题文
The adderis the only poisonous snake nativeto Britain. Adders have the most highly developed poison injecting mechanism of all snakes, but they are not aggressive animals. Adders will only use their poison as a last means of defence, usually if caught or trodden on. No one has died from adder bites in Britain for over 20 years. By far the most common smake in Britain is the adder. In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The adder is also the only British sanke with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high gournd. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.Most people regard snake bites as a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal . Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.
All snakes have small teeth, so it follows tha tall snakes can bite, but only te bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.
The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon severa things, one of which is the boidy-wight of the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites in Britain ,and thought these bites can make some pepe very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.
小题1:What does the underlined phrase “ trodden on” probably mean?A．Found outB．Heard fromC．Stepped on.D．Robbed of.小题2:Where are adders to be found?A．In fertile fields in Scotland.B．On wild land throughout Britain.C．In many parts of Britain and Ireland.D．Everywhere in Britian except Scotland小题3:What should you do if you are with someone who is bitten by an adder?A．Catch the biting adder at onece.B．Don’t worry about the bitten person.C．Don’t try to treat the bite by yourself.D．Operate on the person as soon as possible.小题4:What’s the best title of the passage?A．Poisonous SnakesB．Adders in BritainC．Take Care oif Sake BitesD．Protec Endangered Adders 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:B
解析
文章介绍英国本地的毒蛇--蝰蛇，它们的身体构造和生活习性，值得注意的是蝰蛇是不会主动攻击人类的，而且如果被咬伤，也不要自己随便的处理。
小题1:猜词题：从文章第一段的句子：Adders will only use their poison as a last means of defence, usually if caught or trodden on. 蝰蛇只有被抓住或被踩到的时候，才会使用毒液防御，可知“ trodden on” 是“踩在上面”的意思，选C
小题2:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high gournd.可知蝰蛇可以在英国的野外被发现，选 B
小题3:细节题：从文章第二段的句子：Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.可知如果我们和一个被蝰蛇咬到的人在一起的时候，应该不要自行处理咬伤，选C
小题4:标题确定题：从文章第一段的句子：The adder is the only poisonous snake native to Britain.可知这篇文章介绍了英国的蝰蛇，选B
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The adderis the only.....”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：
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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。
