选修6 Unit1Art 要点梳理高效梳理·知识备考●重点单词1．abstractadj.抽象的；深奥的n．摘要2．faithn．信任；信心；信念→faithfuladj.忠实的→faithfullyadv.忠实地3．aimn．目标；目的vi.&vt.瞄准；(向某方向)努力4．typicaladj.典型的；有代表性的5．adoptvt.采用；采纳；收养6．possessvt.拥有；具有；支配→possessionn．拥有7．coincidencen．巧合(的事)；(事情、口味、故事等)相合→coincidentadj.同时发生的；同一时间发生的8．attemptn．努力；尝试；企图vt.尝试；企图9．predictvt.预言；预告；预测→predictionn．预言→predictorn．预言者10．specificadj.确切的；特定的11．exhibitionn．展览；陈列；展览会12．preferencen．喜爱；偏爱→preferv．喜爱13．appealvi.有感染力；呼吁；求助vt.将……上诉n．呼吁；恳求14．civilizationn．文明；文化；文明社会→civilizev．使文明；使开化15．visualadj.视觉的；看得见的→invisualadj.看不见的16．contemporaryadj.当代的；同时代的●重点短语1．concentrateon 集中2．aswellas22\n也；还；而且3．bycoincidence巧合地4．agreatdeal大量5．leadto导致6．scores_of...大量的……7．ontheotherhand(可是)另一方面8．intheflesh活着的；本人9．haveapreferencefor偏爱10．appealto(对某人)有吸引力；(使某人)感兴趣11．liein在于；位于●重点句型1．Iftherulesofperspectivehadnotbeendiscovered,_noonewouldhavebeenabletopaintsuchrealisticpictures.如果没有发现透视法，就没有人能画出如此逼真的画。2．AmongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionists,_wholivedandworkedinParis.在那些突破传统画法的画家中有生活和工作在法国巴黎的印象派画家。3．ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.许多艺术爱好者宁愿参观这个小艺术馆而不参观纽约其他的艺术馆。4．Itisamazingthatsomanygreatworksofartfromthelate19thcenturytothe21stcenturyarehousedinthesamemuseum.令人惊奇的是，从19世纪后期到21世纪的如此众多的艺术名品竟都被同一家博物馆收藏。●高考范文(2008·湖北)假设你是卜曼宜，你购买了一部某外国公司生产的手机，因有质量问题，要求该公司更换。请根据下列要点，用英文写一封电子邮件。要点：1.问题：手机不响铃，不能发短信；该产品已售完，无法更换；型号新，无配件，无法维修。2．要求：公司应尽快予以更换。注意：1.词数为100左右；22\n2．参考词汇：配件sparepart；3．电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入你所写词数)。DearSir，IamwritingtoyouforthemobilephoneofDephone S250Iboughton20thApr.2008atTeleMallinWuhan,China.______________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyouforyourconsideration.Sincerelyyours，BuManyi[范文]Dear_Sir，I_am_writing_to_you_for_the_mobile_phone_of_Dephone S250_I_bought_on_20th_Apr._2008_at_Tele_Mall_in_Wuhan,_China.Tendaysafterthat,itdidn'tringorsendshortmessages.ThenItookittotheseller,butwastoldthatthemodelhadbeensoldoutandIhadtowaitatleastthreemonthsforanewone.LaterIwenttotherepairman.HesaidsinceitwasanewmodelinChina,itwasimpossibletofixitwithouttherightspareparts.Iwassodesperateonhearingthat.HowcanIwaitthatlong?Therefore,Irequirethatyousendmeanewoneofthesamemodelwithinamonth.Thank_you_for_your_consideration.Sincerely_yours，Bu_Manyi考点探究互动探究·能力备考Ⅰ.词汇短语过关1．aimn．&v.瞄准；对准；目标missone‘saim未击中目标haveahighaiminlife胸怀大志22\nachieveone’saim达到目的takeaimat向……瞄准withoutaim漫无目的withtheaimofdoingsth.意在做某事aimat/forsth.致力于，意欲，旨在aimtodosth.旨在干……；以……为目标beaimedat对象是；针对[即学即练1](1)ShewenttoLondon________________________findingajob.她去伦敦是为了找工作。(2)Bob‘sone__________________istoearnalotofmoney.鲍勃唯一的一个人生目标就是挣很多的钱。withtheaimofaiminlife (3)They‘re______________trainingeverybodybytheendoftheyear.他们力求做到在年底前人人得到培训。(4)Thesemeasuresare____________preventingviolentcrime.这些措施旨在防止暴力犯罪。aimingataimedat2．adoptvt.采纳；采用；收养adoptanapproach/strategy/policy采用某方法/战略/政策anadoptedson养子22\n[即学即练2](1)Thecouplecouldn’thavechildrenoftheirownsothey____________________________________.这对夫妇没有自己的孩子，所以他们收养了两个孩子。adoptedacoupleofkids(2)Circumstanceswillforceusfinallyto________________________.形势将最终迫使我们采取这项方针。(3)Ourschoolhas_________________________________________.我们学校已经采用了新的教学方法。(4)We’dliketo_____________________.我们愿意采纳你的看法。adoptthispolicyadoptedanewteachingmethodadoptyouridea提示：adopt/adapt这两个单词仅有一个字母之差，要注意它们含义的区别。adopt采用，采纳；收养；正式通过adapt改编；使适应22\n3．possessvt.拥有，占有possessionn.拥有，占有，所有，[pl.]财产comeintoone‘spossession被某人占有；落入某人之手take/get/gainpossessionof拿到……；占有；占领inpossessionof拥有；持有inthepossessionofsb./inone'spossession为某人所有bepossessedof具有(某品质)[即学即练3](1)Thattopsecretdocumenthas______________________________.那份绝密文件已被她拿到。(2)Ourforces________________________thehill.我们的部队占领了那座小山。(3)Heis______lawful___________________ashotgun.他合法地持有猎枪。comeintoherpossessiontookpossessionofinofpossession(4)Therarestampis_____________________________anunknowncollector.那张珍贵的邮票为一位不知名的收藏家所拥有。(5)Helost_______________________inthefire.在那场火灾中他失去全部财产。inthe22\npossessionofallhispossessions4．attemptvt.&vi.试图；企图n．努力；尝试；企图attemptedadj.未遂的attempttodosth.试图做某事(＝try/seektodo)makean/noattempttodosth./atdoingsth.企图/没有企图做某事inanattempttodo/atdoingsth.为了做某事atthefirstattempt首次尝试anattemptedmurder/suicide谋杀/自杀未遂[即学即练4](1)He__________________toclimbthemountainbutfailed.他企图要爬上这座山，但失败了。(2)I_______________________butwasstopped.我想走但被拦住了。(3)Ipassedmydrivingtest__________________________.我考汽车驾驶执照时一次就通过了。madeanattemptattemptedtoleaveatthefirstattempt(4)Hewasaccusedof____________________.22\n他被控告谋杀未遂。attemptedmurder5．appealvi.有感染力；呼吁；求助vt.将……上诉appealto对……有吸引力；呼吁；上诉；引起……的兴趣appealtosb.forsth.请求某人某事appealforsth.呼吁某事；请求给予某物appealto/forsb.todosth.希望某人做某事makeanappealforsb.todosth.呼吁某人做某事[即学即练5](1)Hersenseofhumour_____________________enormously.她的幽默感强烈地吸引住了他。(2)She_________________________________againsthersentence.她不服判决而向高等法院上诉。appealedtohimappealedtothehighcourt(3)Thegovernmentis______________thepublic______helpforthosewholosttheirhomesintheflood.＝______________________________bythegovernmentforhelpforthosewholosttheirhomesintheflood.政府正在呼吁公众对在水灾中丧失家园的人给予援助。appealingtoforAnappeal22\nisbeingmade6．agreatdeal大量，非常(多做宾语，也可修饰形容词以及副词的比较级)agreatdealof很多，大量(后接不可数名词)[即学即练6](1)Heknew__________________morethanIdid.他懂的比我多得多。(2)Heis__________________moreexperiencedinitthanI.这方面他比我的经验多得多。agreatdealgreatadeal(3)________________________theirworkisunpaid.他们很多工作都是没有报酬的。Agreatdealof拓展：agreat/gooddealof＋不可数名词 许多；大量alargeamountof＋不可数名词 许多agreat/goodmany＋可数名词 许多agreat/goodnumberof＋可数名词 许多plentyof＋可数/不可数名词 许多alotof(＝lotsof)＋可数/不可数名词 许多22\n7．ontheotherhand(可是)另一方面on(the)onehand...,ontheotherhand...(引出不同的，尤指对立的观点、思想等)一方面……，另一方面(却)……first(ly)．..;second(ly)．..第一……；第二……foronething...,foranother...一则……，二则……[即学即练7](1)Hewaspraisedbyhisteacher________________________，butblamedbyhisfriends________________________.一方面，他受到了老师的表扬，但另一方面，又受到了朋友的责怪。(2)He’sanableman,but________________________hedemandstoomuchofpeople.他是一位能干的人，但是另一方面，他对人要求太高了。ontheonehandontheotherhandontheotherhand(3)I’mnotgoingtobuyit,__________________Idon’tlikethecolour,and____________it’sfartooexpensive.我不买这东西，一是我不喜欢这颜色，二是太贵了。foronethingforanother22\n8．scoresof许多；大量dozensof 许多，大量tensof 数十(个等)hundredsof 许多，数百thousandsof许多，成千上万tensofthousandsof大量，无数，数以万计的millionsof大量，无数，数百万billionsof大量，无数，数十亿[即学即练8](1)_______________peopleareinlineforfood.很多人在排队等候食物。(2)Wehave_______________thingstodonow.我们现在有很多事要做。(3)Menhavebeenmakingmusicfor_________________years.人类创作音乐已有数千年的历史了。Scoresofdozensofthousandsof提示：(1)score意为“二十”，当前面有数字时，本身不能加s，名词前常加of。如：twoscoreofbooks40本书。(2)dozen意为“十二”，当前面有数字时，本身也不能加s，名词前有修饰词，则加of，否则一般不加。如：twodozeneggs两打鸡蛋twodozenoftheseeggs两打这样的鸡蛋Ⅱ.重点句型详解1．AmongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditionalstyleofpaintingweretheImpressionists,wholivedandworkedinParis.在这些脱离传统绘画风格的画家中就有生活和工作在巴黎的印象派艺术家们。此句是一个倒装句，正常语序应为TheImpressionistswholivedandworkedinPariswereamongthepainterswhobrokeawayfromthetraditional22\nstyleofpainting.此句为表语部分提前而引起的倒装。①Sittingatthebackoftheroomwasashygirlwithtwobigeyes.一个腼腆的长着两只大眼睛的女孩坐在屋子的后面。②Gonearethedayswhenwomenwerelookeddownupon.妇女受歧视的年代一去不复返了。[即境活用1] Presentatthemeeting______.A．Mr.Liuwas,whotaughtusEnglishB．wasMr.Liu,whotaughtusEnglishC．waswhotaughtusEnglish,Mr.LiuD．Mr.Liu,whotaughtusEnglish,was答案：B2．Itisamazingthatsomanygreatworksofartfromthelate19thcenturytothe21stcenturyarehousedinthesamemuseum.令人感到惊奇的是同一家博物馆中收藏了那么多伟大的从19世纪晚期至21世纪的艺术作品。it在句中做形式主语，真正的主语是that从句。it做形式主语，可以代替不定式、动名词、从句，置于句首，无意义，使句式结构更平衡。常见句型有：(1)Itisimportant(easy,hard,difficult,possible,necessary...)forsb.todosth.(2)Itisapity(ashame,apleasure,one'sduty,badmanners...)forsb.todosth.(3)Itiskind(nice,wise,brave,silly,polite,friendly...)ofsb.todosth.(4)It'sapity(ashame,afact,awonder...)that...(5)Itisstrange(obvious,true,good,possible,likely,clear...)that...(6)Itseems(happens,turnsout,occurstome...)that...(7)Itissaid(reported,decided,expected...)that...①Itisniceofyoutogiveussomuchhelp.你这么帮助我们真是太好了。22\n②It‘sapitythatIdidn’tthinkofitearlier.真可惜我没有早想起来。③Itisreportedthattheproductionhasbeenputintouse.据报道，这种产品已投入使用。[即境活用2]Theforeignministersaid,“______ourhopethatthetwosideswillworktowardspeace.”A．Thisis B．ThereisC．ThatisD．Itis解析：it做形式主语，that引导的从句做真正的主语。答案：D易错点拨自我完善·误区备考1.attempt/try/manage(1)attempt正式用语，常指一次的而不是继续的尝试，往往暗示这种尝试达不到目的，常包含“冒险”意义。(2)try通俗用语，指为成功做某事而付出努力或花费一定代价，后接不定式表示“试图做某事”，后接动名词表“试着做某事”。(3)manage“成功地做成某事”，强调结果。[应用1] (1)Allthestudents____________topasstheexam.(2)Theprisoner___________anescape,butfailed.(3)Weshould______ourbesttocatchupwithothers.managedattemptedtry2.predict/forecast/foresee(1)predict强调把预见的事情说出来。(2)foresee指预告，强调预先感觉到事情的发生。(3)forecast主要指预报天气，也可指预测可能发生的事。22\n[应用2] (1)Earthquakescan’tbeprevented,buttheycanbe____________.地震不能预防，但能够预测。(2)Itis___________thatitwillraintomorrow.据预报明天有雨。(3)Noonecan___________whattheoutcomeoftheelectionwillbe.没有人能预测选举结果。predictedforecastforesee高效作业自我测评·技能备考Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Somefortune－tellerssaythattheycanp_________futureevents.2．Agoodsalespersonhastobea___________intoday'scompetitivemarket.3．Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,therearenop_____________jobsanymore.4．Haveyouseenthee__________ofpaintingsbyPicasso?5．Thetreecastitss_____________onthelake.predictaggressivepermanentexhibitionshadow6．Don'tbe__________(荒唐的)!Youcan'tpay￡50foraT－shirt!7．Environmentaldamagethreatensthewhole_________(文明)．8．Itwas______(典型的)ofhertoforget.9．Hecameherewithoutfriendsor_____________(财产)andmadehisfortune.10．Thegreatest______(学者)can'tsolvethisdifficultproblem.ridiculous civilization22\ntypicalpossessionsscholarⅡ.单项选择1．—Wouldyourather______theretomorrow?—No,I'dratherhe______thereinsteadofme.A．togo;willgo B．go;wentC．go;willgoD．going;shallgo答案：B解析：本题考查wouldrather后要用动词原形以及从句中的动词形式。2．______themhavebeentoNewYork______.A．Scores;dozenoftimesB．Dozensof;scoreoftimesC．Scoresof;dozensoftimesD．Twoscoresof;twodozensoftimes答案：C解析：当score,dozen前无具体数字修饰时，应用复数形式，且必须和of连用，构成dozensof,scoresof，表示“许多，大量”。而D项中的score与dozen不能用复数形式，因前面有具体数字。句意为：“他们中有许多人已去过纽约许多次。”3．Jerryworksouteverymorning,______aweightlossoftenpounds.A．puttingforwardB．relyingonC．settingfootinD．aimingat答案：D解析：考查动词短语。aimatdoingsth.“目的是/旨在……”。putforward提出；relyon依赖；setfootin踏入。4．Iwouldlikeajobwhichpaysmore,but______IenjoytheworkI'mdoingatthe22\nmoment.A．inotherwordsB．ontheotherhandC．foronethingD．asamatteroffact答案：B解析：本题意思是“我喜欢酬劳更多的工作，但是从另一方面来说，我很满意我现在正在做的工作”。inotherwords换句话说；ontheotherhand另一方面；foronething首先；asamatteroffact事实上。从逻辑上来讲，A、C、D都不正确。5．Cantheytake______ofthathouseifwefailtoreachanagreementwiththem?A．noticeB．holdC．possessionD．care答案：C解析：takepossessionof“占有，拥有”，合题意。takenoticeof注意；takeholdof抓住；takecareof照顾。6．He______toescapefromtheprison,buthecouldn'tfindanybodytohelphim.A．succeededB．attemptedC．advisedD．offered答案：B解析：succeed后不接不定式做宾语，“成功地做某事”应为succeedindoingsth.；advisedoingsth.(建议做某事)；offertodosth.(主动帮助做某事)；attempttodosth.意为“尽力去做，但不一定成功”。7．—Howdoyoulikethefilm?—Oh,itiswonderful.Peopleherethink______ofit.A．anumberB．agreatdealC．agreatmanyD．aplenty答案：B解析：此处thinkagreatdealof相当于thinkmuchof“评价很高”。8．Frenchfashionabledresshasbeen______bypeopleinmanypartsoftheworld.A．adoptingB．adoptedC．adaptedD．adapting答案：B22\n解析：句意：法国时尚时装被世界许多地方的人采用。adopt采纳，接受；adapt改编，适应。根据句意应选B。9．Jackislateagain.Itis______ofhimtokeepotherswaiting.A．normalB．ordinaryC．commonD．typical答案：D解析：句意：杰克又迟到了，让别人等他是他的典型特点。typical典型的，符合句意，而normal普通，正规的；ordinary正常的；common共同的。均不合句意。10．(2010·长春调研)TheHarryPotterbooks______toreadersofallages.A．attractB．payattentionC．appealD．attach答案：C解析：哈利·波特系列丛书吸引了不同年龄段的读者。appealto“吸引”，符合题意。11．ThedoctoradvisedVerastronglythatsheshouldtakeaholiday,but______didn’thelp.A．itB．sheC．whichD．he答案：A解析：此处it指代前面句子的内容。此题易误选which，引导一个非限定性定语从句，因前面已有连词，故不用which。12．(2010·福建六校三联)Itwastheskills______hehadacquiredathistrainingperiod______enabledhimtogetsuchahighpostinthatworld－famouscompany.A．that;whatB．what;thatC．that;thatD．that;which答案：C解析：考查定语从句和强调句。第一空的that引导定语从句，并在从句中作acquired的宾语；第二空的that与句首的Itwas构成强调句的基本结构。13．Itseemsquite______toexpectastudenttoacquiresomanyfreshskillswithinsuchashort22\nperiod.A．urgentB．availableC．scaryD．ridiculous答案：D解析：句意：那似乎是荒谬的，指望一个学生在如此短的时间内掌握这么多新技能。ridiculous荒谬的，可笑的；urgent紧急的；available可用的；scary吓人的。14．IfitwerenotforthefactthatI______verybusy,Iwouldgowithyou.A．amB．wasC．wereD．shouldbe答案：A解析：if从句用了虚拟语气，但thefact的同位语从句中不用虚拟，故选A。15．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetothefilmssooften.A．IfitisnotB．WereitnotC．HaditnotbeenD．Iftheywerenot答案：C解析：主句wouldhavedone表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，故if从句应用haddone,其中if可以省略，变为倒装句。Ⅲ.阅读理解ATheviewoveravalleyofatinyvillagewiththatched(草盖的)roofcottagesaroundachurch;adrivethroughanarrowvillagestreetlinedwiththatchedcottagespaintedpinkorwhite;thesightovertherollinghillsofaprettycollectionofthatchedfarmbuilding—thesearestillcommonsightsinpartsofEngland.MostpeoplewillagreethatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionoftheEnglishcountryside.ThatchingisinfacttheoldestofallthebuildingcraftspracticedintheBritishIsles.Althoughthatchhasalwaysbeenusedforcottagesandfarmbuildings,itwasonceusedforcastlesandchurches,too.Thatchingisasolitary(独自的)craft,whichoftenrunsinfamilies.ThecraftofthatchingasitispracticedtodayhaschangedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.Over800full－timethatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestoday,maintainingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswell22\nasthatchingnewerhouses.Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonlyforitsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolinsummerandwarminwinter.Infact,ifwelookatdevelopingcountries,overhalftheworldlivesunderthatch,buttheyalldoitindifferentways.Peopleindevelopingcountriesareoftenunwillingtogobacktotraditionalmaterialsandwouldprefermodernbuildings.However,theymaylackthemoneytoallowthemtoimportthenecessarymaterials.Theirtemporarymudhutswiththatchedroofsofwildgrassesoftenonlylastsixmonths.ThatchwhichhasbeendoneintheBritishwaylastsfromtwentytosixtyyearsandisaneffectivedefenceagainsttheheat.1．WhichofthefollowingremainsauniquefeatureoftheEnglishcountryside?A．Cottageswiththatchedroofs.B．Churcheswithcottagesaroundthem.C．Rollinghillswithprettyfarmbuildings.D．Narrowstreetslinedwithpinkorwhitehouses.2．Whatdoweknowaboutthatchingasacraft?A．Itisquitedifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.B．Itisinmostcaseshandeddownamongfamilymembers.C．ItispracticedonfarmsalloverEngland.D．Itisashort－termactivity.3．Thatchedhousesarestillpreferredbecauseof______.A．theirbeautifulcolorsB．theireasymaintenanceC．theircheapandready－madematerialsD．theirstyleandcomfort22\n4．Peopleindevelopingcountriesalsoliveunderthatchbecause______.A．theylikethatchedhousesbetterthanotherbuildingsB．thatchisaneffectivedefenceagainsttheheatC．thatchedroofhousesarethecheapestD．thatchedcottagesareabigtouristattractionBThesnowhasparalysed(使瘫痪)transportinChinaduringthecountry'smostimportantvacationperiod,thecelebrationoftheChineseNewYear.Notonlyhavetransportdelayshinderedpersonaltrips,buttheyhavealsoslowedthedeliveryoffreshproducetomarkets.Consequently,inZhengzhou,thecapitalcityofHenanProvince,tomatopriceshavedoubled,andthecostof47othervegetableshasincreasedby36%,asreportedbylocalmediaattheendofJanuary.AccordingtoaninsidePRsource,“wholesalersinBeijingwerequotedassayingthatonlyabout20%oftheusualfreshvegetablesupplieswerereachingthecity.”AsanAsiancountrywithadietbasedonfreshproduce,theshortageofvegetablesandtheriseinpricesisnotonlyaffectingfreshfoodproducers,butalsothefinalconsumers.Intermsofproduction,thisistheworstsnowdisastertohitChinainthelast50years,affectingatotalof9.4millionhectaresoffarmlandinthecountry,accordingtoareportpublishedon4February2008byFengTaoofXinhuaNews,attheChinesegovernmentwebsite.Mostofthecropsdevastated(毁坏)bythefrostarelocatedinthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver,thetraditionalnaturalborderbetweenNorthandSouthChina.ChenXiwen,DirectoroftheOfficeoftheCentralLeadingGrouponRuralWork,pointedoutattheendoflastweekthat“theblizzarddisasterinthesouthhashadasevereimpactonwintercrops,andtheimpactonfreshvegetablescouldbecatastrophicincertainareas”，asstatedintheXinhuaNewsreport.TheChinesegovernmenthasbeenquicktotakeextrememeasures.TheChineseMinistryofAgriculture(MOA)hassent13teamsofexpertsto8oftheareasmostseriouslyaffectedbytheharshweather.Theaimofthisinitiativeistoprovidefarmerswithtechnicalassistancetominimizetheirlosses.22\n5.Fromthispassage,wecanknowthatthesnowhappened______.A.duringtheSpringFestivalB.inthecoldestdaysofthewinterC.inthenorthofChinaD.it'snotmentionedhere6.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraphfour?A.Worst.B.Snowstorm.C.Coldweather.D.Biggest.7.Thispassagemainlytellsus______.A.thesnowinthesouthofChinacausedmanyproblemsB.theeffectofthesnowinthesouthofChinaonthefreshfoodC.thesnowinthesouthofChinaslowedthedeliveryoffreshproducetomarketsD.theChinesegovernmenthastakenextrememeasurestohelpthesufferedfarmers8.TheChineseMinistryofAgriculture(MOA)hassent13teamsofexpertsto8oftheareasto______.A.helpthefarmersplantcropsB.givemoneytothefarmersC.givedirectionstothefarmerswiththeirtechnicD.delivercropsforthefarmers答案及解析：这是一篇说明文。介绍英国一种独特的工艺——草顶屋。许多发展中国家的人们多是因经济原因而住草顶屋；而英国的草顶屋舒适又耐久，因此深受当地人们追捧。1．A。事实细节题。根据第一段最后一行MostpeoplewillagreethatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionoftheEnglishcountryside.和第三段中Over800full－timethatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestoday,maintainingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswell22\nasthatchingnewerhouses.可得知草顶屋至今仍是英国乡村一道独特的风景。2．B。推理判断题。从第三段的Thatchingisasolitary(独自的)craft,whichoftenrunsinfamilies.ThecraftofthatchingasitispracticedtodayhaschangedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.可推断该手艺是家传的。3．D。事实细节题。从第三段中的Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonlyforitsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolinsummerandwarminwinter.可知，英国人喜欢草顶屋是因为它既美观又舒适。4．C。事实细节题。从第四段中得知发展中国家的人们选择草顶屋是因为没钱选择更好的建筑材料。5．A。第一段开头提到时间是在庆祝春节期间。6．B。本文开头就提到大雪对人们产生的影响，可以看出发生的是雪灾。7．B。文章分析了大雪对农产品如蔬菜、水果的影响，C、D只提了其中的一个方面，不全面。8．C。最后一段最后一句说到派人的目的是提供技术帮助，与C项意思一致。22
