第二讲 细节理解类
【分类考试真题】
（2019年课表全国卷二，C）
Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s "me" time. And like more Americans, she’s not alone.
A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half（53 percent）have breakfast alone and nearly half（46 percent）have lunch by themselves. only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report.
"I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?" Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. "Today, I just wanted some time to myself," she said.
Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he's on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction（交流）. "I reflect on how my day's gone and think about the rest of the week," he said. "It's a chance for self-reflection, You return to work recharged and with a plan."
That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. "It doesn't feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology," said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.
28. What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?
A. Food variety. B. Eating habits. C. Table manners. D.Restaurant service.
【答案】B
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：第二段中的数据是关于什么的？依据第二段A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half have breakfast alone and nearly halfhave lunch by themselves.only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the re-port.可知，本段中出现的数据都体现了大家吃饭的习惯，所以选择B项。A:食物的多样性；C:餐桌礼仪；D:餐厅服务。
29. Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch?
A. To meet with her coworkers. B. To catch up with her work.
C. To have some time on her own. D. To collect data for her report.
【答案】C
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：为何 Bechtel 更想出去吃午餐？
依据第三段的最后一句的Today,I just wanted some time to myself可知答案为C项。
30. What do we know about Mazoleny?
A. He makes videos for the bar. B. He’s fond of the food at the bar.
C. He interviews customers at the bar. D. He’s familiar with the barkeeper.
【答案】D
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：关于Mazoleny大家了解些什么？
依据题干中的人名 Mazoleny可知答案应在第四段探寻。依据第四段的第二句He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he's on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction.可知，他和员工非常熟，故答案为D项。A:他为饭店拍视频；B:他喜欢这个饭店的食物；C:他在这个饭店采访客户。
31. What is the text mainly about?
A. The trend of having meals alone. B. The importance of self-reflection.
C. The stress from working overtime. D. The advantage of wireless technology.
【答案】A
【分析】主旨大意题。本题题干意为：本文的主要内容是什么？文章最后一段出现了关键字eat alone,第三段和第四段举了两个人一个人吃饭的例子。整篇文章都是围绕着eat alone展开的，与A项中的having meals alone相匹配，故答案为A项。B:自我检讨的重要程度；C:加班带来的重压；D:无线科技的优点。
Need a Job This Summer?
The provincial government and its partners offer many programs to help students find summer jobs. The deadlines and what you need to apply depend on the program.
Not a student? Go to the government website to learn about programs and online tools available to help people under 30 build skills, find a job or start businesses all year round.
Jobs for Youth
If you are a teenager living in certain parts of the province, you could be eligible（符合条件）for this program, which provides eight weeks of paid employment along with training.
Who is eligible: Youth 15—18 years old in select communities（社区）.
Summer Company
Summer Company provides students with hands-on business training and awards of up to $3,000 to start and run their own summer businesses.
Who is eligible: Students aged 15—29, returning to school in the fall.
Stewardship Youth Ranger Program
You could apply to be a Stewardship Youth Ranger and work on local natural resource management projects for eight weeks this summer.
Who is eligible: Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31 this year.
Summer Employment Opportunities（机会）
Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are hired each year in a variety of summer positions across the Provincial Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.
Who is eligible: Students aged 15 or older. Some positions require students to be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability.
21. What is special about Summer Company?
A. It requires no training before employment.
B. It provides awards for running new businesses.
C. It allows one to work in the natural environment.
D. It offers more summer job opportunities.
【答案】.B
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：Summer Company有哪些特别之处？依据Summer Company标题下第一句（Summer Company给学生提供实质操作的商业培训和高达3,000USD的夏天自我创业奖励）可知B项正确（为创业人士提供奖励）。A:在上岗前不需要培训；C:让一个人在自然环境下工作；D:提供更多的夏天工作机会。
22. What is the age range required by Stewardship Youth Ranger Program?
A.15—18. B.15—24. C.15—29. D.16—17.
【答案】.D
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：Stewardship Youth Ranger Program需要的年龄范围是多大？依据Stewardship Youth Ranger Program标题下第二段中的学生年龄是16或17岁，并且在今年12月31日以前不满十八岁。由此可知答案为D项。
23. Which program favors the disabled?
A. Jobs for Youth. B. Summer Company.
C. Stewardship Youth Ranger Program. D. Summer Employment Opportunities
【答案】.D
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：什么项目对残疾人有利？依据题干中的the disabled可定位到Summer Employment Opportunities部分最后一句话（有的职位需要学生年龄15到24岁，有残疾的可以放宽到29岁）。由此可知答案为D项。
As data and identity theft becomes more and more common, the market is growing for biometric（生物测量）technologies—like fingerprint scans—to keep others out of private e-spaces. At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.
Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a low-cosplayt device（装置）that gets around this problem: a smart keyboard. This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence（步伐）with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key. The keyboard could offer a strong layer of security by analyzing things like the force of a user’s typing and the time between key presses. These patterns are unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard can determine people’s identities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the computer it’s connected to — regardless of whether someone gets the password right.
It also doesn’t require a new type of technology that people aren’t already familiar with. Everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.
In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word ＂touch＂four times using the smart keyboard. Data collected from the device could be used to recognize different participants based on how they typed, with very low error rates. The researchers say that the keyboard should be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plastic-like parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future.
28. Why do the researchers develop the smart keyboard?
A. To reduce pressure on keys. B. To improve accuracy in typing
C. To replace the password system. D. To cut the cosplayt of e-space protection.
【答案】D
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：研究者们为何研发智能键盘？依据文章第一段可知，目前一些阻止其他人进入私人电子空间的技术本钱仍然非常高。因此，来自Georgia Tech的研究者们想出了一种低本钱的（low-cosplayt)装置——智能键盘，来应付这个问题。所以答案为D项：降低电子空间保护的本钱。A:减轻对按键的重压；B:提高打字的精确度；C:取代密码系统。
29. What makes the invention of the smart keyboard possible?
A. Computers are much easier to operate.
B. Fingerprint scanning techniques develop fast.
C. Typing patterns vary from person to person.
D. Data security measures are guaranteed.
【答案】.C
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：什么使智能键盘这项创造成为可能？依据第二段第四句“These patterns are unique to each person.”可知，由于每一个人的打字模式各不相同，所以智能键盘能辨别人的身份，保护人的隐私。所以答案为C项：打字模式因人而异。A:计算机比较容易操作；B:指纹扫描技术进步非常快；D:数据安全手段有保障。
30. What do the researchers expect of the smart keyboard?
A. It’ll be environment-friendly. B. It’ll reach consumers soon.
C. It’ll be made of plastics. D. It’ll help speed up typing.
【答案】.B
【分析】细节理解题。本题题干意为：研究者们对智能键盘期待什么？依据文章最后一段最后两句话，研究者们说键盘应该直接商业化，智能键盘主如果由价格低廉的塑料类配件制成，团队期望它在不久的以后进入市场。所以答案为B项（它将非常快到达买家手里）。A:它将是环保的；C:它将用塑料制造。此项为干扰项，用塑料制造是事实，但不是以后发生的事；D:它或有助于加速打字。
31. Where is this text most likely from?
A. A diary. B. A guidebook C. A novel. D. A magazine.
【答案】.D
【分析】推理判断题。本题题干意为：这篇文章最大概来自哪儿？文章介绍了一种新的保护电子隐私空间的设施——智能键盘，并且期望商品能非常快走进市场。本文语言客观严谨，是科普类文章，故答案为D项：杂志。A:日记；B:指导手册；C:小说。
Grandparents Answer a Call
As a third generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never pleased move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children, she politely refused. only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Gaf finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move to a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.
No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to the children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study grandparents com. 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson ‘s decision will influence the grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.
“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grate magazine for grandparents. We now realize how important family is and how important to be near them, especially when you’re raining children.”
Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.
Why was Garza’s move a success?
A. It strengthened her family ties.
B. It improved her living conditions.
C. It enabled her make more friends.
D. It helped her know more new places.
【答案】.A
【分析】细节理解题。依据文章第一段最后一句中的giving them a closer relationship可知选择A项。B、C、D三项均为文中未提及的内容。
26. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?
A. 17% expressed their support for it.
B. Few people responded sympathetically.
C. 83% believed it had a bad influence.
D. The majority thought it was a trend.
【答案】.D
【分析】推理判断题。依据文章第二段第四句可知，83%的大家说Robinson夫人的决定将会干扰美国家庭的祖爸爸妈妈们，由此可判断这类人觉得这是一个趋势，故选D项，注意C项错在bad,文中未提及是坏的影响。
27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?
A. They were unsure of raise more children.
B. They were eager to raise more children.
C. They wanted to live away from their parents.
D. They bad little respect for their grandparent.
【答案】C
【分析】细节理解题。依据文章第三段第一句可知，在20世纪60年代，大家有点野，总想离家更远更快来证明自己可以独立，由此可判断选择C项。A项，依据他们想离家来证明自己可判断是很自信的，因此可排除。B项和原文不符。D项，文中未提到对祖爸爸妈妈不尊敬的内容。
28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?
A. Make decisions in the best interests’ of their own
B. Ask their children to pay more visits to them
C. Sacrifice for their struggling children
D. Get to know themselves better
【答案】.A
【分析】推理判断题。依据文章最后一段第二句 Almost every...it is wiser to say no...和最后一句...especially knowing your adult child is strugg-ling...可判断选A项。
【模拟优题】
Christmas is a time for eating great food, giving and receiving presents, and most importantly spending time with your family watching some classic Christmas movies.
__________
This is a Christmas must-watch and one of Jim Carrey's best performances. It was also originally a nursery tale book written by Dr Seuss. It's the story of a green monster who wants to ruin Christmas but in the end discovers the power of love and generosity. I promise it's a great film with plenty of laughs along the way.
__________
While this is not a personal favourite of mine, people in the UK absolutely love this film. It has many featuring actors and actresses. It might be a little difficult to follow as there are complex plots, so I recommend watching a translated version. However, the heart-warming elements of the film make it worth watching.
__________
This amusing masterwork is one of my favourite films of all time. It tells the story of a boy, Kevin, who is left alone in his house when his large family forgets to take him on vacation with them. While other family members are away, burglars try to rob the house and Kevin must protect his home by setting traps. The trips, falls and traps will have you laughing out loud as you watch an 8-year-old boy beat two grown men.
__________
You can't have Christmas in an English-speaking country without watching this movie. It's not funny like Home Alone or The Grinch, but it is incredibly touching. It's about a man who claims to be Santa, but nobody believes him except a lawyer and
a little girl. The story line may seem a little childish but you can enjoy it at any age
1.Which film is adapted from a fairy tale?
A. The Grinch. B. Home Alone C. Love Actually. D. Miracle on 34th Street.
【答案】.A
【分析】细节理解题。依据第二段第二句“It was also originally a nursery tale book written by Dr Seuss."可知The Grinch取材于童话故事，故选A。
2.What is Home Alone mainly about?
A. An unsuccessful family vacation.
B.A boy protecting his home by himself.
C.A terrible suffering of a little boy.
D. An 8-year-old boy's practical jokes.
【答案】.B
【分析】细节理解题。依据第四段倒数第二句的“burglars try to rob the house and Kevin must protect his home by setting traps"可知 Home Alone
Dr. Amanda Harris was ready for sleep since it was already11 pm. The phone rang. On the other end of the line was a woman about to break a promise. The woman was her mother's neighbor. Flora Harris had made the neighbor swear she wouldn't tell her daughter she'd had a heart attack and was in hospital. The neighbor wisely decided to disobey orders.
Amanda desperately wanted to get to the hospital immediately, but she couldn't. She lives in Washington D.C., and her mother lives in California. For the past year and a half, Amanda has gone to Los Angeles every other month to take care of her mother. Flora Harris takes care of her husband, James, who is 91 and has Alzheimer's disease. They live in their own home, and a caregiver comes to help them a few hours a day. Amanda is one of many Americans facing the heartache of how to take care of aging parents from afar . She's often worried and guilty , not to mention busy with a demanding job , two teenage daughters and the frequent trips to California .
In some ways, Amanda is lucky. She has the resources to make the trips to Los Angeles . Plus , she is a doctor who treats the elderly . She's treated countless patients whose children live far away.
" But it's still tough , " she says . " I can foresee what the next few years are going to look like, and it's not a pretty picture. There will come a time when my father won't recognize me and I worry he's going to be violent and hurt my mother." So what do you do when you live a continent away from your aging, sick parents? You can hire someone to help, but you can't count on it completely.
1.Why is Amanda worried and guilty?
A . She is tired of taking care of her husband .
B. She cannot afford to go to California often.
C. She cannot take good care of her aging parents.
D. She has heart disease and cannot do a demanding job.
【答案】.C
【分析】细节理解题。由第三段第一句“Amanda is one of many Americans facing the heartache of how to take care of aging parents from afar."可知Amanda之所以担忧、愧疚，是由于她没办法非常不错地照顾远方自己年迈的爸爸妈妈，故C项正确。
2.The author considers Amanda lucky
A. her parents are well cared for by a caregiver
B. she has experience of treating the elderly
C. her parents are not very old
D. she has a lot of free time
【答案】.B
【分析】细节理解题。由第四段最后一句“She's treated countless patients whose children live far away."可知，Amanda是幸运的，缘由是她是一名大夫，照顾过无数离得远远的子女的患者，即她有照顾老人的经验。
3.What's one of the symptoms of a person with Alzheimer's
disease ?
A. Having no sense of pain.
B. Having heart attacks often.
C. Always feeling worried and guilty.
D. Being unable to recognize relatives.
【答案】.D
【分析】细节理解题。依据第五段的“There will come a time when my father won't recognize me"可知，Amanda的爸爸患有早老性痴呆病Amanda担忧他有一天会不认得自己，故早老性痴呆病的症状之一为没办法认源于己的亲属。
4.The writer writes this passage in order to _________ .
A. stress the importance of tending aging parents
B. give some advice on tending aging parents from afar
C. introduce the current situation of aging parents in the USA
D. show the difficulty of tending aging parents living far away
【答案】.D
【分析】推理判断题。文章围绕着Amanda没办法非常不错地照顾远方年迈爸爸妈妈的事情来叙述，故文章的主要为了说明照顾住在远方的年迈爸爸妈妈的困难。
