Question

Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.

King's Art Centre

A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere.This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.

You could attend a class teaching you how to ‘learn from the masters’ or get more creative with paint—free of charge.

The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.

The Botanic Garden

The Garden has over 8,000 plant species；it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.

The multi­branched Torch Aloe here is impressive.The African plant produces red flowers above blue­green leaves，and is not one to miss.

Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula，a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.

The Garden is also a place for wildlife­enthusiasts.Look for grass snakes in the lake.A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.

Byron's Pool

Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University.Arriving in 1805，he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”.However，it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough.I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms.He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake，which is now known as Byron's Pool.A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside，the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields.The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea.If you don't trust me，then perhaps you'll take it from Virginia Woolf—over a century after Byron，she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.

1.As mentioned in the passage，there is a small charge for ______.

A. attending the masters' class    B. working with local artists

C. learning life drawing    D. seeing an exhibition

2.We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ______.

A. to finish university in 1805    B. to fear pet bears

C. to be a heavy drinker    D. to like walking

3.In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake ______.

A. surrounded by fields    B. owned by Lord Byron

C. located in Grantchester    D. discovered by Virginia Woolf

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some places for weekend break.

B. A way to become creative in art.

C. The colourful life in the countryside.

D. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】文章开头就引出话题，引出下面的广告，介绍的是几处周末度假去处,并且介绍这些地方的好处，吸引人的地方。

1.

2.推理判断题。由Byron's Pool部分中He spent a great deal of time walking in the village一句可知，Byron喜欢散步，故选D。

3.细节理解题。由文章最后一段第二句中的…the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the field可知，Byron’s Pool是被田地包围的湖。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。由文章开头的引子及全文内容可知，本篇介绍的是几处周末度假去处。故选A。

【名师点睛】

主旨大意题主要考查学生对所读材料(或所读材料片断)中心思想的概括。做这类题时，考生应通读全文，把握文章大意或中心思想，同时注意文章的主题句，因为主题句表达中心思想，其他句子均围绕主题句进行展开。主题句通常位于文章第一段首句、第一段末句或全文末句等地方，但位于段落中间(通常是第一段或最后一段的中间)也是完全可能的。同时，主题词关键词也是非常重要的，有时候可以直接看出答案。主旨大意题的考查形式很多，如概括标题、主题、段意、中心思想等。

比如，就本篇文章来说，第一段就属于主题段， Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.看完马上就知道本文要讲什么内容，再接着结合每段的小标题，那文章的大意就更清楚明了了。