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1、选择型阅读理解考前“保持手感”热身练：说明文篇（3）The position of a cars fuel door (if you can actually remember where it is) remains one of the greatest unsolved motoring mysteries.Do car company engineers draw straws (抽签) to decide what side of the car the fuel door goes on? No. According to Ford spokesman Mark Schirmer,
2、 as reported on the Allstate Blog, engineers are free to place fuel doors on the side of the car that offers the easiest packaging. And while one on each side would be rather convenient, were not likely to see double fuel doors anytime soontheres neither the room nor the demand for them.The placemen
3、t of the fuel door is mainly a factor of fuel tank design, location, and underbody packaging, Nissans Steve Yaeger told the Allstate Blog. With all of the structure and components located underneath the vehicle, engineers would quickly encounter restrictions in trying to route the filler tube to the
4、 same side on every vehicle.Schirmer says Americans prefer fuel doors on the left side of their cars, probably because it makes it easier for them to place their cars left fender close to the fuel pump. For this reason, its possible that drivers in the U. K., Australia, New Zealand, India, and other
5、 countries who drive on the left side of the road favor a right-hand-side fuel door. But theres nothing to confirm that driver preference is a factor. There are regulations about where the fuel door should be positioned, but these dont specify the right or left side of the car.If you cant remember t
6、he location of your fuel door, simply look at the little diamond-shaped arrow on the fuel gauge (燃油量表) on your dashboardit points to the side of the car where the fuel door is. Do it before you pull up to the pump, to avoid the embarrassment of having to get back into your car and drive to another p
7、ump.1Why dont all cars have gas tanks on the same side?AEngineers place fuel doors where they like.BDrivers ask for its position due to their driving habits.CIt troubles engineers if they are on the same side.DThere are regulations about which side it should be positioned.2Why do Americans prefer fu
8、el doors on the left side?AThey are left-handed.BIts convenient for their fuel filling.CIt is easier to place their cars right fender near the fuel pump.DThere are many cars with a right-hand-side fuel door in America.3What does the underlined word it in the last paragraph refer to?AThe fuel door.BT
9、he fuel gauge.CThe dashboard.DThe diamond-shaped arrow.4What is the best title for the text?ATips to Identify the Location of the Fuel DoorBThe Popularity of a Right-hand-side Fuel Door to American DriversCReasons for Gas Tanks on Different SidesDThe Motoring MysteriesWhen early colonial settlers we
10、nt to America, they took many forms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille(四对方舞). In the American version of square dancing, four co
11、uples form a square and dance to music. An American addition to square dancing is the caller. What do you think a caller does?The callers-someone who calls out the dance steps in time to the music- was a completely American invention. At first dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance,
12、but eventually the dances became so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (提示) so that dancers didnt have to remember so many steps. The caller didnt just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colourful sayings or witty lines that he said in betw
13、een the cues such as “Dont be shy and dont be afraid. Swing on the corner in a waltz promenade (步伐).” A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines. Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helpe
14、d revive interest in it. Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance programme run by a man named Benjamin Lovett. Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldnt because he had a contract with
15、the inn. Ford solved that problem by buying the inn and Lovetts contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a programme for teaching squares and rounds. Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.1What is the best title for the passage?AThe
16、 Different Steps of Square DancingBThe Origin and Development of Square DancingCWho Was the Inventor of Square Dancing?DWhy Did Square Dancing Go Out of Style?2What does the underlined part “their new home” refer to?AThe United Kingdom.BFrance.CAfrica.DAmerica.3Why did the caller call out the steps
17、for the dancers?ABecause the dance was invented by the caller.BBecause the dancers didnt know the names of the steps.CBecause the steps were very particular.DBecause it was hard for the dancers to remember all the steps.4Why did the author mention Henry Ford in the last paragraph?ABecause he was the
18、 man who made the first car.BBecause he was vey fond of dancing.CBecause he helped make square dancing popular again.DBecause he taught people how to dance.选择型阅读理解考前“保持手感”热身练：说明文篇（3）【题目】The position of a cars fuel door (if you can actually remember where it is) remains one of the greatest unsolved m
19、otoring mysteries.Do car company engineers draw straws (抽签) to decide what side of the car the fuel door goes on? No. According to Ford spokesman Mark Schirmer, as reported on the Allstate Blog, engineers are free to place fuel doors on the side of the car that offers the easiest packaging. And whil
20、e one on each side would be rather convenient, were not likely to see double fuel doors anytime soontheres neither the room nor the demand for them.The placement of the fuel door is mainly a factor of fuel tank design, location, and underbody packaging, Nissans Steve Yaeger told the Allstate Blog. W
21、ith all of the structure and components located underneath the vehicle, engineers would quickly encounter restrictions in trying to route the filler tube to the same side on every vehicle.Schirmer says Americans prefer fuel doors on the left side of their cars, probably because it makes it easier fo
22、r them to place their cars left fender close to the fuel pump. For this reason, its possible that drivers in the U. K., Australia, New Zealand, India, and other countries who drive on the left side of the road favor a right-hand-side fuel door. But theres nothing to confirm that driver preference is
23、 a factor. There are regulations about where the fuel door should be positioned, but these dont specify the right or left side of the car.If you cant remember the location of your fuel door, simply look at the little diamond-shaped arrow on the fuel gauge (燃油量表) on your dashboardit points to the sid
24、e of the car where the fuel door is. Do it before you pull up to the pump, to avoid the embarrassment of having to get back into your car and drive to another pump.1Why dont all cars have gas tanks on the same side?AEngineers place fuel doors where they like.BDrivers ask for its position due to thei
25、r driving habits.CIt troubles engineers if they are on the same side.DThere are regulations about which side it should be positioned.2Why do Americans prefer fuel doors on the left side?AThey are left-handed.BIts convenient for their fuel filling.CIt is easier to place their cars right fender near t
26、he fuel pump.DThere are many cars with a right-hand-side fuel door in America.3What does the underlined word it in the last paragraph refer to?AThe fuel door.BThe fuel gauge.CThe dashboard.DThe diamond-shaped arrow.4What is the best title for the text?ATips to Identify the Location of the Fuel DoorB
27、The Popularity of a Right-hand-side Fuel Door to American DriversCReasons for Gas Tanks on Different SidesDThe Motoring Mysteries【答案&解析】【答案】1C 2B 3D 4C1细节理解题。根据With all of the structure and components located underneath the vehicle, engineers would quickly encounter restrictions in trying to route t
28、he filler tube to the same side on every vehicle.可知，如果把汽车加油口盖放在同一侧，工程师会受到困扰。故选C。2细节理解题。根据Schirmer says Americans prefer fuel doors on the left side of their cars, probably because it makes it easier for them to place their cars left fender close to the fuel pump.可知，美国人喜欢汽车加油口盖在汽车的左侧是因为加油方便。故选B。3词义猜测
29、题。根据If you cant remember the location of your fuel door, simply look at the little diamond-shaped arrow on the fuel gauge (燃油量表) on your dashboard it points to the side of the car where the fuel door is.可知，如果你记不住汽车加油口盖的位置，可以看看方向盘上燃油量表的钻石形状指针，它指向车的一侧，那里就是燃料门。破折号是对上文的解释说明，it指代的就是指针the little diamond-s
30、haped arrow，指示了汽车加油口盖的位置。故选D。4标题猜测题。根据文章第一段The position of a cars fuel door (if you can actually remember where it is) remains one of the greatest unsolved motoring mysteries.及全文可知，本文讲述了不同国家生产的汽车加油口盖不在同一侧的原因。故选C。【点睛】标题猜测题。标题应位于文章之首，概括文章内容，点明文章主题。它可以是单词，短语，或句子。确定文章标题，第一，标题要与主题密切相关；其次，看标题是否能概括全文内容，不能只
31、概括短文中的某些事实或细节；第三，标题范围不应太大或太小；最后，标题应新颖，概括性强并且精炼。小题4中C选项概括文中主旨大意，与主题密切相关，故选C项。【重点词汇&词组】1. fuel: n. 燃料2. door: n. 门 3. position: n. 位置，所在4. remember: vt. 记得，回忆起5. remain: vi. 保持不变；剩余6. greatest: adj. 最大的，最重要的7. unsolved: adj. 未解决的 8. motoring: n. 汽车行业，驾车9. mystery: n. 神秘，不可思议的事情10. engineer: n. 工程师11.
32、draw straws: 抽签12. side: n. 侧面，边缘 13. fuel tank: 燃油箱14. design: n. 设计，方案; vt. 设计，计划15. location: n. 位置，地点16. packaging: n. (商品)包装，容器 17. convenient: adj. 方便的，便利的18. double: adj. 双层的，两个的；vt. 使加倍19. anytime soon: 不久之后20. demand: n. 需求，要求；vt. 要求，需要21. structure: n. 结构，构造 22. components: n. 组件，元件23. enc
33、ounter: vt. 遇到，遭遇24. route: vt.按路线发送，设路线 25. filler tube: 牵引手柄26. Nissan: 日产公司27. American: adj. 美国的; n. 美国人28. left: adj. 左边的，左边 29. fender: n. 车轮罩，护舷板30. close to: 靠近，31. pump: n. 泵，打气筒；vt. 给.加油32. U. K.: 英国33. Australia: 澳大利亚34. New Zealand: 新西兰35. India: 印度36. regulation: n. 规定，规则 37. specify: v
34、t. 指明，规定38. diamond-shaped: adj. 菱形的，菱形状的39. arrow: n. 箭头 40. gauge: n. 计量器，标准尺寸41. dashboard: n. 仪表盘，仪表板42. embarrassment: n. 尴尬，难堪43. pull up: 停下，靠边44. drive: vt. 开车，驱动45. avoid: vt. 避免，防止46. confirm: vt.证实，确认47. prefer: vt. 更喜欢，宁愿【题目】When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many fo
35、rms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille(四对方舞). In the American version of square dancing, four couples form a square and dance to
36、 music. An American addition to square dancing is the caller. What do you think a caller does?The callers-someone who calls out the dance steps in time to the music- was a completely American invention. At first dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance, but eventually the dances became
37、 so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (提示) so that dancers didnt have to remember so many steps. The caller didnt just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colourful sayings or witty lines that he said in between the cues such as “Dont be sh
38、y and dont be afraid. Swing on the corner in a waltz promenade (步伐).” A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines. Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive interest in it. Ford, t
39、he automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance programme run by a man named Benjamin Lovett. Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldnt because he had a contract with the inn. Ford solved that proble
40、m by buying the inn and Lovetts contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a programme for teaching squares and rounds. Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.1What is the best title for the passage?AThe Different Steps of Square Danci
41、ngBThe Origin and Development of Square DancingCWho Was the Inventor of Square Dancing?DWhy Did Square Dancing Go Out of Style?2What does the underlined part “their new home” refer to?AThe United Kingdom.BFrance.CAfrica.DAmerica.3Why did the caller call out the steps for the dancers?ABecause the dan
42、ce was invented by the caller.BBecause the dancers didnt know the names of the steps.CBecause the steps were very particular.DBecause it was hard for the dancers to remember all the steps.4Why did the author mention Henry Ford in the last paragraph?ABecause he was the man who made the first car.BBec
43、ause he was vey fond of dancing.CBecause he helped make square dancing popular again.DBecause he taught people how to dance.【答案&解析】【答案】1B 2D 3D 4C1B主旨大意题。根据第一段When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to their new home. 和最后一段Although popular for years, square dancin
44、g seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive（复苏）interest in it. 与Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.的描述可知。故选B。2D词句猜测题。根据第一段When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to th
45、eir new home. 可知他们去的地方是America。故选D。3D细节理解题。根据第三段 At first dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance, but eventually the dances became so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (提示) so that dancers didnt have to remember so many steps. The caller didnt just call
46、out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colorful sayings or witty lines that he said in between the cues such as “Dont be shy and dont be afraid. 故选D。4C推理判断题。根据最后一段Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, w
47、hen Henry Ford helped revive（复苏）interest in it. 与Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.可知。故选C。【重点词汇&词组】1. colonial: adj. 殖民的2. settler: n. 移民，殖民者3. folk: adj. 民间的；n. 民间乐曲，民俗4. quadrille: 四对方舞5. version: n. 版本，形式6. addition: n. 添加的内容或部分7. caller: n. （广场舞中的）指挥8. cue:
48、 n. 暗示，提示9. witty: adj. 机智的，风趣的10. routine: n. 常规，惯例11. revive: vt. 复兴，使再度流行12. programme: n. 节目，计划13. round: n. 圆舞14. update: vt. 更新15. complicated: adj. 复杂的，难懂的16. necessary: adj. 必要的，必须的17. colourful: adj. 彩色的，多彩的18. shy: adj. 害羞的，怕生的19. afraid: adj. 害怕的，担心的20. swing: vt. &vi. 摇摆，荡漾21. waltz: n. 华尔兹舞