Passage 1

　　【語篇導(dǎo)讀】文章介紹了蘋果節(jié)舉辦的時(shí)間、項(xiàng)目及地點(diǎn)。重點(diǎn)提到蘋果節(jié)上種類豐富的蘋果品種和有關(guān)蘋果種植的相關(guān)知識(shí),特別指出可以與蘋果種植專家進(jìn)行討論等。再加上孩子們喜歡的以蘋果為主題的趣味游戲,可以說,對(duì)于那些對(duì)蘋果及蘋果種植感興趣的人極具吸引力。

　　1.What can people do at the apple events?

　　A.Attend experts’ lectures.

　　B.Visit fruit-loving families.

　　C.Plant fruit trees in an orchard.

　　D.Taste many kinds of apples.

　　答案　D

　　解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句“Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see,and often taste,a wide variety of apples.”可知,在蘋果節(jié)的活動(dòng)中,人們可以品嘗到各種蘋果。故選D項(xiàng)。

　　2.What can we learn about Decio?

　　A.It is a new variety.

　　B.It has a strange look.

　　C.It is rarely seen now.

　　D.It has a special taste.

　　答案　C

　　解析　推理判斷題。由第二段第二句中的“it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence,such as Decio which was grown by the Romans.”可推知,Decio是以前由羅馬人種植的一種蘋果,現(xiàn)在的人們能夠看到這種蘋果就算是大開眼界了。由此推知現(xiàn)在Decio蘋果非常罕見。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　3.What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?

　　A.A practical idea. B.A vain hope.

　　C.A brilliant plan. D.A selfish desire.

　　答案　B

　　解析　詞義猜測(cè)題。由第三段第二句可知,Orleans Reinette果品上佳,但是對(duì)溫度、環(huán)境、土壤的要求很高,因此,對(duì)大多數(shù)喜歡種植該蘋果的愛好者來說是a pipe dream (白日夢(mèng))。

　　4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

　　A.To show how to grow apples.

　　B.To introduce an apple festival.

　　C.To help people select apples.

　　D.To promote apple research.

　　答案　B

　　解析　主旨大意題。通讀全篇,文章主要介紹一個(gè)關(guān)于蘋果的節(jié)日——蘋果節(jié)。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　【長(zhǎng)難句分析】Although it doesn’t taste of anything special,it’s still worth a try,as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的)Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.

　　盡管品起來沒有特別之處,它值得一試,正如多疙瘩的貓頭蘋果一樣,它比其他的東西更令人好奇。

　　本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。Although引導(dǎo)的是讓步狀語從句,主句是it’s still worth a try,as引導(dǎo)的是方式狀語從句。

Passage 2

　　【語篇導(dǎo)讀】文章主要介紹了一種由Ehud Shabtai改裝的最新導(dǎo)航系統(tǒng)。

　　1.What did Shabtai do when he found his girlfriend’s gift out of date?

　　A.He improved it.

　　B.He took it apart.

　　C.He put it away.

　　D.He used it anyway.

　　答案　A

　　解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“Shabtai,a coding enthusiast,had an immediate reaction to reinvent.”可知,他立刻對(duì)GPS進(jìn)行了改進(jìn)。

　　2.What sets Waze Mobile apart from traditional navigation apps?

　　A.It has the most users.

　　B.It can indicate directions.

　　C.It reports road conditions in real time.

　　D.Most users help edit its words.

　　答案　C

　　解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的“Unlike traditional navigation apps that simply show directions,Waze asks its users to report accidents and other road conditions in real time,so other users can avoid the traffic by using an alternative route.”可知,Waze Mobile 要求使用者隨時(shí)報(bào)道路況,這是與其他傳統(tǒng)導(dǎo)航不同的地方。

　　3.What does the underlined word “perpetually” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

　　A.Difficultly. B.Carefully.

　　C.Greatly. D.Constantly.

　　答案　D

　　解析　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章第六段中的“he grounded the app in software that could be perpetually updated by users,anywhere and anytime.”可知,用戶們可以隨時(shí)隨地更新軟件,所以可以猜出perpetually意為“不斷地”。

　　4.What is mainly talked about in the text?

　　A.The rise of carpooling.

　　B.An advanced navigation app.

　　C.The development of Google.

　　D.Traffic problems in the world.

　　答案　B

　　解析　主旨大意題。通讀整篇文章可知,文章主要介紹了一種先進(jìn)的導(dǎo)航程序。

　　【長(zhǎng)難句分析】Unlike traditional navigation apps that simply show directions,Waze asks its users to report accidents and other road conditions in real time,so other users can avoid the traffic by using an alternative route.

　　與只顯示方向的傳統(tǒng)導(dǎo)航應(yīng)用程序不同,Waze要求用戶實(shí)時(shí)報(bào)告交通事故和其他道路狀況,這樣其他用戶就可以選擇路線來避免交通堵塞。

　　本句總體上是一個(gè)并列句。Unilke...引導(dǎo)的結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語,其中that引導(dǎo)的是定語從句。