四、阅读理解
It is a sunny Sunday afternoon, but Michael doesn't go out to play. He is looking for information about "Great Songs About Hometowns". There will be a singing competition (比赛) about hometown in his school two days later. This is what he found online.
(
A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Wednesday
(
A. "The Sea, My Hometown".
B. "Take Me Home, Country Road".
C. "Hometown Glory".
D. "Going Home".
(
A. Because she had to study in Liverpool.
B. Because she needed to go out to make money.
C. Because she wanted to travel around the country.
D. Because she wanted to learn about different people.
(
A. songs; singers
B. singers; countries
C. songs; hometowns
D. hometown; beauty
It is a sunny Sunday afternoon, but Michael doesn't go out to play. He is looking for information about "Great Songs About Hometowns". There will be a singing competition (比赛) about hometown in his school two days later. This is what he found online.
(
C
) 1. The singing competition will be on .A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Wednesday
(
B
) 2. Michael comes from America. Which song may he choose to sing?A. "The Sea, My Hometown".
B. "Take Me Home, Country Road".
C. "Hometown Glory".
D. "Going Home".
(
A
) 3. Why did the singer of "Hometown Glory" leave her hometown?A. Because she had to study in Liverpool.
B. Because she needed to go out to make money.
C. Because she wanted to travel around the country.
D. Because she wanted to learn about different people.
(
C
) 4. Michael may use "" as key words to search (搜索) for the information above.A. songs; singers
B. singers; countries
C. songs; hometowns
D. hometown; beauty
答案：1.C
2.B
3.A
4.C
2.B
3.A
4.C
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇信息类阅读理解题，解题时我们可以先通读题干，标记每道题的核心关键词，再带着关键词返回原文对应位置查找匹配信息，逐一比对选项排除错误项即可得到答案。第1题核心找比赛日期，从原文开头的当前日期和比赛间隔天数推算即可；第2题结合Michael来自美国的条件，匹配表格里美国对应的歌曲作品；第3题定位到《Hometown Glory》的介绍板块，直接找歌手离开家乡的原因；第4题结合Michael的搜索主题，反推他使用的搜索关键词。
【解析】
1. 根据原文开篇内容"It is a sunny Sunday afternoon... There will be a singing competition (比赛) about hometown in his school two days later."，周日往后推算2天是周二，因此比赛在周二举办，选C。
2. 表格里标注来自美国的作品是John Denver创作的《Take Me Home, Country Road》，来自美国的Michael选择这首家乡主题的歌曲最符合场景，选B。
3. 定位到《Hometown Glory》的介绍部分，原文明确说明"When Adele was 14, she had to study in the city of Liverpool. But she didn't want to leave her hometown, London."，可知Adele离开家乡的原因是需要去利物浦求学，选A。
4. Michael本次要查找的主题是"Great Songs About Hometowns"，也就是和家乡相关的歌曲，因此他使用的搜索关键词最可能是songs和hometowns，选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，信息匹配，关键词检索
【点评】
本题属于简单的应用文阅读，所有题目的答案都可以直接在原文中找到对应线索，不需要复杂的逻辑推理，主要考察学生快速从文本中定位提取有效信息的能力，适合用来巩固阅读基础解题技巧。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇信息类阅读理解题，解题时我们可以先通读题干，标记每道题的核心关键词，再带着关键词返回原文对应位置查找匹配信息，逐一比对选项排除错误项即可得到答案。第1题核心找比赛日期，从原文开头的当前日期和比赛间隔天数推算即可；第2题结合Michael来自美国的条件，匹配表格里美国对应的歌曲作品；第3题定位到《Hometown Glory》的介绍板块，直接找歌手离开家乡的原因；第4题结合Michael的搜索主题，反推他使用的搜索关键词。
【解析】
1. 根据原文开篇内容"It is a sunny Sunday afternoon... There will be a singing competition (比赛) about hometown in his school two days later."，周日往后推算2天是周二，因此比赛在周二举办，选C。
2. 表格里标注来自美国的作品是John Denver创作的《Take Me Home, Country Road》，来自美国的Michael选择这首家乡主题的歌曲最符合场景，选B。
3. 定位到《Hometown Glory》的介绍部分，原文明确说明"When Adele was 14, she had to study in the city of Liverpool. But she didn't want to leave her hometown, London."，可知Adele离开家乡的原因是需要去利物浦求学，选A。
4. Michael本次要查找的主题是"Great Songs About Hometowns"，也就是和家乡相关的歌曲，因此他使用的搜索关键词最可能是songs和hometowns，选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，信息匹配，关键词检索
【点评】
本题属于简单的应用文阅读，所有题目的答案都可以直接在原文中找到对应线索，不需要复杂的逻辑推理，主要考察学生快速从文本中定位提取有效信息的能力，适合用来巩固阅读基础解题技巧。
【难度系数】
0.8