特色重组练五Ⅰ.阅读理解AAWalkThroughTullamore(Tullamore,1980),66pp,25MichaelByrneSCARCEThisstudyismainlyconcernedwiththephysicaldevelopmentofTullamorebetween1700and1900.MichaelByrnehaswrittenthebookintheformofawalkingtoursoastoencouragereaderstolookattheremainsofseveralcenturiesofdevelopment.VisitorandnativeareinvitedtoobserveachanginglandscapeinamiddlesizedIrishtown.ClaraAPictorialRecord(Offaly,2006),195pp,50OffalyHistoricalandArchaeologicalSocietySCARCEClara,intheheartofCountyOffaly,wastheonlytowntoseeeconomicgrowthinthenineteenthcentury.Thisbooktalksaboutthegrowthintownlifefromthe1870'stothepresentday.Some300photographsarereproducedhereintheformofatownalbumthatwillbetreasuredbythepeopleofClaraandallwholovetheirnativeplaceanditspeople.OntheVergeofWant(Dublin,2001)247pp,32.Compiled&EditedByJamesMorriseyAuniqueinsightintothelivingconditionsalongIreland'sWesternseaboardinthelate19thcentury.ItvividlydescribestheterriblesituationofthepeopleinthetownsandtownlandsofcountiesDonegal,SligoandCork.Thewriterwantedtotellpeopletohelpthemselves.Progresscouldonlybemadebytrainingmeninimprovedmethodsoflandfarming,andincoastalareas,fishing,andbyhelpingwomeninbetterstandardsofhomekeeping.TheTellicherryFive—TheTransportationofMichaelDwyer(Dublin,1997),183pp,10.KieranSheedyTheTellicherryFiveisapopularhistorywhichreadslikestories;aninterestingaccountofordinarymenandwomenwhosurvivedaperiodofunimaginablehorrorandwhosefinalsuccesscameintheshapeoftheirchildrenwhohelpedtoshapethenewlandinAustralia.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章向读者推荐了四本不同的书，包括书名、作者、价格以及书中所描述的内容。1．HowmanyEuroswillyouspendifyouwanttobuytwokindsofcheapestbooksmentioned?A.10.B.25.C.35.D.75.答案：C细节理解题。四本书的价格分别是25，50，32，10。因此最便宜的两本是35。2．WhatdoweknowaboutthebookClaraAPictorialRecord?A．ClaraisamiddlesizedIrishtown.B．Ittalksaboutthemoderntownlife.C．Therearealotofpicturesinthebook.D．ThepeopleofClaralovedlandfarming.答案：C细节理解题。由第二段中的“Some300photographsarereproducedhere”可知，书中有很多照片。3．WhatcanhelpamaninIreland'scoastalareastoliveabetterlife?A．Toteachhimtofishinimprovedways.B．Tohelpthemtochangelivingconditions.C．Totrainhimtodobetterinhomekeeping.D．Toadvisehimtodolandfarmingactively.答案：A细节理解题。由第三段中的“Progresscouldonlybemadebytrainingmeninimprovedmethodsoflandfarming,andincoastalareas,fishing”可知，要想改善他们的生活，需要培训男人学会使用先进的耕作方法，如果在海边地区，则要学会用先进的方法捕鱼。4．WhichbookwillbereadifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthehistoryofAustralia?A．TheTellicherryFiveB．OntheVergeofWantC．ClaraAPictorialRecordD．AWalkThroughTullamore答案：A推理判断题。TheTellicherryFive部分中提到“toshapethenewlandinAustralia”，由此可知，要想了解澳大利亚的历史，可以读这本书。economicadj.经济的；经济学的insightn.洞察力，洞悉；眼光unimaginableadj.不可思议的；难以想象的第二段第三句：Some300photographsarereproducedhereintheformofatownalbumthatwillbetreasuredbythepeopleofClaraandallwholovetheirnativeplaceanditspeople.译文：在这本书里，大约有300张照片以城市相册的形式被复制，这些照片将被克拉拉的人们以及所有热爱家乡和家乡的人们的人所珍视。分析：这是一个主从复合句，that引导定语从句，修饰先行词photographs。从句中who又引导定语从句，修饰先行词all。BIhadretiredfrommyjobasaseniorlettercarrierinClevelandandhadtoldmywifethatIwasgoingtotakeayear...
