Question

【題目】For the Travel section, 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(貴族) at leisure, seascapes and so on.

Madrid: Guitars

Walking into one the 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(工匠) 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?

A. The popularity of Hungarian peppers.

B. The difficult 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?

A. Brussels.B. Budapest.C. Lisbon. D. Madrid.

【3】What’s the similarity of the four items?

A. They’re all treasures of a city.

B. They all date back several centuries.

C. Their production processes are all painstaking.

D. They all win popularity in most European countries.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文,介紹了歐洲四個(gè)城市獨(dú)具特色的傳統(tǒng)珍寶。

【1】D 推理判斷題。由Budapest: Paprika(紅辣椒)部分中的內(nèi)容可知，處理布達(dá)佩斯的紅辣椒曾被認(rèn)為對(duì)媽媽來說很危險(xiǎn),如果剛工作完回家的女人摸了自己的孩子,那就可能灼傷孩子，因而只有年長者和未婚者才被允許做分離紅辣椒表皮與果肉的細(xì)活。由此可推知，此處強(qiáng)調(diào)了布達(dá)佩斯紅辣椒辣的程度。故選D。

【2】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀文章可知,只有Lisbon: Tiles(瓷磚)部分詳細(xì)描述了因?yàn)榇纱u而變得美輪美奐的城市，只有美輪美奐的城市才適合拍電影，故選C。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段For the Travel section, writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.可知，在歐洲版10月19日旅游板塊，作者與編輯精選了十二個(gè)城市的獨(dú)特珍寶。而文中精選的這四個(gè)都是所在城市的瑰寶，故選A。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

細(xì)節(jié)題的破解一般采用尋讀法，即先看試題，再讀文章。對(duì)有關(guān)信息進(jìn)行快速定位，再將相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行整合、甄別、分析、對(duì)比，有根有據(jù)地排除干擾項(xiàng)，選出正確答案。此法加強(qiáng)了閱讀的針對(duì)性，提高了做題的準(zhǔn)確率，節(jié)省了寶貴的時(shí)間。尋讀法還特別適用于對(duì)圖形表格類題材的理解。做此類型的題目還要特別注意句子的邏輯關(guān)系。英語中有許多功能詞，如：表因果關(guān)系的because, since, as等；表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的but, however ,on the contrary, on the other hand等等。比如第22小題C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀文章可知,只有Lisbon: Tiles(瓷磚)部分詳細(xì)描述了因?yàn)榇纱u而變得美輪美奐的城市 第23小題．A。本文分別介紹了布魯塞爾的巧克力、布達(dá)佩斯的紅辣椒、里斯本的瓷磚和馬德里的吉他,每一樣?xùn)|西都是這個(gè)城市獨(dú)特的珍寶。故選C。