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：这篇短文主要讲述的是一年前作者接受了叔叔的建议和资助与朋友一起自驾到以色列旅游的见闻以及感受。

1.B段落大意题。根据短文“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. ------We did a self-driver tour.“的描述可知，A、C、D选项的叙述不符合原文内容。而作者是第一次访问以色列是正确的，故应选B。

2.B段落大意题。根据短文第三段的描述并结合“. We never got any bad food there. It was so mouth-watering at every stop!”可知，A、C、D选项不符合原文内容。而那里的食物很好吃是毋庸置疑的。故应选B。

3.A词义猜测题。根据短文描述并结合“Go, explore the small villages, eat and enjoy!”可知，这里指的是作者不能确切描述他的旅行。结合选项可知应选A。

4.B细节理解题。根据短文描述可知，文章主要介绍的是作者的旅行见闻和感受，因此这样的文章不可能出自于科幻小说、诗集和海报，应该出自于游客杂志。故应选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。