57.Which of the following as NOT TRUE about the comments on the book 1491?

A.　It is interesting and instructive.　　　　　　　 B. It is attractive and culturally related.

C. It is challenging and revolutionary.　　　　　 D.　It is humorous and persuasive.

56.On the whole,1491 is a book mainly about America’s________.

A.life-styles　 　　B.population　　 　　　 C.history　 　 D.agriculture

67．解析：这是一道细节题。从Café Hub中的Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town.可以看出Café Hub是当地受欢迎的地方，the most talked about spots表示人们讨论最多的地方。

第11题(2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖南卷)

A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER

It’s likely that everything you learned about.America’s ancient history is wrong.

The new book,1491,completely changes our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

DID YOU KNOW?

When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.

The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.

Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.

4,000 years ago Mesoamerican farmers developed corn in a feat (技艺) of genetic engineering that still isn’t completely understood.

COMMENTS ON 1491

“In the tradition of Jared Diamond & John McPhee , a totally new view of pre-Columbian America”.

－Richard Rhodes

“Attractively written and really absorbing …Charles C. Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story, part epic(史诗)and part tragedy(悲剧).He has taken on a vast topic:thousands of years,two huge continents,and cultures.”

－Charles Matthews,San Jese Mercary News

“Powerful and challenging”

－Alan Taylor,Washingto post

“A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”

－Howard Zinn

66．解析：这是一道细节题。根据Farm World中的Open: May-Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.可判断出在圣诞节你可以在下午2点参观Farm World。圣诞节在在国外是假日，即短文中的school holiday。

65．解析：这是一道细节题。根据Enter the Europe-wide Student competition！中的The rewards are wonderful: ￡150,000 in prize for schools and teams and the chance to attend a European student camp-plus new experiences, an opportunity to make friends through Europe!可判断出参加the Europe-wide Student competition有两项回报。

64．解析：这是一道细节题。根据Enter the Europe-wide Student competition！中的 You can register between May 1 and June 15, 2006 and will have to turn in your entry before September 15, 2006.可判断出要想参加the Europe-wide Student competition首先要报名。

67. From the advertisements above, we can learn that_______. A.Café Hub is a popular place in the local area B.families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground C.Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining. D.the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15,2006

答案 64.C 65.B 66.C 67.A

65.According to the passage, there will be______rewards for the Europe-wide student competition. A.only one　 　 B.two　　 　 C.three　　　 D.four 66.You can visit Farm World________. A.on Monday in May　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.any day in October C.at 2 p. m. at Christmas　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.at 10:30 a. m. during school holidays

67．解析：这是一道推测题。从第二段最后一句“Frojel was one of the richest trading centres in the Viking world.”可知Frojel曾是北欧海盗世界最富有的贸易中心之一，D正确。这里容易混淆的是答案B。第二段第一句“Frojel is a family-based society”可看出，似乎B也正确，但是这句话用的是一般现在时态，表明现在的状态。而本题问的是过去的事情，因此B不正确。

第10题(2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语福建卷)

Café Hub

Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our café in open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace.

The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a. m. till late. Tel: 0131 473 2067 www. thehub- Farm World Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies-bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground. Nature Trails. Full details on website. Open:May-Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m.- 5 p. m. Tel:01797 260256/260321 www.farmworld-rye.co.uk Enter the Europe-wide student competition!

Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2006 is for you! Your challenge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English-based on one of three different topics. You can register(报名)between May 1 and June 15, 2006 and will have to turn in your entry before September 15.2006. The rewards are wonderful:￡ 150,000 in prize for schools and the chance to-attend a European student camp-plus new experiences, an opportunity to make friends throughout Europe! For further information and registration forms go to: join. Multimedia. 64.You’ll have to register first if you want________.

A.to enjoy delicious food

B.to lry Tractor Ride through 600 acres C.to enter the Europe-wide student competition D.to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace

66．解析：这是一道主旨题。本文讲了Frojel的过去和现在，从表面上看，C、D都正确。但是作为一个广告，Frojel作为题目的话，没有特点，读者看过后不知道讲的是什么。D概括出了Frojel这个地方的特点，而且对读者有吸引力。