11.Ireland has had a very difficult history.The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland.For hundreds of years,the Irish people fought against the English.Finally,in 1921.The British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland.The result is that today there are two"Irelands".Northern Ireland.In the north,is part of the United Kingdom.The republic of Ireland,In the south,Is an independent country.
In the 1840s the main crop,potatoes was affected by disease and about 750,000people died of hunger.This,and a shortage (短缺) of work,forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA,the UK,Australia and Canada.As a result of these problems,the population fell from 8.2million in 1841to 6.6million in 1851.
For many years,the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.Today,many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices.Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside,where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly,Oscar Wilde,a famous Irish writer,once said that the Irish were"the greatest talkers since the Greeks",Since independence,Ireland has revived(復(fù)興) its own culture of music,language,literature and singing.Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments.Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin,whistles,etc.

63.What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?D
A.how the Irish fought against the English.
B.how Ireland gained independence.
C.how English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.
D.how two"Irelands"came into being.
64.We learn from the text that in IrelandA.
A.food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population
B.people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside
C.it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker
D.different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments
65.What can be the best title for the text?C
A.life in Ireland             B.A Very difficult history
C.Ireland,past and present   D.the independence of Ireland.

分析 本文從地理狀況、人口發(fā)展、經(jīng)濟(jì)情況以及社會(huì)生活等方面介紹了愛爾蘭共和國,讓我們對(duì)這個(gè)美麗的國家有更進(jìn)一步的了解.

解答 63.D.推斷題:通讀第一段可知,本段介紹了愛爾蘭共和國(The Republic of Ireland),及北愛爾蘭(Northern Ireland)的由來,故選D.
64.A.細(xì)節(jié)題:通讀第二段可知,十九世紀(jì)四十年代,由于主要農(nóng)作物土豆受病害影響及本國工作機(jī)會(huì)缺乏,大量愛爾蘭人移往其它國家,使愛爾蘭人口下降,故A項(xiàng)正確.B項(xiàng)中人們移往城市并非是由于農(nóng)村缺少工作機(jī)會(huì);C項(xiàng)在文章中并沒有對(duì)比城市和鄉(xiāng)村生活的難易;D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤在于all,并非全部的愛爾蘭歌謠都使用樂器.故選A.
65.C.總結(jié)題:通讀全文可知,本文從地理狀況、人口發(fā)展、經(jīng)濟(jì)情況以及社會(huì)生活等方面介紹了愛爾蘭共和國的過去及現(xiàn)在,故C項(xiàng)最為全面,故選C.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 關(guān)于介紹類閱讀中的一些生詞,考生要學(xué)會(huì)略過某些對(duì)閱讀影響不大的詞.如果必須要弄清它的意思,則可以根據(jù)詞形進(jìn)行判斷,或者從該詞在句子中的功用以及與其他詞語之間的關(guān)系猜測生詞的意思.也可根據(jù)上下文和其他詞語的按時(shí)猜測生詞的含義.

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