivetothepotentialneighborhoodafterworkoneday.Youwillgetafirsthandexperienceofhowrushhourtrafficaffectsthemute.SchoolsWhetherornotyouhavechildren,examiningthelocalschooldistrictisamust.Neighborhoodslocatedwithingoodschooldistrictsoftenhavehighervaluesandlowercrimerates.Itwillalsobeamajorsellingpointifyouchoosetomoveinthefuture.ParksHavingparksavailableinyourneighborhoodisgoodforeveryone.Ifyouhavechildren,aparkwillgivethemachancetoplay.Parksalsoattractthosewholiketojog,hikeandevenswimoutdoors.YoucanfindinformationontheInternet,orbycallingthelocalgovernment.,[閱讀障礙詞]proximityn．臨近restaurantn．餐館；飯店muten．上下班往返potentialadj.潛在的，有可能的n.潛力，潛能availableadj.可獲得的；有空的；可購得的；能找到的Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．districtA．停車2．fortunateB．家鄉3．parkC．餓死；挨餓4．hometownD．接近；接洽；方法5．botherE．地域；區域；行政區6．attractiveF．打擾；煩擾；麻煩7．approachG．聽起來8．soundH．很；相當；漂亮的9．prettyI．幸運的；吉祥的10．starveJ．有吸引力的；吸引人的答案：1－5EIABF6－10JDGHCⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Let'sputupashedhereforthetimebeing.建造；搭起2．IwalkaroundwithmyheadupbecauseIknowdeepdowninsidethatnothingisimpossibleifyoutry.到處走3．Arethereanyfriendsyouhavenotmetforawhile?一會兒；一段時間4．Inthatcase,we'llhavetoputoffthesportsmeettillnextSaturday.推遲5．Intheolddaysmanypeoplestarvedtodeath.餓死Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestion：HaveyoueverbeentoXiamen？Whatisyourimpressionofthatcity?________________________________________________________________________參考答案：Itisamodernandadevelopedcity.ItisacityIhavevisitedandimpressedmemost,oroneofthemostattractivecitiesIhavebeento.Therearealotofhigh-risebuildingsandagreatmanymalls.Itisprettyhotandwetinsummerandquitecoldinwinter.Ⅰ.Fastreading1．Skimthetextandchoosethemainideaofthetext.A．TheCityofXiamen.B．GulangyuIsland.C．Thehigh-risebuildings.D．Shoppingmalls.答案：A2．Matchthefollowingparagraphswiththeirmainideas.①Part1(line1～line6)A．Theclimate.②Part2(line7～line15)B．Touristscanbeanuisanceinsummer.③Part3(line16～line21)C．Greetings.④Part4(line22～line25)D．XiamenisoneofthemostattractiveplacesJohnhasbeento.⑤Part5(line26～line36)E．Goingtoarestaurantforlunch.⑥Part6(line37～line46)F．Themodernbusinessdistrict.⑦Part7(line47～line53)G．Thewesterndistrict.答案：①～⑦CDABFGEⅡ.CarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．HowareXiaoLiandJohnMartintravelinginXiamen?A．Bytaxi.B．Bybus.C．Bybike.D．Bycar.2．Accordingtothetext,whatwillJohnMartindotomorrow?A．HewillleaveXiamen.B．HewillgotovisitGulangyu.C．Hewillbuysomepresents.D．Hewillrentanapartment.3．Whichisthemostwonderfulpartofthecity?A．Thewesterndistrict.B．Theeasterndistrict.C．GulangyuIsland.D．Thenortherndistrict.4．XiaoLiandJohnMartinwillprobably________．A．botherpeoplearoundthemB．stopdrivingandhaveawalkC．rentanapartmentD．swiminthesea5．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________．A．MartinhadneverbeentoChinabeforeB．touristsmayannoylocalpeopleC．theweatherthereiswetinwinterD．therearesomeprettyparksinthenorthwest答案：1.～5DCABBⅢ.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．It'sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.[句式分析]Itis/hasbeen＋一段時間＋since...為固定句型，意為“自從……以來多長時間了”。在since從句中常用一般過去時。[嘗試翻譯]你知道，自從上次我們見面到現在已經6年了。2．Youknow,I'veseenquitealotofChinaandI'vevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesI'vebeento.[句式分析]整個句子是由but連接構成的并列句，在后一分句中I'vebeento為定語從句修飾先行詞places。[嘗試翻譯]你知道的，我去過中國許多的地方，游覽過一些美麗的城市，但這里是我到過的最有吸引力的地方之一。3．It'sagorgeousislandwithsomereallyinterestingarchitecture.[句式分析]withsomereallyinterestingarchitecture為介詞短語作后置定語修飾island。[嘗試翻譯]那是個美麗宜人的島嶼，上面有一些有趣的建筑。[對應學生課時達標訓練(十二)]閱讀理解AToday,peopleallovertheworldaremovingoutofsmallvillagesinthecountrytogoandliveinbig,noisycities.Theyaremovingfromthepeacefulhills,mountains,fields,riversandstreamsofthecountrysidetothebusyworldofstreets,buildings,trafficandcrowds.Thismovementfromruralareastourban_areashasbeengoingonforovertwohundredyears.Inmanycountries,themainreasonwhypeopleetoliveintownsandcitiesiswork.Afteroneortwolargefactorieshavebeenbuiltinornearatown,peopleetofindwork,andsoonanindustrialareabeginstogrow.Thereisusuallyaresidentialareanearby,wherethefactoryworkerscanlive.Thefamiliesoftheseworkersneedschools,hospitalsandshops,somorepeopleetoliveintheareatoprovidetheseservicesandacitygrows.Ineverymajorcityintheworld,thereisabusinessdistrictwherethebigpanieshavetheirmainoffices.IntheUnitedStates,thisareaisusuallyinthecitycentredowntown.Itisherethatyoucanseethehugeskyscraperofficeblocks.Thepeoplewhoworkhereoftentravelalongwaytoworkeachday.Manyofthemliveinthesuburbsofthecity,farawayfromtheindustrialareaandthecitycentre.Somesuburbsareverypleasant,withnicehousesandbiggardens.Thereareusuallyparksforchildrentoplayinandlargedepartmentstoreswhereyoucanbuyallyouneed.Butwhatisthefutureofthebigcities?Willtheycontinuetogetbigger?Perhapsnot.Somemajorcitieshaveactuallybeesmallerinthelasttenyears,anditisquitepossiblethatonedaywewillseepeoplemovingoutofthemajorcitiesandbackintosmallertownsandvillages.語篇解讀：也許有一天，曾經由農村涌向城市的人們會再次轉向農村。1．Wecaneasilyknowthattheunderlinedphrase“urbanareas”inparagraph1means“________”．A．areasofthecountrysideB．areasofatownorcityC．areasnearthecountrysideD．areasnearatownorcity解析：選B詞義猜測題。由第一段中“people...aremoving...togoandliveinbig,noisycities.Theyaremoving...tothebusyworld...”可判斷該題選B。2．Whydopeoplemovetoliveincitiesortowns?A．Becausetheycanlivemorefortablythere.B．Becausetheyprefernoisylifetopeacefullife.C．Becausetheywanttofindwork.D．Becausetheyaresureofhavingbetterlifethere.解析：選C細節理解題。由第二段第一句話可知。3．IntheUnitedStatesmanypeopleworkinthecentreofabigcity________．A．whilelivingonthefarawayedgeofthecityB．andlivethereC．butliveinanothercityD．butlivefarawayoutofthecity解析：選A細節理解題。根據第三段第四、五兩句話“Thepeoplewhowork...thecitycentre.”可知A項正確。4．Wecaninferthatthismovementfromruralareastourbanareas________．A．hasbeengoingonformorethan2，000yearsB．willcontinueinthefutureC．maynotcontinueinthefutureD．issuretostop解析：選C推理判斷題。由最后一段可推知，一些大城市在過去十年中實際在變小，很有可能有一天我們會看到人們搬出城市，重回小鎮和村莊。BAsweallknow,itwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependence(《獨立宣言》).Hewroteitintwoweeks,andafterafewchanges,itwasacceptedbytheCongress(國會).Asaresult,hebecamefamous.Bornin1743inVirginia,ThomasJefferson,awonderfulstudentatschoolandalmosttalented(天才的)lawyerlater,wasmuchinterestedinpolitics.JeffersonwaselectedtheGovernorofVirginiain1779,andhewassenttoFranceastherepresentativeoftheAmericangovernmentin1784.Sixteenyearslater,attheageof57,hewaselectedpresidentafterWashingtonandAdams.Farfromahandsomeman,hewastallwithlongarmsandbighands.Jefferson,whowasanamusing(令人愉快的)talkerinconversationbutapoorspeaker,wasgenerallygood-natured.JeffersonwasregardedasadefenderoffreedominAmerica.Asapresident,heprotectedtherightoffreespeech.Interestinglyenough,inhiseightyearsaspresident,Jeffersonnevervetoed(否決)abillwhichtheCongresshadpassed.HedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginia.ThomasJeffersondiedonJulythefourth,1826,thefiftiethanniversaryofAmericanIndependence.語篇解讀：本文主要講述了杰弗遜的政治生涯及成就。5．FromthepassagewecaninferthatAmericawonitsindependencein________．A．1786B．1800C．1842D．1776解析：選D推理判斷題。題意問美國獨立戰爭勝利在哪一年？根據文中最后一段“ThomasJeffersondiedonJulythefourth,1826,thefiftiethanniversaryofAmericanIndependence.”可知ThomasJefferson死于1826年，1826年也是美國獨立50周年，所以美國獨立戰爭勝利在1826－50＝1776年，故D正確。6．HowoldwasThomasJeffersonwhenhewaselectedPresidentoftheU．S.A.?A．Hewas47.B．Hewasinhisforties.C．Hewas57.D．Wedon'tknow.解析：選C細節理解題。由第三段最后一句“Sixteenyearslater,attheageof57,hewaselectedpresidentafterWashingtonandAdams.”可知ThomasJefferson在他57歲時被選為美國總統，故C正確。7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Jeffersonwasanamusingtalker,butnotgoodatspeakinginpublic.B．Jeffersonwasnotaneasypersontogetalongwith.C．Jeffersonwasnotonlyverytalentedbutalsoveryhandsome.D．Notbeingpoliticallyminded,JeffersonnevervetoedabillpassedbytheCongress.解析：選A推理判斷題。A項，由第四段第二句“Jefferson,whowasanamusing(令人愉快的)talkerinconversationbutapoorspeaker,wasgenerallygood-natured.”可知Jefferson是一個有趣的交談者，但是不擅長作公共演講，故A項正確。8．Jeffersondiedwhenhewas________．A．72B．83C．73D．92解析：選B推理判斷題。由第二段知ThomasJefferson出生于1743年，由最后一段知ThomasJefferson死于1826年，所以ThomasJefferson死時為83歲，故B項正確。CWhenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.ButsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlypetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,HomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStory,showninlateApril.LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets.“What_drove_me_to_live_on_had_something_to_do_with_understanding,_by_understanding_that_there_was_a_whole_other_way_of_being._I_had_only_experienced_a_small_part_of_the_society，”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthateeasilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.“Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetime.”Lizwantsmoviegoers(whooftenseefilms)toeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmakingadecision”．語篇解讀：本文主要敘述LizMurray是如何克服生活學習上的種種困難，最后取得成功的故事。9．InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?a．HermotherdiedofAIDS.b．Sheworkedatapetrolstation.c．ShegotadmittedintoHarvard.d．Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.e．Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A．b，a，e，c，dB．a，b，c，e，dC．e，d，b，a，cD．b，e，a，d，c解析：選A細節理解題。根據文章前三段以及最后一段敘述可知在母親去世之前她一直在工作幫助養活家人，母親去世以后她去讀書，但是沒有睡覺的地方，只能在街頭。最后她考取哈佛大學。最后關于她的故事的電影上映了。故A正確。10．Themainideaofthepassageis________．A．howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB．whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC．whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD．howLizstruggledtochangeherlife解析：選D主旨大意題。本文主要敘述LizMurray是如何克服生活學習上的種種困難，最后取得成功的故事。故D正確。11．Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A．Envyandpetition.B．Willpoweranddetermination.C．Decisionsandunderstanding.D．Loveandrespectforherparents.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據第四段一、二句“Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthateeasilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat‘nexttonothingcouldholdmedown’．”可知推動她取得成功的是她的意志力和決心，在遇見如此多困難的情況下她沒有放棄。故B正確。12．Whenshewrote“Whatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety”in,shemeantthat________．A．shehadlittleexperienceofsociallifeB．shecouldhardlyunderstandthesocietyC．shewoulddosomethingforherownlifeD．sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld解析：選C句意理解題。在文章第三段里談論她無家可歸，只能露宿街頭。由此她想改變這一現狀。文章中多畫線部分陳述的正是這一內容。故C正確。eq\a\vs4\al([課文對譯])ALivelyCity(XL＝XiaoLi,JM＝JohnMartin)XL：It'sgreattoseeyouagain,John.JM：It'sgreattoseeyou!It'sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.AndthisisthefirsttimeI'vevisitedyourhometown.XL：Yes,I'msogladyoucoulde.JM：Youknow,I'veseenquitealotofChinaandI'vevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesI'vebeento.It'ssolively,andeveryoneseemssofriendly.XL：Yes,it'soneofthemostinterestingcitiesonthecoast,everyonesaysso.Ifeelveryfortunatelivinghere.AndIlovelivingbytheseaside.JM：YouliveinthenorthwestofXiamen,isthatright?XL：Yes,that'sright.JM：What'stheclimatelike?XL：Prettyhotandwetinthesummer,butitcanbequitecoldinthewinter.JM：SoundsOKtome.Therearealotoftouristsaround.Don'ttheybotheryou?XL：Yes,theycanbeanuisanceinthesummerbecausetherearesomanyofthem.JM：Oh,lookatthathugeapartmentblock!XL：Yes,they'vejustpletedit.Therentforanapartmentthereisveryhigh.JM：Ibelieveyou!