[答案] A

3．In the author's opinion, what makes the photo so alive? A．The rich color of the landscape. B．The perfect positioning of the camera. C．The woman's existence in the photo. D．The soft sunlight that summer day.

[解析] 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.”可知，正因为这位女士身处其中，才让照片如此有活力。故选C。

[答案] C

4．The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand __________.

A．the need to be close to nature B．the importance of private space C．the joy of the vacation in Italy D．the shared passion for beauty

[解析] 推理判断题。根据第六段第二句可知，这张照片的意义可能在于，它提醒我们，人们都热爱美好的东西，都有分享快乐的渴望。D选项中shared passion对应文中的common desire，故选D。

[答案] D

5．The passage can be seen as the author's reflections upon __________.

A．a particular life experience B．the pleasure of traveling C．the art of photography

D．a lost friendship

[解析] 推理判断题。作者通过讲述旅途中的一次经历，告诉我们：人们对生活中美好的东西有着共同的渴望。故选A项“一次特殊的人生经历”。

[答案] A

B

(2018·安徽重点高中高三第一次联考)I had the honour of being elected chief of my tribe (部落). With the title came great responsibility. It was my job to make peace with the Maori Tamaki tribe, whose village we visited. Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying, sticking eyes and much noise of sticks. They laid a palm leaf on the ground and, as head, I was forced to accept this peace offering by picking it up, then touching noses with their chief. “Kia ora，” he said, welcoming us into the woodland home of his people.

My “tribe” was my New Zealand coach tour group, who had forced me into being their leader. We'd been warned that the ceremony was a serious occasion and that to laugh or even smile would be considered rude to the Tamaki. After that it was non－stop fun as they demonstrated their ancient customs and I received instruction in performing the haka, the war dance immortalized (使不朽) by the All Blacks rugby team.

Then they pulled our dinner of lamb, beef and vegetables out of the ground. It had been slow－cooked in the heat just below the surface in the geothermal (地热的) area of North Island, a Maori tradition known as a hangi that goes back an extremely long period of time.

Obviously, this form of it is put on for tourists but it was hugely enjoyable. The journey back to the hotel was alone worth the effort, our elder Maori driver being deserving of his own television show. “The

wheels on the bus go round and round，” he got us singing, while he circuited a roundabout three times.

A couple of days from the end of our trip, there was still something missing, a New Zealand icon I wanted to see to make my grand tour complete. Riding over a ridge, there it was—Aotearoa. The Maori name for New Zealand translates as “the land of the long white cloud”. Can I say “Kia ora, Aotearoa？” You bet I can.

语篇解读：本文为记叙文，作者讲述了他去新西兰旅游时接触到的的毛利文化。

6．How were the visitors greeted in the tribe? A．The soldiers made a palm leaf road. B．The soldiers touched their noses. C．The soldiers shook sticks fiercely. D．The soldiers made noise with shut eyes.

[解析] 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying, sticking eyes and much noise of sticks. They laid a palm leaf on the ground and”可知，毛利部落的勇士们从独木舟上跳下来，用狂热的叫喊、瞪大的眼睛和巨大的棍棒晃动声将作者一行人镇住了，他们还在地面上放置一片棕榈叶。这些都是毛利人对游客表示欢迎的方式。故选C。

[答案] C

7．Which refers to the Maori cooking custom? A．Kia ora. C．Hangi.

B．Haka. D．Tamaki.

[解析] 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Then they pulled our dinner of lamb, beef and vegetables out of the ground. It had been slow－

cooked in the heat... a Maori tradition known as a hangi”可知，在地下土炉中烹制食物是毛利饮食传统，这被称为hangi。

[答案] C

8．What does the author think of the driver? A．He was good at singing. B．He made the journey memorable. C．He was not familiar with the road. D．He performed well on a TV show.

[解析] 推理判断题。根据第四段的“The journey back to the hotel was alone worth the effort, our elder Maori driver being deserving of his own television show...”可知，作者一行人的回宾馆之旅让他们难忘：有表演天赋的毛利老司机让作者他们一路欢歌，故选B。

[答案] B

9．What is the best title for the text? A．A taste of Maori culture B．Hello, New Zealand

C．The honour of being a tribe chief D．The best of New Zealand

[解析] 主旨要义题。作者作为赴新西兰的旅游团的队长，在旅游中有幸接触毛利文化，这给作者留下了深刻的印象，故A项“体验毛利文化”作标题最佳。

[答案] A Ⅳ.语法填空

(2018·河北石家庄二中月考)Chinese are the first people to have tea. One thousand and two hundred years ago, Lu Yu wrote a book called “The Classic of Tea”， 1.____________ is honored as “The Bible of Tea”.