【正文】 ous custom.” 裝飾物或貼紙貼紙有各種尺寸、顏色和變化，年輕人和老年人、已婚人士和未婚人士都可以佩戴。 Field Pay means New Year39。 The Envision FestivalDale（2）What is special about the McDowell Mountain Music Festival? A.It provides an opportunity for friend gathering.The Envision Festival and the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.C.故選C。故選D。rugby is not very popular in America and AsiaC.support the point that rugby players often get hurtD.英式橄欖球是暴徒們的紳士運(yùn)動(dòng)，玩這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的人身體一定要強(qiáng)壯才行呢。所以是來支持橄欖球運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)使人受傷。 根據(jù)第一段中的“Being from the UK, Christmas for me means spending time with family and friends, exchanging presents, eating and drinking, and, of course, hiding from the cold.”可知在作者眼里，圣誕節(jié)意味著與家人和朋友共度時(shí)光，交換禮物，吃喝玩樂。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s clothes. sinologist39。根據(jù)第二段中的“Influences from China can date from the colonial period, even up to the time after after Brazil39。因此，這本書標(biāo)志著巴西人的漢語研究進(jìn)入了一個(gè)新的階段。所以短文的最佳標(biāo)題為“漢學(xué)家眼中的中國和巴西”。 culture.（2）What does the underlined word prospered in Paragraph 4 mean? quickly. soon. soon. well.（3）What did Indianapolis do to bring back its lost culture? rebuilt some old important areas. invited old jazz musicians to sing in the city. educated people about the value of music culture. settled lowine families in the Indiana Avenue munity,（4）According to the passage, which of the following about modern Indy jazz is true? home culture is gone. styles are too traditional. shows the sadness of the poor. is no longer a favorite of the young.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，2019年爵士樂仍然是印第安納波利斯藝術(shù)文化的重要組成部分，但是它的本土文化消失了。……然而，新的這些改變包括修復(fù)像The Avenue這樣的歷史街區(qū)。8．閱讀理解 London is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare, Dickens, Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic (標(biāo)志性的) bands: The Kinks, The Clash and The Stones. London is also Banksy39。s capital, which nurtured many famous musicians. It39。故選C。以及文章內(nèi)容主要介紹了四個(gè)藝術(shù)和文化城市，由此可推知文章能夠在“藝術(shù)”一欄找到。 Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customers, especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking. The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordable but practical as well.根據(jù)第一段中的“In our annual Readers39。s known as the Eternal City: You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.”可知難怪它被稱為永恒之城：你可以永遠(yuǎn)在這里度過，每天都能發(fā)現(xiàn)新的藝術(shù)和文化寶藏。故選A。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“It began to bring back lost cultures such as live music on the Avenue. To do so, it began to make new changes. The changes included repairing historic areas like the Avenue.” 它開始帶回失落的文化，比如大街上的現(xiàn)場音樂。 （2）考查詞義猜測。 Indiana Avenue was the heart of a neighborhood along the White River. It was a center for black music and live street music. The wealthy avoided this area. So it became a place that poorer families, including many AfricanAmerican and immigrant (移民) families, moved to.Now in 2019, jazz music is an important part of Indianapolis39。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第四段中的‘The impact of the book surprised me, though it was published by a university publisher and it had a print run of just 1,000 copies, ’ he said. ‘Some have said that the book represents a turning point in Chinese studies in Brazil.’可知這本書的影響令我吃驚，盡管它是由一家大學(xué)出版社出版的，印刷量只有1000冊。s New Book Future of ChinaBrazil Trade Relations【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了巴西漢學(xué)家Jose Roberto Teixeira Leite眼中的中國和巴西。s love for dragons as Chinese children. development of ChinaBrazil frequent trade cooperation. further understanding of the cultures of the two countries.39。根據(jù)第二段中的“another tradition in Colombia is that during the nine days before Christmas, family members and friends meet up to pray, sing songs and share traditional foods at home. ”可知在哥倫比亞，家人和朋友團(tuán)聚祈禱，唱歌，共享傳統(tǒng)食物。s celebrated only in some places.（2）What can we learn about the Christmas music? is celebrated in the same way as in the UK. is celebrated mainly as a religious festival. is celebrated for nine days or so. is celebrated with lanterns and fireworks.（3）What do Colombians do during the Christmas celebration period? traditional foods. to the church together. abut home decorations. a onemonthlong holiday.（4）Colombians love the songs mainly because ______. sound extremely wonderful express best wishes for the future represent good memories of the past have been passed down for generations【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了在哥倫比亞圣誕節(jié)的意義及人們的慶祝方式。Probably the biggest surprise for me has been the music people listen to during the Christmas period. At first, you could easily mistake these songs for the classic salsa, which is played all year round. However, after asking a Colombian if it really felt like Christmas music, they explained to me that the songs are loved more for the memories they symbolize than for the way they sound, and that Colombia has been through so many dark periods in history, it was important to hold on to the good memories of years gone past.Spending Christmas in a foreign country can be a truly eyeopening experience, especially since it39。故選C（3）細(xì)節(jié)題。D.Playing rugby doesn39。prove that playing rugby can earn people fameB.Brian Moore thinks that rules should be stricter in football.（2）According to the passage, Peter thinks ______.A.s (裁判員) decisions or pretend to be injured when they are not.s (暴徒) game played gentlemen. ”根據(jù)The Envision Festival部分中的“Meanwhile, our connection with nature is expected to be strengthened.”和The Old Settler39。根據(jù)Field Day部分中的“Field Pay means New Year39。It focuses on cultural exchanges.（3）Which festivals are connected with nature? A.B.C.Uvita. April 19 22, 2018, Dale The Envision Festival is an annual gathering inCosta Rica that aims to provide anopportunityfor different cultures to work with one another to creat