2019年公共英语二级阅读理解练习题（3）
Say you're in the wine store and you want to buy something new. You have nothing to go by outside of the label. Will the label tell you anything you should know? Here's some general advice:
Vintage. This is the first thing we look for ourselves. You don't need to care whether 2001 or 2002 was a better year in the Sierra Foothills. The vast majority of wines at the store are meant to be drunk right away, so you make sure the wine isn't too old, particularly if you're buying it expecting lively, fresh fruitiness. We often see five-year-old Pinot Grigio and two-year-old Beaujolais Nouveau at stores, for example, so as soon as we see that kind of age on wines like those, we know we can skip them and move on(and possibly not shop there again).
Alcohol content. Too many wines have too much alcohol, which leaves them unbalanced. Sure, there are some classic wines with high alcohol levels, but many of today's regular table wines--Merlot, Chardonnay--have levels at 15% or above. Some of those might be terrific, but if we had nothing else to go on, we'd look for alcohol content at about 14% and below.
The more specific the better. A wine that says it's from Napa is probably a better bet than a wine that simply says it's from California. Unfortunately, this will also probably be reflected in the price, so this might not tell you much about value, If you care enough to know a few of famous vineyards for producing high-quality grapes, they might help you make an educated guess about quality.
Old vines. Theoretically, older vines produce fewer, but more flavorful grapes, but the problem is that no one has defined what an "old vine" is, so anyone can put this on the label. Just ignore it.
A phone number. You'd be surprised many small-production wines these days include a phone number on the back and an invitation to call the winerY, which is a sign of a highly personal winerY. We have called those numbers many times over the years and it's amazing how often the winemaker or winerY owner answers the phone.
小题1: The underlined word "Vintage" in the second paragraph probably means "________ " .A.the place where the wine was madeB.the year when the wine was made
C.the freshness of the wineD.the label of the wine
小题2:It's better to buyA.five-year-old Pinot GrigioB.the wine labeled from older vines
C.the wine from famous vineyardsD.two-year-old Beaujolais Nouveau
小题3: From the passage we Can infer thatA.the wine with high alcohol levels is definitely terrific
B.most wines at the store are intended to be drunk right away
C.older vines have lower production
D.some winemakers keep the promise all the time
小题4: What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A.Geography.B.PriceC.Quality.D.Grapes.
参考答案及解析
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
本文解释了葡萄酒标签上的说明告诉我们的关于葡萄酒的一些具体信息，如产地，质量，年份等等。
小题1:B
【试题解析】推理题。根据本段第一句This is the first thing we look for ourselves. You don't need to care whether 2001 or 2002 was a better year in the Sierra Foothills.你不要在意这个酒是2001年还是2002年生产的。可知本段是在谈论酒的年度的，也就是酒生产的年份。故B正确。
小题2:C
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第4段最后2行If you care enough to know a few of famous vineyards for producing high-quality grapes, they might help you make an educated guess about quality.可知一些著名的葡萄园经常可以生产出质量更好的酒，所以作者建议我们到这些地方买酒。故C正确。
小题3:D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后2行We have called those numbers many times over the years and it's amazing how often the winemaker or winerY owner answers the phone.可知这些酒厂都附上了电话号码，而好多年来这些电话一直都可以接通，说明这些生产商信守诺言。故D正确。
小题4:A
【试题解析】推理题。根据本段第一行A wine that says it's from Napa is probably a better bet than a wine that simply says it's from California.可知主要谈论的是葡萄酒的出产地的话题，不同的产地所生产出来的酒的质量是不一样的，价格也不一样。故A正确。
【长难句解析】
Say you're in the wine store and you want to buy something new.
【翻译】如果你在一家卖酒的店里，你想买一些新的酒。
【分析】本句中的say引导的是一个条件状语从句，say相当于if;这是一个特殊的从属连词，和on condition that..等是一样的用法。
Too many wines have too much alcohol, which leaves them unbalanced.
【翻译】太多的酒里含有太多的酒精，这让他们不够平衡。
【分析】本句中有一个非限制性定语从句which leaves them unbalanced，which指代前面一句话的内容，在后面定语从句中做主语，不能省略。That不能引导非限制性定语从句，同时as引导非限制性定语从句有正如的意思。
