Unit 1 Art

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Best of British: Service Stations

Brockholes Nature Reserve Services

M6，PRESTON

“Our service station is different from any other service station you're going to stop at on any of the motorways in the UK，” says manager Alan Right.

He's not lying.Brockholes is distinctive in that the whole facility floats on a 4,000-foot pontoon (浮码头) in the middle of a lake.

What's more，there's a bakery on site—so you can reward yourself with the “cake of the week” after a walk.

Gloucester Services

M4，BROOK THORPE

Ordinarily，the most you can expect of service-station food is a fast-food burger，or sugar-filled packaged goods.

Not so at Gloucester Services.Located in a county known for its agriculture，this service station puts local produce at the fore(在前面)．The farm shop offers regional cheeses and the café serves up some of the best home-made cake around.

Cairn Lodge Services

M74，DOUGLAS

This was recently named the cheapest service station in the country，and that's not even the best thing about it; next to the station is an authentic ancient fortress (城堡)．

Douglas Castle is small and largely in ruins，but wandering around it makes for an enjoyable way to stretch your legs.

The service station was privately owned until 2014，when it was acquired by Westmorland.The company has made a point of ensuring the food is to its trademark first-rate standard.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park Service Station

M1，YORKSHIRE

This station could beat some of the nation's best galleries，and—since you're

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already driving somewhere—you don't even have to go out of your way to see it.

The 500 acres of carefully managed parkland are home to open-air displays from some of the world's finest artists.Walk along the trails and you'll come across breathtaking sculptures，and splendid views.

[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了英国四个有名的服务区。 1．Why is Brockholes Nature Reserve Services unique? A．It serves tasty cake. B．It is surrounded by water. C．It is the cheapest of its kind. D．It offers breathtaking scenery.

解析：细节理解题。根据Brockholes Nature Reserve Services介绍中的Our service station is different from any other service station和He's not lying.Brockholes is distinctive in that the whole facility floats on a 4,000-foot pontoon(浮码头) in the middle of a lake可知，这一服务区最显著的特色是其建在湖中的浮码头上。

答案：B

2．How is the food served at Gloucester Services? A．It is fast food. B．It lacks variety. C．Most of it tastes sweet.

D．Most of it is from the markets nearby.

解析：细节理解题。根据Gloucester Services介绍中的this service station puts local produce at the fore和regional可知，该服务区的食品以当地的食材制作的为主。

答案：D

3．Where can you enjoy the view of an ancient building? A．Gloucester Services. B．Cairn Lodge Services.

C．Brockholes Nature Reserve Services. D．Yorkshire Sculpture Park Service Station.

解析：细节理解题。根据Cairn Lodge Services介绍中的next to the station is an authentic ancient fortress (城堡)可知答案。

答案：B

B

I was born on the 17th of November 1828, in the village of Nam Ping, which is about four miles southwest of the Portuguese Colony (殖民地) of Macao, and is located

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on Pedro Island lying west of Macao, from which it is separated by a channel of half a mile wide.

As early as 1834, an English lady, Mrs. Gutzlaff, wife of a missionary to China, came to Macao. Supported by the Ladies' Association in London for the promotion of female education in India and the East, she immediately took up the work of starting a girls' school for Chinese girls, which was soon followed by the opening of a boys' school.

Mrs. Gutzlaff's comprador (买办) happened to come from my village and was actually my father's friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaff's school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admitted into the school. It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed. Most certainly such a step would have been more suitable for Chinese public opinion, taste, and the wants of the country than to allow me to attend an English school. Moreover, a Chinese belief is the only avenue in China that leads to political promotion, influence, power and wealth. I can only guess that as foreign communication with China was just beginning to grow, my parents hoped that it might be worthwhile to put one of their sons to learn English. In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world. I am wondering if that influenced my parents to put me into Mrs.Gutzlaff's School. As to what other sequences it has eventually brought about in my later life, they were entirely left in the hands of God.

[语篇解读] 本文主要讲述了作者在澳门就读于一所外国人开办的男子学校的故事。 4．How was the author admitted to Mrs. Gutzlaff's school? A．Through his father's request. B．Through his father's friend's help. C．Through his own efforts to exams. D．Through Mrs. Gutzlaff's influence.

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs.Gutzlaff's school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admitted into the school.”可知，作者是通过父亲的朋友的影响和帮助才上的Mrs.Gutzlaff的学校。

答案：B

5．Why did the author's parents put him into an English school?

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A．It met with Chinese public opinion. B．An English school was more influential. C．He could become a successful interpreter. D．Foreign trade with China was developing fast.

解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的倒数第三句“In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world.”可知，作者的父母让他上英语学校可能是因为想让他做一名翻译，以后能在外贸和外交环境中有一定的工作优势。

答案：C

6．What did the author think of his parents' decision to put him into an English school?

A．It was skeptical. C．It was thoughtful.

B．It was wonderful. D．It was mysterious.

解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段的第三句“It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school，instead of a traditional Confucian school，where my big brother was placed.”可知，作者至今还不太明白家人把他送到英语学校读书的原因。

答案：D

7．What does the underlined word “sequences” in the last sentence probably mean?

A．Results. C．Tricks.

B．Order. D．Progress.

解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“it has eventually brought about in my later life，they were entirely left in the hands of God.”可知，上了这个英语学校之后的事情，都不是父母所能掌控的，由此可推知，此处讲的是这件事的后果。

答案：A Ⅱ.阅读七选五

Do People Need Small Talk to Be Happy?

Psychologists (心理学家) have long said that connecting with others is an important part of happiness, but just how much conversation we require is under examination. In one study，researchers found that small talk made up only 10% of their conversation related to happiness. 1 Scientists believe that small talk could promote bonding. Late last year, Princeton researchers reported that small talk keeps closeness with loved ones, and isn't merely the stuff of awkward exchanges

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