Unit 1 Passage A

Unit 1 Passage A
2011 安徽 D
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爱尔兰风笛
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1.revive n. 复活
viv-,vit-,vig-=life 生
命★ vivid a. 活泼的；生动的
★ survive v. 存货，幸存
★ vital a. 有活力的；重要的
▲ vigor n. 精力
▲ vigorous a. 精力旺盛的
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★ reappear v. 再出现
★ v. 重新安排
★ rearrange v. 消除某人疑虑
★ v. 赞扬；推荐
▲ reassure v. 改过自新的
recommend
regenerate
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Whistle
vi. 吹口哨
n. 哨子；口哨声
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1. Let’s start with a train whistle today.

（ 2008 年北京卷 D ）
2.We would sit quietly together and write
separate poems or stories that grew
out of a train whistle. （ 2008 年北京
D）
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总
① Ireland has had a very difficult history. The pro
blems started in the 16th century when English rul
ers tried to conquer ( 征服 ) Ireland. For hundreds
of years, the Irish people fought against the English
. Finally, in 1921, the British government was force
d to give independence to the south of Ireland. Th
e result is that today there are two “Irelands”. N
orthern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United
Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is a
n independent country.
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Comprehension
②In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes wa

s affected by disease and about 750, 000
people died of hunger. This, and a shortage
( 短缺 ) of work, forced many people to leav
e Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Aust
ralia and Canada. As a result of these proble
ms, the population fell from 8.2 million in
1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.
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Comprehension
③For many years, the majority of Irish peo

ple earned their living as farmers. Today, m
any people still work on the land but more
and more people are moving to the cities to
work in factories and offices. Life in the citi
es is very different from life in the country
side, where things move at a quieter and slo
wer pace.
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Comprehension
④The Irish are famous for being warm-hear

ted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish
writer, once said that the Irish were “the g
reatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since inde
pendence, Ireland has revived ( 复兴 ) its ow
n culture of music, language, literature and
singing. Different areas have different styles
of old Irish songs which are sung without ins
truments. Other kinds of Irish music use ma
ny different instruments such as the violin,
whistles, etc.
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Comprehension
Unit 1 Passage A 2011 年安徽 D
①Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th
century when English rulers tried to conquer ( 征服 ) Ireland. For hundreds of years,
the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government
was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today
there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United
Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.
②In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease and about 750,
000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage ( 短缺 ) of work, forced many
people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a
result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million
in 1851.
③For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers.
Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to
the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from
life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
④The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous
Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”.
Since independence, Ireland has revived ( 复兴 ) its own culture of music, language,
literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which
are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different
instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
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Comprehension
68. What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1?
A. How the Irish fought against the English.
B. How Ireland gained independence.
C. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.
D. How two “Irelands” came into being.
①Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in

the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer ( 征服 )
Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the
English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give
independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there
are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the
United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an
independent country.
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Comprehension
69. We learn from the text that in Ireland __________.
A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in popula
tion
B. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in th
e countryside
C. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a fac
tory worker
D. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with inst
ruments
②In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease
and about 750, 000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage
( 短缺 ) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in
the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these
problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6
million in 1851.
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tion
e countryside
tory worker 同义替换
ruments
②In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease
and about 750, 000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage
( 短缺 ) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in
the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these
problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6
million in 1851.
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Comprehension
tion
e countryside
tory worker
ruments
③For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living
as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more
and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and
offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the
countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
Reading
Comprehension
tion
e countryside
tory worker
ruments
④The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar
Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the
greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has
revived ( 复兴 ) its own culture of music, language, literature and
singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs
which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use
many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
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Comprehension
70. The last paragraph is mainly about __________.
A. the Irish character
B. Irish culture
C. Irish musical instruments
D. a famous Irish writer
④The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and

friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said
that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the
Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived ( 复兴 )
its own culture of music, language, literature and singing.
Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs
which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish
music use many different instruments such as the violin,
whistles, etc.
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Comprehension
71. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Life in Ireland
B. A Very Difficult History
C. Ireland, Past and Present
D. The Independence of Ireland
Yesterday is a history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That’s why we call it present.
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71. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Life in Ireland
B. A Very Difficult History
C. Ireland, Past and Present
D. The Independence of Ireland
①Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th
century when English rulers tried to conquer ( 征服 ) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought
against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of
Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United
Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.
②In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease and about 750, 000 people died
of hunger. This, and a shortage ( 短缺 ) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the
UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6
million in 1851.
③For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still
work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the
cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
④The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that
the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived ( 复
兴 ) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish
songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the
violin, whistles, etc.
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Comprehension
1. 爱尔兰复杂的历史，南北爱尔兰是如何产生的。
2.19 世纪 40 年代，食物短缺和工作难找，许多爱
尔兰人迁往外地，本地人口急剧下降。
文章结构
3. 爱尔兰人很多年以来都是以农业为生，现在越来
越多的人进入工厂工作。
4. 自从独立以来，爱尔兰文化迅速复兴。
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warm-hearted
independence
population
主题词汇
history
instrument
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1.Life in the cities is very different from life in the

countryside, where things move at a quieter and
slower pace.
两个人，一个在北京一个在丽江。一个年薪十万，买不起
房，朝九晚五，每天挤公交，呼吸着汽车尾气，想着出人
头地。一个无固定收入，住在湖边一个破旧的四合院，每
天睡到自然醒，以摄影为生，到处溜达。没事喝茶晒太
阳，看雪山浮云。一个说对方不求上进，一个说对方不懂
生活。两种生活方式，你怎么选？

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1. Let’s start with a train whistle today.

②In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes wa

③For many years, the majority of Irish peo

④The Irish are famous for being warm-hear

①Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in

④The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and

1.Life in the cities is very different from life in the

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