Question

【題目】For the Travel section, writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.

Brussels:Chocolate

Nearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe, and Belgium—with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year—certainly covers its fair share. While Brussels, the country’s capital, is home to hundreds of chocolate makers, what makes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate makers.

Budapest: Paprika (紅辣椒)

The job of preparing Hungarian paprika was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do. A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them, so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate task of separating the skin from the flesh. But by the early 20th century, sweeter varieties and a machine turned paprika into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine.

Lisbon: Tiles (瓷磚)

Is there a bluer Country than Portugal? The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land. The blue moods of Fado, the dark folk music, form the national soundtrack. And all across Portugal, the typically blue designs of azulejos—ceramic tiles—are spread across churches, castles, palaces, university halls, parks... The result is a beautiful land of Christian saints, Portuguese kings, historical glories, aristocrats at leisure, seascapes and so on.

Madrid: Guitars

Walking into one of Madrid’s storied guitar makers’ workshops can feel like stepping into the past. Curly wood shavings, from the palest pine to ebony, fall onto the floor as artisans turn some humble wood into works of art. It’s painstaking work—all done by hand—with classical guitar models and the methods of making them changing little over the last century.

【1】What does the job of preparing Hungarian paprika suggest?

A. The popularity of Hungarian peppers.

B. The difficulty of processing peppers.

C. The unique tradition in Budapest.

D. The hot level of Hungarian peppers.

【2】Which city can be a splendid setting for a film?

A. Brussels.B. BudapestC. Lisbon D. Madrid.

【3】What’s the similarity of the four items?

A. They’re all treasures of a city.

B. They all date back to several centuries.

C. Their production processes are all painstaking.

D. They all win popularity in most European countries.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文,介紹了歐洲四個城市獨具特色的傳統(tǒng)珍寶。

【1】D推理判斷題。由Budapest: Paprika(紅辣椒)部分中的內(nèi)容可知，處理布達佩斯的紅辣椒曾被認為對媽媽來說很危險,如果剛工作完回家的女人摸了自己的孩子,那就可能灼傷孩子，因而只有年長者和未婚者才被允許做分離紅辣椒表皮與果肉的細活。由此可推知，此處強調(diào)了布達佩斯紅辣椒辣的程度。故選D。

【2】C細節(jié)理解題。通讀文章可知,只有Lisbon: Tiles(瓷磚)部分詳細描述了因為瓷磚而變得美輪美奐的城市，只有美輪美奐的城市才適合拍電影，故選C。

【3】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段For the Travel section, writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.可知，在歐洲版10月19日旅游板塊，作者與編輯精選了十二個城市的獨特珍寶。而文中精選的這四個都是所在城市的瑰寶，故選A。