2016届高考英语三轮冲刺检测题：19_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语三轮冲刺检测题：19

　　3. Why are visitors recommended to visit Bedfordshire?

　　A. It is the major heritage in that region.

　　B. It reflects the history of Bedfordshire.

　　C. The ancient castle is well worth visiting.

　　D. The castle is still in good condition.

　　【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段It is recommended by the majority of people that you visit Bedfordshire because it tells you much about why the county is currently how it is. 一句可知, 游客之所以被建议游览贝德福德城堡, 就是因为它反映了该郡的历史变迁。

　　4. The purpose of writing the text is　.

　　A. to introduce Bedford Castle

　　B. to tell the history of Bedfordshire

　　C. to attract tourists to Bedfordshire

　　D. to show where the kings used to go

　　【解析】选A。推理判断题。结合本文标题和内容可知, 作者写此文的目的主要是向人们介绍贝德福德城堡的有关情况。所以选A。

　　Something that has always interested me about Abraham Lincoln is, not surprisingly, his sense of humor. As far as I can tell, he’s the first American President to have one.

　　That’s because the term“sense of humor”really wasn’t in common usage until the eighteen sixties and seventies. In the eighteen forties and fifties, it was called“the sense of the ridiculous”, and didn’t have the positive connotations(隐含意义)that“sense of humor”has today. Back then, what was ridiculous was what invited ridicule(讥笑). Funniness and cruelty went hand in hand. Of course, they still do a lot of arm-in-arm walking in our day as well.