【正文】 ith. Government and relief agencies can also use local languages to spread information about industrial and agricultural techniques as well as modern health care to diverse audiences. Development workers in West Africa, for example, have found that the best way to teach the vast number of farmers with little or no formal education how to sow and rotate crops for higher yields is in these local tongues. Nevertheless, both regionalization and globalization require that more and more speakers of local languages be multiliterate.（1）In paragraph 1, the author quoted a mayor39。 As a result, never before in history have there been as many standardized languages as there are today: roughly 1,200. Many smaller languages, even those with far fewer than one million speakers, have benefited from statesponsored or voluntary preservation movements. On the most informal level, munities in Alaska and the American northwest have formed Internet discussion groups in an attempt to pass on Native American languages to younger generations. In the Basque, Catalan, and Galician regions of Spain, such movements are fiercely political and frequently involved loyal resistance to the Spanish government over political and linguistic rights. Projects have ranged from a campaign to print Spanish money in the four official languages of the state to the creation of language immersion nursery and primary schools. Zapatistas in Mexico are championing the revival of Mayan languages in an equally political campaign for local autonomy.s shared historical experience, authenticity reflects a noticeable line from a culturally idealized past to the present, carried by the language and traditions associated with the munity39。故選C?？芍蔷栀?zèng)和給予影響一個(gè)人的快樂(lè)。根據(jù) 第二段中的“people who give money to charity are 43% more likely than nongivers to say they are ‘very happy’ about their lives.”可知給予者比得到幫助者更快樂(lè)。be likely to give more.those who donate money are happier than those who volunteerD. Americans gave nearly $300 billion away last year. Do you know the reason? Beyond the noble goals of helping others, it is that giving will make them happier. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(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。根據(jù)第一段中的“In our annual Readers39。根據(jù)Vienna, Austria部分中的“As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria39。s known as the Eternal City: You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.”可知難怪它被稱(chēng)為永恒之城：你可以永遠(yuǎn)在這里度過(guò)，每天都能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的藝術(shù)和文化寶藏。s 100 – odd museums.（1）Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City? had an important role in history. history can be seen everywhere. can easily find new art and culture. can spend money well there.（2）What does the underlined word nurtured in the last paragraph mean? ....（3）Which column can we probably find the text? ....【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了四個(gè)世界上最受喜愛(ài)的藝術(shù)和文化城市。 Hemingway famously called Paris a moveable feast, but wherever you go while in the city, there is always something to see, hear, taste or feel. With some 150 museums, Paris doubles as an art history class, offering the very best of the discipline across centuries and styles. At its peak, the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land across Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa. Today, that history is on display everywhere. The city39。故選D。故選B。obstacles與barriers同義，故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。 . （3）Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour? and extremes. and freedom. and success. and popularity.（4）Which of the following is true of parkour? is a team sport. is a good but boring sport. needs special training. challenges human abilities.【答案】 （1）D（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了跑酷運(yùn)動(dòng)的起源、特點(diǎn)和此運(yùn)動(dòng)蘊(yùn)含的哲理。Another philosophy we39。 4．閱讀理解 根據(jù)帶星號(hào)要點(diǎn)的第二點(diǎn)“Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas.“可知，不允許飲食服務(wù)區(qū)以外的食品和飲料，可推知可以飲用飲食服務(wù)區(qū)內(nèi)供應(yīng)的飲料，故選B。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。B.The polices of the galleryThey can drink inside the food service areas.C.D.umbrella *Skateboarding is prohibited.根據(jù)最后一段中的“To ease the worldwide munication among nations, we should create a mon language and provide courses of it. As a result, no one will face a language issue.”可知通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)一種共同的語(yǔ)言來(lái)解決語(yǔ)言問(wèn)題。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選D。（1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。By wiping out minority languages.C.By learning a mon language.They can earn more money.C.It benefits their journey.Maori is attractive to Australian tourists.Not all minority languages are useful.C. In conclusion, we should help minority nationsto keep their languages for the cultural diversity. To ease the worldwidemunication among nations, we should create a mon language and providecourses of it. As a result, no one will face a language issue.（1）What does the underlined word “reckon” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Some international languages are widely used formany purposes. Some minority languages will die out and some nations tend tokeep minority languages. I reckon that most mon used internationallanguages ease our life quality and munication with different the other hand, we need to help improve minority languages. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。故選A。根據(jù)第三段中的“On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.”可知,充足的睡眠可以使我們更聰明、更苗條、更健康、更快樂(lè)等,這些都是有吸引力的事情。此處指,睡眠專(zhuān)家希望3月21日被宣布為世界睡眠日這件事會(huì)引起人們對(duì)睡眠的重視。To provide an investigation result of sleeping.C.D.sleeping is an image problemC.enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing thingsD.. A.drawing people39。 But sleeping has an image problem.“We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author