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语篇提能阅读理解ADidanyonefindthenamesof“GreatBritain”，“theUnitedKingdom”，“England”and“theBritishcommonwealth”whichhavethesamemeaning?Strictlyspeaking,thesenamesallrefertosomethingdifferent.Noneofthemareexactlythesameasanyoftheothers.TheBritishislesrefertothemainislandsandseveralthousandsmallonesaswell,whichyoucanseeonthemap.GreatBritain,orBritain,referstothelargerofthetwomainislands.Buttheword“Britain”isoftenusedasashortformfortheUnitedKingdomoryoucallittheUK.NowasforEngland,itreferssimplytothelargestofthethreecountriesontheislandofGreatBritain.TheUnitedKingdomisthenameofthestateandtheofficialnameofthecountry,whichmanypeoplepopularlyrefertoEngland.Finally,theBritaincommonwealthistheusualnameforwhatisleftoftheBritishEmpire(帝国).ThischangeshowstheweakeningofBritishEmpireandtherisingofthenationalliberationmovementsthroughouttheworldtoday.1.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat________.A.GreatBritainhasthesamemeaningasBritainB.allthenamesrefertoEnglandC.theUnitedKingdomhasthesamemeaningasBritainorEnglandD.allthenamesinthefirstparagraphhavethesamemeaning答案与解析A推理判断。根据文章第一段第一句可知GreatBritain与theUnitedKingdom意义相同，而又根据文章第三段可知GreatBritain又与Britain意义相同。2.ItisclearthattheBritishislesreferto________.A.Britain,EnglandandtheUKB.thetwomainislandsandthousandsofsmallonesC.threecountriesandseveralislandsD.GreatBritainortheUnitedKingdom答案与解析B细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句和第二句可知Britishisles指的是两大岛屿与成千上万的小岛屿。3.Wecaninferthat__________.A.Thecountryhasn'tanexactname.B.Fewpeopleknowitsrealname.C.Allthenameshaveexactmeaning.D.Generallyspeaking，thenamescanallbeusedtostandforthecountry.答案与解析D推理判断题。根据文章第一、二两段可知这些名字指的都是一个国家。4.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship(关系)betweentheBritishisles(BI),Britain(B)andEngland(E)?A.BBIE.B.BIEB.C.EBBI.D.BIBE.答案与解析D推理判断题。根据文章第二段可知theBritishisles由两个大岛屿和成千上万小岛屿组成，且Britain是两大岛屿中较大的一个，故应选BIBE.。BGrandOpeningBentwoodTruckMuseumSaturday,November8,at10：00a．m..Aftereighteenmonthsofhardworkbymorethan100volunteers,theBentwoodTruckMuseumisreadytoopen.Theoldfactoryhadbeenscheduledtobedestroyed.WhenRogerHaygoodheardabouttheplanstoteardownthebuilding,heboughtitsothathecouldstorehiscollectionofoldtrucksthere.Thenhehadtheideaofturningthebuildingintoatruckmuseum.Duringthepastyearandahalf,theoldbuildinghasbeentransformedintoatreasurechestofmemories.Insteadofadarkanddullhouse,thebuildinghasbecomeacheery,brighthomeforallkindsoftrucksfromthepast.Themuseumnowhouses68trucks,andwehopetohaveevenmoresoon.Thereisa1959schoolbus,a1942bakerytruck,anda1937fireengine.Ouroldestvehicleisa1919milktruck.Ournewestvehicleisa1966towtruck.Youcantakearideonafiretruck,amailtruck,oranice－creamtruck.Ridesare$2.00,butyoucangetaticketforafreerideatanygrocerystoreinBentwood.Helpuscelebrateourgrandopeningbybringingyourfamilyandfriends!Thereissomethingtointeresteveryonewhoattends.TheBentwoodTruckMuseumisaspecialpieceofourhistory.●TogettoBentwoodTruckMuseum,takeRoute29(KingstonHighway)toPalmerStreet.●GosouthonPalmerStreetforoneblockandtakealeftontoNormanDrive.●Youwillseethemuseumbuildingandtheamusementparkonyourleft.●Parkingisavailableacrossthestreet,onyourright.5.WhereisBentwoodTruckMuseum?A.OnPalmerStreet.B.OnNormanDrive.C.OnKingstonHighway.D.OnRoute29.答案与解析B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“GosouthonPalmerStreetforoneblockandtakealeftontoNormanDrive”及“Youwillseethemuseumbuilding”可知这个博物馆在NormanDrive。6.Inwhichofthefollowingcanvisitorstakearide?A.Amilktruck.B.Abakerytruck.C.Anice－creamtruck.D.Aschoolbus.答案与解析C细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，参观者可乘消防卡车、邮政卡车或冰淇淋卡车，故C项正确。7.Whatisspecialaboutthismuseum?A.Itisbuiltontheruinsofanoldbuilding.B.Itoffersvisitorsfreeridestothemuseum.C.Itexhibitstrucksdatingbackto200yearsago.D.It'stransformedfromanoldfactorybyvolunteers.答案与解析D推理判断。根据文章第一段可知这个博物馆是由旧工厂被志愿者们改造成的。8.What'sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Topersuadereaderstoattendtheopeningofthemuseum.B.TointroducetheoldhistoryofBentwoodTruckMuseum.C.ToexplainwhyBentwoodTruckMuseumwassetup.D.Tocallonthevisitorstotakearideinoldtrucks.答案与解析A写作目的题。文章是个介绍卡车博物馆的广告，意在说服人们去参观。