2017年外研版必修三Module2 Period 1课后阅读训练含解析
【语篇概述】本文主要描述了巴西偶然降低了人口增长的经过。
1. The underlined phrase “puts it down to” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. considers the cause of it to be
B. finds it a reason for
C. looks it on as
D. compares it to
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。put sth. down to归结……的原因是……。由第二、三段的关系可以推出答案选A。
2. Soap operas have helped lower Brazil’s birth rate because .
A. they keep people sitting long hours watching TV
B. they have gradually changed people’s way of life
C. people are drawn to their attractive package
D. they make birth control measures popular
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的描述, 肥皂剧中的中上层阶级的观念——少生孩子、妇女参加工作等, 使巴西人慢慢地改变自己的家庭观念和生活模式。