Question

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.

1. The underlined word "Vintage" in the second paragraph probably means "________ " .

A. the place where the wine was made B. the year when the wine was made

C. the freshness of the wine D. the label of the wine

2.It's better to buy

A. five-year-old Pinot Grigio B. the wine labeled from older vines

C. the wine from famous vineyards D. two-year-old Beaujolais Nouveau

3. From the passage we Can infer that

A. 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

4. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. Geography. B. Price C. Quality. D. Grapes.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文解釋了葡萄酒標簽上的說明告訴我們的關(guān)于葡萄酒的一些具體信息，如產(chǎn)地，質(zhì)量，年份等等。

1.B

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)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.你不要在意這個酒是2001年還是2002年生產(chǎn)的。可知本段是在談論酒的年度的，也就是酒生產(chǎn)的年份。故B正確。

2.2】C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)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園經(jīng)�？梢陨�產(chǎn)出質(zhì)量更好的酒，所以作者建議我們到這些地方買酒。故C正確。

3.3】D

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)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.可知這些酒廠都附上了電話號碼，而好多年來這些電話一直都可以接通，說明這些生產(chǎn)商信守諾言。故D正確。

4.4】A

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)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.可知主要談論的是葡萄酒的出產(chǎn)地的話題，不同的產(chǎn)地所生產(chǎn)出來的酒的質(zhì)量是不一樣的，價格也不一樣。故A正確。

【長難句解析】

Say you're in the wine store and you want to buy something new.

【翻譯】如果你在一家賣酒的店里，你想買一些新的酒。

【分析】本句中的say引導的是一個條件狀語從句，say相當于if；這是一個特殊的從屬連詞，和on condition that..等是一樣的用法。

Too many wines have too much alcohol, which leaves them unbalanced.

【翻譯】太多的酒里含有太多的酒精，這讓他們不夠平衡。

【分析】本句中有一個非限制性定語從句which leaves them unbalanced，which指代前面一句話的內(nèi)容，在后面定語從句中做主語，不能省略。That不能引導非限制性定語從句，同時as引導非限制性定語從句有正如的意思。