题文

Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making up new words, and we are often able to know where most come from. Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called “hamburgers”, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what they were. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef in them and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “Hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world. Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary. 小题1:English is spoken by many people around the world every day, but English is ______. A．as old as Chinese B．older than Chinese C．younger than Chinese D．older than German 小题2:Hamburg is ______. A．a kind of food B．a round piece of beef C．the name of a country D．a city in Germany 小题3:According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from ______. A．English speakers because they’re always making up new words B．the round piece of beef which those people from Hamburg ate C．English because Germans don’t speak good English D．a large English dictionary 小题4:. Which of the following is TRUE? A．Few Americans like hamburgers. B．Hamburgers are made with ham. C．Hamburgers were first sold a century ago. D．Hamburgers were some people. 小题5:. Which of the following can be found in any large dictionary? A．Where Germans came from. B．Where all the new words came from. C．The reason why a new word has a certain meaning. D．Why English is spoken all over the world.

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

小题1:C 小题2:D 小题3:B 小题4:C 小题5:C

试题分析： 小题1:.通过Although English is not as old as Chinese可知，英语不如汉语古老，所以不太选C。 小题2:通过They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg可知，Hamburg是德国的一个城市。所以本题选D。 小题3:通过They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. eating round pieces of beef和Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”可知，所以本题选B。 小题4:通过About a hundred years ago,“大约100年前”可知，汉堡包第一次被卖是在一个世纪前。故C项是正确的。所以本题选C。 小题5:通过Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.可知，我们可以在字典中找到一个新词有某种意义的原因。所以本题选C。 点评：本文通过讲述Hamburger一词的由来，说明了英语的很多单词都有其有趣的来源，在字典中都能找到其原因。在阅读时，尽量结合问题，在原文中找出答案。另外，在对问题的理解时，一定要忠于原文的意思，注意比较所给的选项，找出最符合题意的答案。

据专家权威分析，试题“Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by m..”主要考查你对  政治经济类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

政治经济类阅读

考点名称：政治经济类阅读

• 政治经济类阅读：
  该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。
  政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。
  再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
  

• 政治经济类阅读注意：
  1、要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识；
  2、对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇；
  3、阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。

  政治经济类阅读技巧：
  针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。
  1. 寻找主干：
  根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
  2. 剔除从句：
  在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
  3. 辨别分句：
  一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
  4. 寻找关键词：
  如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。