例如:
On February 3rd,1949,New York Harbor(港) was an exciting place.Many people were there to greet a ship from France.On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars(火车车厢) filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America.These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train (Merci,a French word meaning "thank you").
After world War Ⅱ(二战),a lot of factories,roads and farms in France had been destroyed.Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat.In the winter of 1947,a train was sent across the United States,stopping in cities and towns along the way.At every stop,people gave whatever they could.Factories gave clothing and medicine.Farmers gave food.Families gave money.Even school children gave away their pocket money(零用钱).All the things were then taken to France by ship.
By 1949,the French had begun to recover(恢复) from the war.The Merci Train was their way of saying "thank you" to America.French people had filled the boxcars with gifts.Most of them were personal,like hand-made toys,children's drawings,or postcards.But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts.On each car,the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces,with an American eagle on the front.The boxcars were taken to each state of America,where they were warmly greeted.
Now many of the states still keep their boxcars.Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums.The Merci Train came out of the war,but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace(和平).
阅读短文,根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
( ) 1.Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd,1949 to ________.
A.welcome the Merci Train
B.meet their families
C.have a big party
D.start a trip by ship
( ) 2.In 1947,a train stopped in cities across America in order to ________.
A.give away clothing and food
B.get more soldiers for the war
C.collect things to help French people
D.show exhibitions from the museums
( ) 3.The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 3 refers to(指) ________.
A.the American people
B.the French people
C.the boxcars
D.the gifts
( ) 4.The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because _______.
A.they thought France was stronger than America
B.it could show the friendship between the two countries
C.the boxcars would be more beautiful
D.they were very good at painting pictures
( ) 5.The passage is mainly about _______.
A.the story of the Merci Train
B.American museums where the boxcars are kept
C.gifts that American people liked
D.World War Ⅱ
答案解析
1.A 根据第一段内容我们可知许多人来到 New York Harbor 的目的是为了欢迎来自法国的 Merci Train,故正确答案为 A。
2.C 根据“At every stop,people gave whatever they could... All the things were then taken to France by ship.”可以推测出正确答案为 C。
3.D 根据第三段第三句和第四句的 personal,like hand-made toys...”可知 them 指代的是 gifts,故正确答案为 D。
4.B 根据“...the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces,...where they were warmly greeted.”可以推测出正确答案为 B。
5.A 通过文章内容我们可知整篇文章都是围绕 Merci Train 来写的,故正确答案为 A。
(五)社会万象
在中考阅读理解中,本话题包括的题材很多,它们来自生活,来自社会,针对这些题材要求抓住关键的句子和一些与考查内容有关的问题所在,这样便于我们解题时“顺藤摸瓜”,找出问题的答案。这种题型一般是对文章理解能力的考查,抓住文章的关键句和关键词是非常重要的。
解题思路:看清题干,明确把握问题指向,带着问题读文章,避免“回视”现象,提高做题的速度,提高解题质量。
例如:
In most cultures,when you meet people you know for the first time during a day,it is usual to greet them.Once a young woman from England went to Hong Kong to work.When she first arrived,she knew little about the Chinese culture of language.On her way to school one day,she went to a bank to get some money.To her surprise,the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch.She was surprised at such a question because in the British culture it would mean an invitation to lunch.Between unmarried young people it can also mean the young man's interest in dating the girl.Since this bank clerk was a stranger to the British woman,she was very puzzled,and quickly answered that she had eaten already.After this she went on to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question.
By now she understood that it could not be an invitation but was puzzled as to why they asked it.In the following days she was asked the same question again and again and she spent many hours trying to work out why so many people kept asking her this.At last she thought that these people must be concerned about(关心) her health.She was rather thin at the time,and she thought they must be worrying that she was not eating well!
In fact the question like that has no real meaning at all — it is only a greeting.
根据短文内容,判断句子的正误,正确的在括号内写“T”,错误的写“F”。
( ) 1.The young British woman went to Hong Kong for work.
( ) 2.The British woman went to the bank to get some money.
( ) 3.The bank clerk invited the young British woman to lunch.
( ) 4.The teacher's question made the British woman happy.
( ) 5.In fact the young British woman didn't know much about Chinese culture.
答案解析
1.T 根据“Once a young woman from England...”可知这年轻英国妇女是来香港工作的,故此句表述是正确的。
2.T 根据“...she went to a bank to get some money.”可知此句表述是正确的。
3.F 通过本文最后一句我们可以了解到,在中国问别人“吃了吗”是表问候,而不一定是真正的想请人吃饭。故此句的错误的。
4.F 根据“After this she went on to school and was even more surprised...”可知此句表述是错误的。
5.T 根据文章内容我们知道,这位英国妇女对中国文化不是很了解,所以对“if she had had her lunch”产生困惑。
当然,中考英语阅读理解题的材料远不止这些种类,但只要运用了上面的基本的解题技巧,也能把这个题型做得很好。
实战练习
一
My brother,Henry,has a good job at a bank.I couldn't believe him when he told me that he had decided to give it up.Though I tried to make him change his mind,I failed completely.
"You should reconsider your decision," I said,"You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future.You might become a bank manager by the time you are thirty-five."
"I know," Henry answered,"I have got no complaints with the bank.It is a pleasant job.The bank manager told me my future was good."
"Then why do you want to leave?" I asked.
"It's the money," Henry said.
"But you are getting a good salary." I answered.
"I don't mean that," Henry said,"What do I do in the bank? Well,at the moment all I do is to count money.I found it very depressing."
"What is depressing about counting money?" I asked.
"You don't understand," Henry answered,"I enjoying counting my own money,but I hate counting other people's!"
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
( ) 1.The writer wants to know ________.
A.what his brother does at the bank.
B.how long his brother has worked at the bank
C.why his brother has decided to leave the bank
D.when his brother will become a bank manager
( ) 2.His brother does not enjoy ________.
A.working in pleasant conditions
B.keeping happy hours
C.counting his own money
D.counting other people's money
( ) 3.You should reconsider your decision.Here the word "reconsider" means "________".
A.think of
B.think
C.think over again
D.think better of
( ) 4.From the writer's words we know the bank pays his brother ________ for his work.
A.a good salary
B.as much money as the manager's
C.no money
D.not much money
( ) 5.The best title for this story is _______.
A.A Good Job
B.The Wonderful Future
C.Money Problem
D.Change In Mind
答案:
1.C Henry 在银行工作,有丰厚的待遇和美好的未来,“我”想知道他为什么还要辞职。
2.D 从最后一句 hate(讨厌) 可知他不喜欢替别人数钱。
3.C 从构词法可知 re 表重复,“再考虑一下”自己的决定,现在待遇不错,前途也光明,放弃很可惜。
4.A 由文中“But you are getting a good salary”可知。
5.C “钱的烦恼”一方面自己薪水很高,但每天又忙着替别人数钱而不是替自己数钱,给他的兄弟带来心理的不平衡,这些钱不是他自己的。
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