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1、,单元加餐练, I .阅读理解从The British live on a small island. They are surrounded bythe sea, so it is not SuIprising that the sea has always played animportant role in their lives. After the development of large，ocean-going Sailing ships in the fifteenth century,the seabecame even more imDoriant to the countr
2、yS development-Ships setting sail from England determined to extend Britainsterritories，its Wealth and its knowledge of the world. Shipsreturmed to England bringing goods, people and new ideas fromforeign places. By the nineteenth century，Britain had thelargest most powerful navy in the world. The g
3、reat sailing ships were so much a part of British lifethat they even afifected the language. Many English expressionswe use today were originally nautical (航海的)terms,althoughmost people no longer realize this，、For example，peoplecommonly describe an honest and fair business deal as being“above board
4、.This expression was originally nsed in sailingship times When secretive， dishonest Ships business would becatried out below decks (1 e. below the boards) out of publicView.，、 On the other hand，honest business Was alwaysconducted on deck (above the boards)，in the open whereevefyone could see What wa
5、s going om. “Pipe down! ”， meaning “Bequiet! ”， is anothercommon expression that has nautical origins.The shipsboatswain (水手长)would blow a whistle.or pipe, at the end ofthe day to indicate (表明 )io thie saiiors it was tinie to quietendown and go to sleep. Most native English speakers have heard the e
6、xpression“not enough foom to Swing a cat”， but few know that the“catf” does not refer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tailThe“catis actually a short form of “cat of nine tails”whip with nine, knotted(打结的) tails.A boatswain needed a lotof space in order to swing the whip properly when la
7、shing (卡打)apoor sailorundesis hiscontroll篇章导读: 本文是一篇说明文。英国作为一个岛国，周被海洋环绕，因此海洋在英国人的生活中发挥着重要用。英国曾有着很强大的海军,一直以来, 水手们经常使 的一些航海术语丰富并影响着英语语言。 AT区 高考资源网-你身边的高考专家!1，The British have been strongly influenced by the seabecauseA. they occupied more land around the world也. they got more wealth from the sea区 they
8、 live on an island sufrounded by the seaD. they had the afgest navy eVer解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段第二名“They areSUITOunded by the sea， so it is not Surprising that the sea hasalways played an importantrole in their lives 可知，英国被海洋包围，所以海洋对英国人的生活影响很大。 【高考资源网-你身边的高考专家! 2.， 下 someone is open and above board， it mean
9、s heisA，secretive 葡 honestC，cheerfpl D.， dishonest解析: 细节理解题。结全第二段的“people commonlydescribe an honest and fair business deal as being “aboveboard” ”可知，选B 项。 网-你身边的高考专家! 了】 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to thepassage?4 Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.也.Sailors will b
10、e whipped 计 they do business belowdecks.C. Apoor sailor may be whipped nine times a day-D. There is no spare room to raise cats on ships. 解析: 细节理解题。根据第三段第二名“The shipsboatswain (水手长) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the endof the day to indicate 人表明)j to thel sasilors 认was time toquieten down and go
11、 to sleep.”可知，当听到哨声, 水手们要去睡觉。所以选A 项。 高考资源网-你身边的高考专家!4，The passage is mainly aboutA. thebusiness on British sailing ships朽 the influence of British sailors language on EnglishC. the sailing history of EnglandD. the sailing storv of British sailors解析: 主理大意题。本文主要通过介绍英国是一个受到海洋影响的国家引入主题, 即水手们在航行的时候使用的一些航海术语对英语这门语言产生了深远的影响。因此 B 项符合题意。
