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第
十四
讲
阅读理解篇
A
distinguished clergyman and the elders from his
congregation attended an out-of-town
meeting that did not finish until
rather late. They decided to have something to eat
before goint
home, but unfortunately
the only spot open was a seedy bar-and-grill with
a questionable
reputation.
After being served, one of
the elders asked the clergyman to say grace. 'I'd
rather not,', the
clergyman said, ' I
don't want Him to know I'm here.'
machinery
display
steam
profit
n.
机器
新概念
Lesson 14
The
Crystal Palace
水晶宫
Words and
expressions
palace
extraordinary
exhibition
iron
various
['p?lis]
n.
宫殿
[m
?
'
?
i
:n
?
ri]
[di'splei]
[sti:m]
[iks'tr
?<
/p>
:d
?
n
?
ri]
[,eksi'bi
??
n]
['ai
?
n]
adj.
不平常的，
非凡的
n.
展览
n.
铁
n..
展览
n.
n.
n.
蒸汽
利润
学院
[
?<
/p>
pr
?
fit]
['k
?
lid
?
< br>]
['v
??
ri
?
s]
adj.
各种各样的
college
Passage
Perhaps
the
most
extraordinary
building
of
the
nineteenth
century
was
the
Crystal
Palace,
which was built in Hyde Park for the
Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was
different
from all other buildings in
the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It
was one of the biggest
buildings of all
time and a lot of people from many countries came
to see it. A great many goods
were
sent
to
the
exhibition
from
various
parts
of
the
world.
There
was
also
a
great
deal
of
machinery
on
display.
The
most
wonderful
piece
of
machinery
on
show
was
Nasmyth's
steam
hammer.
Though
in
those
days,
traveling
was
not
as
easy
as
it
is
today,
steam
boats
carried
thousands of
visitors across the Channel from Europe. On
arriving in England, they were taken to
the
Crystal
Palace
by
train.
There
were
six
million
visitors
in
all,
and
the
profits
from
the
exhibition
were
used
to
build
museums
and
colleges.
Later,
the
Crystal
Palace
was
moved
to
South London. It remained
one of the most famous buildings in the world
until it was burnt down
in 1936.
Practice
一．
Oral English
... the Crystal Palace..., iron and
glass..., a great deal of...,On arriving
...,profits..., in the world
until it
was burnt down in 1936.
二．
Comprehension
理解
(
) 1. The
Crystal Palace differed from all other buildings
at the time because__________.
A.
it was very big
B.
it was in an exhibition
C.
it was made of unusual materials
D.
it was in Hyde Park
(
) 2. The Great Exhibition of 1851 was
________.
A.
a failure
B.
highly successful
C.
not very profitable
D.
spoilt by a fire
三．单项选择题
(
)
1.
—
When was the Great
Exhibition?
—
________ 1851.
A.
Of
B.
On
C.
At
D.
In
(
) 2. A great many goods were sent.
There were___________________ .
A.
quite a few
B.
quite a little
C.
not too many
D.
very much
(
)
3. Travelling was not as easy as it is today. It
wasn't so easy __________in those days.
A.
for travelling
B.
in travelling
C.
in order to travel
D.
to travel
(
)
4. On arriving in England ______________ they
arrived in England ...
A.
On
B.
Why
C.
When
D.
Where
(
) 5. It was one of the most famous
buildings in the world. It was one of the most
famous
__________ all buildings.
A.
of
B.
from
C.
by
D.
than
(
) 6. It was an
extraordinary building. It was
quite_______________.
A.
extreme
B.
funny
C.
big
D.
exceptional
(
) 7. Goods were
sent from various parts of the world. They came
from__________ parts.
A.
mixed
B.
assorted
C.
different
D.
mixed up
(
) was a great
deal of machinery. This means there___________.
A.
was one big machine
B.
was one big engine
C.
were many machines
D.
was one powerful machine
(
) were six million visitors in all.
That was the____________.
A.
all
B.
whole
C.
result
D.
total
(
) s were built
with the profits. They were built with the
___________.
A.
benefits
B.
earnings
C.
winnings
D.
excesses
四．参考译文
19
世纪最不寻常的建筑也许要数水晶宫了，它是为
1851
年的“世界博览会”而建在
海德公园的。
这座水晶宫不同于世界上所有的其他建筑，
因为它是用钢和玻璃建成
的。
它是
有史以来最高大的建筑物之一，
因此，
人们从各个国家纷纷前来参观。
大量的商品从世界各<
/p>
地运送到了博览会，
参展的还有很多机器，
其中最奇妙的是内史密斯的蒸汽锤。
尽管在当时
旅行不像现在
这么容易，
但汽船还是把成千上万的参观者从欧洲大陆送过了英吉利海峡。
一
到英国，
火车就把他们送到了水晶宫。
参观的人数总共是
600
万。
博览会的赢利用来建造博
物馆和高等学校。后来，“水晶宫”被移到了伦敦南部。在
1936
年被焚毁之前，它一直是
世界
上最著名的建筑物之一。
1.
讲究阅读方法
(1)
依据主题句定短文的中心：任
意一篇文章通常是围绕一个中心展开并且由段落组
成
的；段落之间有着内在的紧密联系，而表达段落主题的句子叫主题句，通常置于段落的
开头，有时在段落末尾和中间；大多情况下，若把一个个主题句加以整理，你就能悟出<
/p>
其中心思想，同时还可以回避、排除个别生词、难句（等困难信号）所带来的干扰。
如：
My
friend
Matt
and
I
arrived
at
the
Activity
Centre
on
Friday
evening.
The
accommodation wasn’t wonderful, but we
had everything we needed (beds, blankets, food ),
and we were pleased to be out of the
city and in the fresh air.
On Saturday morning we met the other
ten members of our group. Cameron had come
along
with
two
friends,
Kevin
and
Simon,
while
sisters
Carole
and
Lynn
had
come
with
Amanda.
There were some other members I didn’t know. We
had come from different places
and none
of us knew the area.
We
knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors,
but none of us was sure exactly
how.
Half of us spent the morning caving while the
others went rock-climbing and then we
changed at lunchtime. Matt and I went
to the caves (
岩洞
) first.
Climbing out was harder than
going in,
but after a good deal of pushing, we were out at
last. Though we were covered with
mud,
we were pleased
and excited by what
we’d done…
(
)This passage mainly talks about
______________.
A.
the writer’s fr
iends at the
Activity Center
B.
the
writer’s
experience
at
the
Activity
Center
C.
outdoor
sports at the Activity Center
D.
how to go rock-climbing and caving
[
参考答案
B]
上述这段短文的中心是说明
“the writer’s
experience at the Activity Center.”
。
作者以及作者的朋友，还有组上的其他一些成员一起在活动中心度周末的一些活动以及
感受。
(2)
掌握
具体事实和重要细节：
阅读文章时，要求学生养成辨认和记忆具体事实、重要
细节的习惯。
如：
If someone asks me: “Do you like
music?” I’m sure I will answer him or her: “Of
course, I
do.” because I think music is
an important part of our lives.
Different people have different ideas
about music. For me, I like rock music
because it’s so
exciting. And my
favorite rock band, the “Foxy Ladies”
(
酷妹
) is one of the most
famous rock
bands in the world. I also
like pop music. My classmate LiLan loves dance
music, because she
enjoys dancing. My
best friend, Jane, likes jazz music
(
爵士乐
). She thinks jazz is
really cool.
“I like dance
music and rock very much.” says my brother,
“because they are amazing.”
But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I
like some relaxing (
轻松的
)
music,” she says. That’s
why she likes
country music, I think.
(
) 1. The writer likes music
because he thinks ____________.
A.
it’s an exciting part of
our lives
B.
it’s
an amazing part of our lives
C.
it’s an important part of
our lives
(
) 2. What kind of music does the writer
like?
A.
Rock and pop music.
B.
Rock and dance music.
(
) 3. Who likes dancing?
A.
The writer.
B.
Li
Lan.
C.
Jazz and country
music.
C.
Jane.
(
) 4. The writer’s mother
thinks that country music is __________.
A.
amazing
B.
boring
C.
relaxing
(
) 5. How many
people’s ideas about music are talked about in
this passage (
短文
)?
A.
4.
B.
5.
C.
6.
< br>[
解析
]
这是几道重要事实和细
节的辨认题，全是围绕短文的主题句
“Different people have
different ideas about music”
来展开说明的，
起补充举例作用。
答案分别为
< br>
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5.
B
。
(3)
运用构词法、语境线索等帮助来推测关键词义：
在阅读文章的过程中，常常会遇到
一些生词，
如果不懂得这些词义就会妨碍理解，
但大部分生词的词义是可以根据上下文，
结合构词法、借助文章中的语境线索帮助在理解基础上猜测其词义，大致说来有同义词
反义词线索；解释性线索；例证性线索；标点符号线索等。
如：
A.
The herdsman, who looks after sheep, earns about
650 yuan a year.
[
解析
]
定语从句中的
looks
after sheep
就解释了
herdsman
的词义为
“
牧人
”
。
B.
Like her younger sister
who is gregarious, Alice also likes to make
friends.
[
解析
]
句首的
like
（像）这个语境线索说明：句中的
gregarious
与
likes to make friends
意义相近。通过这些方式可以帮助学生加快阅读速度，进一步提高阅读正确率。
C.
This material is
unreadable.
[
解析
]
unreadable
是生词。学生可以根据词根
read
，知道
un
和<
/p>
able
分别为前缀和后缀，
那么
unreadable
的意义就不难猜测了；
D.
Water is all around us.
Water is in the ocean. Water is in the lakes and
rivers. Water is in
the air. There is
more water than land on the earth. All living
things must have it. We must
have it,
too. We cannot live without drinking water.
Sometimes, we do not have all the water
that we need. The land will dry up
without water. Sometimes, there can be too much
water in
the land. If it rains very,
very hard, the rain water will run down the hill.
It takes some of the
land
with
it
when
it
runs
down
the
hills.
It
is
called
erosion
when
the
water
takes
the
land
away.
(
)
“Erosion” in
the passage means ____________.
A.
地震
B.
雪崩
C.
侵蚀
D.
霜冻
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