三模前閱讀理解專題練13

題組

A

Herearesomeofourfavouritespotsforeating,sightseeingandshopping.

Needinspiration?

ScottMonument

ThisremarkableGothicbuildingwasbuiltinmemoryofthelifeandworkofSirWalterScott.Climbthe287

stepstothetopandyou'llberewardedwithsomeprettyspecialviews.

Historylovers?EdinburghCastlelooksoverthecityskylinefromCastleRock.Youcantakeatour(humanor

audio)orjustwanderthroughitwithamap.ListenoutfortheOneo'clockGun-itfireseverydayexceptSunday.At

oneo'clock.Obviously.

TimeyourtrainsWithcheaptrainticketstoEdinburghtocoincide

Feelinghungry?

Asatisfyingdinner:Withingredientscarefullysourcedfromlocalgrowers,plushome-grownfreshfruitsand

edibleflowers,Timberyardhasfavourablereviews.

Alightlunch:Thomson'sBarclaimstoserve“thebeststeakpieinEdinburgh"，tomatchwithrealbeer(it'sin

theGoodBeerGuide)andenoughwhiskies(城士忌酒)totakeupawholepageonthedrinksmenu.

Shoppingcentre

PrincesStreet:You'HfindallyourfavouritesonEdinburgh'smainshoppingdrag,PrincesStreet.There5s

M&S,GapandWaterstonesandalsoabitofaretaillandmarkintheshapeofJennersdepartmentstore.

HarveyNichols:Abyword(^i^])forluxury,

HarveyNicksislovedbythefashionpack.Gucci,

VictoriaBeckhamandMarcJacobswilltrytoseparateyoufromyourcash.

HiddenEdinburgh

Edinburgh'sdeepestsecret（literally）isanetworkofundergroundstreets,whichyoucantourwithaguide.Try

“TheRealMaryKing'sClose^^touncoversomeofthemythsandmysteriesastohowthestreet,onceopentothe

skies,founditselfunderground.

NeedtrainstoEdinburgh?We'llgetyousorted...

【語篇簡析】本文是一篇說明文。主要的是介紹在愛丁堡，人們最喜歡吃飯、觀光和購物的地方的概述。

56.WherecanvisitorsenjoyafullviewofthecityinEdinburgh?

A.ScottMonument.B.Timberyard.C.EdinburghCastle.D.TheRealMaryKing'sClose.

【答案】C

【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Historylovers?部分的EdinburghCastlelooksoverthecityskylinefromCastle

Rock.（愛丁堡城堡從城堡巖石上俯瞰城市的輪廓。）可知，游客在愛丁堡城堡可以飽覽愛丁堡的市

容，故選C。

57.WhileshoppinginEdinburgh,wemayfindthat.

A.PrincesStreetistheplacewherecelebritiesgoshopping

B.Edinburgh'smainshoppingdragisextremelyexpensive

C.manyhigh-endbrandscanbefoundinHarveyNichols

D.onecannotpayincashwhenshoppinginHarveyNichols

【答案】C

【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)HarveyNichols部分的HarveyNicksislovedbythefashionpack.Gucci,

VictoriaBeckhamandMarcJacobswilltrytoseparateyoufromyourcash（哈維?尼克斯是時尚界的

寵兒。古奇，維多利亞?貝克漢姆和馬克?雅可布這些品牌會把你和你的錢分開。）由此可知，在愛丁

堡購物時，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)許多高檔品牌都在HarveyNichols。故選C。

58.Thispageismostlikelytobefoundat.

A./en-hk/destinations/edinburgh/flights-to-edinburgh

B./en/tour-scotland/one-day-tours-scotland-from-edinburgh

C..uk/discover/about-the-castle

D./our-destinations/edinburgh-overview

【答案】D

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)本文主旨可知,本文主要的是介紹在愛丁堡，人們最喜歡吃飯、觀光和購物的地

方的概述，在D選項中edinburgh-overview意為“愛丁堡概述”，由此可知，這一頁有可能在

/our-destinations/edinburgh-overview網(wǎng)址中找至U,故選D。

B

Iwasatthefuneralofmydearestfriend-mymother.Shefinallyhadlostherlongbattlewithcancer.Thehurt

wassointense;Ifoundithardtobreatheattimes.Alwayssupportive,Motherclappedloudestatmyschoolplays,

heldtheboxoftissueswhilelisteningtomyfirstheartbreak,comfortedmeatmyfather^death,andprayedforme

myentirelife

Whenmother'sillnesswasdiagnosed,mysisterhadanewbabyandmybrotherhadrecentlymarriedhis

childhoodsweetheart,soitfellonmethe27-year-oldmiddlechild,totakecareofher.Icounteditanhonor.My

placehadbeenwithourmother,preparingher.meals,takinghertothedoctor,readingtheBibletogether.Nowshe

wasinheaven.Myworkwasfinished,butIwasalone

Deepinsorrow,suddenly,Iheardadooropenandslamshutatthebackofthechurch.Quickfootstepshurried

alongthecarpetedfloor.Ayoungmanlookedaroundbrieflyandthensatnexttome.Hefoldedhishandsand

placedthemonhislap.Hiseyesstartedtobefilledwithtears.

"I'mlate",heexplained,thoughnoexplanationwasnecessary.

Afterseveraleulogies（悼詞）,heleanedoverandcommented,WhydotheykeepcallingMarybythenameof

Margaret?

“Because,thatwashername,Margaret.NeverMary.^^Iwhispered,wonderingwhothestrangerwasanyway.

“Isn'tthistheLutheranchurch?”

“No,theLutheranchurchisacrossthestreet.^^

“Ibelieveyou'reatthewrongfuneral,Sir.”

Thesolemnness（莊重）oftheoccasionmixedwiththerealizationoftheman'smistakebubbledupinsideme

andcameoutaslaughter:Sharplooksfromothermourners（x#4）onlymadethesituationseemmorestupid.I

peekedattheconfused,misguidedmanseatedbesideme.Hewaslaughingtoo,asheglancedaround,decidingit

wastoolateforanuneventfulexit.IimaginedMotherlaughing.

Atthefinal"Amen,werushedoutadoorandintotheparkinglot."Idobelievewe'llbethetalkofthetown.

Bytheway,mynameisRick.^^hesmiled

Thatafternoonbeganalifelongjourneyformewiththismanwhoattendedthewrongfuneral,butwasinthe

rightplace.Ayearafterourmeeting,weweremarriedatacountrychurch.Thistimewebotharrivedatthesame

church,rightontime.

Inmytimeofsorrow,Godgavemelaughter.Inplaceofloneliness,Godgavemelove.ThispastJune,we

celebratedourtwenty-secondweddinganniversary.WheneveranyoneasksushowwemetRicktellsthem,her

motherandmyAuntMaryintroducedus,andifstrulyamatchmadeinheaven

【語篇簡析】本文為記敘文。作者的朋友在媽媽的葬禮上，遇到一個走錯教堂的陌生人,他們由此相識并在一

年后結(jié)了婚。作者認為是上帝在她悲傷的時候，上帝給了她歡笑，上帝給了她愛。天堂的媽媽介

紹他們認識的，是天作之合。

59.Onlyauthorcouldtakecareofhermommainlybecause.

A.shewastheonlychildinthefamily

B.alovelybabycameintoherbrother'sfamily

C.shewastheonlychildwithoutanewfamily'sburden

D.hermomlovedhermuchmorethanotherchildren

【答案】c

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Whenmother'sillnesswasdiagnosed,mysisterhadanewbabyandmy

brotherhadrecentlymarriedhischildhoodsweetheart,soitfellonmethe27-year-oIdmiddlechild,to

takecareofherNowshewasinheaven.Myworkwasfinished,butIwasalone”這句是說“當母親

的病被診斷出來的時候，我姐姐剛生了一個孩子,我哥哥剛和他青梅竹馬的戀人結(jié)婚，所以照顧她

的責任落在了我這個27歲的老二身上。送走了母親，我是獨自一人”以及最后一段作者說她和走

錯路的人結(jié)成夫妻，由此可推斷出當時姐姐和哥哥都有家庭負擔，只有我是獨自一人，沒有家庭負

擔，因此我承擔了照顧母親的責任。分析選項可知C項符合題意。故選C。

60.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.TheauthorandRickmet22yearsagofbrthefirsttime

B.TheauthorwassupposedtohavebeeninLutheranChurch

C.MargaretshouldbethenameofRick'saunt.

D.Themournersconsideredtheauthor'sjoyimproper.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第九段“Ibelieveyou'reatthewrongfuneral,Sir.”和第十段“Thesolemnness（莊

重）oftheoccasionmixedwiththerealizationoftheman'smistakebubbledupinsidemeandcameout

aslaughter:Sharplooksfromothermournersonlymadethesituationseemmorestupid.”止匕處是指有

一個人走錯了教堂,參加錯了葬禮，作者認為這種嚴肅的場合，出現(xiàn)了這種錯誤,作者笑出來。其他

悼念者用犀利眼神看著我,可推知，“媽媽的葬禮自己笑出來”是不恰當?shù)?。故選Do

61.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HopeRemainingattheFuneralB.AHeavenlyEncounter

C.TwoFuneralsatOneTimeD.SeekingGod'sEverlastingLove

【答案】B

【解析】主旨大意題。本文敘述作者的朋友在母親葬禮上，遇到了一個人走錯了教堂，參加錯了的葬禮，由此

兩人認識了。一年后，他們結(jié)婚了。尤其是最后一段最后一句"wheneveranyoneasksushowwemet

Ricktellsthem,HermotherandmyAuntMaryintroducedus,andit'strulyamatchmadeinheaver”可

知,作者認為他們倆的相識是媽媽和瑪麗阿姨（這兩人當時己在天國）介紹我們認識，真是天堂般的

邂逅?？芍?B項AHeavenlyEncounter（這是天堂般的邂逅）符合題意。故選B。

C

AfamilyinEdinburghhasdiscoveredthatanoldchesspiecetheykeptinadrawerfor55yearsisalong-lost

partofamedieval（中世紀的）chessset.Thepiecewasboughtbytheirgrandfatherfor￡5fromanantiquedealerin

Edinburghin1964.Itisestimatedthatitcouldnowsellfor￡1millionatauction（拍賣）.Itisoneoffivemissing

piecesfromtheLewisChessmen,asetofmedievalchesspiecesthatwerefoundinasandhillontheIsleofLewis,

offScotland'swestcoast,in1831.

Thepieceis8.8centimeterstallandmadefromwalrusivory,ararematerialinthosedays.Itiswarder,which

isaprisonguard,withahelmet,shieldandsword.Thispiecewouldbethesameasarook（車）,orcastleina

modernchessset.

Thefamily,whodon'twanttomaketheirnamepublic,explainedhowtheirgrandfatherwasunawareofthe

piece'simportancewhenheboughtitin1964.Afterhedied,itwaslookedafterbyhisdaughter,whobelievedthat

ithadmagicalqualities.TheyfinallyrealizedhowimportantthepiecewaswhenitwasexaminedbyAlexander

Kader,anexpertatSotheby'sauctionhouseinLondon.

TheLewisChessmenarefamousallovertheworld.ThesetissplitbetweentheNationalMuseumofScotland

inEdinburgh,andtheBritishMuseuminLondon,attractinglotsofvisitors.Theyarethoughttohavebeenmadein

Trondheim,Norway,betweenAD1150and1200,andwereprobablyburiedonLewisforsafekeepingontheirway

tobeingsoldinIreland.Nobodyreallyknowsforsurewhytheywereburiedthereorhowtheywerediscovered.

ThepiecewillgoondisplayinEdinburghandthenLondonbeforeitsauctionon2July.Itisexpectedtoeither

beboughtby,orloanedto,amuseum.Kadersaystherearestillfourmissingpiecesoutthere,''However,itmight

takeanother150yearsfbronetoshowup.”

【語篇簡析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了愛丁堡的一個家庭發(fā)現(xiàn)他們放在抽屜里55年的一顆舊棋子竟然是

中世紀?套棋子中丟失已久的一顆。

62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheLewisChessmen?

A.Ithasahistoryof55years.B.Itconsistsof5missingchesses.

C.Itismadefromwalrusivory.D.Itistheequivalentofarook.

【答案】C

【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thepieceis8.8centimeterstallandmadefromwalrusivory,”可知,

劉易斯旗子是由海象象牙制成的，故C項正確。

63.PeoplearemostlikelytoseetheLewisChessmen.

A.inasandhillB.inthemuseums

C.inafamilydrawerD.atanauctionhouse

【答案】B

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“TheLewisChessmenarefamousallovertheworld.Thesetissplit

betweentheNationalMuseumofScotlandinEdinburgh,andtheBritishMuseuminLondon,attracting

lotsofvisitors.”可知,劉易斯棋子聞名于世，收藏在愛丁堡的蘇格蘭國家博物館和倫敦的大英博物

館內(nèi)，吸引了很多游客，由此可知，人們可能會在博物館內(nèi)看到劉易斯旗子，故B項正確。

64.Whydidthedaughterkeepthechesspieceforsomanyyears?

A.Shewashonoringherlategrandfather^wish.B.Sheknewithadcertainhistoricalvalue.

C.Shedidn'twanttomakeitsexistencepublic.D.Shethoughtithadsomemysteriouspower.

【答案】D

【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“ARcrhedied,itwaslookedafterbyhisdaughter,whobelievedthatit

hadmagicalqualities”可知，祖父死后，這顆棋子由他的女兒照料，她認為它具有神奇的特質(zhì)，也就是

說女兒把棋子保留了這么多年是因為她認為它有種神秘的力量，故D項正確。

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Wherethechesspiecewillendupremainstobeseen.

B.Theotherfourmissingpieceswilleventuallysurface.

C.Thefamilyexpectsthepiecetobesoldtothemuseum.

D.TheauctionwillattractmanyprivatecollectorsinScotland.

【答案】A

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Itisexpectedtoeitherbeboughtby,orloanedto,amuseum.”可知,

這顆棋子要么被博物館買下，要么借給博物館，也就是說它最終會被如何處理還沒有定下來，故A

項正確。

D

FreedomschallengeintheDigitalAgeisaserioustopic.Wearefacingtodayastrangenewworldandweare

allwonderingwhatwearegoingtodowithit.

Some2,500yearsagoGreecediscoveredfreedom.Beforethattherewasnofreedom.Thereweregreat

civilizations,splendidempires,butnofreedomanywhere.EgyptandBabylonweretyrannies,oneverypowerful

manrulingoverhelplessmassesInGreece,inAthens（雅典）alittlecityinalittlecountry,therewerenohelpless

masses.

AndAthenianswillinglyobeyedthewrittenlawswhichtheythemselvespassed,andtheunwritten,which

mustbeobeyediffreemenlivetogether.Theymustshoweachotherkindnessandpityandthemanyqualities

withoutwhichlifewouldbeverypainfulunlessonechosetolivealoneinthedesert.TheAtheniansneverthought

thatamanwasfreeifhecoulddowhathewantedAmanwasfreeifhewasself-controlled.Tomakeyourselfobey

whatyouapprovedwasfreedom.Theyweresavedfromlookingattheirlivesastheirownprivateaffair.Eachone

feltresponsibleforthewelfareofAthens,notbecauseitwasforcedonhimfromtheoutside,butbecausethecity

washisprideandhissafety.Theessentialbeliefofthefirstfreegovernmentintheworldwaslibertyforallmen

whocouldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibilityforthestate.

Butdiscoveringfreedomisnotlikediscoveringcomputers.Itcannotbediscoveredonceforall.Ifpeopledo

notprizeit,andworkforit,itwillgo.Constantwatchisitsprice.Athenschanged.Itwasachangethattookplace

withoutbeingnoticedthoughitwasoftheextremeimportanceaspiritualchangewhichaffectedthewholestate.It

hadbeentheAtheniansprideandjoytogivetotheircityThattheycouldgetmaterialbenefitsfromhernever

enteredtheirminds,therehadtobeacompletechangeofattitudebeforetheycouldtookatthecityasanemployer

whopaidhercitizensfordoingherwork.Nowinsteadofmengivingtothestate,thestatewastogivetothem.

Whatthepeoplewantedwasagovernmentwhichwouldprovideacomfortablelifeforthem;andwiththisasthe

primaryobject,ideasoffreedomandself-relianceandresponsibilitywereneglectedtothepointofdisappearing:

Athenswasmoreandmorelookedonasacooperativebusinesspossessedofgreatwealthinwhichallcitizenshad

arighttoshare

Athensreachedthepointwhenthefreedomshereallywantedwasfreedomfromresponsibility

Therecouldbeonlyoneresult.Ifmeninsistedonbeingfreefromtheburdenofself-dependenceand

responsibilityforthecommongood,theywouldceasetobefree.Responsibilityisthepriceeverymanmustpayfor

freedom.Itistobehadonnootherterms.Athens,theAthensofAncientGreece,refusedresponsibility;she

reachedtheendoffreedomandwasnevertohaveitagain.

But"theexcellentbecomesthepermanent,^Aristotlesaid.Athenslostfreedomforever,butfreedomwasnot

lostforeverfortheworld,agreatAmerican,JamesMadison,referredtothecapacityofmankindfor

self-government.NodoubthehadnotanideathathewasspeakingGreek.Athenswasnotinthefarthest

backgroundofhismind,butoncemanhasagreatandgoodidea,itisnevercompletelylost.TheDigitalAge

cannotdestroyit.Somehowinthisorthatmansthoughtsuchanidealivesthoughunconsideredbytheworldof

action.Onecanneverbesurethatitisnotonthepointofbreakingoutintoaction,onlysurethatitwilldoso

sometimes

【語篇簡析】本文為說明文。文章講述了自由的起源、演變及其在古代文化下的形態(tài)和缺陷,以及數(shù)字化世

界給自由帶來的挑戰(zhàn)。作者認為自由需要責任的保證。

66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tyrannies”inPara2referto?

A.CountrieswheretheirpeopleneedhelpB.Powerfulstateswithhighercivilization

C.Splendidempireswherepeopleenjoyfreedom.D.Governmentruledwithabsolutepower

【答案】D

［解析］詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞所在的句子上下句“Thereweregreatcivilizations,splendidempires,butno

freedomanywhere”即“這兒有偉大文明的輝煌帝國，但在任何地方都沒有自由”。和畫線詞

tyrannies的同位語“oneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses（一個很有權(quán)勢的人統(tǒng)治一大

群無助的人）可知由?個非常強大的人統(tǒng)治著希臘無助的群眾。由此可知，tyrannies是指擁有

絕對統(tǒng)治權(quán)的政府。分析選項可知D項“用絕對權(quán)力來統(tǒng)治的政府”與此意思相近。故選D,

67.WhatfundamentalchangeinattitudetookplaceinAthens?

A.TheAtheniansrefusedtotaketheirresponsibility.

B.TheAtheniansnolongertooktheirprideinthecity

C.TheAtheniansbenefitedspirituallyfromthegovernment.

D.TheAtheniansviewedthegovernmentasabusinesstoworkfor.

【答案】A

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知，雅典人后來態(tài)度發(fā)生了改變，因為他們開始認為政府應(yīng)該為他

們的勞動付費，給他們提供舒適的生活，而個人的自律和責任意識變得淡薄。A項The

Atheniansrefusedtotaketheirresponsibility（雅典人拒絕承擔責任）符合題意。故選A。

68.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Therecouldbeonlyoneresult“inPara5mean?

A.AthenswouldcontinuetobeB.Athenswouldceasetohavefreedom.

C.Freedomwouldcomefromresponsibility.D.FreedomwouldstopAthensfromself-dependence

【答案】B

【解析】句意猜測題。根據(jù)第五段的“Therecouldbeonlyoneresult.Ifmeninsistedonbeingfreefromthe

burdenofself-dependenceandresponsibilityforthecommongood,theywouldceasetobefree.

Responsibilityisthepriceeverymanmustpayforfreedom.Itistobehadonnootherterms.Athens,

theAthensofAncientGreece,refusedresponsibility;shereachedtheendoffreedomandwasneverto

haveitagain”表明“如果人們堅持擺脫自力更生的負擔和對共同利益的責任他們將不再是自由

的。責任是每個人為自由必須付出的代價。這是沒有其他條件的。古希臘的雅典拒絕承擔責任;

她走到了自由的盡頭，再也沒有自由了由此可推斷，唯?的結(jié)果就是雅典人不再享有自由。即B

項Athenswouldceasetohavefreedom（雅典將不再享有自由）符合題意。故選B。

69.WhydoestheauthorrefertoAristotleandMadison?

A.HeishopefulaboutfreedomB.Heiscautiousaboutself-government

C.HeisdoubtfulaboutGreekcivilizationD.HeiscriticalofGreece'slossoffreedom

【答案】A

【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Athenslostfreedomforever,butfreedomwasnotlostforeverforthe

world”表明“雅典永遠失去了自由,但對世界來說，自由并不是永遠失去的。"以及“Athenswasnotin

thefarthestbackgroundofhismind,butoncemanhasagreatandgoodidea,itisnevercompletelylost.

TheDigitalAgecannotdestroyit.”意即“雅典在他的頭腦中并不是遙遠的地方，但一旦一個人有了

偉大的好主意，它就永遠不會完全消失。數(shù)字時代也無法摧毀它。”可知，作者并沒有因此而失去

信心，相反對自由充滿了希望。分析選項可知A項（Heishopefulaboutfreedom他對自由抱有希望）

符合題意。故選A。

70.Whatistheauthorsunderstandingoffreedom?

A.Freedomcanbemorepopularinthedigitalage

B.Freedommaycometoanendinthedigitalage

C.Freedomshouldhavepriorityoverresponsibility

D.Freedomshouldbeguaranteedbyresponsibility.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判斷題。文章講述了自由的起源、演變及其在古代文化下的形態(tài)和缺陷，以及數(shù)字化世界給

自由帶來的挑戰(zhàn)。第三段“AndAthenianswillinglyobeyedthewrittenlawswhichtheythemselves

passed,andtheunwritten,whichmustbeobeyediffreemenlivetogetherTheessentialbeliefofthe

firstfreegovernmentintheworldwaslibertyforallmenwhocouldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtake

re叩onsibilityforthestate.”可知，自由起源于2500年前的希臘，雅典人自由地生活在一起，因為他們

能夠自愿在法律規(guī)定和價值體系下一起從事活動。第四段“Nowinsteadofmengivingtothestate,

thestatewastogivetothem.Whatthepeoplewantedwasagovernmentwhichwouldprovidea

comfortablelifeforthem;andwiththisastheprimaryobject,ideasoffreedomandself-relianceand

responsibilitywereneglectedtothepointofdisappearing”以及第五段“Athens,theAthensofAncient

Greece,refusedresponsibility;shereachedtheendoffreedomandwasnevertohaveitagain”可知，后

來雅典人態(tài)度發(fā)生了改變，因為他們開始認為政府應(yīng)該為他們的勞動付費，給他們提供舒適的生

活，而個人的自律和責任意識變得淡薄，造成的唯一結(jié)果就是雅典人不再享有自由。由以上的內(nèi)容

可知，作者通過雅典人對自由態(tài)度變化的對比，認為自由需要責任的保證這一結(jié)論。故選Do

題組二

A

CPSCHALLENGE

CLAUDIA'S電OG

DearFriends,Ingeocaching,theboxesdon'tcontainpostcards.Theycontain

SorryIhaven'tbloggedforawhile,I*vebeenabitbusylately.alogbook,wherethepersonwhofindsitcanwritetheirname

You'llfindoutwhy...Butfirstofall,haveyoueverheardandthedate.(Theyalsorecordthefindonthewebsite.)Aswell

ofgeocaching?It'sakindoftreasure-huntinggamethatasthelogbook,geocachesoftencontainatoyorgift.Youare

susesaGPSdevice-usuallyyoursmartphone-tofindsmallwelcometotakethis,providedyoureplaceitwithsomething?

containerscalledgeocaches.Thesearehiddenallovertheyouhavebroughtwithyou.

world-butusuallypeoplestartwithgeocachesthatarecloseThebasicgamejustinvolvesfindingageocacheandrecordingit

totheirhome.Thegreatthingaboutgeocadiingisthatitleadsonlineandinthelogbook.However,therearelotsofvariations.

youtosomebeautifulandamazingplacesthatyouprobablyForexample,therearemulti-cachechallenges,whereeachcache

todidn'tknowaboutIcandefinitelyrecommendit-it*shealthycontainstheco-ordinatesforthenextcache,untilyoureachthe40

andit'sfun.AlthoughIshouldwarnyouthatit'salsoseriouslyfinalcachecontainingthelogbook.Therearealso'travelling

addictive!caches',whereeachpersonwhofindsthecachethenhidesitin

Sohowdoesitwork,exactly?Well,thefirststepistogotoadifferentlocationandupdatestheinformationonthewebsite.

1

thegeocachingwebsiteordownloadthegeocachingappontoAndtherearewebcamcaches'.Whenyoudothese,youdon't

isyourphone.Thenyouchooseageocacheandyoustartlooking.findaphysicalcontainerorlogbook;youfindapublicwebcam45

Peoplehavebeenhidinggeocachesformorethantenyears,soandthencaptureanimageofyourselfonthewebcamasproof

thereareliterallymillionsofthemaroundtheworld.Therearethatyouhavebeensuccessful.Kvetriedallofthesetypes,and

suretobesomenearyourhome,whereveryoulive.(Iherearepersonally,Tveenjoyedthemulti-cachechallengesthemost

geocachesacrossallsevencontinents,includingAntarctica!)Geocachingisanactivityyoucandoaloneor;likeme,witha

20Someareveryhardtofind.Theymaybehiddenbesideariver,coupleoffriends.Buttherearealsogeocachingeventswhereso

upatree,orevenbelowtheground.youcangettogetherwithhundredsofotherfansofthe

Geocachingisquiteanewgame:itbeganaroundtheyeargame.Forexample,the'FumbleafterDark*eventisheld

2000.However,similargamesdidexistinthepast.Forexample,everyNovemberinSwedenandsoundslikegreatfun.About

inthemiddleofthe19thcentury,agamecalled'letterboxing'athousandgeocachersgettogetherforadayoftalksand

25becamepopularinthesouthofEngland.Peoplewhoenjoyedpresentationsaboutgeocaching.Andthentheyheadoutsideintoss

walkinginthecountrysidebegantohideboxesallalongthedarknessforsomenight-timeadventures!I*vebeenenjoying

theroute.TheseboxescontainedpostcardsaddressedtomygeocachingexperiencessomuchthatI'mseriouslythinking

atioulgoingtoTumbleafterDark*nextyear.Sowhydon'tyou

themselves.Whenotherwalkersfoundabox,theycollectedthe

cardsandpostedthem.Thisohentookmanyweeks,becausegetintogeocachingtoo,andImightseeyouthere!

30theboxeswereoftenhiddeninremoteplaces,notbythepaths.Byefornow!!M

Claudia

【語篇簡析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文,作者介紹了最近自己玩的一款尋寶游戲。

56.Whenyoufindagiftinageocache,you.

A.makeanoteofthegiftonthewebsite.

B.canborrowthegift,buthavetoreturnit.

C.areallowedtotakethegiftifyoureplaceitwithsomethingelse.

D.lakeaphotoofthegiftasproofthatyouhavefoundit

【答案】C

【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Aswellasthelogbook,geocachesoftencontainatoyorgift.Youare

welcometotakethis,providedyoureplaceitwithsomething."可知，當你在藏寶地點中找到禮物時,

如果你用其他東西替換它，你就可以把它拿走，故C項正確。

57.Thewriterthin