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【題目】In the west , some people believe that people’s character can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was born. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s character . In the past century, a new belief has come up, the idea that character is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A , for example, are considered more likely to be serious ,hard working and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and out-going, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people doubt whether it is true.

The blood-type character theory(理論)started in Japan in 1927, when Furukawa Takeji noticed character similarities and differences among persons.The idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshiitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged 13 and 64 believing in the blood-type character connection.

Though most Asians might believe in it, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken seriously. It is also possible that people are easy to change their characters to match the blood-type theory. Is the belief true? In the 1980s, the scientists in Asia largely negated the belief as a superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and character. Generally, scientists are against making important decisions based on this theory.

【1】What does the underlined word “predicted ” in the passage mean Chinese?

A. 預測B. 提醒C. 預告

【2】In which country person predicted his character according to the year of his birth?

A. In western countriesB. In ChinaC. In Japan

【3】According to the blood-type theory ,what is the person with blood type A like?

A. A person with blood type A can have many friends.

B. A student with blood type A may usually get good marks.

C. A person with blood type A is fond of talking with others.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The blood-type character theory(理論)was started by a scientist named Toshiitaka Nomi.

B. After about 10 years,scientists in Asia proved the blood-type theory was wrong.

C. After some young Koreans took to the theory, 76 percent of Korean teenagers believed in it.

【5】The best title for this passage should be _____.

A. Information about different blood types.

B. The connection between blood-types and characters.

C. The development of the character theory.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

文章講的是個性和血型的關系。在西方，有些人認為，人的性格可以根據(jù)人出生的時間來預測。中國人相信出生年份會影響人的性格。血型性格理論始于1927年的日本。在20世紀80年代，亞洲的科學家很大程度上否定了這種迷信。大多數(shù)研究都沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)血液和性格之間有任何緊密的聯(lián)系。因此科學家們反對基于這一理論做出重要的決定。

【1】詞意猜測題。句子In the west , some people believe that people’s character can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was born.的意思是：在西方，有些人認為，人的性格可以根據(jù)人出生的時間來預測。因此單詞predicted是“預測”的意思。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)句子From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s character . 中國人相信出生年份會影響人的性格。因此在中國，人們根據(jù)出生年份來預測自己的性格。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。題干的意思是：根據(jù)血型理論，A型血的人是什么樣的？根據(jù)People with blood type A , for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working and quiet, 例如，A型血型的人被認為更可能是嚴肅、勤奮和安靜的。可推知，具有A型血的人可能會得到好的分數(shù)。故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。由句子The blood-type character theory(理論)started in Japan in 1927, when Furukawa Takeji noticed character similarities and differences among persons. 可知，血型性格理論開始于1927年的日本，當時的Furukawa Takeji發(fā)現(xiàn)了人與人之間的性格異同。而不是Toshiitaka Nomi提出來的。因此A不對；由句子In the 1980s, the scientists in Asia largely negated the belief as a superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and character. 在20世紀80年代，亞洲的科學家很大程度上否定了這種迷信。大多數(shù)研究都沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)血液和性格之間有任何緊密的聯(lián)系�？芍�，大約10年后，亞洲的科學家證明血型理論是錯誤的。故B正確；根據(jù)Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged 13 and 64 believing in the blood-type character connection. 一些年輕的韓國人已經(jīng)接受了這個理論。最近的一項研究顯示，76%的13歲和64歲的韓國人相信血型與性格的聯(lián)系。而不是76%的韓國青少年相信它。還有老人。因此C不對； 因此本題選B。

【5】主旨大意題。A. Information about different blood types. 不同血型的信息。 B. The connection between blood-types and characters. 血型與性格的關系。 C. The development of the character theory. 性格理論的發(fā)展。本文講的是個性和血型的關系。故選B。

詞義猜測題是閱讀理解中常見的一種題型，所猜測詞匯可以是生詞，也可以是熟詞新義，還可以是人稱代詞的指代內(nèi)容。詞義猜測題主要考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測詞義和語義的能力，突出考查對語境的分析和把握能力。常見的猜詞法有：(1)利用上下文語境。猜測任何詞義都離不開上下文，所以要借助上下文對需要猜測的詞或短語進行合乎邏輯的推測。 (2)利用定義或解釋性的線索。閱讀文章中的有些生詞往往在其后會有對該詞進行解釋說明的短語或句子，利用它們猜詞義較容易 (3)利用文章的邏輯關系答題。如并列、對比、因果、轉(zhuǎn)折關系等。這些邏輯關系往往通過一些相應的詞或短語表達出來，如but, or, however, so, because等。(4)利用構詞法知識答題。熟記一些前綴、后綴所表達的意思，不僅可以擴大詞匯量，而且?guī)椭�我們猜測詞義。第1小題的詞義猜測題就是利用第1種解題方法。