五、阅读理解。
Classical Chinese gardens are purposely designed so that no matter where you stand, you can never see the whole thing at once. The mystery and the discovery have helped the classical gardens of China, especially those in Suzhou, remain popular attractions after all these years.
Put simply, the aim of a classical Chinese garden is to deepen one's admiration of nature. Besides just relaxing in nature, the classical Chinese gardens have another purpose—to inspire artistic expression like poetry, literature or painting. Nearly all Chinese gardens feature the things in the list below.
Water
Water is a necessary thing that no Chinese garden can go without. The water in a garden typically symbolizes a lake or even the ocean. Water can even symbolize communication, movement and dreams.
Rocks
Large rocks typically symbolize mountains. Many of the rocks in the Suzhou gardens come from Lake Tai, having been shaped by the flow of water over thousands of years. Smaller rocks are often on show in the fancy halls at a garden's entrance. This shows the appreciation the garden owners had of these rocks.
Gates & Windows
Gates of different shapes divide different parts of a garden. The most common type of gate, the moon gate, is simply a circle. Windows are placed throughout the garden to allow the passage of light. You can also catch a glimpse of interesting trees or rocks on the other side from the window.
Pavilions (亭)
In Chinese gardens, pavilions are usually placed in some of the best viewing places. Sometimes a pavilion is placed where one can see the reflection (倒影) of the moon at night, or in the best place to listen to the sound of rain on the leaves above. In the past, pavilions were also used as places for garden owners to reflect, paint and write poems.
()1. What does the underlined word "those" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Plants.
B. Paintings.
C. Classical gardens.
D. Mystery and discovery.
()2. Which of the following best explains the underlined word "glimpse"?
A. Look.
B. Visit.
C. Guess.
D. Feeling.
()3. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Nature Speaks for Itself
B. Chinese Gardens and Western Gardens
C. Getting Lost in Classical Chinese Gardens
D. Finding Ways to Modern Arts and Buildings

1. C 【点拨】根据“Classical Chinese gardens are purposely designed... The mystery and the discovery have helped the classical gardens of China, especially those in Suzhou, remain popular attractions after all these years.”可知,无论人们站在哪里,都无法一下子看到整个园林,这使得中国的古典园林,尤其是苏州的古典园林,多年来一直是受欢迎的景点。故选C。
2. A 【点拨】根据“You can also catch a glimpse of interesting trees or rocks on the other side from the window.”可知,人们可以从窗口瞥见另一边有趣的树木或岩石。故选A。
3. C 【点拨】通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了中国古典园林的特点和构成元素,以及人们在其中的体验。故选C。

【分析】
这是一篇介绍中国古典园林的说明文阅读理解，包含指代判断、词义猜测、主旨选标题三类典型题型，解题思路如下：
1. 做第1题指代题时，直接定位划线词所在的第一段句子，往前寻找前文刚提到的核心复数名词，结合“中国古典园林是热门景点，尤其是苏州的XX”的递进逻辑，就能快速锁定指代对象。
2. 做第2题词义猜测题时，定位划线词所在的门窗部分的句子，结合“透过窗户看到对面景物”的语境，把四个选项代入句子逐一排除语义不通的选项，就能选出正确答案。
3. 做第3题主旨大意选标题时，先逐一排除文中完全没有提及内容的无关选项，剩下的匹配全文介绍中国古典园林的核心主题即可。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位第一段划线词所在句，前文明确提到“中国古典园林凭借独特的设计感成为经久不衰的热门景点”，句中especially是对中国古典园林做举例递进，指代的就是前文的classical gardens，A选项植物、B选项画作、D选项神秘感与探索感均不符合逻辑，因此选C。
2. 第2题：定位到Gates & Windows板块划线句，语境为“你还可以透过窗户______另一侧有趣的树木和山石”，短语catch a glimpse of意为“瞥见、看一眼”，对应A选项Look；B选项Visit（参观）不符合透过窗户的动作逻辑，C选项Guess（猜测）、D选项Feeling（感觉）代入后语义不通，因此选A。
3. 第3题：通读全文可知文章围绕中国古典园林的设计特点、造园目的、核心组成元素展开，A选项完全脱离园林主题，B选项文中从未提及西方园林属于无中生有，D选项的现代艺术与建筑完全没有涉及，只有C选项“沉浸在中国古典园林中”既呼应了开头园林设计无法一眼望尽的特点，也覆盖了全文核心内容，是最佳标题，因此选C。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. C
【知识点】
代词指代判断，词义猜测，阅读理解主旨选标题
【点评】
本题属于传统文化类的基础说明文阅读，考点覆盖了初中英语阅读理解最常见的三类基础题型，解题门槛不高，同时能帮助学生积累中国传统文化相关的阅读素材，做题时注意指代题要往前文找对应核心名词，主旨题优先排除无中生有的无关选项，就能快速得到正确答案。
【难度系数】
0.7