1) Since 1777, the U.S. flag has changed its design ___________ .
(A) twice
(B) 3 times
(C) 5 times
(D) more than 5 times
2) In 1912, before July 4, the U. S. flag had ___________ .
(A) 15 stars
(B) 20 stars
(C) 46 stars
(D) 48 stars
3) The 49th and 50th states to join the U.S.A. were, in their correct order, ___________ .
(A) Alaska and Hawaii
(B) Hawaii and Alaska
(C) New Mexico and Arizona
(D) Arizona and New Mexico
4) Congress decided in 1818 that the U.S. flag should have 13 stripes because ___________ .
(A) since 1777 it had always had 13 stripes
(B) since 1777 it had always had more than 13 stripes.
(C) In 1818 there were only 13 states in the Union of the U.S.A.
(D) At the founding of the Union of the U.S.A. there had been only 13 states.
問題(1)要求回答美國國旗圖案自1777年以來變化了幾次。回答這樣的題目須把文中所有提及1777年以來美國國旗變更次數(shù)的關(guān)鍵詞語劃出:1795;July 4, 1818; since 1912; a year earlier the 49th; July 4, 1960
文中似乎只提及5處,但是文內(nèi)又提到1818年時(shí)為20顆星,以后每加入一個州增加一顆星,從文中又可看出1912年增加的是第47和48顆星。從第20顆星到47顆星之間必然還有若干次變動,因此答案應(yīng)為(D),即:變動次數(shù)為5次以上。
問題(2)提問的是1912年7月4日以前的情況。由于新墨西哥和亞里桑那于1912年7月4日加入聯(lián)邦,國旗上星的數(shù)目增至48顆。因此,1912年7月4日以前國旗上的星數(shù)應(yīng)為46顆。正確答案為(C)。
問題(3)的答案為(A)。其根據(jù)為The 50th star had been added for Hawaii, a year earlier the 49th, for Alaska.
問題(4)的答案為(D),其根據(jù)是symbolizing the 13 original states
二、 當(dāng)問題要求對某一事實(shí)作出正誤判斷或詢問文中是否提到某一事實(shí)時(shí),我們應(yīng)先把所給的選擇項(xiàng)大體上看一下,做到心中有數(shù)。然后,根據(jù)選擇項(xiàng)中提供的線索,迅速找到文章中相應(yīng)的部分,細(xì)讀一下有關(guān)內(nèi)容。與文中內(nèi)容一致的即可肯定,不一致的即可否定。注意,在回答Not True之類問題時(shí),必須逐項(xiàng)找出須肯定的內(nèi)容,方可確定要否定的內(nèi)容。切勿一遇到自己認(rèn)為不正確的內(nèi)容,便匆忙答題,不再去考慮其它選擇項(xiàng),這樣常常會導(dǎo)致錯誤。
例二:Directions: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the question.
One word that sums up our age better than any other — whether “our age ”is “the technological age” of western countries or the “modernizing age” of China — is the word CHANGE. But has change not always been present? True, but never before at such a breakneck speed. Today it is more than just change. It is unprecedented change. In such a world, reading provides the best tool we have for keeping up and for avoiding future shock in a world continually being remade.
Which of the following is NOT true?
(A) Western countries and China are being remade.
(B) Reading will help understand our age.
(C) The present age and future world are continually changing.
(D) Reading is the best tool provided by our age.
(A)、(B)、(C)項(xiàng)均與文章中的意義一致,(D)不符。因?yàn)槲闹姓f的是“Reading serves as the best tool for us.”(對我們來說,閱讀可以作為一個最好的工具。);而不是如選擇項(xiàng)(D)所表示的那樣:“Reading is the best tool provided by our age.”(閱讀是由我們時(shí)代所提供的最好的工具)。所以,我們將答案確定為(D)。
三、在文章中,為避免重復(fù)提及某一詞或短語,作者常常使用指代詞(Reference Words)來代替。在尋找細(xì)節(jié)時(shí),讀者須準(zhǔn)確理解被指代的對象。通常,我們可根據(jù)上下文的句子結(jié)構(gòu)、主謂一致關(guān)系以及語義關(guān)系等來確定所指代的內(nèi)容。
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