Question

My best friend and I made our first trip to Ireland less than a year ago. I wasn’t very excited about it at the very beginning. But my uncle wanted me to visit Ireland and offered to pay for my trip. Then I did. All of the words “magical, charming and memorable” don’t even describe what Ireland is. Our favourites were Kilkenny, Cobh and Killarney. We did a self-driver tour.

We stayed in a castle in Dublin for two days, where my ancestors(祖先) came from. The town we thought we might be bored in was Kilkenny, but we loved every minute we were there. There were so many places to explore and the pictures we took were beautiful.

It was so exciting to see the little village of Cobh and know it was the last stop for the Titanic(a famous ship) at that time. We loved the visitor centre there and the little shops. We never got any bad food there. It was so mouth-watering at every stop! And when we stayed in Westmeath, we saw the Trim Castle through the windows and found some scenes from Brave Heart which was filmed there. We were so excited. Again, more beautiful pictures were taken in that tiny town.

We love the country, the people, the food and the magic. We would go back very soon. I was so thankful for my uncle who had given me the chance to be there.

I have no words to adequately describe our trip. Go, explore the small villages, eat and enjoy! I still look at my pictures and can’t believe I was actually there.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The writer showed great interest in visiting Ireland at first.

B. It was the first time for the writer to visit Ireland.

C. The writer went to Ireland with his uncle.

D. The car was driven by the writer’s uncle.

2.What can we know from the third paragraph?

A. The Titanic was filmed in Cobh.

B. The food in Cobh was delicious.

C. The writer knew nothing about Brave Heart.

D. The writer visited the Trim Castle alone.

3.What does the underlined word “adequately” in the last paragraph mean?

A. properly        B. strongly

C. warmly         D. surprisingly

4.Where does the article most probably come from?

A. A scientific fiction.  B. A tourist magazine.

C. A poem.                D. A poster.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者与朋友首次尝试了爱尔兰的自驾游。爱尔兰的许多小镇给他们留下了美好深刻的印象。

1.B 推理判断题。题意：从第一自然段我们可以了解到什么？What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. The writer showed great interest in visiting Ireland at first.当初，作者表现出对参观爱尔兰深厚的兴趣，开始作者并不怎么感兴趣，错；B. It was the first time for the writer to visit Ireland.这是作者对爱尔兰的处女行；C. The writer went to Ireland with his uncle.作者和叔叔一起去的爱尔兰，作者和朋友一起去的，错；D. The car was driven by the writer’s uncle.作者的叔叔开的车。作者与朋友自驾游，错。故选B。

2.B推理判断。题题从第三自然段我们可以了解什么？ A The Titanic was filmed in Cobh. 泰坦尼克号在Cobh制作成电影。文中说的是Cobh是Titanic的最后一站，错；B. The food in Cobh was delicious.Cobh的食物可口； C. The writer knew nothing about Brave Heart.就Brave Heart，作者一无所知； D. The writer visited the Trim Castle alone.作者独自参观的the Trim Castle。从文中“We never got any bad food there. It was so mouth-watering at every stop!”（我们在那儿从来没买到过差的食物，在每一站都馋得流口水）可知本题选B。

3.A 词义猜测题。题意：最后一自然段中有下划线的“adequately” 是什么意思? A. properly恰当地；B. strongly 强有力地；C. warmly温暖地；D. surprisingly惊奇地。根据最后一段的描述，作者对这次旅行难以忘怀。故是不知道用什么词来准确恰当地描述这次行程。故选A。

4.. A scientific fiction.科学小说；B. A tourist magazine.旅游杂志；C. A poem.诗歌；D. A poster. 海报。通读全文可知，本文内容与旅游相关，故选B。

考点：考查生活类短文阅读。