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【题目】 On 23 June 2016, UK (United Kingdom) adults made a historic decision. More than 33 million people voted for the UK to leave the European Union (EU). In the referendum, the result was that around 52% of them—just over half—voted to leave the group of 28 countries. This is called Brexit made up to describe the “British Exit”. No country had ever left the EU before, so Brexit was a significant moment in European history.

After UK and EU leaders had lots of hard negotiations about how Brexit would work, on 22nd, January, 2020, Wednesday, the British Parliament finally approved an agreement about the UK’s divorcing the EU, which Queen Elizabeth II agreed to on Thursday. The deal was expected to pass in the European Parliament the next week. If everything went well, the UK would leave the EU on January 31, 2020. It did! The UK finally and officially left the EU at 11 pm on this day, ending a process that began three and a half years before. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit fans celebrated with fireworks and big parties. For many they called it the UK’s Independence Day. For many others in the UK, it represented the final stage of something they fought hard to prevent. Now the deal has been signed and Britain has left, but it doesn’t mean the life in Britain will change suddenly. Until 31st December 2020, freedom of movement will continue and this means UK citizens will have the right to live and work in the EU.

Making things even more difficult is the fact that the next challenge of Brexit has arrived. The UK and EU now have almost one year to work out the details of the relationship they will have in the future. Many experts express their common concern that making these new agreements will go through the same experience as the original Brexit deal.

【1】What does the underlined word “referendum” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Explanation.B.Vote.

C.Deal.D.Statement.

【2】What day was it when the UK left the EU officially?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.

C.Thursday.D.Friday.

【3】What can we say about Brexit?

A.It was an extremely difficult process.B.It is a great victory for all UK people.

C.It means a temporary loss for the EU.D.It brings UK people a new life overnight.

【4】What is the experts’ attitude towards Brexit’s next work?

A.Ambiguous.B.Confident.

C.Worried.D.Cautious.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文属于新闻报道。介绍了英国脱欧历程以及脱欧后所面临的问题。

【1】词句猜测题。该词所在句的前面谈到：2016年6月23日，英国成年人做出了历史性的决定。超过3300万人投票支持英国脱离欧盟。该单词所在句后面谈到：约52%的英国选民（略多于一半）投票决定退出欧盟。由此推知，该词意思就是“投票”之意。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段的After UK and EU leaders had lots of hard negotiations about how Brexit would work, on 22nd, January, 2020, Wednesday, the British Parliament finally approved an agreement about the UK’s divorcing the EU, which Queen Elizabeth II agreed to on Thursday.可知，在英国和欧盟领导人就脱欧问题进行了大量讨论之后，英国议会于2020年1月22日（周三）最终通过了一项关于英国脱离欧盟的协议，伊丽莎白女王二世于周四同意了该协议。再结合“If everything went well, the UK would leave the EU on January 31, 2020（如果一切顺利，英国将于2020年1月31日脱离欧盟。）”信息，可推知，该天应该是星期五。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。本题要综合全文信息来解答。第一段第一句提到，2016年6月23日，英国就通过公投决定脱欧，经过三年半左右的时间，才正式脱欧。文中有“After UK and EU leaders had lots of hard negotiations about... ”；“the British Parliament finally approved... ”；“The UK finally and officially left the EU. .. ”等信息，说明英国脱欧历程艰难。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，让事情变得更加困难的是，英国脱欧的下一个挑战已经到来。英国和欧盟现在有近一年的时间来制定他们未来关系的细节。许多专家表达了他们的共同担忧：达成这些新协议将经历与最初的英国脱欧协议相同的经历。由此可知，专家们对英国脱欧的下一步工作表示很担忧。故选C。

依据逻辑推理猜测词义：运用逻辑推理猜测词义是使用最广考查最多也最易失分的猜词方式。要求考生具备整合分散、复杂信息的能力，充分利用上下文中相关的词汇并结合具体的语境，从形式和内容上把握语言之间的内在联系，理顺语言之间的逻辑关系，进而达到猜词的目的。常见的逻辑关系有：因果关系，同位关系，对比关系，转折关系等。例如第一小题，该词所在句的前面谈到：2016年6月23日，英国成年人做出了历史性的决定。超过3300万人投票支持英国脱离欧盟。该单词所在句后面谈到：约52%的英国选民（略多于一半）投票决定退出欧盟。由此推知，该词意思就是“投票”之意。故选B。