18.For the Travelsection,writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.
Brussels:Chocolate
Nearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe,and Belgium-with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year-certainly covers its fair share.While Brussels,the country's capital,is home to hundreds of chocolate makers,what makes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate makers.
Budapest:Paprika (紅辣椒)
The job of preparing Hungarian paprika was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do.A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them,so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate task of separating the skin from the flesh.But by the early 20th century,sweeter varieties and a machine turned paprika into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine.
Lisbon:Tiles (瓷磚)
Is there a bluer Country than Portugal?The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land.The blue moods of Fado,the dark folk music,form the national soundtrack.And all across Portugal,the typically blue designs of azulejos-ceramic tiles-are spread across churches,castles,palaces,university halls,parks…The result is a beautiful land of Christian saints,Portuguese kings,historical glories,aristocrats at leisure,seascapes and so on.
Madrid:Guitars
Walking into one of Madrid's storied guitar makers'workshops can feel like stepping into the past.Curly wood shavings,from the palest pine to ebony,fall onto the floor as artisans turn some humble wood into works of art.It's painstaking work-all done by hand-with classical guitar models and the methods of making them changing little over the last century.
1.What does the job of preparing Hungarian paprika suggest?D
A.The popularity of Hungarian peppers.
B.The difficulty of processing peppers.
C.The unique tradition in Budapest.
D.The hot level of Hungarian peppers.
2.Which city can be a splendid setting for a film?C
A.Brussels.
B.Budapest
C.Lisbon
D.Madrid.
3.What's the similarity of the four items?A
A.They're all treasures of a city.
B.They all date back to several centuries.
C.Their production processes are all painstaking.
D.They all win popularity in most European countries.
分析 短文主要講了四個城市最出名的東西.
解答 1.D,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them可知,匈牙利辣椒的辣度很高,因此那些工作完的人不能摸小孩子,怕燙傷他們,故答案為D.
2.C,推理判斷題,根據(jù)The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land.The blue moods of Fado,the dark folk music,form the national soundtrack.And all across Portugal,the typically blue designs of azulejos-ceramic tiles-are spread across churches,castles,palaces,university halls,parks…可知,葡萄牙首都有著各種各樣的美景,很適合作為電影背景,故答案為C.
3.A,主旨大意題,短文主要講了四個城市最出名的東西,因此他們的共同點都是這個城市的寶藏,故答案為A.
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細(xì)讀題材,各個擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時,要有較強(qiáng)的針對性.對于捕獲到的信息,要做認(rèn)真分析,仔細(xì)推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn).