【正文】 with a jacket on, while a mind free from work stress is light like the wind and it can help you acplish your daily tasks easily. To relieve (緩解)stress and lighten your mind, you must first understand the nature of stress and the reasons why it builds up. Then you can easily beat stress. Music has the power to take you into a new world, away from your worries. Taking a break to listen to some favorite music is also a great way to relieve stress. If you keep thinking about nothing other than work all the time, there is bound to be stress. So, throw away your thoughts about work after you leave your office and get a life beyond it. Have a life beyond the workplace, and you can relax after work.（1）We can learn from the first paragraph that to relieve stress, we should _________. A.B.D.根據(jù)第一段中的”To relieve (緩解）stress and lighten your mind, you must first understand the nature of stress and the reasons why it builds up.“可知，想要緩解思想上的壓力，我們首先要明白壓力的特征和它產(chǎn)生的原因。故選C。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （5）考查推理判斷。3．閱讀理解 t know, an idiom is a phrase which has a meaning, but the meaning is not clear from the words themselves. If you translate an idiom word for word, it sometimes makes no sense at all. They are like puzzles and even native speakers can get confused when someone uses a phrase that they39。 This might be something your teacher says to you if you score badly in an exam or if you misbehave in class. You can also use it to talk about people in general. For example, if your friend is being mean or nasty for no reason, then you can tell them that they need to get their act together.⒉Pull yourself together (Meaning: calm down)m feeling under the weather (Meaning: I39。 Yes, it39。, but if your English teacher asks you why you haven39。s a piece of cake.（2）How should you respond when you hear your deskmate say, I am feeling under the weather. A.What39。t you take an umbrella with you?（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about idioms? sometimes make no sense at all. speakers have trouble understanding idioms sometimes. are the hardest part of learning a language. can guess the meaning of an idiom from the words in it.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，習(xí)語是學(xué)習(xí)語言最困難的部分之一，作者列舉了五個常見習(xí)語的用法。s easy)意思是很容易，可知可以表達(dá)你對即將參加800米比賽的同學(xué)的擔(dān)憂，故選D。m sick)可知，當(dāng)你聽到你的同桌說“我感覺不舒服”時，你該怎樣回答。ve never heard of.”它們就像謎題一樣，當(dāng)有人使用他們從未聽說過的短語時，甚至以英語為母語的人也會感到困惑。 What I really dislike is that younger and younger children are using technology. Instead of playing outside with friends, they are playing on iPads, iPods, or video games. Instead of having little games or books, children now have electronic devices to use to distract them even if waiting at doctors39。 We are a society based on technology. And, that isn39。s attitude towards using technology in medicine? ....（4）What does the author really want to show in the passage? should take a step back from constantly using technology. electronic devices are closely connected with our life. should no longer be based on technology. should say goodbye to electronic devices.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，作者提出了在日常生活中人們嚴(yán)重地依賴高科技產(chǎn)品的現(xiàn)象，并表達(dá)自己的觀點：不要沉迷于電子產(chǎn)品。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （4）考查推理判斷。 【點評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 Many kids help out around the house with chores such as emptying the dishwasher, putting laundry away, and taking out the trash. In exchange, some kids get allowances or other rewards such as extra puter time.t worth doing unless you get something in return. Running any kind of household is a team effort, Susie said. A home is a living space for everyone in the family. It39。 Other people believe that getting a cash allowance or other rewards motivates kids to do chores, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to earn money. There are also new applications that give kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed (兌取) either online or in the real world. With the ChoreMonster app, kids earn digital points by pleting chores that they can turn in for reallife rewards such as extra Xbox time or a trip to the mall. Our goal is to encourage kids to earn rewards, says Chris Bergman, founder of ChoreMonster. Kids need positive reinforcement to help motivate them.By listing some evidence.C.kids should be rewarded for doing choresB. . A.how to motivate kids to try new applicationsD.inform readers of two different opinionsC. （1）考查推理判斷。故選A。故選C。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷，段落大意和目的意圖四個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 The picture of George Washington is on the onedollar bill. He served as American39。 The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the twodollar bill. He was the main writer of the Declaration of independence in 1776. Jefferson was one of the most influential of the nation39。 Another of American39。 The picture of Alexander Hamilton appears on the tendollar bill. Hamilton was never president. But he was the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers. He was also an economist and political philosopher. These American statesmen are on the front of the bills. The backs of the notes show images from nation39。success in their careersC.D.independence and democracyC.faith and glory（3）Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A.the Design of US BillsC.the Story of US Bills【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了各種面值的美元紙幣上偉大人物，以及他們對國家所做出的貢獻(xiàn)。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查主旨大意。7．閱讀理解 There are other symptoms that can tell you to avoid exercise. They include: a higher than normal body temperature, a sense of feeling extremely tired, and widespread muscle pain.t feel too bad, these experts both suggest reducing the amount of exercise. For example, if