四川省芦山县2016高考英语阅读类暑假选练题（9）阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。(原创)TheBritishpeoplelovetalkingabouttheweather.Thishotsummer,Europewascaughtintheheatwave,andmanypartsofChinawerealsobeenstrugglingwithrecord-breakingtemperatures.Therefore,there’splentyfortheBritishpeopletogetexcitedabout.Butbesidefromasimple“hot”,whatotherwaysaretheretodescribethesummerheat?Apartfromphraseslike“boilinghot”,therearemanyinterestingexpressionsthatrelatetounbearablyhotweather.DogdaysofsummerInbooksandnewspaperarticles,theperiodfromearlyJulytomid-Augustisoftenreferredtoasthe“dogdaysofsummer”.Somethinktheexpressionmeanstheweatherissohotthatdogsgowild.Butinfact,theexpressioncomesfrom16thcenturyandreferstothedaysonwhichSirius(天狼星)—theDogStar—risesatthesametimeasthesun.TheRomansassociatedthehotweatherwiththisstarandwouldsacrificeadogeveryyearinApriltostoptheangerofSirius.SohotyoucanfryaneggonthesidewalkThisexpressionneedsnoexplanationandalthoughitsoriginisunclear,ithasn’tstoppedthousandsofcurioustouristsfromtestingifthesayingistrue,withtheresultthatsidewalksinDeathValley,California—thehottestplaceintheUS—arenowlitteredwithbrokeneggshells.EarlyinJuly,thelocalgovernmentaskedtouriststostoptheircookingexperiments.Evenso,itisactuallypossibletofryaneggonthesidewalk,solongasyouuseafryingpanwithalidandthetemperatureisatleast49℃.【文章大意】本文介绍了英语中描述炎热天气的几个习语。1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Someexpressionsabouthotweather.B.Theheatwaveintheworld.C.Siriusisassociatedwiththehotweather.D.DeathValley—thehottestplaceintheUS.【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文中第一段以幽默的方式介绍了今年夏天全球的热浪,其目的是引出本文的中心,故B项错误;第二段的最后一句话是整篇文章的主题句,故A项正确;C、D两项都是文章中的一部分,范围小了。2.Accordingtothepassage,howlongdoes“dogdaysofsummer”last?A.Aboutonemonth.B.Abouttwomonths.C.Abouttwomonthsandahalf.D.Aboutonemonthandahalf.【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段的第一句Inbooksandnewspaperarticles,theperiodfromearlyJulytomid-Augustisoftenreferredtoasthe“dogdaysofsummer”.可知“dogdaysofsummer”持续大约一个半月。3.WhatcausedbrokeneggshellslitteredaroundsidewalksinDeathValley?A.Thehotweather.B.Thecuriosityoftourists.C.Thepermissionofthelocalgovernment.D.Theoriginoftheexpression.【解析】选B。推理判断题。由最后一段可以看出好奇的游客为了验证当地的酷热是否能够“fryaneggonthesidewalk”,不顾当地政府的告诫,仍然坚持做这项实验,故B项正确。4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTnecessarytotestthelastexpressionabouthotweather?A.Onthesidewalk.B.Afryingpanwithalid.C.Thetemperature(≥49℃).D.Inthehottestplace.【解析】选D。推理判断题。文章中提到的关于热浪的最后一个习语是“Sohotyoucanfryaneggonthesidewalk”,故A项是一个必要条件;由最后一段的最后一句可知B、C是必要条件;D项范围太大。【技法导练】多学一点棋高一着阅读理解——跳读查找关键词,破解直接细节理解题如文章第2题解题步骤如下:(1)判断题干关键词“___________________”。(2)跳读原文,找到题干关键词出现在第___段;由此定位点向后可直接找到答案出处“Inbooksandnewspaperarticles,theperiodfromearlyJulytomid-Augustisoftenreferredtoasthe“dogdaysofsummer”。(3)推断答案:根据原文出处可以轻松算出该时期持续大约一个半月。答案:(1)dogdaysofsummer阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。AfewmonthsagoasIwanderedthroughmyparents’house,thesamehouseIgrewupin,Ihadasudden,scaryrealization.Whenmyparents...
