【正文】 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。The researchers suggested that failure to face up to painful experience can be a form of stress itself, and can increase the possibility of illness. It follows, then, that actively dealing with a major shock makes possible its understanding and acceptance. The answer is not to suffer in silence. It may not always be possible to talk about personal problems, but writing them down will help the body to fight disease in the long run.（1）In the first experiment, the students who wrote about painful events ________. to suffer psychological problems sharing their inner thought and feelings less likely to seek treatment for sickness39。 （5）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the initial rumor.”把謠言比作樹，新謠言的出現(xiàn)填補(bǔ)了最初謠言留下的空白。re happy to be the receiving end of them. may have negative influence on society. often hide good intentions in the messages.（3）How are rumors like trees? keep changing, just as trees change their color. are deeply rooted in reality, like tree roots in the earth. rumors have gaps, like the space between tree branches. rumors grow out of the original, like branches out of a trunk.（4）What does the underlined word viral in Paragraph 4 probably mean? easily spread acceptable easily defended. beneficial.（5）Which of the following may the author agree with? is easy to prevent people from spreading rumors. are often active in judging the rumors critically. should think about the hidden message of the rumors. told by the victors are usually better worth trusting.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A（5）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，介紹了什么是謠言，謠言的危害，特點(diǎn)及怎樣避免謠言。How can we end rumors? The answer is as simple as it is impossible: preventing people from municating. A more realistic response is equally difficult, although less than the first one. It is that we should be critical of the information we receive. We should ask ourselves if the source is reliable. Ask (if possible) the person you heard it from whether they also trust the information. We should also think about if the rumor benefits someone, and if that someone started the rumor.Rumors(謠言): we39。 （4）考查主旨大意。因此，Nick Gibb不贊成學(xué)生在學(xué)校使用手機(jī)。 因此軟技能幫學(xué)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(xué)花時間在數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)等科目上，很大程度上會忽略公共演講和團(tuán)隊協(xié)作等領(lǐng)域。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。故選D。D. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president, serving from 1829 to 1837. He supported popular democracy and individual liberty. His picture is on the twentydollar bill. 根據(jù)第三段中的“Music builds selfconfidence, too.”音樂也建立自信可知, 故選D。根據(jù)第一段中的“They could improve their classroom skills”和“Making music also lets children use their imagination”可知，音樂通過提高學(xué)生的課堂技能和發(fā)揮他們的想象力，使其更加聰明。 Music builds selfconfidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for selfexpression, and that helps develop their selfconfidence. The arts, especially music, should be part of every school39。根據(jù)第五段中的“A few weeks before the study began, the participants pleted an evaluation that measured their selfconfidence and emotional stability among other things. The participants who scored higher on this evaluation were significantly less likely to be influenced by the rudeness.”在研究開始前幾周，參與者完成了一項評估，評估內(nèi)容包括他們的自信心和情緒穩(wěn)定性等。可知，讓參與者觀看視頻是為了讓他們受到更多的影響而研究他們的情緒變化。Less interaction with others.（4）Who may not be affected by the rudeness videos? positive and kind to themselves. keeping calm in stressful situations. owning confidence in others39。To expose them to various aspects of rudeness.D. The researchers worked with 81 persons, with occupations ranging from security to business to medicine, who were asked to plete online surveys over a 10day period. Participants recorded their moods when they woke up。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，句義猜測，寫作意圖和段落大意四個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生根據(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。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知，本段主要是講現(xiàn)在的人太忙，沒什么時間培養(yǎng)興趣愛好，故選B。Developing a hobby will get easier as time goes by.（4）What39。They can help us enjoy a better life.C.ll at least be a little more wellrounded, more interesting and less stressed.（1）What does Paragraph 1 mainly show? A. Sure, it39。People39。t easy.C.To tell us how to create a happy life.D.故選A。t even have to be the target of the had behavior, stated a researcher. Consequently, one of the researchers remended that panies hire managers who can limit exposure to rudeness, provide plenty of positive reinforcement (強(qiáng)化) and build a civil workplace environment. This, in turn, could help employees build their confidence levels and help them better handle workplace rudeness.（1）What is Paragraph 1 intended to show? A.A new finding about rudeness.The mon disadvantage of rudeness.（2）Why are the short videos played for the participants? A.Serious emotional sufferings.故選C。可知，一些參與者在觀看視頻之后會逃避與人交流以免成為受影響者。3．閱讀理解 s music instead of seeing them glued to a puter or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.s the best title of this passage? is a must as a course at school. builds children39。glue的原意“似膠般固著于”，這里引申為“不愿離開”。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，段落大意和主旨大意四個題型的考查，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 third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the twodollar bill. He was the main writer of the Declaration