【正文】 由此可推斷出劃線詞的意思是“使某人想做某事”?？芍?，過去教育家們認為受過高等教育的父母的孩子將獲得高水平的教育。Education levels of parents.s levels of education（2）What does the underlined word motivating in Paragraph 3 mean? A. 8．閱讀理解 s sense of pride and selfconfidence. ”公立學校的音樂課程也有助于增強學生的自豪感和自信心。上音樂課對學生的學業(yè)有幫助，故選B。 growth all students could have music classes at school who have music classes do better in all subjects（2）The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that ________. makes crosscultural munication possible cultures have different styles of music has a good relationship with America and American students are good at playing the piano（3）What can we learn about education with music classes? allows schools to make more money. can cause a lot of academic problems. will affect the world cultural munication greatly. does good to students39。Music programs in public schools also help to add to a student39。Can you imagine a world without music? Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Even worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students39。 （4）考查主旨大意。因此，Nick Gibb不贊成學生在學校使用手機。 因此軟技能幫學生跟人和睦相處。根據(jù)第三段中的“Traditionally, secondary schools in Africa have spent more time on subjects like mathematics and science, largely ignoring areas like public speaking and teamwork. But that is changing. Schools are exploring new teaching models to offer soft skills and professional training”可知傳統(tǒng)上，非洲的中學花時間在數(shù)學和科學等科目上，很大程度上會忽略公共演講和團隊協(xié)作等領域。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，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）考查細節(jié)理解。故選B。To suggest kids take responsibility for their behavior.（3）According to the survey of American adults, how many of them used to do housework as children? ....（4）Why does the author write the last paragraph? criticize some irresponsible parents. discuss the impact of a good family atmosphere. advise parents to spend more time with their kids. offer parents some advice on assigning children housework.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，作者認為孩子應該分擔家務，這不僅有利于培養(yǎng)他們的責任心，而且能提升他們的幸福感。re spending more time getting the child to do this job than it would take to do it yourself, then you39。 But for all that their help matters, few kids are doing much around the house at all. In a survey of 1, 000 American adults, 75 percent said they believed regular housework made kids more responsible. Yet while 82 percent reported having had regular housework growing up, only 56 percent of those with children said they required them to do housework. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，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。 （4）考查推理判斷。故選B。t fing, grocers don39。s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy， while sweetbreads, which aren39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。t Depend on Money Bee More Interested in Challenging Jobs Graduates Would Take a Pay Cut to Make a Difference【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，通過工作能有一個積極的社會影響對年輕人的幸福至關重要。根據(jù)第三段中的saying in class可知，他們很難理解講師在課堂上所說的話，由此可知畫線詞詞義為老師，故選B。However, as everything has two sides, there are also some disadvantages in attending a foreign university. The most serious problem is the language barrier(障礙). Most of the students who are ready to go abroad do not prepare themselves well for the new language environment. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the instructors are saying in class. Besides, for not knowing about the customs and way of life of the local people, they may run into trouble in dealing with various situations. Therefore, misunderstandings often arise. Furthermore, the cost of living is much higher than that in our country, so most students have to find parttime jobs in order to help support themselves. Faced with these difficulties, many students find themselves unable to pay full attention to their studies and some students may even fail in their courses and learn little.Attending schools abroad has many advantages. First, by looking at our own country from outside, we can best see the strong points and weak points of our nation and therefore broaden our minds. Second, while studying in a foreign country, we can travel widely, visiting famous scenic spots and making friends with the local people. Third, we can use the foreign language in our daily life so that our ability in that language may be improved quickly. But the most important is to learn advanced(先進的) science and technology. For all these advantages, it is really worthwhile to go abroad for education. （1）考查細節(jié)理解。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。t shut them off when graduation rolls around.（1）What does the underlined word echoing in paragraph 3 probably mean? ....（2）What is one of the reasons for the emphasis on students wanting to improve the world? habits students develop in society. appearance of important social issues. encouragement of the culture of colleges. effect parents39。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。通過第一段的調(diào)查結(jié)論得出：通過工作產(chǎn)生積極的社會影響對他們的幸福至關重要。s the tone(語氣)of the text? and proud. and unsure. and disappointed. and lighthearted.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，論述了為什么英語是一門瘋狂的語言。根據(jù)第二段中的“Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren39。茄子里沒有雞蛋，菠蘿里也沒有松樹和蘋果，漢堡包里也沒有火腿，及下文所舉的多個詞可知，這些詞的意思并不是詞的表面意思。s a controversial idea, though not everyone will admit it. A few parents will declare that their children are too busy for housework. Many more of us assign housework, or say we believe in them, but the housework just doesn39。 One small study, done over a period of 25 years, found that the best pr