Question

England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate(多样性的气候). People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire(退休)from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south.

Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of (is made up of)the counties(郡)of Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees, bamboo and many semitropical(亚热带)plants grow well. Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟)as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the areas gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England’s most popular holiday areas.

1.England is a country ________.

A. with a cold and wet climate

B. with a pleasant climate

C. with a surprising climate

D. with climates of various kinds

2.According to the passage, ________.

A. flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier

B. farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere

C. people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers

D. vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers

3.In the north of England and the Midlands, ________.

A. it is cold and wet all the year round

B. the climate is pleasant as a whole

C. it is warm most of the time in a year

D. only the summer is not cold or wet

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

【解析】本篇为一篇说明文，文章上篇主要介绍了英格兰的北部、中部、南部的气候差异，夏季北部和中部为寒冷潮湿的气候，而南方气候较为宜人，所以北部度假的人群会选择来到南部，下篇介绍英格兰西南部气候最温暖，花卉蔬菜的收成最好，同时几乎没有降雪，成为度假首选。仔细理解文章细节，可顺利解题。

1.细节理解题，文章首段介绍英格兰气候的信息中“But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate”指出英格兰具有丰富的气候，A选项“寒冷潮湿的气候”不正确，B选项“宜人的气候”，文章只说英格兰南部夏季的气候宜人，C选项为干扰项，“a surprising range of climate”意为丰富多样的气候，设置“surprising climate”进行干扰，D选项“多样的气候”符合题意，故选D。

2.推理判断题，根据第二段“Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟)as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere”可知Devon的花卉和蔬菜比其他地方的早熟一个月，因此农民能够获得更优的价格。由此可推理出A选项“Devon的花卉和蔬菜提前一个月出现在市场上”正确。故选A。

3.细节理解题，根据第一段“Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands”，意为除了六月到九月，英格兰的北部和中部是寒冷潮湿的气候。可知D选项正确。故选D

【名师点睛】

细节理解题主要考查学生对文章中某一些细节或事实的理解能力，一般包括直接理解或语义理解两种，直接理解题可直接根据原文与答案的匹配进行选择，而语义理解需根据原文理解进行推敲。利用定位法找出原文材料的位置进行匹配或者分析，以本文第3小题为例，题干要求给出英格兰北部和中部的气候情况，找到原文句子“Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands”其意思为英格兰北部和中部除了六月到九月的夏季，英格兰的气候才是寒冷和潮湿的。以此推理出言外之意是应该兰的夏季并不是寒冷潮湿的气候，答案D选项only the summer is not cold or wet为正确答案。