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1、專題三 閱讀理解 第3講 主旨大意題 1 　　In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a“gap year”, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers. Cha

2、rles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. estimates that in the current first-year class of 1, 600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. He says this number has not changed much over the years. Mr Deacon says the most common reason for taking a “gap

3、 year” is to have a chance to travel, but he says international students may take a“gap year”to meet requirements at home for military duty. Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore t

4、heir interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital. Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they

5、work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its website called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation. ”It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students ar

6、e sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time. Of course, a“gap year”is not for everyone; students might miss their friends who go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once t

7、hey take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly. Holly Bull’s job is to specialize in helping students plan their“gap year”. She notes that several books have been written about this subject. She says these books along with media attention and the availability

8、 of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college. 【文章大意】本文主要介紹了英國的高中畢業(yè)生應(yīng)該如何度過高中和大學(xué)之間的“gap year”, 這種做法也開始在美國流行。 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. More and more American stude

9、nts are choosing to take a year off. B. If you want to go to an American university, take a“gap year”first. C. It is likely that taking a“gap year”is becoming popular in America. D. Americans hold different opinions towards students’taking a“gap year”. 【解析】選C。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段的Recent news reports ha

10、ve suggested that interest may be growing. . . 可知C正確。 2. How many reasons for students’ taking a“gap year”are mentioned in the passage? A. 2　　　　 　B. 3　　　　 　C. 4　　　 　　D. 5 【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知①have a chance to travel②take a“gap year”to meet requirements at home for military duty③a chance to recov

11、er after twelve years of required education④a chance to explore their interests四種原因。故選C。 3. The essay“Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation”suggests that______. A. every student must take a“gap year”before applying for a famous university B. some famous universities encourage students to g

12、ain more life experience C. taking a“gap year”can make students free from life learning D. the stress of studies does harm to the students’health 【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第六段的It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pressure of studies. 可知選B

13、。 4. What can we learn from the passage? A. Books and media have contributed to the students’ interest in school learning. B. Charles Deacon doesn’t support the idea of the students’ taking a“gap year”. C. Parents might disagree with the program, concerned about their children’s future. D. Expe

14、rts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically. 【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off可知C正確。 2 For the next few days, Mols avoided her mum. It didn’t feel right to go to Jaz’s ho

15、use, so Jaz came over to her place. They went to the beach or hid out in her room with the iPod speakers. They stayed in at night. Mols could sense that Carol was scared and wanted her home. They lived in a two-storey, brown brick house on Dress Circle Road. It was a wide, short house with low ceil

16、ings, built into the side of the hill. Mols’s bedroom was downstairs, and it was dark and cool because it was dug into the side of the hill. Next to her room was the laundry, and then Bryce’s music room where he had his violins and music computer set up. The other rooms were upstairs. This week was

17、 unusual because everyone was home. Carol was an English teacher, so she was on holidays, and Bryce taught at the Conservatorium and there were no classes. It was clear that Bryce and Carol were excited about the move, but they didn’t talk about it in front of her; they were afraid of what she might

18、 say—say she didn’t want to come. This silence was heavy in the house, and even Jet was quiet. Mols had thought about it from a hundred different angles, asked herself the question in a thousand different ways. She tried to be strong about a new page turning in her life. And she told herself that s

19、he was cool, she was well-liked at school and she would make new friends. She knew what it would do to her mum if she didn’t go. She thought about how they had been ‘together’ longer than anyone in her family, longer than her mum and dad. When things went wrong, Carol always knew the right thing to

20、 say and to cook. They had fun together talking about her friends at school and the stupid things they would do or say. And Carol liked to keep up with the gossip about boys and who was doing what with who and where. Downstairs, inside. Mols knew if she said she wanted to stay with her dad that it w

21、ould cut Carol. But in her heart, when she asked herself the question “Do you want to move to keep your family together? ”and she knew she couldn’t leave Jaz and her dad. Bryce needed the car, so Mols and Carol caught the bus to Manly. It had rained all night. Heavy, straight-down rain, but the ski

22、es had cleared just as they walked towards the beach. Mols knew today was the day; she was going to have to say one way or another. Mols wanted to think about something else. She tried to remember the last time her mum had called her ‘Poppet’. It was her name when she was little. It carried with it

23、 all the warmth and gentleness and strength of her mum. And then there was another time. She and Jaz found an old wooden box under her place. It was about half the size of a shoebox and made of rough wood. When they opened it there was a little fabric doll inside with real white hair. The inside of

24、the box was lined with broken-up mirrors. . . 【文章大意】本文主要描述了莫斯的心理斗爭變化過程。莫斯要搬新家了, 但她不愿意離開, 但又不想傷父母的心。 1. Where was Bryce’s bedroom likely to be? A. On the first floor B. On the second floor. C. Over the music room. D. Next to Mols’ room. 【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知, 她們住在一座二層樓的房子里, 莫斯的床在樓下, 她房間的旁

25、邊是洗衣房, 然后是布萊斯的音樂室。其他的房間都在樓上。由此可判斷出答案為B。 2. How did Mols feel about the move? A. Excited. B. Pleased. C. Unhappy. D. Strange. 【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段可知, 很明顯布萊斯和卡羅爾對搬家很興奮, 但是他們從不在她面前談?wù)撨@件事。他們很害怕那句她可能說出的話——說她不想走。由此可判斷出她不愿意搬家。 3. What does the sentence “She tried to be strong about a new page tur

26、ning in her life” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. She would like to face her new life bravely. B. She wanted to change her life in a strong way. C. She believed that her future would be better. D. She tried to run away from her old life. 【解析】選A。句意猜測題。根據(jù)上下文可知, 雖然她不想離開現(xiàn)在生活的地方, 但思考之后她努力讓自己堅強地面對生活中即將翻開的嶄新一

27、頁, 接受這一改變。 4. If Mols left with her parents, Carol would______. A. go with her B. do the stupid things C. feel heart-broken D. never keep in touch with her 【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的Mols knew if she said she wanted to stay with her dad that it would cut Carol. 可知, 莫斯知道如果她說她想和她爸爸在一起, 那會傷了卡羅爾。 5.

28、 How did Mols go to Manly with Carol? A. By boat. B. By air. C. By train. D. By bus. 【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第一句話可知, 布萊斯要用車, 因此莫斯和卡羅爾乘坐了去曼利的公共汽車。 6. What is the key message of the last paragraph? A. Mols’ happy memory. B. Her name “Poppet”. C. Mum’s great love. D. An old wooden box. 【解析】選A。段落大意題。根據(jù)內(nèi)容可知, 她媽媽最后一次叫她“寶貝”的情形和發(fā)現(xiàn)一個舊木盒子, 都是她的美好的回憶。其他選項都是本段內(nèi)容的一部分, 不可作為段落主旨。