2014-2015学年人教版高中英语选修8语篇提能练习题及答案解析26份3.doc

语 篇 提 能阅读理解ABig Ben, the Queen, a plate of ham and eggs no, no, no. If youre looking for a symbol of Britain, only one thing passes the test the umbrella.Now, I know what youre thinking we have rain in China and we have umbrellas too. Certainly, I will never forget the way it rained when I lived in Beijing: the streets became instant (立即的) rivers and the sky flashed with lightning for hours on end. People dove (冲) for cover under bin bags, the shops were emptied of their plastic ponchos (斗篷) within seconds, and I found myself soaked (浸透) from head to foot, my poorlychosen skirt and Tshirt now totally seethrough.This would never have happened in Britain. For one thing, during my year in Beijing, it only really rained about 10 times. But although we never get a Beijingstyle washout in London, the drizzle (毛毛雨) that does fall is all but constant. Even when the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure its going to cloud over and start drizzling again within the hour.And when it does, there is chaos. Trains stop, drains (下水道) block, and buses break down as if this was the first time the local authorities had seen this wet stuff coming out of the clouds.So as with so many things in the UK its up to ordinary people to sort themselves out. No selfrespecting Briton will ever leave home without his “brolly” as the umbrella is affectionately (亲切地) known.A brolly has hundreds of uses, even on rare rainfree days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella as a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket (板球) can be played using an umbrella as a bat (球棒). Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers your umbrella doubles as a defensive (防卫的) weapon.There is no brolly more British than my own. But its not from London or Manchester or anywhere in the UK. It was a gift from my Chinese teacher in Beijing.How fitting that my No. 1 symbol of Britishness like almost everything in Britain was made in China.1The author mentioned her rainy weather experience in Beijing to show that _.A. many foreigners have embarrassing moments living in BeijingB. the rain in Beijing is usually much heavier than the rain in LondonC. British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese peopleD. both Beijingers and Londoners have unpleasant experiences with sudden rain答案与解析C推理判断题。根据上下文可知作者谈到自己在中国遇到大雨浑身被浇透的尴尬经历，对比在英国人们很少会这样。因为英国人对于下雨的天气司空见惯，多有防备。 2.The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 3 refers to “_”A. people getting extremely wet on rainy daysB. sudden rain leading to traffic troublesC. people being wellprepared on rainy daysD. it only raining a dozen times per year答案与解析A词义猜测题。根据上文的“soaked from head to foot, my poorlychosen skirt and Tshirt now totally seethrough”可知作者指的是浑身湿透的尴尬经历。3The underlined word “chaos” in Paragraph 4 probably means _.A. doubt B. excitementC. joy D. disorder答案与解析D词义猜测题。后文提到的Trains stop, drains block, and buses break down都会造成混乱，故选D项。4What is the main idea of the article?A. Beijingstyle rain and Londonstyle drizzles both bring chaos.B. Everything in Britain was made in China.C. Why the umbrella is the best symbol of Britain.D. What British people use a brolly for.答案与解析C主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了为什么雨伞会成为英国的一大文化标志。BOne Sunday a few of us decided to take advantage of the first sunny day wed had for ages to take a trip down to the coast to visit the penguins again. Last time I went down there a couple of months ago and it was a cloudy cold day. Sunday couldnt have been more different clear skies and sunshine made it feel like summer, although it was still 25.Six of us drove to the coast. It was the first time wed been off the base on our own without our field assistant, so it had a slightly different feeling more like a few friends going to the seaside than an Antarctic field trip! When we reached Windy Creek, we luckily caught sight of quite a few small flying seabirds, which are seldom seen there.Once on the sea ice we found that some of the more curious penguins had wandered over from the main group to come and check us out. Wed been told that then they were nursing their chicks and they would be more careful and nervous than last time, but_that_didnt_seem_to_be_the_case. We walked across to the main group which were stretched for a couple of miles along the coast. We sat down for some sandwiches and soon found ourselves surrounded by many curious observers. Without any attackers on land, they were very brave and came within a meter of us to pose for photos.Before heading back, we spend a few hours on the sea ice watching the penguins and their chicks, which had grown dramatically since our last visit.语篇解读本文是记叙文。作者是在南极的考察人员，好不容易碰上一个阳光明媚的星期天，作者六人决定去海边看企鹅，在那里他们感到了前所未有的放松和愉快。5When did the trip most probably happen?A. On a cloudy Sunday.B. On a snowy Sunday.C. On a summer Sunday.D. On a winter Sunday.答案与解析D细节理解题。本题根据第一段最后一句作答。虽然星期天阳光明媚，万里无云，像极了夏天，但仍是零下25度，故本题选D项。6It can be inferred from the second paragraph that the six people _.A. felt a little nervousB. felt a little excitedC. got bored with following their field assistantD. were left all by themselves on the Antarctic base答案与解析B推理判断题。由第二段第二句可知，这是“我们”第一次没带野外助理员，独自离开基地，所以感觉像几个朋友的海滨之旅，而不是南极野外行走。由此可以看出，作者几人是比较兴奋的，并不是说对野外助理员感到厌烦，故本题选B项。其余选项不符合文意。7What does the writer mean by saying “but that didnt seem to be the case”？A. They were told a lie.B. A wrong decision was made.C. The truth was the contrary.D. They didnt believe what they were told.答案与解析C细节理解题。由第三段可知，我们被告知企鹅们正在照顾刚孵出的幼雏，所以会比上次小心、胆怯许多，但是看来事实恰好相反，它们不但没有攻击