【正文】 the function of the third eye in Hindu tradition? help the other eyes see better. look to the distance. see the outside world. pay respect to God.（3）Why was red chosen as the original color of the bindi? word bindi means red in some Hindi dialects. was believed to be a lucky color for husband and wife. red dot represented the blood of God. stood for a wife39。In India, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. While it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital(婚姻的)status, the practice is primarily related to the Hindu(印度教的)religion. The dot goes by different names in different Hindi dialects, and “bindi is the one that is most monly known. Traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction Men as well as women wear it. However, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one.s love for her husband.（4）Which of the following statements is true about bindis today? are now used to make people look better. are worn anywhere on the face now. Indian women do not wear bindis anymore. men than women wear bindis in India.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，大多數(shù)印度女人的眉毛中間都戴著紅點(diǎn)，這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)，它代表的是第三只眼，可以時(shí)時(shí)提醒信徒要尊敬上帝。根據(jù)第二段可知，印度傳統(tǒng)上認(rèn)為人有第三只眼。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 buttons. Kids39。 buttons.C.D.B.s the main idea of the text? A.故選D。畢竟，孩子就是孩子。t sit still before his class。 he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don39。s knowledge. good actor39。t sit still before his class。故選D。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。5．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。 Sweetest Day is not based on any single group39。 （2）考查推理判斷。故選B。t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors39。A person spending winter in a warmer climate.The snowbirds in Long Island are rarer.C.To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.B.stuck in reverse.根據(jù)第五段中的“ 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. 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。bines novelistic techniques with traditional reportingD.B.. A.Tom Wolfe: A Theoretical Creator in LiteratureD.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。 （4）考查主旨大意。s worth more than a lifetime to learn Chinese martial arts, he said. Once I started, I just couldn39。s also the magic of Chinese culture.Tokuda has reason to be proud. He has been involved with Chinese martial arts for almost four decades. After learning them at the martial arts school in New Mexico State, today he is among the most experienced kung fu teachers of the school.故選D。 Decade.’可知在The Right Stuff書中，Wolfe普及了短語推信封。他將小說技巧與傳統(tǒng)報(bào)道相結(jié)合創(chuàng)造出了一種非虛構(gòu)文學(xué)風(fēng)格，被稱為新新聞。preferred making claims about events to writing booksC.accounts for popular American phrases When Tom Wolfe39。t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors39。我想我是一個(gè)反其道而行之的，一個(gè)在溫暖的氣候里過冬的人，可知選A。To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.D.A bird flying to the south in winter.（2）What39。B.m grateful that I don39。 So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display o163。 I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida39。根據(jù)第三段中的“In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged(弱勢群體)was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.”隨著時(shí)間的推移，向弱勢群體傳播歡樂的最甜蜜的一天的想法被擴(kuò)大到包括所有人，并成為用善意的行為或小小的紀(jì)念來紀(jì)念他人的一個(gè)場合。s orphans and shutins (臥病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, formed the idea of showing them that they were remembered.” 60多年前，一個(gè)克利夫蘭人認(rèn)為，這個(gè)城市的孤兒和被關(guān)在家里的人常常感到被遺忘和忽視，于是產(chǎn)生了這樣一個(gè)想法：讓他們知道，他們被人記掛著。s orphans and shutins city named Cleveland 60 years ago man who cared orphans and shutins man39。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，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)Vienna, Austria部分中的“As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria39。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