大學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解解題技巧省公開(kāi)課一等獎(jiǎng)全國(guó)示范課微課金獎(jiǎng)?wù)n件

閱讀了解應(yīng)試技巧LOGO1/33一、閱讀方法：首先，在解題前，應(yīng)先快速瀏覽文章后問(wèn)題，找出題干中關(guān)鍵詞，明確需要處理問(wèn)題，這么閱讀目標(biāo)就很明確；然后帶著這些問(wèn)題關(guān)鍵詞句開(kāi)始閱讀，并結(jié)合以下三種閱讀方法解不一樣題型。略讀（Skimming）：這種閱讀方式用于快速瀏覽，其主要目標(biāo)就是把握全文大意。要按意群掃視，連貫閱讀；要尤其注意文章開(kāi)始段、結(jié)束段、每段首句和結(jié)尾句以及段落之間連接詞語(yǔ)和文章中信息詞，它們往往是了解文章大意關(guān)鍵。查讀（Scanning）：這種閱讀方式適于尋找詳細(xì)細(xì)節(jié)，比如：事實(shí)、數(shù)字、人物、原因、年代、方式等。這種方法主要用于做細(xì)節(jié)題。細(xì)讀（Readingforfullunderstanding）：這種閱讀方式適于一些需要判斷或思索問(wèn)題。對(duì)于這種問(wèn)題先要找到它在文章中相關(guān)段落，然后逐句閱讀，尤其是對(duì)與問(wèn)題相關(guān)關(guān)鍵詞、關(guān)鍵句要仔細(xì)推敲。2/33二．閱讀考題類型及對(duì)應(yīng)應(yīng)答技巧（一）細(xì)節(jié)題：主要是考查學(xué)生對(duì)文章一些事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)和數(shù)據(jù)掌握，這類問(wèn)題答案普通都能在原文中找到。對(duì)于事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，關(guān)鍵是要定位準(zhǔn)確。應(yīng)首先找到它考查點(diǎn)，這種題只要找到細(xì)節(jié)題所在地方，再聯(lián)絡(luò)上下文，然后依據(jù)它命題規(guī)律答題即可。這類題題干＋答案在意義上通常等于原文中某一部分內(nèi)容，也就是說(shuō)用不一樣表示方式使題干＋答案與原文等值（即同義結(jié)構(gòu)，如：educationalinstitution

school;makestrenuousefforts

strive）。文中時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、人物、數(shù)量或事實(shí)多為提問(wèn)對(duì)象（即when,where,who,why,how,howmany/much,..），而這些問(wèn)題表示常不采取文章中原話提問(wèn)，而是使用同義詞語(yǔ)等，所以，在選擇答案前應(yīng)首先看準(zhǔn)題干，看清問(wèn)題所問(wèn)終究是什么細(xì)節(jié)內(nèi)容；然后，在查讀時(shí)注意尋找與題目相關(guān)關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)；最終，在充分了解原文、原題基礎(chǔ)上確定答案。3/33TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.

12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout. B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?A.InVersailles. B.InAustria. C.InPrussia. D.InBastille.BD4/33

Acouple,JohnandMary,hadtwolovelychildren.Johnhadjustbeenaskedtogoonabusinesstripandwouldbegoneforseveraldays.Marywouldgoalongtoo.Theyhiredareliablewomantocareforthechildrenandmadethetrip,returninghomealittleearlierthantheyhadplanned.

Astheydroveintotheirhometown,theynoticedsmoke,andtheywentofftheirusualroutetoseewhatitwas.Theyfoundahomeinflames.Marysaid,"Well,itisn'tourfire,let'sgohome.“

1..JohnandMaryhiredawomantolookaftertheirchildrenwhen________.A.thechildrenweregettingoutofcontrol.B.JohnwouldbeonabusinesstripandMarywouldgoalong,too.C.therewasacaraccident.D.theyweretootiredtodoitthemselves.

2.Ontheirwayhomethecouple__________.A.foundamurder.B.foundarobbery.C.firstnoticedsmokeandthentheyfoundahouseinfire.D.foundthattheywererunningoutofgas.BC5/33

Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontravelingholdsforme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoftenuncomfortableandeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmospherefortheobservationoflife,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslieontheroadahead.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourneymorerewarding.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeimprovedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!

1.Accordingtotheauthor,__________canonlymakethejourneymoreworthwhile.A.obstaclesB.memoriesC.additionalfascinationD.benefitA6/33

OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovidesanadditionalfascination.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevotetheirfullattentiontoobservationoflife.I'mmoreobservantwhenI'montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensatefor(填補(bǔ))themisery(痛苦)ofmovingabout.

Accordingtotheauthor,theproblemwithmostnon-travelersisthat______________.A.theyliveabusylifewithouthavingfun.B.theirattentioncenterssomuchonwork,homeandfriendsthattheydon’tobservelifewholeheartedly.C.theyconsidermoney-makingthemostimportantthing.D.theycan’tenrichtheirlifebecausetheydon’ttravelveryfar.B7/33（二）正誤判斷題因?yàn)樗嵝畔⒃谖闹斜容^清楚，能夠一一找到，所以，處理這類問(wèn)題可采取帶選題跳讀閱讀技巧，首先找出問(wèn)題或選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)或主要檢測(cè)點(diǎn)，然后略讀文章，掃描這些詞所在句子，再詳細(xì)讀這些句子。必要時(shí)，連同它們前后句子也要仔細(xì)閱讀，方便綜合考慮和確定答案。這么做能夠有依據(jù)地排除多出信息及干擾，快速抓住供解題用信息點(diǎn)，提升解題速度和準(zhǔn)確性。A:Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingis(NOT)true?B:Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?8/33

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.

PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?__________A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.D9/33

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.

Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.

Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.

Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords. B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.C.Hecanmovementotears. D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.A10/33

CongressapprovedtheRehabilitationAct(助殘法案)in1973.Thislawrequiresschoolstoprovidedisabledstudentswithopportunitiesequaltothoseforotherstudents.Amorerecentlawrequirespublicschoolstoestablishaprogramforeachchildfoundtohaveadisability.Schoolsmustwrite,andfollow,astatementcalledanI.E.P.,anindividualizededucationprogram.Ifnot,parentsmaytakelegalaction.Statesmustprovidespecialeducationservicesforfree.Teacherswiththeseskillsareingreatdemand.Therearemanywaystomeettheneedsofastudentwhohasdisabilities.Onewayistogivethestudentextratimetocompletework.Teachersmightalsopermitthestudenttotaketestsdifferentlyfromothersinclass.WhatisNOTmentionedinthearticle?A.Statesmustprovidespecialeducationserviceswithoutaskingstudentsformoney.B.Teacherswithskillstohelpdisabledstudentsareneededbadly.C.Teachersmightpreventthestudentfromtakingtestsdifferentlyfromothersinclass.D.Onewaytomeetdisabledstudents’needistogivethestudentsextratimetocompletework.C11/33

Therearemanywaystomeettheneedsofastudentwhohasdisabilities…Technologyisonewaytohelp.Therearecomputerprograms,forexample,designedfortheneedsofpeoplewithlearningdisabilities.

TherearesomeschoolsintheUnitedStatesthatteachonlystudentswithlearningdisabilities.OneisLandmarkCollegeinthenortheasternstateofVermont.Studentsattendforuptothreeyears.Itpreparesthemtocontinuetheireducationatothercolleges.ClassesatLandmarkCollegearesmall.Studentshavetheirownlearningplan,andaspecialteachertohelpthemstudy.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TherearefewwaystomeettheneedsofastudentwhohaslearningdisabilitiesB.TherearesomeschoolsintheUnitedStatesthatteachonlystudentswithlearningdisabilities.C.Computerprogramsdesignedfortheneedsofpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiesarenotavailablesofar.D.ClassesatLandmarkCollegeareverybig.B12/33（三）詞義題閱讀了解詞義題并非是單純地考查詞匯量，而是考查學(xué)生在一定上下文中識(shí)別和推測(cè)詞義能力。常見(jiàn)命題方式：A:Theword….(Line…,Para…)mostprobablyrefersto______.B:Inthispassage,…probablymeans___C:Theword“…”couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?解題方法：（1）直接定義。作者用了生詞，然后馬上就用一些簡(jiǎn)單單詞來(lái)解釋它。這種重述就是直接定義，常見(jiàn)標(biāo)志有連詞or，而且多用逗號(hào)與生詞隔開(kāi)，“referto”,“mean”等；（2）同義暗示法。作者用了一個(gè)生詞時(shí)候，普通會(huì)在下文用一個(gè)同義詞來(lái)暗示這個(gè)單詞意思；（3）反義對(duì)比法。作者經(jīng)過(guò)介紹一個(gè)生詞反義詞來(lái)告訴我們這個(gè)生詞意思。所以，表示轉(zhuǎn)折聯(lián)接詞but,unlike,while,however,onthecontrary就成了這類題目標(biāo)標(biāo)志詞；（4）事例證實(shí)法。諸如forexample,suchas之類詞組。13/33

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyear.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment. What’sthemeaningfortheword“parchment”?____________A.Theskinofyounganimals.B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.D.ThepaperofEgypt.B14/33

ThemainthingtosayabouttheweatherinBritainisthatit’sunpredictable.Forsomepeoplethisisinteresting,forothersitisirritating(煩人).Butcertainlyyoucannevertellwithcertaintyfromonedaytothenextwhattheweatherisgoingtobelike.Everymorningwhenyouwakeupisaglorioussurprise－

especiallyifyouhaveplannedtogototheseasideandyoufinditispouringrainorsnowing.Thereareweatherforecasts(預(yù)報(bào))ontheradioandTVandinthenewspaper－butonthewholenobodybelievesthem.

Theword“unpredictable”means____________.A.cannotbetoldinadvance B.cannotbeunderstoodC.cannotbepreparedforahead D.cannotbeconcludedA15/33

Weweresorrythatwehadtoasktheyoungmantoleavethejob.Itwasnotthathewasunpopularwiththeotherpeopleintheoffice.Everyonelikedhim.Norwasitthathewasincapable.Hehadplentyofabilities.Theproblemwasthatsomuchofhisworkwasunsatisfactory;itwasn’tgoodenough.Sometimeshewouldleaveajobunfinished,andnevercomebacktocompleteit.Othertimeshiswritingwouldbesoillegiblethatyoucouldn’treadit.Orhemightdisappearfromtheofficeforanhourorsowithnoexplanationofwherehehadbeen.Onceortwicehesatunoccupiedforawhile,doingnothingatall,untilsomeonenoticedhimandgavehimsomework.

Inthepassage“illegible”refersto______________.A.difficultorimpossibletoreadB.easyandreadytoreadC.easyandsmoothtowriteD.difficultorimpossibletowriteA16/33

Fortherestofthe1920s,Hitchcockworkedononefilmafteranother,inBritainandonlocationinGermany.Filmingwasoftenarough-and-ready(慌忙做成)affairandtheassistantdirectorwasrequiredtostepinandpluggaps.Acameramanwentmissing,Hitchcockbecameacameraman.Asceneneededrewriting,Hitchcockrewroteit.Someoneneededtobeinchargeofmoneywhenthefilmcrewwasonlocation,Hitchcocklookedafterthemoney.Accordingtothecontext(上下文),“stepinandpluggaps”means__________.A.takeone’splacetodosomethingB.askforone’shelpC.makeupone’smindtodosomethingD.congratulatesomeoneonsomethingA17/33

Isthereprivacybetweenhusbandandwife?OneofSonia'sfriendsmarriedatalentedChineseman,butrecentlyshebecamesoangrythatshewantedadivorce.Thereasonwasthatherhusbandhadopenedoneofherlettersandlookedthroughherpurse.Thehusbanddidn'trealizethatAmericanswouldn’ttolerateit.Hethoughtbeingacouplewaslikebeingoneperson;whycouldn'theseetheletterorthecontentsofthepurse?Truly,everyone,eventhoselivingasacouple,needsroom—notonlyinthree-dimensional(立體)space,butintheheart.

Theword“tolerate”means______________.A.getridofB.forgetC.bearD.beatC18/33

Thosetiny,littlehairsaboveoureyesthatmanywomenpaysomuchattentiontoplayaveryimportantroleinkeepingmoistureoutofoureyes.Justlikeanumbrellakeepsourbodiesdryfromtherain,ourhairyeyebrowskeepoureyesdryfromrainorsweat.Whenit'spouringrainoutsideorwhensweatdripsdownfromourforeheads,oureyebrowsdiverttheflowofwaterorsweatawayfromoureyes.

Accordingtothecontext(上下文),“moisture”refersto_______.A.iceB.boiledwaterC.rainorsweatD.softdrinkC19/33

StillJohndroveupandstoppedandtheywerebothhorror-strickentoseethewholehouseinflames.Awomanonthelawnwasscreaming,"Thechildren!Getthechildren!"Johngrabbedherbytheshouldersaying,"Telluswherethechildrenare!""Inthebasement,"sobbedthewoman,"downthehallandtotheleft.“

Whatdoes“horror-stricken”mean__________.A.greatlyfrightenedB.deeplymovedC.highlypraisedD.completelysurprisedA20/33（四）主旨題：主要目標(biāo)是了解文章所敘述主題思想以及作者寫作意圖。常見(jiàn)命題方式：A:Whatisthegeneraltopicofthepassage?

B:Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.

C:Themainideaofthispassageis______. D:Whatisthepassageabout? E:Whatdoesthispassagemainlydiscuss? 這類問(wèn)題選擇答案時(shí)切忌過(guò)于詳細(xì)，不能選擇概括全篇文章中某一段落主題、或是某個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)選項(xiàng)；另外也不要選擇過(guò)于籠統(tǒng)答案，致使選項(xiàng)中包含內(nèi)容超越了文章主題。最基本方法是找各個(gè)段落主題句。主題句通常在一段開(kāi)頭或者結(jié)尾部分。所以解答主旨題時(shí)，應(yīng)該多關(guān)注一個(gè)段落兩頭。當(dāng)然，有時(shí)候主題句藏在一段中間，甚至壓根兒就沒(méi)有主題句。21/33

Americansinbusinessarelikepeoplewhoareinbusinessanywhere,theyhavealanguageoftheirown.Onesuchthingis"getyouracttogether".Whenthingsgowronginabusiness,anemployermaygetangry,hemayshout"getyouracttogether"."Gettingyouracttogether"isgettingorganized.Inbusinessitusuallymeansdevelopingacalmandorderlyplanofaction.Itisdifficulttotellexactlywherethesayingbegan.Butitisprobablethatitwasinthetheaterormovieindustry.Perhapsoneoftheactorswasnervousandmadealotofmistakes.Thedirectormayhavesaid"Calmdownnow,getyouracttogether."WordexpertJamesRogersaystheexpressionwascommonbythelate1970s.AnotherexpressionusedbyAmericanbusinesspeopleis"cuttothechase"…

Thepassageismainlyabout______________.A.AmericanbusinessworldB.movielanguageC.AmericanbusinesslanguageD.AmericanbusinessmenC22/33

OnFebruary14thmanypeopleintheworldcelebrateanunusualholiday,St.Valentine’sDay,aspecialdayforlovers.TheoriginofthisholidayisuncertainbutaccordingtoonestoryitgetsitsnamefromaChristiannamedValentinewholivedinRomeduringthe3rdcenturyA.D.HisjobwastoperformmarriagesforChristiancouples.UnfortunatelytheEmperorofRomedidn’tallowChristianmarriages.Sotheyhadtobeperformedinsecret.FinallyValentinewasarrestedandputintoprison.Whilehewasinprisonhefellinlovewiththedaughteroftheprisonguard.AfteroneyeartheEmperorofferedtoreleaseValentineifhewouldstopperformingChristianmarriages.ValentinerefusedandsohewaskilledinFebruary,270A.D.BeforeherwaskilledValentinesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.Hesignedtheletter“fromyourValentine”.ThatwasthefirstValentine.TodayValentinesarecardsusuallyredandshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritteninthem.OnValentine’sDaytensofmillionsofpeoplesendandreceiveValentines.Whetheritisanexpensiveheart-shapedboxofchocolatesfromasecretadmirerorasimplehand-madecardfromachild,aValentineisaveryspecialmessageoflove.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.aspecialholiday B.onepossibleoriginofSt.Valentine’sDayC.thelovestoryofaChristiancalledValentine D.whatisValentinetodayB23/33

IfyouarelikemostlearnersofEnglish,youprobablydonotspendmuchtimereadingEnglish.Youarelikelytobeawareofanurgentneedtoimproveyourspeakingandlisteningskills,increaseyourvocabularyandimproveyourgrammar.Becauseoftheseseeminglymoreurgent(緊急)needs,readingskillsimprovementisoftenputatthebottomofthelistofthingstodotoimproveyourEnglishability.YoumayalsotellyourselfthatyoudonotneedtospendextratimeonreadingimprovementbecauseyoudoreadinginEnglishaspartofyourschoolworkorjob.Puttingoffreadingimprovementwiththistypeofreasoningisoneofthebiggestmistakesyoucanmakeinyourlanguage-learningplanning.

Thepurposeofreadingpracticeisfarmorethanjustimprovingreadingcomprehension.ThroughreadingyourcanimproveyourEnglishabilityinsomanyways.Bycomingintocontactwithnewwordsandbeingabletounderstandtheirmeaning,youareabletoincreaseyourwordpower.Thesameistrueforidioms.Throughrepeatedcontactwithnewandnot-so-familiarsentenceconstruction,youimproveyourunderstandingofgrammar.Withthisincreaseinknowledgeanduseofvocabulary,idioms,andgrammar,yourwritingabilitywillimprove,yourspeakingabilitywillimprove,andevenyourlisteningcomprehensionwillimprove,too.

Thebesttitleforthepassageis______________.A.“ThePurposeofReading”B.“TheImportanceofReading”C.“TheImportanceofLanguageAbility”D.“TheImprovementofReadingAbility”B24/33

推理判斷題：考試重頭戲，20個(gè)題中常有6-8個(gè)，著重考查學(xué)生歸納概括、邏輯推理等綜合能力。

以原文內(nèi)容為前提，據(jù)作者觀點(diǎn)理論（非考生觀點(diǎn)），客觀地對(duì)文中未顯著說(shuō)明現(xiàn)象或事例給予合理邏輯推斷，做出一定解釋。推理判斷型

透過(guò)現(xiàn)象看本質(zhì)，領(lǐng)悟作者思想傾向、觀點(diǎn)、立場(chǎng)、語(yǔ)氣及態(tài)度等。25/33推理判斷題（做題要領(lǐng)）

既要求學(xué)生透過(guò)文章表面文字信息推測(cè)文章隱含意思，又要求學(xué)生對(duì)作者態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)發(fā)展作正確推理判斷，力爭(zhēng)從作者角度去考慮，不要固守自己看法或觀點(diǎn)。26/33推理判斷型常見(jiàn)命題方式有：Thepassageimplies(暗示)

that_______.Wecanconclude(得出結(jié)論)

fromthepassagethat_____.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred

(推論)?Whatisthetone(語(yǔ)氣)

oftheauthor?Whatisthepurpose(目標(biāo))

ofthispassage?Thepassageisintendedto_____.Wherewouldthispassagemostprobablyappear?

27/33

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年紀(jì)念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreement…Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury...Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.

Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.

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AstoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafterhavingfoughtinVietnam.HecalledhisparentsfromSanFrancisco."MomandDad,I'mcominghome,butI'veafavortoask.Ihaveafriend.I'dliketobringhimhomewithme.""Sure,"theyreplied,"we'dlovetomeethim.""There'ssomethingyoushouldknow,"thesoncontinued,"hewasinjuredprettybadlyinthefighting.Hesteppedonalandmine(地雷)andlostanarmandaleg.Hehasnowhereelsetogo,andIwanthimtolivewithus.""We'resorrytohearthat,son.But,maybewecanhelphimfindsomewheretolive.""No,MomandDad,Iwanthimtolivewithus.""Son,"saidthefather,"youdon'tknowwhatyou'reasking.Someonewithsuchahandicapwouldbeaterribleburdentous.Wehaveourownlivestolive,andwecan'tletsomethinglikethisinterferewithourlives.Ithinkyoushouldjustcomehomeandforgetaboutthisguy.He'llfindawaytoliveonhisown."Atthatpoint,thesonhungupthephone.Theparentsheardnothingmorefromhim.Afewdayslater,however,theyreceivedacallfromtheSanFranciscopolice.Theirsonhaddiedafterfallingfromabuilding.Thepolicebelievedhehadkilledhimself.Thegrief-stricken(悲痛欲絕)parentsflewtoSanFranciscoandweretakentothecitymorgue(太平間)toidentifythebodyoftheirson.Theyrecognizedhim,buttotheirhorrortheyalsodiscoveredsomethingtheydidn'tknow,theirsonhadonlyonearmandoneleg.

Thesonkilledhimselfbecause______________.A.hewasunabletofindajob.B.hisfather’swordsgreatlydisappointedhimandhedidn’twanttobeaburdentohisparents.C.hisparentsdidn’tagreetohisplan.D.hehadlosteverythinginVietnam.B29/33

Peoplehavebeentalkingabouthealthforalongtimebecausepeopleknowtheimportanceofit.People’sunderstandingofhealthalsobecomesdeeperwiththeprogressinscientificresearch.Recentlytheterm"health"hascometohaveawidermeaningthanitusedto.Itnolongermeansjusttheabsenceofillness.Today,healthmeansthewell-beingofyourbody,yourmindandyourrelationshipwithotherpeople.Thisnewconceptofhealthiscloselyrelatedtoanotherterm－qualityoflife.Qualityoflifeisthedegreeofoverallsatisfactionthatapersongetsfromlife.Whyhastheemphasis(重心)ofhealthshiftedfromtheabsenceofdiseasetoabroaderfocusonthequalityofaperson'slife?Onereasonforthishastodowiththelengthandconditionsoflifethatpeoplecannowexpect.Medic