题文
There's something rotten in Rio and the smell is coming from the huge stacks of rubbish pried up on sidewalks all over the city. Rio's street sweepers chose the carnival holiday to demand better salaries. Their wages start at roughly $400 a month.There could hardly be a better time for them to prove their importance. The streets were left a mess after hundreds of carnival parades and now, rubbish pries up in both poor and uptown neighbourhoods and in tourist areas like Ipanema or Copacabana beach.
The president of Rio's rubbish collecting company has even appealed to the population to store rubbish at home whenever possible. He says 30% of the city's sweepers have gone on strike. Some of those who have been working have been threatened by the strike movement so now the police has been deployed alongside rubbish collectors to keep them sage as they go about their business.
The strike has divided opinions in Rio. On social media, many support the sweepers' demands for better salaries. Others say they are opportunists and the situation is a big embarrassment to the city.
But Brazil's culture of littering the streets doesn't help. A video that went viral online shows that even authorities have a problem with that. Rio's mayor, Eduardo Paes, is seen throwing what seemed to be the rest of an apple on the sidewalk--and now promised to impose himself a fine for his wrongdoing. His government recently created a programme to keep Rio's residents from littering the streets.
小题1:Rio's street cleaners go on strike toA．prove their importanceB．threaten the governmentC．ask for higher salariesD．appeal to the public not to litter小题2:The reason why the police are involved is that __A．the police are called out to put down the riotB．the police are required to protect some cleanersC．the police are to collect rubbish for the time beingD．the police are sent to arrest people who litter around小题3:The author's attitude to Brazil's culture of littering is __A．hopelessB．approvingC．criticalD．optimistic小题4: The purpose of writing the passage is to __A．criticize, street sweepers of Rio for misusing their rightsB．call attention to the embarrassing situation of RioC．describe the effect or the strike on peopleD．inform people of the present situation of Rio 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
本文主要介绍了巴西首都里约的清洁工在狂欢节以后开始了罢工，要求政府增加他们的工资，同时也介绍了政府对于这一事件的处理。小题1:C
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第一段第2行Rio's street sweepers chose the carnival holiday to demand better salaries.可知里约的清洁工罢工是因为他们要求更高的工资。故C正确。
小题2:B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段最后2行Some of those who have been working have been threatened by the strike movement so now the police has been deployed alongside rubbish collectors to keep them sage as they go about their business.可知一些不愿意罢工的清洁工人被别的人威胁以至于政府要排除警察来保护他们的安全。故B正确。
小题3:C
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段1,2行But Brazil's culture of littering the streets doesn't help. A video that went viral online shows that even authorities have a problem with that.可知culture of littering the streets对于时态的发展并没有什么帮助。可知作者对此持批评的态度。故C正确。
小题4:D
【试题解析】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了巴西首都里约的清洁工在狂欢节以后开始了罢工，要求政府增加他们的工资，同时也介绍了政府对于这一事件的处理。说明本文主要是告诉我们里约现在的具体情况的。故D正确。
【长难句解析】
1.There could hardly be a better time for them to prove their importance.
【翻译】不可能有比这更好的时间来证明他们的重要性了。
【分析】本句中考察了形容词比较级的特殊用法，形容词的比较级和否定词连用表示最高级的含义，hardly…better…不可能更好，说明这是最好的。
2. Some of those who have been working have been threatened by the strike movement so now the police has been deployed alongside rubbish collectors to keep them sage as they go about their business.
【翻译】那些一直在工作的人已经被罢工的人威胁以至于政府已经派出了警察在这些人工作的时候进行保护。
【分析】本句中的have been working是一个现在完成进行时，表示动作从过去开始，一直持续到现在，而且还在发生，强调动作的持续性和反复性。现在完成时更多强调过去动作对现在的影响，和持续到现在。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ There's something r.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
