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专题讲座阅读理解

不少同学反映:“老师，做阅读理解题时，我对文章的语句完全能看懂，可是选答案时却总出错，您讲一讲阅读技巧吧!”有些老师在读过一篇文章后发现自己的判断与答案有出入时，也深感技巧方面出了故障，经过归纳，大体有如下说法：要学会抓主旨大意；能够略去不必要的信息；会掠读、跳读、不必回读；能够根据题干及作者的意图在文章中快速搜寻有关信息„„

上述表述，应当说没有错误，但学生们实践后往往收效甚微。为什么?因为这些方法没有抓住中学生英语学习的现实和实质。目前中学生的词汇学习量不足2000词（初中1200、高中750），学生真正掌握并能运用的词汇量则更少。教学大纲规定阅读量至多20万词，然而目前高考英语试卷的词汇要求为3000～3500词左右（含派生、转化及合成）。以不足2000词的词汇量去读3500词为底线的文章，肯定读不深吃不透，在此基础上用什么技巧和思路也只能是一个字----“猜”。自然无准确性可言了。

作为一名英语学习者，要想突破阅读关，在高考中拿高分，要解决“三量”，即词汇量----3500词；阅读量----35万词，也即1000篇300余词的短文；阅读质量----能本着信达雅的原则用中文说出文意。

1．词汇量

词汇量的3500词包括常见词及词组和日常会话中的单词、词组，最常见的涉及文化、科普、政治、经济，甚至军事的词。同时还要会认、会用派生，包括前缀和后缀。比如近年高考中就出现过的inexpensive，unthinkable，computerize。要真正做到会认、会用，就必须多读文章，细读文章，在大量认读中逐步加深前后缀的印象，逐步积累生词。平日学习新词时，要善于运用不同方法加强记忆，扩大词汇量。比如可以采用摘葡萄法、归纳法、联想法等。摘葡萄法就是把相互联系的词串到一起，比如当我们学习shoulder时，应联想到arm，elbow，wrist，fist，hand，palm，finger，thumb，index，finger，middle，finger，ring，finger，little，finger，甚至foe。归纳法则可把那些形相近意相远的词联系到一起，如medal，model，metal，mental； violet紫罗兰，violent，violate凶暴。联想法是指在学习过程中发现一个词联想到与它相关的词，比如当我们见到physical labor时，可联想到“脑力劳动”，从而查找到mental labor。具体可参见以前发过的词汇扩展

2．阅读量

阅读量是指300余词的短文，至少要读1000篇。考虑到高三现状，读小说有一定困难，读短文是个好办法。一方面可选取阅读理解书目上的文章，另一方面可读21世纪报及21世纪报中学生版上的文章。因为这些文章篇幅不长，紧密联系生活实际，涵盖社会现实和天下大事，可读性很强。到高三的第二学期才动手，也不算晚，那必须把阅读量加大到每天五篇，这样才能见成效。

3．阅读质量

阅读质量含五步。第一步读文章做理解题。第二步是出声朗读其中的一段，而且必须注意语音、语调、重读、弱读、连读、失去爆破和清辅音浊化。目前中学生上高中后发声朗读训练的机会越来越少，从上边七项要求自己的机会则几乎没有，高考中的听力自然得分不高。因为听力中的对话与朗读是依照前边提到的七大要点录制的。第三步是用笔划一划你认为应当记住的词、词组、短语，较好的句子。认真划，划得

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越多则说明读者的心越细，随着时间的推移，若划的越来越少了，说明水平也提高了。第四步是注意一下边边角角的知识，因为它有助于你对文章的理解，有助于短文写作中的应用。比如2001年高考E篇文章的第七段中有Even when a man is said to be a best friend，the two share little about their innermost feelings． Where as a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage．根据句意我们知道，where as=however，或but，这种关联词在文章中常常起到承上启下的作用。高中毕业生在高考的短文写作中常出现这样一种情况，单看每个句子不存在问题，但就是上下连贯不到一起。这其中的重要毛病是不会使用像where as这样的词及相关短语。而这些技能的养成不是靠教师课堂上讲的，也不是靠日常口头说才会的，主要依靠平日阅读中细心理解，出声朗读，写作中使用。第五步在前面已谈到，读过一篇文章后若能用中文讲明白，说明你懂了，若讲不明白，则说明质量没过关。以2000年E篇的第一段为例，Excused from recycling（回收利用）because you live in a high rise with a rubbish chute（垃圾道）? You won’t be for long!两句中注出两处中文，有一处课本中学过。由于考生不知句意，结果在这两句基础上的第68题的正答率出奇得低，高分段同学的错误率比低分段的同学还高。这说明了认识的词并不意味着懂句意，更说明了“掠读”、“跳读”、“猜”的偏颇。如能按第三步的方式划一划，查一查，平日有积累，还愁不能正确理解该句：“难道因为你住高层建筑，又有垃圾道就可以不进行分拣和回收了吗?不用多久就应这样做”。再比如高三课本（上）的第128页中有这样一段: On hearing this，Marlin got angry and shouted，“You want me to take the place of a monkey? Take its place yourself!You look more like a monkey than I do．”原意是：“马林刚一听到这里，就气愤地吼道，你想让我扮猴子吗?你去扮好了，你长得才像猴呢!”然而不少学生，甚至一部分教师都错解为“你长得比我更像猴!”这样一来就闹出定位错误的笑话了。从这个例子中我们也能看出这样一个现实，读懂了句子，未必理解准确到位，换言之，表层意思与深层含义是不一样的。要想达到翻译上的信达雅，不加大量阅读，不按照上述五步的方法加强训练，解阅读理解题的水平很难提高。

综上所述，提高解阅读理解题的水平决非一蹴而就，而应经过长时间的大量阅读。由于不少英语单词和词组是一词多意，因此要在阅读中逐步加深印象，拓宽词汇量，这样才能突破阅读关。

同学们可能会问读什么样的文章好，应该是两类文章并进。一种是21世纪报和21世纪报中学生版，同学们可依上述五步每周阅读一份报纸，一定能开阔视野，扩大词汇量，增加知识；另一种是有阅读理解题的文章，他们能检测你理解的程度，提高你高考时做阅读理解题的分值。简而言之，要疯狂，要持久。疯狂阅读指量，持久阅读指质。那么突破阅读关的时间离你就越来越近了。

第一章

主旨概括

第一课

一、试卷分析与展望

阅读理解中非常重要的一个技巧就是在阅读中迅速地抓住文章或段落的主旨大意，也就是中心思想。文章或段落的中心思想犹如一支蜡烛的芯。这根芯看似无关紧要，但是如果没有它，那么这支蜡烛就不能再称为蜡烛，而是一堆蜡。所以，一篇文章通常是围绕一个中心思想展开的。要领悟文章的主旨大意，这就需要考生具备归纳和概括等方面的能力。而这种归纳和概括能力又常常是考试中被考查的重点。

下面，我们一起来回顾一下1996-2002年十年的全真试题，就可知道此项技能的重要性了。

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1．What does the second paragraph mainly discu? [NMET96（61）] 9． The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ___[NMET96（66）]

10．This news story is mainly about _____． [NMET97（51）]

11．The text is mainly about _____． [NMET97（55）]

12． The text is mainly about _______．[NMET98（51）]

13． What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph? [NMET98（54）]

14． The text is mainly about ______．[NMET98（57）]

15． What would be the best title for the text? [NMET98（70）] 16． This article mainly tells about the story of _______． [NMET99（51）] 17． The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________． [NMET2000（54）] 18． According to the writer of the text , imagining the future will _________．[NMET2000（66）]

19． The purpose in writing this text is _________．[NMET2000（67）]

从上述全真试题中，我们可以总结出，对于文章或段落的主旨大意设问的形式一般是：

1． The main idea of the paage（text）is _____．

2． The text（paage）is mainly about _____．

3． What does the paage mainly discu（deal with）?

4． Which of the following sentences best exprees the main idea?

5． The main point of the paage is ______．

6． The best headline for this newspaper article would be _____．

7． Which of the following is the best title to be given to the article?

8． What is the topic of the text?

9． The main purpose of the story is to tell us _____．

10． The conclusion we can get from the story is _____．

大家只要记住，看到问题中使用mainly, main，title，headline，topic，conclusion等词时，就得仔细领会文章的主旨大意了。

当然，除了上述通用的句型，还可用其它的形式设问，这就要求我们认真理会题干的意思了。

例如92年的75题“The writer tells this story to _____．”

以及93年的66题“The writer wrote the story in order to _____． ”

也是考查考生对主旨大意的理解

二、基本训练

Mike is a freshman（新生）in college． He is also trying to earn the money he needs to live on． As a result, he works forty hours a week at a gasoline station． But this work must be done at night because Mike is a full-time college student． Mike also tries to make time for things

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he enjoys doing that are not related to college and work． He likes to ski in winter and play in summer． However, he is finding le and le time for these pleasures． Question: Which sentence best exprees the main idea? A． Mike is very busy

B． A freshman has to work many hours all week

C． Mike has pleasures in his spare time D． Mike has a lot of homework

Telephone, television, radio, and the telegraph all help people communicate with each other． Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world． For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in Japan or Argentina（阿根廷）． An international soccer match comes into the home of everyone with a television set． News of disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries． Within hours, help is on the way． Because of modern technology like the four thousand satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast．

Question: The main idea of the paage is that _____．

A． News of a disaster travels quickly and help can come quickly from distant countries．

B． Election results can be known almost immediately．

C． Communication is good．

D． Information travels very fast because of technology．

三、高考实战（90年高考阅读题）

A well-known old man was being interviewed（采访）and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday．

“That's right,” said the old man． “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world． They're all dead．” “Well, sir,” said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday．”

The old man looked at the young man closely, and said, “I can't see why you shouldn't． You look fit and healthy to me!” 1． The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very _____． A． friendly man—he never made any enemies．

B． healthy man—he lived longer than all his enemies． C． lucky man—his enemies had all died．

D． terrible man—he had got rid of all his enemies．

2． When the interviewer said that he hoped very much to have the honour of interviewing the old man again the following year, _____ A． he was trying to make the old man happy． B． he wished he himself would live another year．

C． he did not believe the old man would live to be one hundred．

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D． he did not believe he would interview the old man again．

3． When the old man said “I can't see why you shouldn't”, what he meant was _____ A． “You must try to live another year to interview me again next year．” B． “Of course you can see me again since you're so fit and healthy．” C． “If I live to a hundred years, you should interview me again．” D． “Unle you live another year, you wouldn't be able to interview me again．” 4． What kind of man would you say the old man was? A． He was silly．

B． He was unpleasant．

C． He was very proud and sure of his health． D． He was very impolite to young people．

Annealing

Annealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool very slowly． If metal is heated and then cooled very quickly, for example by dipping（浸）it in water, it will be very hard but also very brittle（脆）—that is, It will break easily． Metal that has been annealed is soft but does not break as easily． It is poible to make metal as hard or as soft as is wished, by annealing it． The metal is heated, and allowed to cool slowly, for a certain length of time． The longer the heated metal takes to cool slowly, the softer it becomes． Annealing can also be used on other materials, such as gla． 5． Annealing can make metal _____ A． hard and tough（韧）．

B． hard but brittle． C． soft but tough．

D． soft and brittle． 6． Why do people put hot metal in water? A． To make it hard．

B． To make it soft． C． To make it cool．

D． To make it brittle． 7． In annealing, the required hardne of a metal depends on _____ A． the quantity of water used． B． the temperature of the metal． C． the softne of the metal．

D． the timing of the operation． 8． As suggested by the text, how can gla be made le brittle? A． It can be heated and then cooled quickly． B． It can be cooled and then heated slowly． C． It can be heated and then cooled slowly． D． It can be cooled and then heated quickly．

“I would almost rather see you dead,” Robert S． Caatt, a leading banker（银行家）of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist． In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not． And when the young lady's family ranked among（跻身于）the best of Philadelphia's social（社交界的）families, such an idea could not even be considered． That was how Mary Caatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist． She did not tremble before her father's anger． Instead, she opposed（抗拒）him with courage and at

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last made him change his mind．

Mary Caatt gave up her social position（社会地位）and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady． In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance（坚持）, she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time．

9． How did Mr． Caatt react（反应）when his daughter made her announcement? A． He feared for her life．

B． He was very angry． C． He nearly killed her．

D． He warned her．

10． What in fact was Mr． Caatt's main reason in opposing his daughter's wish? A． Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days． B． He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art． C． He believed an artist's life would be too hard for his daughter． D． Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times．

11． What made Mary Caatt's “struggle” to become a recognized artist especially hard? A． She was a woman．

B． Her father opposed her．

C． She had no social position． D． She did not come from an artist's family． 12． What do we know about Mary Caatt's marriage（婚姻）? A． Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family． B． She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother．

C． After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career（事业）． D． She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable．

13． What do we know about Robert Caatt's character from the text? A． He was a cruel man．

B． He was a stubborn（固执的）man．

C． He knew nothing about art． D． He knew little about his daughter． 14． What do we know about Mary Caatt's character? A． She was brave in going against old ideas． B． She got tired of always obeying her father．

C． She hated playing at drawing and painting． D． She did not mind being poor at all． 15． As we can learn from the text, which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U．S． in Mary Caatt's times? A． Money．

B． Career．

C． Marriage．

D． Courage．

Benin

Benin is one of the smallest African states． It lies in West Africa on the Gulf（海湾）of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east． Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960,用心

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when it became independent（独立）． In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew（推翻）the first president Maga． Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was overthrown and replaced（取代）by a civilian（非军人）government in 1967． In December 1969 Benin had another change of power with the army again taking over（接管）． In May 1970, Maga and two other men set up a new government, with each of them acting as president in turn for two years． However, half a year after Maga turned over power to the second man Ahomadegbe, the three-man government was overthrown by the army once more and General Kerekou became president． In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place． Kerekou also announced that Benin would be a People's Republic based on Marxism-Leninism．

16． Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries?（Bn = Benin;Tg = Togo;Nr = Niger;BF = Burkina Faso;Na = Nigeria;GG = Gulf of Guinea）

17． For how long was Benin under France? A． For over a century．

B． For roughly a century．

C． For over half a century． D． Under half a century．

18． For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People's Republic? A．15 years．

B．25 years．

C．20 years．

D．30 years． 19． Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin．

（Ah = Ahomadegbe;Ke = Kerekou;Ma = Maga;So = Soglo）A． So, Ma, Ah, Ma, Ke

B． Ma, So, Ma, Ke, Ah C． So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah

D． Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke 20． When and how did Benin get its two names—Benin and Dahomey? A． Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin．

B． Benin was its oldest name． The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again．

C． Dahomey was its oldest name． The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced

by Dahomey again．

D． Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey．

四、能力测试

It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay

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alive． That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin． Al Herpin, it was said, never slept． Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves．

Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey． They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind． So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made． But they were surprised． Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping． In fact, he did not even own a bed． He never needed one．

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers．

The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplene． They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer． They found only one answer that might explain his condition． Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born． But that was all． Was this the real reason? No one could be sure． Herpin died at the age of 94．

1． The main idea of this paage is that _____． A． large numbers of people do not need sleep B． a person who actually didn't need any sleep was found C． everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D． people can live longer by trying not to sleep 2． The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting _____． A． to cure him of his sleeplene B． to find that his sleeplene was not really true C． to find out why some old people didn't need any sleep D． to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping 3． After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _____． A． needed some kind of sleep

B． was too old to need any sleep C． needed no sleep at all

D． often slept in a chair 4． One reason that might explain Herpin's sleeplene was _____．

A． his mother's injury before he was born B． that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit C． his magnificent physical condition D． that he hadn't got a bed 5． Al Herpin's condition could be regarded as _____．

A． a common one B． one that could be cured C． very healthy

D． a rare one 第二课

一、技巧解疑

文章（或段落）的构成有其内在的规律性，其中心思想往往是通过主题句来体现的。因此考生对以下

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四种结构应首先有所了解，然后通过一系列有意识的训练进而掌握它们。

1．主题句在篇（段）首的结构

这种结构通常用演绎法撰写，遵循从一般到个别（特殊）的步骤，即先概述，然后用细节加以说明。请看91年的Paage C: Jane Clark, fair-haired, blue-eyed and tough as steel, has just won the most difficult race in the world． In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge（雪橇）acro 1,050 miles of the Arctic Circle

and through some of the most difficult land in the world． In bitter（刺骨的）winds and snow-storms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached-38℃． When Jane was asked how she

felt about being the first woman ever to win the race she said, “I still can't believe it．” She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs． David Wilson, who came second, said, “It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you． But it doesn't hurt for long． She was a good winner．” 76． Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? A． Woman wins the world's toughest race!B． Woman fights bitter winds and snow-storms!C． Woman wins a sledge race in the world!D． Woman drives a dog team acro the Arctic!

这篇文章的首句就是主题句，其后的句子或是具体说明“世界上最困难的比赛”，或是从侧面说明赢得这场比赛的不易。本篇的终结句进一步呼应了主题句。所以答案是A。

2．主题句在末尾的结构

尾句是主题句的结构通常是用归纳法撰写的，其步骤是先表述细节或交代论据，最后做出概括性的结论，以总结性的句子收尾。这种写作方法的特点是从个别到一般，由特殊性到共性。请看98年Paage A的最后一段：

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin． Everyone was astonished to see him． There was just one problem． Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates． He rolled on and on．

Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall． Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces． Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!54． What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph? A． The roller skates needed further improvement．

B． The party guests took Merlin for a fool．

C． Merlin succeeded beyond expectation．

D． Merlin got himself into trouble．

这段文字从Merlin入场的细节叙述，最后一句做了归纳总结：“很长一段时间大家都没有忘记Merlin不同凡响的入场。”可见Merlin取得了意想不到的成功。答案当然是C了。

二、基本训练

Americans use more water than any other people in the world． If we continue to use water

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at the rate we do now, we will soon not have enough to meet our needs． In 1900, 40 billion gallons（加仑）were used each day in the United States． In 1980, 700 billion gallons were used． The average American uses almost 90 gallons of water a day for personal use． And much more water is needed to make the things American people like to have． For example, it takes thousands of gallons of water to make one pound of beef for the dinner table． It takes more than 100,000 gallons of water to make a car． If we include these uses of water, the average American uses about 2000 gallons of water a day．

Question The best title for the paage is _______．

A． Water Use in the United States B． The Problem of Water Use C． Water Use in the World D． Water Use in the Twentieth Century Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year． It means “holy evening”, and it comes every October 31, the evening before All-Saints Day． However, it's not really a church holiday;it's a holiday for children．

Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins． Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside． It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!

The children also put on strange masks（面具）and frightening clothes every Halloween． Some children paint their faces to look like monsters（怪物）． Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house． Every time they come to a new house, they say, “Trick or treat!Money or eat!” The adults（成年人）put a treat---money or candy---in their bags．

Some children think of other people on Halloween． They carry boxes for UNICEF（The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund）． They ask for money to help poor children all around the world． Of course, every time they help UNICEF, they usually receive a treat for themselves, too．

The best title for the paage probably is ______．

A． An Autumn Holiday B． A Church Holiday C． A Holiday for Children D． All-Saints

三、高考实战（1991年高考试题）

O． Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories． His real name was William Sydney Porter． He was born in North Carolina in 1862． As a young boy he lived an exciting life． He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know． When he was about 20 years old, O． Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs． He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank． When some money went miing from the bank, O． Henry was believed to have stolen it． Because of that, he was sent to prison． During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories． After

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he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing． He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there． People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise． 66． In which order did O． Henry do the following things? a． Lived in New York b． Worked in a bank c． Travelled to Texas d． Was put in prison e． Had a newspaper job f． Learned to write stories A． e, c, f, b, d, a B． c, e, b, d, f, a C． e, b, d, c, a, f D． c, b, e, d, a, f 67． People enjoyed reading O． Henry's stories because A． they had surprise endings． B． they were easy to understand． C． they showed his love for the poor． D． they were about New York City． 68． O． Henry went to prison because A． people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper． B． he broke the law by not using his own name． C． he wanted to write stories about prisoners． D． people thought he had taken money that was not his． 69． What do we know about O． Henry before he began writing? A． He was well-educated． B． He was not serious about his work． C． He was devoted to the poor． D． He was very good at learning． 70． Where did O． Henry get most material for his short stories? A． His life inside the prison． B． The newspaper articles he wrote． C． The city and people of New York． D． His exciting early life as a boy．

Indianapolis is the capital and largest city of Indiana, U． S． A． With a population of 744,000, it is one of the largest cities in the world that cannot be reached by water． However, Indianapolis is a city through which many railways, roads, buses and planes pa． There are many factories which make trucks, farm tools, and electrical things． These factories cause little pollution for the city． Butler University, well-known for engineering, and the law and medical schools of Indiana University, are in the city centre． Nearby is the Indianapolis race course, where the nation's most famous car race is held each year on May 30th．

If you visited Indianapolis you would be able to find your way around easily because most of the streets cro each other like a cheboard（棋盘）． In the centre of the city, called the Circle, stands the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, 100 metres high． Also in the centre there are many buildings made of the famous Indiana stone, which makes them white in colour． 71． What is Indianapolis best known for?

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A． Its yearly motor race． B． Its schools and libraries．

C． Its universities and medical schools． D． Its Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument． 72． You can NOT travel to Indianapolis by A． boat． B． train． C． car．

D． bike．

73． From the text, what do we learn about the size of Indianapolis? A． It is the largest city in the U． S． A． B． It has a population of over a million． C． It has a population of under a million． D． It is one of the largest cities in the world．

74． It is easy for a stranger to go about in the city because A． most of the buildings are in the centre of the city． B． there are many different ways of travelling there． C． the buildings are very close to each other． D． the city is planned in squares．

75． Many buildings in Indianapolis are white because A． they are painted white every year． B． the Indiana people keep them clean． C． they are made of a special stone． D． there is little pollution from factories Moscow, Ruia（space news）—“The computer is a better che player,” insisted Viktor Prozorov, the loser． “It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move． I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind（为人类着想）, but I just couldn't win,” he announced and shook his head sadly．

Prozorov's disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present, some of whom were so upset that they shouted at the machine． Many che players said that this meant the end of che championships（锦标赛）around the world, since the fun had been taken out of the game．

The computer walked—or rather, rolled—away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and lights．

76． Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? A． 5,000 dollars goes to a computer!B． New invention: a laughing computer!C． World's best che player beaten!D． Computer defeats man in che!77． How did some of the grand masters feel about the che game between Prozorov and the computer? A． They thought that the game was no fun． B． They thought that the game wasn't fair． C． They agreed that Prozorov didn't play well． D． They were unhappy that the computer

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had won．

78． What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter（懊恼）about? A． That he didn't win the $ 5,000． B． That he hadn't tried his best． C． That he had lost to a machine． D． That this was the end of the che game． 79． After winning the game, the computer A． laughed． B． walked away．

C． made some remarks． D． gave out some lights and sounds． 80． Many che players felt that playing with a computer would A． make the game tougher． B． make the game le interesting． C． make man appear foolish． D． make man lose lots of money．

One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine． He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools． He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Ruia to give a lecture．

He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton（人体骨架）to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase（箱子）． At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper． He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop．

When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake． He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert． 81． Who wrote the story? A． Rupert's teacher．

B． The neighbour's teacher．

D． The teacher's neighbour． C． A medical school teacher．

82． Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? A． He needed it for the summer term in London． B． He needed it for the lecture he was going to give． C． He wanted to take it to Ruia for medical research． D． He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching． 83． What happened at the airport? A． The skeleton went miing． B． The skeleton was stolen．

C． The teacher forgot his suitcase． D． The teacher took the wrong suitcase． 84． Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident? A． He is very angry． B． He thinks it rather funny． C． He feels helple without Rupert． D． He feels good without Rupert．

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85． Which of the following might have happened afterwards? A． The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert． B． The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert． C． The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase． D． The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert．

四、能力测试

Thirty children from China and eight from other countries and regions who won prizes in an international competition（竞赛）received their rewards in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People yesterday． The nine-month 1989 Sea-Ball Cup International Children Drawing Competition started last April． It received more than 6,000 works including 300 pieces of art from countries and regions outside China---the United States, the Soviet Union, the Philippines, Chili, Romania and Japan．

“All the paintings expre children's longing for a peaceful world, their love for nature and dreams for the future,” said Fan Zeng, the well-known Chinese painter and chairman of the evaluation commiion（评委会）of the competition．

The Gold Prize was granted to five works, one of them is from the Soviet Union． Another 10 children were awarded the Silver Prize． “The prizewinning works are outstanding in the imagination and creativity,” Fan said． A Chinese boy at the age of five was the youngest prize winner, who won a Bronze Prize．

Marjorie Michelle Villa, a Philippine girl at the age of thirteen, who won a Silver Prize, flew to Beijing for the award ceremony and gave a speech to an audience which included senior Chinese leaders and foreign diplomats（外交官）who received prizes on behalf of the winners from their countries．

（1）No children from ____ sent their paintings for the competition．

A． Asia

B． Africa

C． Europe

D． America（2）From their works we can see the children ______． A． love their own countries B． have a strong good feeling for peace and nature, and they dream of a happy future C． are proud of their own paintings D． are sure of their bright future（3）A girl prize winner _______．

A． took a plane to Beijing to tell the Chinese leaders about her paintings B． attended the ceremony and visited Beijing C． was absent from the ceremony D． was present and spoke at the ceremony（4）The competition is ______．

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A． a full succe B． a succeful experiment C． a pleasant surprise D． a good imagination（5）The best title for the paage is ______．

A． Boys and Girls Are Fond of Paintings B． Children Are Praised for Their Love of Paintings C． Children Painters Receive Their Prizes D． Children Come to Beijing from Different Countries

第三课

在上一讲中，我们接触到了主题句在首句和主题句在尾句的结构。那有没有主题句在中间或没有主题句的结构呢？答案是肯定的。在这一讲中，我们就来重点看看这两种结构吧。

1．主题句在中间的结构

有些主题句既不在篇（段）首，也不在篇（段）尾，而是处于篇章（或段落）的中间。这样的结构往往先以一句或几句为主题句的出现作铺垫，或是交代细节或论据。在主题句出场后，仍有适当数量的句子陈述细节或继续给予例证。

这类结构包括三个层次：引题——主题思想——解释或继续给予例证。从它的写作程序来看，也可分为三部曲：归纳——结论——演绎，即给出一两个例证之后，做出概括性的总结，然后再给予例证来证实其论点。请看下例：

When you throw a ball up into the air as fast as you can, the ball reaches a point where it seems to pause for a moment, and then it comes down． When a bullet（子弹）is shot straight up, it will travel much

faster and higher than a ball, but it, too, will come down． Whatever goes up must come down． We have always thought this to be true． An airplane may climb to a height of seventeen miles and then travel far

and long． Yet it does not stay up forever． Finally, like everything else, the plane must come down．

本段文字中用斜体显示的这句话就是主题句。其行文顺序和写作程序与上述的模式完全吻合。

2．没有主题句的结构

没有主题句的篇章（或段落），并不是没有主题思想，它们的主题思想不是由具体的某句话表示的，而是在文中含蓄地存在着，需要读者自己归纳总结。这种结构通常是叙述一件事的发展过程，或是陈述一系列同等重要的细节或事实。请看92年的Paage A:

Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten（咬）by snakes． “It was seeing people with snake bites（伤口）that led me to this career,” he said．

In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine． As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains． There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives．

“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met． It was a very hot afternoon． The old man was pulling gra in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand． He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake． In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm

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to stop the poison spreading to his heart． Rushing home he shouted, ‘Bring me the knife' Minutes later the man lost his arm forever．”

“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes” Shu said．

Question: The best headline（标题）for this newspaper article is _____．

A． Astonishing Medicine

B． Farmer Loses Arm

C． Dangerous Bites

D． Snake Doctor

文章陈述了一系列同等重要的细节，都是围绕“一位治疗毒蛇咬伤的医生”展开的。所以最好的标题便是D了。

In short, 正确理解文章或段落的主题思想是阅读的首要目的。因此，提高识别文章结构并准确找出主题句的能力和准确归纳总结出无主题句文章的主题思想的能力，是提高阅读理解能力的重要环节。而从无主题句的文章中总结出主题思想的能力尤其是考试的重点，也是我们平常阅读训练时难度较大的一项，这就需要我们在阅读任何文章时都要下意识地归纳总结其主旨大意。

二、基本训练

Who are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world． If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands． The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true． In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits． They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives---such as in schools, businees, and sports---but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home． This living “side-by-side” has both advantages（长处）and disadvantages． Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another． However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands． There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dre, food, and social customs in America． Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspapers． Question: Which is the best title for this paage?

A． Advantages and Disadvantages B． Different Customs and Habits

C． Home for the people D． “Side-by-side” Living Style in America

Kleptomania（盗窃癖）is an illne of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal． Such a person is not really a thief． They are sick and cannot help themselves． All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions． People with Kleptomania for certain medical reasons have failed to develop control over their desire to take

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things that do not belong to them． With medical help they may become normal citizens again． The things that a Kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value． They often give away what they have stolen or collect objects without using them． Questions: What is the topic of the text?

A． Young thieves

B． An unusual illne

C． Reasons for stealing D． A normal child's actions

三、高考实战（1992年试题）

In Shanxi Province you may be offered brains to eat． Frightened? You shouldn't be ,because these brains are only a food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition（营养）．

Brains as a food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for a long time． To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup（汤）made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines． Rice wine was also used in the soup to help illnees caused by old age． After taking the soup his mother got better little by little and lived a long life．

Fu's soup became the talk of the town ． Many people came to see him ． One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup ． “ I'll tell you ,”Fu said． “But if your restaurant is going to sell the soup you must call it brains because of its shape and colour． And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother．” 61． The best headline（标题）for this newspaper article is ． A． A Good Son B． A Special Soup C． How to Make Brains D． How to Live a Long Life 62． The food is called brains because ．

A． it looks like brains B． it has animal brains in it C． Fu's mother liked the name D． it makes one clever and live longer 63． Before Fu told the restaurant owner what was in the food, one of the things he demanded was that__ A． the restaurant shouldn't offer any other food B． the restaurant should use his mother's name C． the shape of the food must never be changed D． the food must be used to help sick people 64．The food was first invented to ．

A． help the aged in the town B． improve people's health C． make a restaurant famous D． help a sick woman

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65． What has made brains a popular food in Shanxi? A． They are served in many restaurants there． B． They are good for health and have a strange name． C． They are made of Chinese medicines and wine． D． They were invented a long time ago by an artist．

Sam and Joe were astronauts． There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive（活着）．Sam and Joe ,however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous, “We're the best men for the job, ”they said to the bo． “There may be problems, but we can find the answers．” “They're the last people I'd trust,” thought the bo． “But all the other astronauts have refused to go．” Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs． When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship． But the door was locked． He knocked but there was no answer． He knocked again, louder this time , and again no answer came． Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who's there?” “It's me!Who else could it be?” shouted Joe． Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!66． Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because ． A． it wasn't exciting enough B． they weren't experienced enough C． they thought they might get killed D． there was little chance of being selected 67． Why were Sam and Joe chosen? A． They were the only men who offered to go． B． The bo trusted them more than anyone else． C． They were the last people who wanted to go． D． The bo wanted them to get more experience． 68． What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like? A． There would be serious problems． B． There wouldn't be any danger． C． It would be long and tiring． D． It would be exciting．

69． Joe didn't want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam ． A． wasn't as experienced as he was B． didn't know how to operate the door C． didn't know how to do repairs D． was very slow and poibly deaf 70． The writer tells this story to ．

A． show the dangerous side of the astronauts' life B． show the funny side of the astronauts' life C． make people laugh D． make people think

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One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away． Dan's brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing． Mark agreed and they set out to sea．

Soon they found themselves in a thick fog． Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship． Fortunately he saw a large buoy（浮标）through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety ． As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope． The boat moved away in the fog carrying John ,who did not know how to use the radio． He drifted（漂流）about and was not seen until twelve hours later．

Mark spent the night on the buoy ． In the early morning he fell asleep, and was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up． A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain． The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship's captain had sent out a meage． “Without the meage I would not have found you on the buoy,” he said．

71． Why didn't Mark and Dan go sailing together? A． Mark was in some other place． B． Dan was in some other place．

C． Mark would like to go with John． D． Dan asked his brother to go instead． 72． Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that ．

A． he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help B． he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared C． it wouldn't be hit by other ships D． he might be picked up by a paing ship 73． John and Mark became separated because ． A． John had to stay in the boat to radio for help B． John couldn't control the boat and drifted away C． there wasn't room for both John and Mark on the buoy D． Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn't 74． What made it poible for Mark to be found on the buoy? A． John told people where to look for him． B． The captain saw him as the fog cleared． C． John radioed to the Good Hope to get him． D． He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope． 75． The word he in the last paragraph refers to ．

A． the captain that got the meage B． the captain that sent the meage． C． John D． Mark

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The dodo was a large bird that you might not think was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly． It was a member of the chicken family． The bird was discovered by European sailors in 1507 on Mauritius（毛里求斯）Island．

When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, you can imagine people found it hard to believe their story． The Europeans who settled on Mauritius Island and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat． So large numbers of dodoes were killed and by 1681 no living dodes were found on the island． A few dodoes were brought to England in the 17th century, but for 200 years none have been seen alive． This is the reason for the phrase “as dead as a dodo”． Because they died out completely, the dodes became very well-known． 76．The writer tells us that the dodo ．

A． existed between 1507 and 1681 B． has existed since 1507 C． doesn't exist now D． may have existed 77．What was so unusual about dodoes as a bird? A． They looked like birds but couldn't fly． B． They lived longer than other birds． C． They were very good to eat． D． They were all killed． 78． Dodoes are no longer seen on Mauritius Island because they ． A． were killed by pigs B． were all taken to England C． have been driven away by the settlers D． have all been killed for food 79． The phrase “as dead as a dodo” is sometimes used to describe something that ． A． cannot protect itself from being eaten B． cannot fly or move fast C． no longer exists D． is sure to die 80． From the second paragraph, whose story did people find it hard to believe? A． The Europeans'． B． The dodoes'． C． The settlers'． D． The sailors'．

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Young people and older people do not always agree． They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing． But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers（青少年）live together in a friendly way．

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group． Everyone works several hours each day． They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work． Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village． Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses． The adults teach them these skills．

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of the teenagers learn photo-taking or painting． Others sit around and talk or sing． Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time．

When people live together, rules are neceary． In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together． If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group． They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?” One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: “You stop thinking only about yourself． You learn how to think about the group．” 1． In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _____．

A． are friendly to one another

B． teach one another new ways of building houses C． do not work together

D． spend eight weeks together, working as farmers 2． All the members work some time every day mainly to _____．

A． lead a busy life

B． learn new skills of farming C． get used to the life on the farms D． find value and pleasure in work 3． Living together, ______．

A． the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make B． the members don't have to obey the rules C． the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together D． the members have no free time except on weekends 4． The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ______．

A． disappointing

B． helpful

C． tiring

D． unpleasant 5． The best title for the paage is ______．

A． The Rules of Living Together B． Free Hours in the Special Work Group C． Teenagers and Adults Together D． Life in New York State

第二章细节理解

第一课

一、试卷分析

准确地抓住并理解文章或段落的主题思想是十分重要的。但是仅仅粗略地看懂大意，不可能真正理解所有细节。只有准确理解全部细节，才能深刻而又全面地领悟主题思想。因为段落中的细节都是用来阐明主旨大意的，辅助论据支撑或阐述主题思想。因此，属于细节类的理解题既可检测阅读者对主旨大意理解的深度，又可测定他们对每个细节准确领会的广度。

从NMET开始以来，细节理解题占阅读理解题总量的百分之五十以上。例如1990年试题中20道阅读理解题，细节题就占了10题：

1．Annealing can make metal ______．（70）

2． Why do people put hot metal in water?（71）

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3． In annealing, the required hardne of a metal depends on ____．（72）

4． How did Mr． Caatt react（反应）when his daughter made her announcement?（74）

5． What in fact was Mr． Caatt's main reason in opposing his daughter's wish?（75）

6． Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries?

7． For how long was Benin under France?（82）

8． For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People's Republic?（83）

9． Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin．（84）

10． When and how did Benin get its two names—Benin and Dahomey?（85）

我们再来看看1999年的试题中细节题占了多少？

1．Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because ____．（53）

2．Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?（54）

3．From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by _____．（52）

4．David Tebbutt started Computertown UK with the purpose of ____．（59）

5．Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80 miles away for four days?（60）

6．A man bought himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a family railcard． How much did he pay?（61）

7．The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he ______．（63）

8．People would stop feeling uneasy when realising that the children they're talking to _____．（67）

通过对1990年和1999年试卷的对比分析，可以看出越来越重视对考生综合理解能力的考

查。卷面已逐渐增加了对主旨大意，作者的意图，观点，心理等深层次理解题的分量。

即使是细节题，也不象90年试题那样容易从原文中找到根据，而是需要考生根据文中的信息，通过自己的归纳总结，能对图表进行辨别，能对发展顺序进行判断，以及能对具体情况进行计算。这就需要考生能真正理解文章内容及主题思想，抱有碰运气或者猜的思想是行不通的。

在阅读考核中，查找主要事实或特定细节常见的题型是：

1． Which of the following statements is（not）true（or correct）?

2． Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

3． All of the following are true except．．．

4． The author（or the paage）states that．．．

5． According to the paage, when（where, why, how, who, what, which, etc．）．．．?

当然，针对某一具体的文章，还可以有各种各样，形形色色的设问方式。对于细节题，也可以说对于任何阅读理解题，考生必须根据文章提供的信息进行答题，而不能根据自己的主观判断或者一般常识来答

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题。切记！切记！

二、基本训练

The Louisiana Purchase（购买）proved to be the wisest busine agreement in the entire history of the United States of America． First it doubled the area of the U．S． and provided territory（领土）from which 14 new states were created either wholly or in part． Second, it gave the Americans full control over the mouth of the Miiippi River and opened up the way to foreign trade． Before the purchase was made, the waterway had been blocked by the Spanish fleet（舰队）, probably with the approval of Napoleon． Third, the land was rich in wood for building, minerals and natural resources of other kinds． And finally, the cost of this busine was extraordinarily low． The total of $ 15,000,000 amounted to about 4 cents an acre． 1． Before the Louisiana Purchase, _____．

A． The relations between America and Spain had been poor B． America had no system of foreign trade C． America was in great need of natural resources D． Land in general was selling for 4 cents an acre 2． After the Louisiana Purchase, ______．

A． America became friendly with Spain B． all the Americans became very rich C． America had a territory twice the size as itself before D． America spent so much money that it became weaker and poorer 3． When the American people fully controlled the mouth of the Miiippi River, _____．

A． a terrible war broke out between the U．S． and Spain B． their foreign trade developed more quickly C． got more natural resources D． the whole nation greatly benefited from the purchase 4． The land the American people bought through diplomacy（外交方式）provided the American people with ______．

A． more freedom

B． more chance of work C． more natural resources D． more benefits

三、高考实战（93年高考阅读题）

On the evening of June 21,1992,a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle ． The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”．

Robert Friedlander, an American ,arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip acro Asia which

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started last December in New Delhi, India． When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road ． Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true．

Robert Friedlander's next destinations（目的地）were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc． He will complete his trip in Pakistan．

61． The best headline（标题）for his newspaper article would be ． A． The Kingdom of Bicycles B． A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an C． Marco Polo and the Silk Road D． An American Achieving His Aims 62． The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because ． A． he asked to see the manager B． he entered the hall with a bike C． the manager had to know about all foreign guests D． the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him 63． Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order ． A． China, India, and Pakistan B． India, China, and Pakistan C． Pakistan, China, and India D． China, Pakistan, and India 64． What made Friedlander want to come to China? A． The stories about Marco Polo． B． The famous sights in Xi'an．

C． His interest in Chinese silk． D． His childhood dreams about bicycles． 65． Friedlander can be said to be ． A． clever B． friendly C． hardworking

D． strong-minded A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village． They lived with the man's big family—his parents, his brothers, their wives and children． The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest． Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar．

Three months later the woman went back to her parents' home, having quarrelled with her husband．

Soon the elephant refused to eat and work． It appeared to be ill and heart-broken． One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house．

It went to the woman's home． On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it．

The young woman was so moved（感动）by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband's home．

66． The writer wrote the story in order to ．

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A． show that elephants are very clever B． tell how a woman trained a wild animal C． show that women care more for animals than men do D． tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife 67． The woman left her new home ．

A． to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa B． to see if the elephant would follow her C． because she was angry with her husband D． because she was tired of the large family 68． After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant ． A． returned to the forest B． was sad because it mied her C． went to look for a new home D． was sick because nobody fed it 69． The young wife went back to her husband because ．

A． she knew he had sent the animal to her B． the elephant had come to look for her C． her parents persuaded her to D． she mied her new home For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples． Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas（地区）． Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States．

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale ．

The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Mcintosh．

Apples are different in colour, size, and taste ． The colour of the skin may be red, green, or yellow．

They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest． The taste may be sweet or tart（酸的）． Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce（苹果酱）．

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres． They do best in areas that have very cold winters．

Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree． 70． It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are A． grown in France B． sold everywhere C． very big D． quite sweet 71． Cold winter weather is good for ．

A． the growth of apple trees B． producing large apples C． improving the taste of apples D． the increase of water in apples 72． China, France and the United States are considered to ． A． be large producers of apples

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B． be large producers of applesauce C． have the longest history in apple production D． have the coldest winter among apple producing countries 73． The word yielded in the last sentence means ． A． improved B． increased C． produced D． sold Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, U．S．A．, is in the central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River which flows into the Rio Grands 35 kilometres west of the city ．More than two thousand metres above sea level, it lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with the Ortiz Mountains to the southeast．

Santa Fe was founded in 1609 by the Spanish（西班牙人）on an old Indian village ． In 1680 the Indians seized the place but only held it for twelve years before the Spanish retook it ．The city remained under Spanish rule until Mexico won its independence（独立）in 1821． From then on it was a Mexican city until 1846 when it was taken over by U．S． troops．

With a population of 48, 953, Santa Fe is now the second largest city in the state． Because of its sunny weather, rich history and surrounding mountains, it is a good place for holiday makers． Besides hunting and skating in the mountains people enjoy shopping in the Indian and Spanish shops, which brings a large income to the city every year． In summer there is an international opera（歌剧）season when operas are shown in a partly-roofed, open-air theatre daily for people from all over the world． 74． At present Santa Fe belongs to ．

A． India B． Mexico C． Spain（西班牙）D． the United States 75． Which of the drawings _____ below gives an idea of what Santa Fe is like? RG=the Rio Grande SFR= the Santa Fe River OM=the Ortiz Mountains

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76． Santa Fe was under the rule of the Mexicans in ． A． 1675 B． 1695 C． 1816 D． 1833 77． The people who held Santa Fe for the longest period in history were the ． A． Spanish B． Indians C． Mexicans D． Americans 78． What is of special interest to people who visit Santa Fe in summer? A． Hunting． B． Fishing． C． Watching operas． D． Doing shopping． 79． Santa Fe is best described（描述）as a ．

A． trade centre B． holiday centre C． home for all nations D． seaport city 80． One of the reasons for visitors to come to Santa Fe is that it ． A． has fine weather B． is the state capital C． has historical monuments D． is on the Santa Fe River

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Like each living thing, languages are always changing． There are many reasons that can explain why they are always changing, but three main causes help explain this interesting phenomenon． Firstly, in very early times some different languages that originated from the same parent developed their own uniquene（特殊性）after speakers moved away from one place to another． During the course of their movements, their unique languages came into being． Another main cause of language change is the influence of interaction（相互作用）with foreign cultures, often as a result of military conquest（军事征服）． The third cause for change is rapidly expanding（扩大的）technology and new systems of communication that bring all cultures and languages into closer contact（联系）, with borrowing between languages a common phenomenon in the present world． All languages change as the experiences of their speakers change．

1．The author thinks that the first most important cause that brings about the change of languages owes to A.the development of human civilization B． the movement of our ancestors（祖先）

C． the influence of interaction with foreign cultures D． the rapid progre made by science and technology 2．Which of the following statement is true according to this paage? A． The war and the effect caused by the war has a great effect on the change of languages． B． Most people enjoy the change of languages C． Mankind is always ready to change the language they communicate with one another． D． Most language have remained unchanged since early times．

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3．What is the main cause that brings about changes of languages in the present world? A.Military conquest B． People's continuous movement

C． Progre and development in science and technology

D． Borrowing foreign languages among different nations 4． This paage suggests that ______．

A． our ancestor enjoyed living in the same place B． some different languages now used to be the same in very early times C． different nations have lived together harmoniously since the early times D． people do not welcome the development or progre in science and technology 第二课

一、技巧解疑

细节理解题是最让人捉摸不定，变化万千的题型了。因为针对不同的文章，不同的细枝末节，可以有不同的设问，这就让人觉得它是那么不可捉摸，犹如雾里看花，水中望月。其实，这种题型是阅读考项中最简单的了。我们只要记住一点：万变不离其宗。这种题型无论有什么千变万化，你只要能看懂文章和题干，答案都能在原文中找到明显的线索。下面，我们就来看看，对付这等“千变魔头”有何绝招？

我们读文章，无外乎是对两个方面的理解。一个是浅层理解，或表层理解。另一个是深层理解，或内涵理解。所谓表层理解，指要读懂文章的基本内容，包括主要事实和各个细节。主要事实指文章中对于主题主旨具有典型意义的重要事实，这是文章的基本构架。细节是构成主要事实的局部因素或充实事实的例子，数据等细枝末节。一篇文章一般都包括这些要素。所以阅读理解考核中要求寻找的主要事实和特定细节都可以在文章中找到。但是，要注意的是出题者不会很明白很直接地提问，而是很注意提问的技术性或艺术性。也就是说，他提问都是要设障碍的，要罩上一层迷雾的，使得你弄不清问题指的是哪一件事，哪一个细节，造成你寻找的困难，这就要求你仔细琢磨了。归纳起来，提问技巧一般有隐含提问法、真伪证实法、间接提问法三种。这一讲里我们先来看看前两种提问技巧。

1．隐含提问法

出题者使用同义词语、参照词、代词等，使考生对阅读内容和问题产生模糊感。例如：

The basketball team never lacked vociferous（大叫大喊的）young supporters, but they rarely responded to this show of enthusiasm．

Question: Who seldom reacted to that enthusiastic show?

A． The young people

B． The players C． Some people D． A lot of people

因为the basketball team 和 players；seldom reacted 和rarely responded是两对同义关系的词语，而“they”又与basketball team有参照关系，所以答案应该是B。

2．真伪证实法

出题者要求考生确立文章中的事实，不让其问题直接与文章中的事实对号入座，而是提出似是而非，或完全错误的事实让考生去判断。对于这类题目，考生不要根据自己读文章的最初印象马上加以判断，而必须找到与问题相应的文章部分，找出正确肯定的事实，才可以据此判定否定的或错误的答案选择。例如：

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One word that sums up（概括）our age better than any other — whether “our age” is “the technological age” of western countries or the “modernizing age” of China — is the word CHANGE． But has change not always been present? True, but never before at such a breakneck speed． Today it is more than just change． It is unprecedented change． In such a world, reading provides the best tool we have for keeping up and for avoiding future shock in a world continually being remade．

Question: Which of the following is not true?

A． Western countries and China are being remade．

B． Reading will help understand our age．

C． The present age and future world are continually changing．

D． Reading is the best tool provided by our age．

选择题中，A、B、C项均与文意吻合一致。D项是一个似是而非的选择答案。文中的Reading provides the best tool for us（阅读对我们来说，是最好的工具。）和选项中D． Reading is the best tool provided by our age．（阅读是我们时代提供的最好工具。）意思不符。所以，答案是D。好啦，你想小试一把吗？那就点next吧。

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Dear Abby,This is my first letter to you, although I have been reading your column for many years． I need an outside opinion．

I am a grandmother in my 70s and have just returned from visiting my daughter, her husband and their three dearly loved children---all under the age of 5---and I'm upset with some of their parenting ways． For example: They lock the doors to their children's bedrooms at night because “the children might get out of their beds and wander around the house, and we may not hear them．” If one child should get punishment, all three are punished, and if one child says a naughty word, all three are given hot sauce（辣酱汁）in the mouth． I know these parents love their children very much, but are these ways of disciplining them wise? Please understand, it is not my aim to interfere（干涉）．

Dear Gram, Children's bedroom doors should not be locked． Should a flash fire break out, it would be a nightmare． Punishing all the children when only one has earned the punishment is a good way to make them grow up to hate each other． Children who use “naughty words” should not be punished with hot sauce in mouth---they should be taught the proper and acceptable word to use instead of the “naughty words”． 1． Gram's daughter ______．

A． is very strict with her children

B． does not love her three children C． always punishes her children at night D． often gives her children hot sauce

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2． Gram writes the letter in order to ______．

A． disclose her daughter's ways as a mother B． criticize her daughter's ways as a mother C． expre her anger about her daughter's ways as a mom D． get other's opinion about her daughter's ways as a mom 3． Which of the following is not true according to the paage? A． Gram seems to care for her grand-children very much．

B． Gram is against some of her daughter's ways as a mom．

C． Abby is for only one of Gram's daughter's ways as a mom．

D． Abby agrees with Gram about her daughter's ways as a mom．

The best way to improve your reading ability is, of course, to read． The student must make a real effort to improve his speed, and if neceary his comprehension（理解）, with each exercise． Too many students read paages paively and without judgement: they simply start at the first word and read through to the end． You should read a paage actively, selectively and purposely． You must believe that you indeed have the ability to read faster and understand more, and that you will．

Reading, like everything else in life, is best done when you're relaxed（放松． The key to improve it is concentration（集中）． You must be willing to break some old habits and form new ones． Extra body movement, such as turning the head from side to side, pointing at the line with a finger or pencil, or moving the lips, should be stopped immediately． Reading is mostly a mental proce（过程）and body movement helps neither speed nor comprehension． Then you should see words as part of a whole sentence or paragraph, not just in isolation． This is why a slow, word-by-word student often understand far le, or mi much of the joy and excitement of reading． 4．Which of the following is true according to the paage? A． When reading, you should pay attention to the basic unit of meaning, that is, a phrase or sentence that contains an idea．

B． When reading, you'd better point at the line with a pencil．

C． Body movement will help you to improve reading．

D． When reading, you should turn your head from side to side． 5．According to the paage, which of the following is NOT true? A． You can do best work when you're relaxed．

B． Reading skills must be practiced not only within the claroom but also at home．

C． It doesn't matter moving your lips when you read．

D． Reading attentively can improve your reading ability．

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Tokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue star sapphire（蓝宝石）worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum．

“Normally it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes guard exhibition objects, but it's different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel,” a police official said．

Exhibition officials said that a person bitten（咬）by one of these snakes would need at least 80 ml of an anti-poison medicine to be saved． Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital．

Star sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind gla． Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre long brown guards．

61．Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is ． A． quite normal B． never allowed C． often neceary 62．The jewels were being shown in ．

A． an Indian hotel B． an Indian museum C． a Japanese hotel D． a Japanese museum 63．Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition? A． They were both special things from India． B． The snakes were there to keep the jewels safe． C． The organizers wanted to do something unusual． D． People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes． 64．Many visitors came to the exhibition because ． A． the snakes were on show B． so many jewels were being exhibited C． exhibition officials said it was special D． they were interested in seeing a famous jewel Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by “Take only as directed”? Read the following directions and see if you understand them．

“To reduce pain, take two tablets（药片）with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required． For night-time and early morning relief（缓解疼痛）take two tablets at bedtime． Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours．

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For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount（量）． For children under six years old ,ask for your doctor's advice．

Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlene or sleeplene after taking the medicine”．

65．How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours? A． Three． B． Four C． Six D． Eight 66．How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours? A． Half a tablet． B． One tablet． C． Two tablets． D． Four tablets．

67．What is the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine? A． Stop taking the medicine at bedtime． B． Continue to take the normal amount． C． Take more than the normal amount． D． Take le than the normal amount． 68．It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine．

A． helps you to fall asleep quickly B． may be dangerous to small children C． cannot be taken if one feels sleepy D． should not be taken by children under six 69．This text is most probably taken from a ．

A． textbook B． newsreel C． doctor's notebook D． bottle of medicine I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang． It was an eccentric（怪僻的）

farmer． I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him． He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything． Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident． I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go ．

It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way． I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place． He was standing there, waiting for me． It seemed Milly had died． “She meant more to me than anyone„even my own wife!” he said． I could see that he had been crying． I thought something terrible had taken place, a poible scandal（丑闻）． I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn（厩）．“I wouldn't leave her out in the cold!” he said．

Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his． I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door ．He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground．“ She was such a good cow!I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again．

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70．The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means ． A． expect B． understand

C． see clearly D． hear clearly 71．Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ． A． on the ground of a barn B． on the floor of a room． C． in bed in a room D． in bed in a barn 72．What do we know about Milly from he story? A． She had met with an accident． B． She had caused a scandal C． She was seriously ill． D． She was hidden somewhere． 73．The farmer wished that the writer might ．

A． look into the matter B． bring Milly back to life C． free him from a scandal D ．keep the whole thing a secret 74．The person who told the story is probably a ． A． farmer B． policeman C． country doctor D． newspaper reporter There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy． One way is the greater production of common energy sources（能源）, such as coal, oil and gas． The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable．

Another way is energy conservation（节能）, which means using energy more efficiently（有效地）． In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy． They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in． The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it．

Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop． One form of these is geothermal energy． In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down． At six kilometres, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees． To get the heat, water is pumped（压;抽）down into the rocks and back up to the surface． Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries． 75．How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discued in the text? A． Two B． Three C． Four

D． Five．

76．From the text we learn that coal ．

A． is quite easy to produce B． is not used most efficiently C． is the most common source of energy D． could be renewed only by new technology 77．The writer tells about the “special houses” because they A． show the excellent skills of the builders

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B． serve as an example of energy conservation C． are heated by different sources of energy D． are warmer than other types of houses 78．The underlined words geothermal energy in the third paragraph mean ． A． renewable source B． underground source C． heat inside the earth D． temperature of the earth 79．Which of the following drawings shows the right way to get geothermal energy?

80．At a place where the surface temperature is 15℃, how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75℃? A． One km． B． Two km．

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Ben Jonson is one of the few men ever to be buried standing up． As the story goes, King Charles I once made him a promise． The king told the great writer that he would be buried in England's famous Westminster Abbey（威斯敏斯特教堂）． But that wasn't all． Jonson could choose

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any place he liked for his grave（坟墓）．

Jonson died in 1637． Then it was found that the spot he had picked was already filled． The ground space left in it was just eighteen inches square． But Charles kept his word． He had Jonson's coffin（棺材）placed on its end in the small space． That way it would just fit． 1．Which of the following is not true? A． Jonson wanted to be buried in the Abbey． B． Jonson wanted to be buried standing up．

C． Jonson got Charles's promise．

D． Jonson picked a place in the Abbey． 2．Why was Jonson's coffin placed on its end? Because it ______． A． would take le room

B． would look longer C． was Jonson's wish

D． was Charles's wish 3．The story shows that Charles ______．

A． liked someone to be buried standing up B． liked every writer C． tried to learn from Jonson

D． tried to keep promise 4．This paage doesn't tell us ______．

A． what kind of work Jonson did

B． where Jonson was buried C． how Jonson's grave was marked D． where the story happened

Jack London was a famous American writer． He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California． His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money． He worked hard in many different jobs．

Later, Jack returned to school, but he did not stay． He wrote, “Life and pocketbook were both too short．” In 1879, he went to Alaska to find gold． Instead, he found ideas for his books and stories． He returned home and started to write． His writings were succeful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties．

Jack London was not a happy man, however． In poor health, he took his own life in 1916． He was only 40 years old then．

5． As a child, Jack left school because _______．

A． he didn't like books

B． he wanted to find gold

C． he liked to be free

D． he had to make a living 6． He went to Alaska because ______．

A． it was a beautiful place

B． gold was found there

C． his parents lived there

D． he wanted to write books there 7． What did he find in Alaska? A． Gold and money． B． Books and stories．

C． Ideas for writing．

D． Ideas for selling books． 8． Which of the following statements is true?

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A． Jack killed himself because of poor health and unhappine． B． Jack left school because the books there were too short．

C． Jack was a succeful writer and he lived happily．

D． Jack died of illne in Alaska．

第三课

一、技巧解疑

这一讲里，我们来见识见识第三种迂回提问法。（间接提问法）

这又是一种设障提问技巧。问题不直接提出，而是绕着弯子提出。比如，涉及时间、距离及数据等时，你必须经过复杂的测算才能确定答案，有时，选择答案给你的数据与文章中的数据不符，只是一个近似数值，（其它选择答案完全不沾边，完全错误），或者，提问者只给你一部分事实，让读者续出相应的事实使某事实更完整正确（这又叫做省略提问法）。

例如： 1999年第60，61题

Want to save money when travelling by train? Here are some ways．

Day Returns This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare（车费）． You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon．-Fri．, but can travel at any time on Sat． or Sun

Big City Savers

These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains． You have to book in advance-at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel． It's first come, first served．

Weekend Returns Weekend Returns are available（有售）for most journeys over 60 miles． Go on Fri．, Sat． or Sun．, and return the same weekend on Sat． or Sun．, and save up to 35% on the standard fare．

Monthly Returns These are available for most journeys over 65 miles． Go any day and return

within a month． Monthly returns save you up to 25% on the standard fare．

Family Railcard

For ￡20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult（成人）and up to 4 children for only ￡3 each when you buy single or return tickets． You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date．

60．Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80 miles away for four days?

A． Big City Savers

B． Monthly Returns C． Weekend Returns D． Day Returns

61．A man bought himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a family railcard． How much did he pay?

A．￡44

B．￡29

C．￡24

D．￡15

61解析：要去一个远在80里以外的小镇游玩四天，选项A和D就可排除了。而选项C，我们可从对 Weekend Returns的介绍“Weekend Returns are available for most journeys over 60 miles． Go on Fri．, Sat． or Sun．, and return the same weekend on Sat． or Sun．”中了解到：虽然其旅程距离超过60里，但必须在同一周末返回。所以，要游玩4天，最好的选择当然是B了。

62解析：这里题干的意思是“有一个人用family railcard为他自己买了张15英镑的票，并且为他

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家人买了三张票。问题是：他须付多少钱？”从文章可知“使用family railcard，可以带一个成年人和四个小孩而每个人只需花三英镑（就可买到票）。”所以答案是：15+9=24。

二、基本训练

In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problems with disease, high costs and politics, the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pa through the fifty-mile canal area instead of travelling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn． It takes a ship about eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an average ship to round the Horn． More than fifteen thousand ships pa through its locks（有船闸的河道）each year．

It was the French who started digging the canal but they sold their rights to the United States of America, which will control it until the end of the 20th century when the Panama government takes over its duties．

1． Before the cutting of the Panama Canal, a ship would travel _____ miles to round to Horn, and it would cost _____ dollars when it had to travel around Cape Horn． A． fifty;fifteen thousand B． seven thousand;about one hundred and fifty thousand C． fifteen thousand;seven thousand D． seven thousand;about fifteen thousand 2． The cutting of the Panama Canal took about _____ and it caused ______．

A． forty years;different troubles B． thirty years;problems of disease C． quite a long time;a great many problems D． a few years;troubles with politics and high costs 3．______ controls the Panama Canal at present and in _____ a different government will take control of the Panama Canal．

A． France;2,100

B． Panama;2,100 C． United States;2,001 D． United States;2,000 4．In what year was the construction probably started on the canal? A． 1840

B． 1920

C． 1868

D． 1881 5．This paage suggests that _____． A． it was an unworthy construction B． in spite of various problems, the cutting of the canal is beneficial C． Many captains prefer to sail around Cape Horn because it is le expensive and saves much

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time D． Considering all the problems, three governments have had to control the canal over the years

三、高考实战（95年高考阅读试题）

Fat on human beings is distributed（分布）in different ways． Some fat people have a large stomach and no waistline—which makes them look round, rather like apples． Others are fatter below the waist, which makes them appear pear-shaped（梨形的）．

There are two types of fat: external fat（fat under the skin）and internal fat（fat inside the body wall）．

Doctors, who have been examining the relationship between health and fatne, have found that the `pears' have le internal fat, but the `apples' have more internal fat than external fat． This seems to be what causes the health problems．

The best treatment for fatne is to reduce the internal fat． But unfortunately it seems that dieting（节食）simply makes an apple-shaped person into a smaller apple and a pear-shaped person into a smaller pear． At the moment there is no known way of reducing the internal rather than external fat．

61．The text is mainly about ． A． fatne and health D． distribution of fat

B． ways to lose weigh C． people's figures62．Which of the following people is most likely to have health problems?

63．When a pear-shaped person becomes thinner, he/she loses more ． A． internal fat than external fat B． external fat than internal fat C． fat above the waist D． fat below the waist Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock． “Oh no!” he thought

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to himself． “Another day at that office;a bo who shouts at me all the time．” As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door． He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside． “Bigwoods Football Pools（足球赌博公司）would like to congratulate you． You have won half a million pounds．” Frank suddenly came to life． The cigarette（香烟）fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street．

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work． “Please explain why you're so late,” his bo said． “Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank． “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye． Find yourself someone else to shout at．” That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar（雪茄）when a knock was heard on the door． He rushed to the door． Outside were two men, neatly dreed in grey suits． “Mr Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools． I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake„” 64．What do we know about Frank? A． He was a lazy man． B． He was a lucky person．

C． He didn't make a lot of money． D． He didn't get on well with his bo． 65．When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ． A． someone had come to make an apology B． someone had come to give him the money C． his friends had come to ask about the football pools D． his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck 66．On hearing “„there's been a terrible mistake„” Frank was most likely to be ． A． disappointed B． worried C． nervous

D． curious The idea of fighting a noise by making more noise sounds strange , but that's exactly what motor engineers are doing in Germany and some other countries．

Carmakers' research and development laboratories have already proved that mixing in more noise with the help of loudspeakers can reduce the unwanted noise．

Physicists have known about the technique for a long time． Sound is made up of preure waves in the air． If two sound waves of the same frequency（频率）mix so that the highest point of

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one wave happens at the same time with the lowest point of the other wave, the result is no sound． Therefore, by producing a perfect copy of the noise and delaying it by half a wave cycle（周期）, we can kill the unwanted noise． Using this technique many carmakers are racing to develop noise-killing systems both inside and outside the cars．

Another good thing about the use of noise-killing systems is that it saves the need for a silencer, which not only reduces the weight of a car, but also makes the motor burn le oil and work better．

Some engineers believe that the noise-killing system will be used in most cars in 1996． But the carmakers haven't decided if they will put it into production because it would add several hundred dollars to the cost of their cars．

67．Which of the following gives a general idea of how the noise-killing system works? A． By producing preure waves going in the opposite direction． B． By mixing high frequency sound waves with low frequency sound waves．

C． By making copies of the unwanted sound waves and letting them out a little later． D． By mixing new sound waves with the noise and sending them out together． 68．Besides its main function（功能）the noise-killing system can ． A． make a car lighter B． make a car quieter C． reduce the cost of a silencer D． improve the performance of a silencer 69．The noise-killing system is not yet popular mainly because ．

A． it increases the cost of car production B． carmakers are not sure if it is neceary C． it is still being tried out D． people still have their doubts The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666． In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together． One hundred thousand people became homele, but only a few lost their lives．

The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker（面包师）in Pudding Lane． The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof． A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door． Then it spread quickly into Thames Street． That was the beginning．

By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire． On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames． Tuesday was the worst day． The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them．

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Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire． People threw their things into the river．

Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment． Birds fell out of the air because of the heat．

The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire． With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out．

After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect（建筑师）, wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone． In fact, the streets are still narrow;but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St Paul's．

The fire caused great pain and lo, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past． 70．The fire began in ．

A． a hotel B． the palace C． Pudding Lane D． Thames Street 71．The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means ． A． home B． children C． wife and husband D． wife and children 72．It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ． A． some people lost their lives B． the birds in the sky were killed by the fire C． many famous buildings were destroyed D． the King's bakery was burned down 73．Why did the writer cite（引用）Samuel Pepys? A． Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire． B． Because Pepys also wrote about the fire． C． To show that poor people suffered most．

D． To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire． 74．How was the fire put out according to the text? A． The king and his soldiers came to help．

B． All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed． C． People managed to get enough water from the river．

D． Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down． 75．Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?(a)There was a strong wind．（b）The streets were very narrow．（c）Many houses were made of wood．

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（d）There was not enough water in the city．

（e）People did not discover the fire earlier． A．（a）and（b）B．（a）,（b）and（c）

C．（a）,（b）,（c）and（d）D．（a）,（b）,（c）（d）and（e）

During the summer holidays there will be a revised（修改过的）schedule（时刻表）of services for the students． Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall． Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged（安排）, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club．

In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day． The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 p．m． during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 p．m． on weekends． The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays． The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 p．m．

All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card． This announcement will also appear in the next week's student newspaper． 76．The main purpose of this announcement is to ． A.tell students of important schedule changes B． tell students of new bus and library services C． show the excellent services for students D． ask students to renew their library cards 77．At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall? A． 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 B． 8:00, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 C． 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 D． 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30 78．Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because ． A． they are not to be announced B． they are hard to arrange C． the full list is not ready D． the full list is too long 79．In the summer holidays, the library will have ．

A． no special hours B． special hours on weekdays C． special hours on weekends D． special hours both on weekdays and weekends． 80．We may infer that during the summer holidays ．

A． the student newspaper will sell more copies B． there will be a concert or a film once a week C． many students will stay in the university D． no breakfast will be served on weekends

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Mr． Brown was at the theatre． He had got his ticket at the last moment, so he had not been able to choose his seat． He now found that he was in the middle of a group of American ladies, some of them middle-aged and some quite old． They obviously all knew each other well, as before the curtain went up on the play they had come to see, they all talked and joked a lot together．

The lady sitting on Mr． Brown's left, who was about sixty years old, seemed to be the happiest and the most interesting of the American group, and after the first act of the play, she apologized to him for the noisine（喧闹声）of her friends． He answered that he was very glad to see American ladies so obviously enjoying their visit to England, and so they had a friendly talk． Mr． Brown's neighbor explained what they were doing there．

“You know, I have known these ladies all my life,” she said． “We all grew up together back in our hometown in the United States． They have all lost their husbands, and call themselves the Merry Widows（寡妇）． It is a sort of club, you know． They go to a foreign country every summer for a month or two and have a lot of fun． They always go everywhere together． I have wanted to join their club for a long time, but I was not able to become a member until the spring of this year．” 1． Mr． Brown did not get his ticket until ______．

A． the play almost started

B． he had chosen his seat C． after the curtain went up D． there was only one ticket left 2． The group of American ladies enjoyed the play in a theatre in ______．

A． America

B． Britain

C． their club

D． their hometown 3． Mr． Brown's neighbour at the theatre _______．

A． did not know these ladies until recently B． only knew some of them all her life C． had known them since she joined the club D． had known these ladies for a long time 4． The lady sitting on Mr． Brown's left finally succeeded in joining the club in the spring of this year when _____．

A． her husband died

B． the ladies in the club began to like her C． she got married

D． she pretended to be merry

第三章猜测词义

第一课

一、试卷分析

近几年的NMET的阅读理解考项中总有一些考题要测试考生根据上下文和构词法知识猜

出生词词义或旧词具有新意的能力。例如：

1.Which of the following words can take the place of the word “career” in the first paragraph ?（92）

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2． The word “he” in the last sentence refers to ______．[NMET92 80]

3． The word “yielded” in the last sentence means _______． [NMET93 73]

4． The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means ______． [NMET94 70]

5． The underlined words “geothermal energy” in the third paragraph mean ___． [NMET94 78]

6． The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means _____． [NMET95 71]

7． The underlined word “they” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ____ [NMET96 59]

8． The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means _____． [NMET96 68]

9． The underlined phrase “figure out” in the text means _____． [NMET97 54]

10． The underlined word “one” refers to _____． [NMET97 68]

11． “Act your age” means people should _____． [NMET97 69]

12． The words “Youth Summit” refer to ______． [NMET98 55]

13． When the writer says “Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man”, he means _____． [NMET98 58]

14． What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said “I'm on high”? [NMET99 55] 15． The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computertowns（99）

16．“Profeional work” used in the text means _______． [NMET99 69]

17． Which of the following can be used in place of “Quite the reverse”?[NMET2000 61]

18． Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to _________．[NMET2000 65]

由此可见，高考对考生推测词义的能力是非常重视的。这就要求我们在阅读时要通过上下文交代的内容做出合乎逻辑的推理。在必要时，做些语法分析，通过词与词的关系，确定其词性；有时根据常识和生活经验或构词法知识，完全可以对那些从未见过的生词的词义做出正确的推测。

一般说来，这种题型的题干部分总含有mean, refer to的字样。做这种题时，特别要注意的是，对于那些我们熟悉的词千万不要妄自、草率下结论，一定要结合上下文判断它在文中的意思。例如95年的71题：The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means _____．

A． home B． children C． wife and husband D． wife and children

“family”是我们很熟悉的词了，意为“家庭”，但以这个意思理解family的话，我们就无法选择答案了。但是，如果我们结合上下文“The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof．”就很容易看出family其实指的是“children子女”，所以答案应该是B。

因此，考生不仅要知道常用词的意思，更要知道其灵活变化的意思。在阅读理解测试中，常见的考查这种技能的题型有：

1． The word “．．．” in line ．．． most nearly means _____．

2． The word “．．．” in line ．．． probably means _____．

3． In line ．．．, the word “．．．” refers to _____．

4． In line ．．．, the word “．．．” could best be replaced by which of the following?

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5． The word “．．．” as used in line ．．． in this paage means _____．

6． The word “．．．” as used in line ．．． is closest in meaning to ____．

7． In line ．．．, “．．．” could properly be replaced by ____．

8． By “．．．”, the author means _____．

二、基本训练

In America, where labor costs are so high, “do-it-yourself” is a way of life． Many people repair their own cars, build their own garages, even remodel their own houses． Soon they may also be writing their own books． In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the help of computers．

Although other book companies also publish that way, this particular company is very unusual．

It “personalizes” the books by having computer make the reader the leading character in the story． Here is how they do it． Let us say your child is named Jenny． She lives on Oak Drive in St． Louis, has a dog named Spot, a cat named Tabby, and three playmates whose names are Betsy, Sandy, and Jody． The computer uses this information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrated（配上插图）． The story is then printed with standard equipment as a hard-cover book． A child who receives such a book might say, “This book is about me．” Therefore the company calls itself the “Me-Books Publishing Company”． Children like the me-books because they like to see in print their own names and the names

of their friends and pets． But more important, “personalization” had been found to be an important tool in developing enthusiasm for reading． Question: Here “fill out a story” means ______．

A． complete a story B． make full a story C． tell a story D． invent a story

三、高考实战（1996年高考阅读试题）

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book． Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down． While I watched mouth open is surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold． She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop． She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors． ” “Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, ”the nurse answered． She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren't you working late?” Mum just pushed harder, each swipe（拖一下）of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall． I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book．

After a long time Mum came back． Her eyes were shining． She quickly put the mop back and took

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my hand． As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you．” Outside, Mum told me, “Dagmar is fine． No fever． ” “You saw her, Mum?” “Of course． I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow． Dad will stop worrying as well． It's a fine hospital． But such floors!A mop is no good． You need a brush．” 51． When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ．

A． to clean the floor B． to please the nurse B． to see a patient D． to surprise the story-teller 52． When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ． A． nurse

C． patient B． visitor D． cleaner 53． After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? A.It is a children's hospital． B． It has strict rules about visiting hours． C． The conditions there aren't very good． D． The nurses and doctors there don't work hard． 54． From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely A． the story-teller's sister B． Mum's friend C． the story-teller's clamate D． Dad's bo 55． Which of the following words best describes Mum? A． strange C． clever B． warm-hearted D． hard-working When you want to see if a library has the book you want, you can use the catalogue（目录）in the library． Most catalogues of books in a library take the form of small cards kept in boxes． One way of arranging（排列）the cards is in ABC order by the family names of the writers．

Catalogue cards usually give the following important information:（1）the name of the writer,（2）the shelf-mark（架号）, that is, the Dewey number which helps people to find where the books are,（3）the title of the book,（4）the year of publication and the publisher, and（5）the number of pages in the book．

56． If you know the title of a book and want to find out if it is in the catalogue, what else do you need to

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know? A.The shelf-mark． B． The name of the writer． C． The Dewey number． D． The year of publication．

57． Which of the following is the kind of catalogue card described in the text? Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unle they hunt them for food． Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership（伙伴关系）which does good to both of them． You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep． This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites（寄生虫）on sheep． The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort． So although they can manage without each other, they do better together．

Sometimes an animal has a plant partner． The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other． This is so in the corals（珊瑚）of the sea． In their skins they have tiny plants which act as “dustman”, taking some of the waste products from the corals and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe． If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die． 58． Some birds like to sit on a sheep because ． A.they can eat its parasites B． they depend on the sheep for existence C． they enjoy travelling with the sheep D． they find the position most comfortable 59． The underlined word “they” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to． A． birds and parasites B． birds and sheep C． parasites and sheep D． sheep, birds and parasites 60． It can be learnt from the text that the coral depends on the plant for ． A． comfort B． light C． food D． oxygen

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61． What does the second paragraph mainly discu? A． Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence． B． Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily． C． Some plants depend on each other for food． D． Some animals live better together．

In the 19th century England people liked to go to the seaside． In those days, ladies wore long bathing drees, and men wore bathing suits． Women did not walk about on the beach（沙滩）in their bathing drees． They hired a bathing machine． A bathing machine was used for changing in, and for taking the bather down to the sea． It cost 2 pence（便士）to hire a machine and an attendant（侍者）． When she had paid, the bather climbed up the back steps and got into the bathing machine． Then she changed into her bathing dre． When she had changed, the machine was pulled down to the sea． The bathing machine stopped in the water and the bather went down the front steps into the water． If she did not want to get into the sea, the attendant pulled her in．

62． A 19th century English lady bathing in the sea would wear something like: 63． Who used the bathing machine? A.Women bathers． B.Both men and women bathers．

C.Bathers who couldn't swim． D． Bathers who couldn't walk．

64． A bathing machine was mainly used for ． A． giving the bather a pleasure ride on the beach B． giving the bather some exercise before getting into the water C． protecting the bather from catching cold from the sea wind D． protecting the bather from being seen in a bathing dre out of water 65． In 19th century people who used the bathing machine usually did the following things． Which is the right order for doing them?

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a． Changing into bathing clothes b． Getting out of the bathing machine c． Paying 2 pence d． Getting into the bathing machine e． Being taken down the beach f． Getting into the water A． e, d, a, b, f, c B． c, d, a, e, b, f C． c, d, e, a, b, f C． d, a, e, b, f, c

EVENTS（赛事）

Bicycle tour（旅行）and race A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27（Sat． & Sum．）． At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg． Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive（竞争性的）part of the tour． The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli．

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres． Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper． Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside． At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing．

Cost:200 yuan Telephone:4675027 Brazilian footballers The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26．

The club has four national team players ． Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes． Ticket prices:60,100,150 yuan Time/Date:4:30 pm, August 26（Sat．）

Rock climbing The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base． More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it． A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing． Free for spectators（观众）．

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou． Time/Dates:9-12 am, August 26 and 27 Telephone:7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua 66． The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ． A． visiting teams B． famous players C． things to do for the weekend D． prices to pay for the sports events

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Telephone:5012372

67． If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for ． A． 35 kilometres B． 55 kilometres C． 75 kilometres D． 110 kilometres 68． the underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means ． A． race B． practice C． part of the training D． part of the tour 69． What is special about the rock climbing competition? A． A foreign team takes part in it． B． You can watch it without paying．

C． You don't have to be a sportsman to take part． D． The bus trip to the place of the competition is free．

70． If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call? A． 4675027 B． 7143177 C． 5012372 D． 7144850

四、能力测试

Building a house costs quite a lot of money． Suppose you plan to build a house． Your first step will be to find a right piece of land． Your choice will depend on many different things． You will probably try to find a sunny place, with pleasant surroundings（环境）near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work．

Next you will find an excellent builder, and together with the builder you will work out a plan． The builder will draw the plan． It will show the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts which must be noticed, such as windows, doors, and electric outlets． The builder will work out how much money is needed to build your house． He will work out the cost of the wood, bricks, the gla, and everything else that must be used in building the house． Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate（预算）must be corrected and revised（修正． His estimate is based on existing prices, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．

When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan．（You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too high!）You may find that some of the features（特征）you wanted as first cost too much, or that you can spend a little more and add something to your plan． The builder's estimate depends on the plan, but the final plan depends on the builder's estimate．

1． The best title of this paage is _____．

A.Building a House Costs Much Money

B.Estimate Is Important

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