第二组Ⅰ.阅读理解AFortheTravelsection，writersandeditorsselectedspecialitemstoprofilefromadozencities.Brussels:ChocolateNearlyhalfthechocolateconsumedintheworldiseateninEurope,andBelgium—withaverageconsumptionof14.99poundsperpersonayear—certainlycoversitsfairshare.WhileBrussels,thecountry'scapital,ishometohundredsofchocolatemakers,whatmakesavisitnecessaryistherichheritageoftraditionalchocolatemakers.Budapest:Paprika(红辣椒)ThejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikawasonceconsideredtoodangerousformotherstodo.Awomanwhotouchedherchildrenuponreturningfromworkriskedburningthem,soonlytheelderlyandunmarriedwereallowedthedelicatetaskofseparatingtheskinfromtheflesh.Butbytheearly20thcentury,sweetervarietiesandamachineturnedpaprikaintoacommonfeatureofallHungariancuisine.Lisbon:Tiles(瓷砖)IsthereabluercountrythanPortugal?TheblueskyandAtlanticOceanembracetheland.ThebluemoodsofFado,thedarkfolkmusic,fromthenationalsoundtrack.AndallacrossPortugal,thetypicallybluedesignsofazulejos—ceramictiles—arespreadacrosschurches,castles,palaces,universityhalls,parks…TheresultisabeautifullandofChristiansaints,Portuguesekings,historicalglories,aristocrats(贵族)atleisure,seascapesandsoon.Madrid:GuitarsWalkingintooneofMadrid'sstoriedguitarmakers'workshopscanfeellikesteppingintothepast.Curlywoodshavings,fromthepalestpinetoebony,fallontothefloorasartisans(工匠)turnsomehumblewoodintoworksofart.It'spainstakingwork—alldonebyhand—withclassicalguitarmodelsandthemethodsofmakingthemchanginglittleoverthelastcentury.体裁：应用文题材：介绍说明主题：四座城市独特的珍宝语篇导读：本文介绍了欧洲四个城市独具特色的传统珍宝。1．WhatdoesthejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikasuggest?A．ThepopularityofHungarianpeppers.B．Thedifficultyofprocessingpeppers.C．TheuniquetraditioninBudapest.D．ThehotlevelofHungarianpeppers.【解析】D推理判断题。由Budapest：Paprika(红辣椒)部分中的内容可知，处理布达佩斯的红辣椒曾被认为对妈妈来说是危险的，如果刚工作完回家的女人摸了自己的孩子，那就可能灼伤孩子，因而只有年长者和未婚者才被允许做分离红辣椒表皮和果肉的细活。由此可推知，此处强调了布达佩斯红辣椒辣的程度。2．Whichcitycanbeasplendidsettingforafilm?A．Brussels.B．Budapest.C．Lisbon.D．Madrid.【解析】C细节理解题。通读文章可知，只有Lisbon：Tiles(瓷砖)部分详细描述了因为瓷砖而变得美轮美奂的城市，故C项符合题干要求。3．What'sthesimilarityofthefouritems?A．They'realltreasuresofacity.B．Theyalldatebackseveralcenturies.C．Theirproductionprocessesareallpainstaking.D．TheyallwinpopularityinmostEuropeancountries.【解析】A推理判断题。本文分别介绍了布鲁塞尔的巧克力、布达佩斯红辣椒、里斯本和马德里的吉他，每一件东西都是这座城市独特的珍宝，故A项正确。【误区诊断】B项很容易被误选。其实关于布鲁塞尔的巧克力和里斯本的瓷砖的部分并没有提到有关历史的内容，关于布达佩斯的红辣椒部分只提到了bytheearly20thcentury，而有关马德里的吉他的内容中提到了overthelastcentury，根据这些并不能推测出B项中所陈述的内容，故可排除。BIntoday'sworldofsmartphonesandnotebookcomputers,mostpeoplehaveatleastonetime－tellingthingwiththem.Sincethesedigitalproductsaresocommon,istimerunningoutforthe500－year－oldwatch?Accordingtosomeconsumers,theanswerisyes.NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWollmansaysawatchis“anextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfunction”.Manyyoungadultsthinksoandusetheirsmartphonestotelltime.Itissaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythantenyearsago.Asaresult,somepeoplesaythatthewatchindustryisata...
