9.Ireland has had a very difficult history.The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer (征服) Ireland.For hundreds of years,the Irish people fought against the English.Finally,in 1921,the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland.The result is that today there are two"Irelands".Northern Ireland,in the north,is part of the United Kingdom.The Republic of Ireland,in the south,is an independent country.
In the 1840s the main crop,potatoes,was affected by disease and about 750,000people died of hunger.This,and a shortage (短缺) of work,forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA,the UK,Australia and Canada.As a result of these problems,the population fell from 8.2million in 1841to 6.6million in 1851.
For many years,the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.Today,many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices.Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside,where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly.Oscar Wilde,a famous Irish writer,once said that the Irish were"the greatest talkers since the Greeks".Since independence,Ireland has revived (復(fù)興) its own culture of music,language,literature and singing.Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments.Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin,whistles,etc.
28.hat does the author tell us in Paragraph 1?D
A.How the Irish fought against the English.
B.How Ireland gained independence.
C.How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.
D.How two"Irelands"came into being.
39.We learn from the text that in IrelandA.
A.food shortages in the 1840s led to a decrease in population
B.people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside
C.it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker
D.different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments
30.The last paragraph is mainly aboutB.
A.the Irish character
B.Irish culture
C.Irish musical instruments
D.a(chǎn) famous Irish writer
31.What can be the best title for the text?C
A.Life in Ireland
B.A Very Difficult History
C.Ireland,Past and Present
D.The Independence of Ireland.
分析 本文從地理狀況、人口發(fā)展、經(jīng)濟(jì)情況以及社會生活等方面介紹了愛爾蘭共和國,讓我們對這個美麗的國家有更進(jìn)一步的了解.
解答 28.D.推斷題:通讀第一段Ireland has had a very difficult history.The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer (征服) Ireland…Finally,in 1921,the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland.The result is that today there are two"Irelands".Northern Ireland,in the north,is part of the United Kingdom.The Republic of Ireland,in the south,is an independent country.可知,本段介紹了愛爾蘭共和國(The Republic of Ireland),及北愛爾蘭(Northern Ireland)的由來,故選D.
29.A.細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)第二段In the 1840s the main crop,potatoes,was affected by disease and about 750,000people died of hunger.This,and a shortage (短缺) of work,forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA,the UK,Australia and Canada可知,十九世紀(jì)四十年代,由于主要農(nóng)作物土豆受病害影響,加之本國工作機(jī)會缺乏,大量愛爾蘭人移往其它國家,使愛爾蘭人口下降,故A項正確.
30.B.推斷題:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly.Oscar Wilde,a famous Irish writer,once said that the Irish were"the greatest talkers since the Greeks".Since independence,Ireland has revived (復(fù)興) its own culture of music,language,literature and singing.Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments.Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin,whistles,該段從愛爾蘭民族習(xí)性、音樂、語言及文學(xué)等方面介紹了愛爾蘭民族文化,故B項正確.
31.C.主旨大意題:通讀全文可知,本文從地理狀況、人口發(fā)展、經(jīng)濟(jì)情況以及社會生活等方面介紹了愛爾蘭共和國的過去及現(xiàn)在,故C項最為全面,故選C.
點評 本文是一個歷史文化類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).