2013全国卷二英语试题及答案详解

D. They wanted to take part in the festival. 42. Who joined the \A. Popular writers B. University students.

C. Artists from around the world. D. Performers of music and dance.

43. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival______. A. has become a non-official event B. has gone beyond an art festival C. gives shows all year round D. keeps growing rapidly

总评：这是一篇介绍爱丁堡音乐节形成和发展的说明文。文章按照时间顺序，从创设目的，参与群体，发展规模等方面进行了简要而准确的叙述，回顾了爱丁堡音乐节的发展历程。

40. 答案：A. To bring Europe together again.

【解析】细节题。本题考查爱丁堡音乐节的创设目的。文章第一段最后一句指出：“the idea was to reunite the Europe after the Second World War”，即：（人们创设爱丁堡音乐节的）想法是团结二战后的欧洲。选项A表达的与此意相同。bring together 把……团结起来。所以，答案为A。 41. 答案：D. They wanted to take part in the festival.

【解析】推断题。由第三段第二句，“Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform...”，可知八个乐队不请自来的原因是他们认为每个人都应有权利来音乐节上参加表演。选项D，他们想要参加表演，与文章表达的意思相符。所以，答案为D。 42. 答案：B. University students

【解析】细节题。由关键词Fringe定位到第三段，但是本段不能推断出答案，所以继续看第四段，第四段提到很多大学生参加了爱丁堡音乐节，所以答案为B。 43. 答案：D. keeps growing rapidly

【解析】细节题。选项A文中未提及。选项B也未提及。选项C，由倒数第二

段第一句“...music and dance on very one of the 21 days it lasts.”可知，爱丁堡音乐节并不是全年都有。选项D，爱丁堡音乐节发展迅速，由文章最后一段“and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself”可知其规模不断变大。所以，答案为D。 C

Given that many people's moods (情结) are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of almost always in the jar of sweets.

If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored (味道) chocolates.

The CRF?s produce is \，made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series - with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆)，cheese and other flavors - also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs, who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela, and Ghana, among others. 44. What is good about chocolate? A. It serves as a suitable gift. B. It works as an effective medicine. C. It helps improve the state of mind. D. It strengthens business relations.

45. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF? A. He knows the importance of research. B. He learns from shops of similar types. C. He has the support of many big names. D. He has a lot of marketing experience.

46. Which line of the CRF produce sells best? A. The Connoisseur Series. B. The Exotic Series. C. The Alcohol Series. D. The Sichuan Series.

47. The words \_______.

A. are particular about chocolate B. know little about cocoa beans C. look down upon others D. like to try new flavors

【总评】本文介绍了一个类似电影《查理和他的巧克力工厂》那样的，拥有一百多种巧克力的CRF。文章第一段先从巧克力的好处引出CRF及其创始人Chris Lee。第二段则从Chris Lee丰富的销售经验说明他的想法会是一个聪明的好点子。第三段则介绍了CRF中的不同巧克力系列。读完全文，会发现该文选材新颖，结构清晰，难度并不大。 44. C. It helps improve the state of mind.

【解析】细节题。本文的关键词为chocolate，根据出题原则，首先看第一段。发现第一段第一句话Given that many people's moods are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate... (人们的情绪由巧克力的化学作用调节)，可知，巧克力的好处是能够提高情绪。因此正确答案为C. It helps improve the state of mind.注意选项中的state of mind其实为原文中moods的同义词。选项B为强干扰，虽说第三行提到了drugstore，但是句意是有人会把巧克力店开得类似中药房，并没有指出巧克力就是一种有效药。

45. D. He has a lot of marketing experience.

【解析】细节题。由关键词CRF和idea定位到第二段。根据that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as... 可知，Chris Lee不仅是个老道的销售人员，还是个销售部的主管，且该销售部与知名品牌有工作联系，可见Chris Lee

的销售经验丰富正是能发展他想法的原因所在。本题的C选项为干扰项，虽然文中出现big names，但是只是作为他经验丰富的有利说明，而并没有指出这些大品牌为他的这个理念提供支持。 46. C. The Alcohol Series.

【解析】细节题。由关键词CRF和line定位到第三段。大家注意题干中的关键词best，它提示了我们也要在文中找到表示最高级含义的短语和句子，而句子...with the Alcohol Series being the most popular中的being the most popular正好含有最高级含义。所以正确答案为C。 47. A. are particular about chocolate

【解析】释义题。根据关键词chocolate snobs和Paragraph 3，定位到第三段And for chocolate snobs, who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others，我们可以发现who引导的从句正是对chocolate snobs的解释，即chocolate snobs指那些自认为比他人更懂得巧克力的人。纵观选项，答案B说他们几乎不懂咖啡豆，不符合文意，因为本句后面还说为了这些chocolate snobs，“鉴赏系列”特地用了来自多哥、古巴等地的咖啡豆；答案C说他们看轻别人，文中并没有提及；答案D说他们喜欢尝试新口味，也未在本句定义中提及，所以正确答案为A。A选项中的be particular about解释为“对……特别讲究的”，符合他们自认为更懂巧克力的特点。

D Low-Cost Gifts for Mother?s Day Gift No. 1

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor?s visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say “no need,\best part? This one is free. Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother?s life,” Dr. Marie Savard said.