馬鞍山市2014高考英語閱讀理解、動詞短語精講講練（18）及答案LatethatafternoonItookthetrainbacktoSydney.ThereIfoundanothersurprisewaitingforme.Myroomatthehotelhadbeengiventosomebodyelseandtheyhadnoroomforme.Harkinhadknownmytravelplansandhadplannedeverything.Howcouldhehavebookedtheroomonlyforthreedays?Therewasnothingtobedonebuttofindanotherhotel.Thewaiterswerehappytofindmeanewhotel,andwhenIsaidthatIwashappytostayattheairport,thinkingitmightbecheaperthanstayinginthecity,theysuggestedtheHolidayInnattheairport.Therewasonesmallmatter:theroomratewasDS|300pernight.ThebesthotelinKatoombahadwantedonlyDS|145.Iaskediftherewasanythingcheapertheymightsuggestbuttheywarnedthatmosthotelswouldalreadybefullbythistime.Thehotelwasfarfromthetrainstation,soIhadtotakeataxi,asDS|25.OnthewaytotheHolidayInn,wepassedahoteljusttwoblocksfromtheHolidayInnthatadvertisedaroomrateofDS|104.AtthedeskIaskediftheirroomratecouldgodownalot.“No,thisisa4-starhotel，”thewaitertoldme.“Inthatcase，”Ireplied,“I'lljustwalkthetwoblockstothecheaphotel.”ButshewarnedmethattheywereprobablyfullandthatifIdidn'ttaketheroom,itmightnotbeavailablewhenIcameback.Finally,Idecidedtotaketheroom.Theroomitselfwasbig,buttheairconditioningcouldn'tkeepupwiththeAustralianheat.Icouldn'tgettosleepuntilabout1：00am.語篇解讀：文章講述了作者在澳洲因預(yù)訂房間的期限已到而不得不艱難地再找旅店的經(jīng)歷。9．Whydidthewriterhavetolookforanotherhotel?A．Hedidn'tbookearly.B．Harkinmadeamistake.C．Hewasshortofmoney.D．Hewasn'twellreceived.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的Harkinhadknownmytravelplansandhadplannedeverything.Howcouldhehavebookedtheroomonlyforthreedays？可知，Harkin犯了一個錯誤，房間預(yù)訂的時間比計劃短了。答案：B10．HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhearingtheroomrateattheHolidayInn?A．Nervous.B．Happy.C．Surprised.D．Relaxed.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的Therewasonesmallmatter:theroomratewasDS|300pernight.ThebesthotelinKatoombahadwantedonlyDS|145.可推斷作者感到驚奇。答案：C11．Whatwastheweatherlikeatthatmoment?A．Cool.B．Warm.C．Cold.D．Hot.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的Theroomitselfwasbig,buttheairconditioningcouldn'tkeepupwiththeAustralianheat.可知，當(dāng)時的天氣很熱。答案：D12．WhydidthewritertakearoomintheHolidayInnfinally?A．It'sa4-starhotel.B．It'saroundthestation.C．Itwasmid-nightthen.D．Theroomwasingreatdemand.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的．..theywereprobablyfullandthatifIdidn'ttaketheroom,itmightnotbeavailablewhenIcameback.可知，應(yīng)選D項。答案：D13．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Ahotelhuntingexperience.B．Anunforgettableday.C．Awarm-heartedwaiter.D．Anintroductiontohotels.解析：主旨大意題。本文主要講述作者尋找旅店的過程。答案：A。*****************************************************結(jié)束Thewebsite“FarmersO”callsitselfanonlinedatingandfriendshipfinder.Theideastartedinthemindofaman,JerryMillerinOhio.Hewonderedhowfarmerscouldmeetnewpeoplewhounderstandthelifeofafarmer.JerryMillerisnotafarmerbutherepresentsalotoffarmers.Ashetellsit,theideaforthesitewasplantedwhenafarmertoldhimonedaythatshewasrecentlydivorcedandwouldliketodate.But_someone_would_invite_her_to_meet_for_coffee_at_nine_o'clock_at_night,_when_she_had_to_start_her_day_at_five_the_next_morning.So,in2005,JerryMillerlaunchedhiswebsite.“Youdon'thavetobeafarmertobeon‘FarmersO’，butyoudohavetohavethegoodold-fashionedtraditionalvaluesofAmerica'sheartland.”YoualsohavetoliveintheUnitedStatesorCanadatobeamemberofthesite.Someservicesarefree,butafullmembershipcostsfiftydollarsforayear.Asoflastweekthesitelistedmorethan58,000members.ManyofthemarefarmersintheUnitedStates.Othersarestudentsorworkersinvolvedinsomewaywithagriculture.JerryMillertellsusaboutthirtymarriagesinthelastyearhaveresultedfromhiswebsite.Somefarmershavealsofoundlovethroughagroup,SinglesinAgriculture,whichwasformedasanonprofitorganizationin1986.Itorganizesgatheringsthatusuallyendwithadance,butisnotadatingservice.Thepurposeistosupporteducationalandsocialactivitiesthatofferpeopleachanceforfriendship.Itswebsite,“singlesinag.org”，saystherearemorethan1,000membersacrossthenationandasfarawayasFrance.語篇解讀：鄉(xiāng)村生活的作息規(guī)律讓農(nóng)民的社交生活受到了限制，受此啟發(fā)，專門為農(nóng)民創(chuàng)辦的網(wǎng)絡(luò)約會與交友的網(wǎng)站應(yīng)運而生。5．JerryMillerstarted“FarmersO”inorderto________.A．helpfarmersB．supporttraditionsC．understandfarmersD．representfarmers解析：推理判斷題。JerryMiller是在聽完一位女性農(nóng)民的苦衷后才創(chuàng)辦了這個網(wǎng)站，以便為農(nóng)民網(wǎng)上約會和交友提供方便，由此可推斷他創(chuàng)辦網(wǎng)站的目的是幫助農(nóng)民。答案：A6．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?A．Shedislikescitylifestyle.B．Shepreferslatenightcoffee.C．Countrylifeisn'twellunderstood.D．It'stiringtogetupearly.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。有人邀請她在晚上九點喝咖啡，可是她必須在第二天早上五點起床，由此可推斷鄉(xiāng)村生活沒有被很好地理解。答案：C7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEof“”？A．Itsservicesarefree.B．Itprovidesdatingservices.C．Onlyfarmerscanbecomeitsmembers.D．FarmersinFrancecan'tbenefitfromit.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句中的“anonprofitorganization”可知這是一個非營利性機(jī)構(gòu)，它創(chuàng)辦的網(wǎng)站提供的是免費服務(wù)。答案：A8．Theauthorofthetextintendsto________.A．a(chǎn)dvertiseforthetwowebsitesB．introducetwowebsitesC．encouragesocialactivitiesD．urgereaderstohelpfarmers解析：作者意圖題。作者只是客觀地介紹了JerryMiller創(chuàng)辦的網(wǎng)站，順便提及了另外一個網(wǎng)站，并沒有發(fā)表自己的觀點，所以作者意在對兩個網(wǎng)站進(jìn)行介紹。答案：B9．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．a(chǎn)llfarmersdesiremarriageB．farmersareeasytomeetnewpeopleC．morefarmersgetdivorcedintheUSAD．theInternethelpsimprovefarmers'sociallife解析：推理判斷題。由文中介紹的這兩個關(guān)于農(nóng)民社交的網(wǎng)站可推知因特網(wǎng)有助于提高農(nóng)民的社交生活。答案：D。常見動詞詞組講解與自我檢測【2】八、careIdon'tcarewhattheysay.Ishallgoonjustthesame.(在乎，在意)Ifyoucaretohearit，Iwilltellittoyou.(愿意)AlbertEinsteincaredlittleformoney.Hewasseenusingachequefor＄1500asabookmark.(喜歡)Wouldyoucareforacupofcoffee?（＝Wouldyoulike...？）(（禮貌用語）你喜歡／要……嗎？)Hecaredaboutmoney.(喜歡)Themothercardforthesickchilddayandnight(照顧，照料)Theprofessorsaidthathewasinterestedonlyinresearch：hedidn'tcareabouthisstudents.(關(guān)心)Inthiswaywecouldgivethemtimelymedicalcare.(醫(yī)療護(hù)理)九、catchcatchfire（＝tostartburning）(著火)catchone’sbreath(緩口氣，歇口氣)Thatcarcaughthiseyes/attention.(引起注意)Thepolicecaughthimstealingacar.（＝todiscoversuddenlyandbysurpriseespeciallywhensomeoneisdoingsomethingbad）(撞見，突然發(fā)現(xiàn))ThatstylehasnevercaughtoninChina.（＝becomepopular）(流行)Hewascaughtintherain.（＝bestuck）(被困擾)Herskirtgotcaughtinthedoor.（＝behooked）(被鉤住)Isuddenlycaughtsightofhiminthecrowd.(看見)十、clearShemadeitclearthatshewouldsupportAustralia.(弄清楚，查明白，明確)Afterthestormtheskycleared.(晴朗起來)Thewaitresswillclearawaythesedishesinamoment.(收走)Howcanweclearaway，thesedoubts?(消除，清除)Theweatherhasclearedup；wecangoout.(晴朗起來，開朗起來)You'llhavetoclearupthethingsonthetablebeforewehavetea.(整理，收拾)十一、compareCarproductionroseby25％，comparedto/withthefirst3monthsofthisyear.(和……相比)Weknowitwasasmallplace，comparingtowhatitisnow.(和……相比)Comparethiswiththat，andyouwillseewhichisbetter.(把……和……相比)Shakespearecomparedtheworldtoastage.(把……比作……)十二、coverTheycovered12milesyesterday.(走完（一段路程）)Howmanypageshaveyoucovered?(看完（多少頁書）)Thecitycoveredtensquaremiles.(占據(jù)（多大面積）)Theprofessor'stalkcoveredthesubject.(談到，涉及)Themountainwascoveredwithsnowalltheyearround.(覆蓋著……)Thebestreportersweresenttocoverthe27thOlympicGames.(報道，采訪)十三、cutcutoff(切斷；切下來)cutout(戒掉，不吃，剪出)cutin(插嘴)cutup(切碎)ashortcut(捷徑)Theywanttocutdownalargeforestinthisarea.(砍倒)Georgeistryingtocuthisweightdown.(消減，減少)Thearmywascalledintocutthroughthefallentreesontheroad.(鋸斷，剪斷，鑿穿)十四、dealI'dratherdealwithamanthanawoman.Womenaresharp.(和……打交道)I'musedtodealingwithmattersofthissort.(處理)Thisbookdealswithquestionsonpolitics.(論述，談)Whatshopdoyoudealwith?(和……做買賣)十五、diedieof(死于……（情感、饑寒、年老等原因）)，如：dieofillness/afever/hunger/sadnessAsaresult，manywesternersdieatanearlyageofheartdisease.diefrom(死于……（間接原因）)，如：diefromanaccident/thepollutedair/abadhabitRonny'sstepshaddiedaway/down，andtherewasamomentofsilence.(（指風(fēng)、聲、光）消逝)Thewindhasdiedaway/downagain.(平息)Itisthoughtthatbetweentheyears1550and1950anaverageofonekindoflivingthingdiedouteachyear.(滅絕，不復(fù)存在)I'mdyingforsomethingtoeat.（＝haveastrongdesireforsth.）(渴望)（題組訓(xùn)練）用與die有關(guān)的短語填空：22、Thewildpopulationofkoalasisindangerof_________________.23、Doyoufancyacupoftea?I'm_________________thirst.24、Iam_________________acupof