【正文】 debatable.B.Carlyle believes great men alone cannot create history.C.It is debatable whether one should read great men39。s biographies.D.The author agrees that history is greatly influenced by certain men.（2）What does the underlined phrase other items in the third paragraph refer to? A.good biographiesB.stories of certain timesC.the volumes of The Last LionD.the chapters of the British Empire（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE? A.The author considers biographical reading enjoyable.B.The author can travel to another world in the evening.C.The author has fought many battles during his lifetime.D.The author profits mercially by reading biographies.（4）What is the author39。s main purpose in writing the article? A.To analyze the benefits of vocational reading.B.To introduce to readers his unique reading strategies.C.To present great men39。s history through biography reading.D.To remend biography reading through his own experiences.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，作者闡述了喜歡讀好的傳記的原因。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的This theory suggests that the broader movements and outline of history all go back to the leadership of great individuals who had unique influence on their times可知，這一理論表明，更廣泛的歷史運動和輪廓都可以追溯到對其時代有獨特影響的偉大人物的領(lǐng)導。所以通過第一段的關(guān)鍵詞go back to，had unique influence on their times，判斷出第一段暗示了作者同意歷史受某些人的影響很大。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的A good biographer tells not only the story of a person, but also of their times. Reading a good biography is like wandering through an intellectual shopping mall. The first store is what drew you there, but you will be pleasantly surprised along the way at what other items grab your attention. 可知，一個好的傳記作家不僅講述一個人的故事，而且還在講述他們所處的時代。讀一本好的傳記就像漫步在一個充滿智慧的購物中心。第一家商店吸引了你，但你會驚喜地發(fā)現(xiàn)，還有其它的商品吸引了你的注意力。所以作者把讀好的傳記比喻成購物，將歷史人物和某個時期的歷史故事比喻成商店的商品。故判斷出第三段劃線的other items指的是某個時期的故事。故選B。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的For me, not to read biographies would rob me of pleasure in my life以及第三段 Indeed, few things are more relaxing to me than winding down the evening and entering into another world.可知，對我來說，不讀傳記會剝奪我生活的樂趣。的確，沒有什么事情比悠閑地度過夜晚，進入另一個世界更令我放松。所以作者認為傳記閱讀令人愉快。故A選項作者認為傳記閱讀令人愉快是正確的。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的First, I find good biographies fascinating.；第三段中的Second, I find good biographies informative.；第四段中的Third, I find good biographies relaxing. 以及最后段This is why I love reading good biographies, and why I pity the person who neglects them. Don39。t be counted among their number.可知，首先，我覺得好的傳記很吸引人。我發(fā)現(xiàn)好的傳記信息豐富。我發(fā)現(xiàn)好的傳記讓人放松。這就是為什么我喜歡讀好的傳記，以及為什么我同情忽視它們的人。不要成為那些不讀傳記的人群的一員。可知，作者通過自己的經(jīng)歷闡述了自己喜歡讀好的傳記的原因目的是推薦人們讀傳記。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解 Scientists found that sleeping considerably improves our creativity. After taking a nap people are able to think faster and put more imagination into their thinking. Besides, if we dream, the thinking abilities are improved even more. Researchers consider that sleeping on a problem in most cases leads to elucidation(解釋). They say when a person enters a phase called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) during sleep, it increases the effect. Such phase takes place right before we awake and according to scientists it helps our brain make links between unrelated subjects. In the study, led by Professor Sara Mednick, scientists made a conclusion that the REM was important for assimilating(消化) new information into past experience in order to find solutions to creative problems. Prof. Mednick is a psychiatrist at the University of California. Her study involved the analysis of 77 adults. Each participant was given several wordassociated creative tasks. All tasks were given in the morning, with participants being shown a number of groups of 3 words, for example: cookie, heart and sixteen. They were asked to e up with a word that would be associated with all three given terms—like sweet. Sometime later, after some participants were allowed to sleep, they were asked to perform the same tasks and some new ones. It is worth mentioning that while some people slept, researchers used brain scans to see the type of sleep each participant entered. When given the same tasks, participants, who took a nap, were able to give more varied solutions, some of which were much better than they gave earlier. But when given new tasks, researchers found that those who entered REM sleep had a 40 percent better result pared to the performance they showed in the morning.（1）What does it refer to in the second paragraph?A.The effect.B.REM.C.Sleep.D.A problem.（2）Why do the researchers study the REM?A.Because REM takes place just after you sleep.B.Because REM can store more information.C.Because REM can help find creative solutionsD.Because REM can make a creative invention.（3）What can we know from this passage?A.Taking a short nap is good for your thinking during the day.B.Sleeping has three processes which is good for creativity.C.Each adult was allowed to sleep after the task was given.D.REM is a process taking place right after we awake when we nap.（4）The important stage in the study is________.A.to think of a creative wordB.to show a group of 3 wordsC.to give participants time to thinkD.to let some participants sleep for a while【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章講述了科學研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，睡眠能大大提高我們的創(chuàng)造力。( 1 )詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前一句They say when a person enters a phase called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) during sleep可知，it指代REM，選B。( 2 )細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段scientists made a conclusion that the REM was important for assimilating(消化) new information into past experience” in order to find solutions to creative ，科學家之所以研究這個時期是因為這個時期對于找到創(chuàng)造性問題的解題辦法是重要的，這個時期會將新信息消化為經(jīng)驗，故答案為C。( 3 )細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段When given the same tasks, participants, who took a nap, were able to give more varied solutions, some of which were much better than they gave ，小睡一會之后會讓人有更好的表現(xiàn)。故選A。( 4 )推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段