【正文】 部分中的“Meanwhile, our connection with nature is expected to be strengthened.”和The Old Settler39。4．閱讀理解s a selection of festivals for tourists to the United States in summer.San Francisco Silent Film Festival Union Street Festivals beer, wine, biscuits tasting and more separate themesfashion, cuisine, tech, local, craft, and health and fitness. Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24。Festival goers can enjoy food in it.Saturdays in July.Sundays in May.根據(jù)Union Street Festival部分中的“This year, there39。根據(jù)North Beach Festival可知，時間是從June 14 to 16，只有3天。根據(jù)Stern Grove Festival部分中的“This is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the United States.”中，時間在Sundays from June 22 to Aug，故選D。s game played by thugs. Indeed, unlike soccer players, rugby players don39。 Rugby is mainly played in Europe. Australia, New Zealand and parts of Africa. It is more enjoyable to play than soccer because you are always involved in the game, said Peter, a Welsh rugby coach. Rugby is also a far superior test of strength, stamina (耐力) and determination. There is a better spirit in playing rugby than football.C.rugby is not very popular in America and AsiaC.support the point that rugby players often get hurtD.B.英式橄欖球是暴徒們的紳士運動，玩這項運動的人身體一定要強壯才行呢。故選B（2）細節(jié)題。所以是來支持橄欖球運動會使人受傷。 s $ billion and making Black Friday look, yet again, like a yard sale.t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.s advantage mainly lie in? platform. service. price. size.（4）Which word can replace the underlined word gigantic in the last paragraph ? ....【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了引領了中國雙十一購物節(jié)的阿里巴巴公司。本文介紹了中國雙十一購物節(jié)相關數(shù)據(jù)和阿里巴巴公司的情況，可以從報紙了解到相關信息。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。故選D。7．閱讀理解 Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh. （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的 “Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,” 可知這些隊伍認為每個人都有表演的權力，所以他們想要參加節(jié)日。 （4）考查推理判斷。8．The passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. t do that. Wolfe turned outwards. He was a guy who was interested in other people. Wolfe was interested in how they thought, how they did things and how the things they did affected the world around them.s first astronauts. Four years later, the book was adapted as a feature film. The Right Stuff was the book for me, says Grossman. It reminded me, in case I39。 In The Right Stuff, Wolfe popularized the phrase pushing the envelope. In a New York magazine article, Wolfe described the 1970s as The 39。bines novelistic techniques with traditional reportingD.B.deals with incredible places in the world（3）According to the passage, Tom Wolfe . A.s thoughtsD.Tom Wolfe: A Theoretical Creator in LiteratureD.根據(jù)第二段中的“He developed a literary style in nonfiction that became known as the ‘New Journalism.’‘I39。倒數(shù)第二段中的“In The Right Stuff, Wolfe popularized the phrase ’pushing the envelope.’In a New York magazine article, Wolfe described the 1970s as ‘The 39。即可知The Right Stuff是Tom Wolfe寫的一本很有影響力的書，故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。9．閱讀理解 s appearances can messages about themselves.B.Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.（2）What can be inferred from the text? A. choices influence dress standards in panies.C.s opinion according to Paragraph 2? A.t expect all our customers are.Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the panies to their customers.A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for panies to discourage visible tattoos (紋身)，nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can39。 故選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的He was an enormously forceful observer, and he was not afraid of making strong claims about what was happening in reality,可知Tom Wolfe是一個非常有說服力的觀察者，他不害怕對現(xiàn)實中正在發(fā)生的事情做出強有力的斷言。 Decade.’可知在The Right Stuff書中，Wolfe普及了短語推信封。即新新聞是一種將小說手法與傳統(tǒng)報道相結合的新聞文體，故選C。他將小說技巧與傳統(tǒng)報道相結合創(chuàng)造出了一種非虛構文學風格，被稱為新新聞。Tom Wolfe: A Professional Phrase CoinerB.preferred making claims about events to writing booksC.accounts for popular American phrasesis a film directed by Lev Grossmanchanges its news writing techniques frequentlyB. Decade. Grossman says these phrases became part of the American idiom because they were accurate. When Tom Wolfe39。 Wolfe began working as a newspaper reporter, first for The Washington Post, then the New York Herald Tribune. He developed a literary style in nonfiction that became known as the New Journalism. I39。故選D。 （3）考查詞義猜測。故選A。A paid administrator(行政人員) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than million tickets were sold.（1）What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? bring Europe together again. honor heroes of World War II. introduce young theatre groups. attract great artists from Europe.（2）Why did some uninvited theatre groups e to Edinburgh in 1947? owned a public house there. came to take up a challenge. thought they were also famous. wanted to take part in the festival.