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14．If you are a fruit grower-or would like to become one-take advantage of Apple Day to see what's around．It's called Apple Day but in practice it's more like Apple Month．The day itself is on October 21，but since it has caught on，events now spread out over most of October around Britain．
Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see，and often taste，a wide variety of apples．To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets，it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence，such as Decio which was grown by the Romans．Although it doesn't taste of anything special，it's still worth a try，as is the knobbly（多疙瘩的） Cat's Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else．
There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions．One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette，but you'll need a warm，sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it，so it's a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it．
At the events，you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions，and because these are family affairs，children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games．
Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit，including stately gardens and commercial orchards（果園）．If you want to have a real orchard experience，try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale，near Faversham in Kent．

8．What can people do at the apple events？D
A．Attend experts'lectures．
B．Visit fruit-loving families．
C．Plant fruit trees in an orchard．
D．Taste many kinds of apples．
9．What can we learn about Decio？C
A．It is a new variety．
B．It has a strange look．
C．It is rarely seen now．
D．It has a special taste．
10．What does the underlined phrase""a pipe dream""in Paragraph 3 mean？B
A．A practical idea．
B．A vain hope．
C．A brilliant plan．
D．A selfish desire．
11．What is the author's purpose in writing the text？B
A．To show how to grow apples．
B．To introduce an apple festival．
C．To help people select apples．
D．To promote apple research．

Answer 1

分析 作者向人們介紹了一個節(jié)日--Apple Day．由于這個節(jié)日非常受歡迎，現在已經演變成"蘋果月"了．在英國，人們在十月份慶祝該節(jié)日，持續(xù)大約一個多月的時間．

解答 DCBB
8．D細節(jié)理解題．根據第二段"Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see，and often taste，a wide variety of apples．"可知，參加相關的慶祝活動的人們可以品嘗各種各樣的蘋果，故選D．
9．C推理判斷題．根據第二段中一句"it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence，such as Decio which was grown by the Romans．"可知，an eye opener為"令人開眼界的事物"，說明這一物種是不常見的；故選C．
10．B 猜測詞義題，根據第二段"to see the range of classical apples still in existence such as Decio"可知，Decio是許多仍然存在的經典蘋果各類之一，根據"which is more of a curiosity than anything else"可知，人們品嘗它是出于好奇心，故選B．
11．B寫作意圖題．根據第一段"if you are a fruit grower-or would like to become one-take advantage of Apple Day to see what's around．"和最后一段"If you want to have a real orchard experience，try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale，near Faversham in Kent．"可知，作者向讀者介紹了一個節(jié)日-Apple Day，并推薦人們參加這個節(jié)日，故選B．

點評 故事類文章是高考閱讀理解常選材料之一．這類文章常通過敘述突出人物性格特征或講述個人經歷與感悟，以及逸聞趣事．文章的要素有時間、地點、人物、事件等．有些是按事件發(fā)展的經過為主線敘述的，在敘述的過程中有詳有略；有些是按時間的順序敘述的，有順敘、倒敘等．
解題技巧：
1、高考選用的此類文章常常為幽默類或情感類故事，其目的或闡明某種觀點，或抨擊某種陋習，或贊揚某種品德，所以要關注作者表達的個人感悟，提出的個人意見，或故事中出其不意的變化，而這些往往體現文章中心或寫作意圖，屬于必考點．例如第11題，考查寫作意圖．作者向讀者介紹了一個節(jié)日-Apple Day，并推薦人們參加有關的活動．
2、該類文章語言流暢、有趣，命題往往從故事的情節(jié)、人物或事件之間的關系、作者的意圖和態(tài)度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手，考查學生對細節(jié)的辨認能力以及推理判斷能力．這類文章同學們常有文章易懂，題目不易做的感覺．要注意培養(yǎng)自己快速閱讀的習慣．切不可在個別難懂的詞句上停留太久，耽誤時間．
3、對整篇短文內容有了一定的了解后，要馬上看短文后的問題，帶著問題去選擇或判斷答案．要確定所需查找的信息范圍，并注意所查找信息的特點．例如：如果問題或選項涉及到人名、地名，就應該找首字母大寫的單詞；如果問題或選項涉及時間、日期、數字，就應該尋找具體的數據．