4.It's usual for the coins we carry around in our pockets to have the head of a famous person on them.It is usually the head of a leader or a renowned (有名望的) figure from the country's past.
The UK's royal mint (皇家造幣廠),however,has just done something unusual:It has released a limited number of coins featuring a rabbit.Not a real-life animal,but a storybook rabbit.Peter Rabbit,the beloved character invented by British illustrator (插圖畫家) Beatrix Potter (1866-1943),can now be seen on the shiny brand new British 50pence coin.
Peter Rabbit,for those who don't know,first became known to the public in 1902.Potter published The Tale of Peter Rabbit in that year after inventing her charming bunny years before to comfort a sick child.Peter Rabbit is young and naughty.He's famous for stealing vegetables.In the tale he ignores his mother's orders and sneaks (偷溜) into Mr McGregor's garden,eating as many of Mr McGregor's carrots as he can.Peter appears in other books by Potter too.He always gets into scrapes (困境),whether on his own or with others.But he never learns!
The image of Peter is as famous as his stories.Like other characters from Potter's books,he's a very human-looking animal.He wears a blue jacket with golden buttons (紐扣) just like a young boy.The closeness of Peter to real children is,of course,why his books have been so successful.The Peter Rabbit series has sold more than 150million copies in 35languages.
The new Peter Rabbit 50pence coin will mainly be available in the Lake District,a very beautiful region of lakes and mountains in the Northwest of England.Many tourists visit this part of Britain just because of the Beatrix Potter connection.Her best-known creation,Peter Rabbit,has come a long way since he first appeared as a playful,always-hungry young rabbit in 1902!

63.This article was written toA.
A.talk about a popular storybook rabbit,Peter Rabbit
B.show that the UK's royal mint tries to do unusual things
C.introduce the reader to the book The Tale of Peter Rabbit
D.show interesting features of the Lake District in the UK
64.According to the article,Peter RabbitD.
A.was created in 1902to comfort a sick child
B.is the main character and only appears in The Tale of Peter Rabbit
C.sets a bad example to children because he likes to steal vegetables
D.is a naughty rabbit who is always in trouble and fond of carrots
65.The Peter Rabbit series has been successful for a long time becauseD.
A.Peter Rabbit is cute and looks like a young boy
B.the stories are like other stories from Beatrix Potter's books
C.the series has been translated into 35languages other than English
D.Peter Rabbit shares things in common with real children
66.Which of the following about the Lake District is TRUE according to the last paragraph?B
A.It is the only region in UK in which tourists can find the new coins with Peter Rabbit on them.
B.It has tourist attractions such as beautiful lakes and mountains.
C.It is the name for the whole Northwest region of England.
D.The majority of tourists visit this area only because of Peter Rabbit.

分析 本文通過皇家造幣廠以Peter Rabbit作為硬幣的頭像而引出The Tale of Peter Rabbit,隨后便介紹Peter Rabbit的有關(guān)情況.比如:它淘氣,總是陷入困境,喜歡吃胡蘿卜,穿著帶有金紐扣的藍色茄克衫等.

解答 63-66 ADDB
63.A 主旨大意題.本文通過皇家造幣廠以Peter Rabbit作為硬幣的頭像而引出The Tale of Peter Rabbit,隨后便介紹Peter Rabbit的相關(guān)情況.故選A.
64.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段可知,Peter Rabbit淘氣,總是陷入困境,吃胡蘿卜.故選D.
65.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段He always gets into scrapes,whether on his own or with others可知,他總是陷入困境,不管是獨自一人還是和別人一起,即像真人一樣參與事情.故選D.
66.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)The new Peter Rabbit 50pence coin will mainly be available in the Lake District,a very beautiful region of lakes and mountains in the Northwest of England可知,Lake District是英國西北部一個湖光山色的美麗地區(qū).故選B.

點評 人物故事類閱讀理解文章是高考英語?疾牧现唬@類文章一般可分為人物傳記和短篇故事兩類.這兩類閱讀材料一般較長,即詞數(shù)多,而且命題也較多,特別是推理判斷題和事實細節(jié)題多.在做此類閱讀理解題時往往是材料看得懂,題目不好做的感覺.因此,在閱讀材料時要重點放在事情發(fā)展的過程和結(jié)果上,注意把握事件的發(fā)展進程及人物之間的關(guān)系,細節(jié)與主題的關(guān)系,用以說明人物性格特點的事實、作者的態(tài)度等,這些內(nèi)容往往是推理判斷題的命題點.至于事實細節(jié)題的解答,同學(xué)們切忌想當然或者憑印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.

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