【正文】 e to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.（1）Which of the following is the newspaper editor39。 I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven39。 ”即使我在圣路西港有家離大海只有幾分鐘的路程,一股無法控制的沖動(dòng)涌到了長(zhǎng)島，就在其他人向南走的時(shí)候。To describe his dream to be a free bird.C.Weather in Long Island is severer.D. children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snowcovered branch (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement munity in Ridge, and I39。也就是說石城最難以置信的部分就是它在水下這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間還保持完好，故選C。根據(jù)第一段中的“When the Chinese government decided they needed a new hydroelectric power station (水力發(fā)電站) , a dam and manmade lake were constructed and the city was left at the bottom of this new body of water.”可知當(dāng)時(shí)中國政府決定他們需要一個(gè)新的水電站，就建立了一個(gè)大壩和人工湖,然后這座城市就被留在了水底。Amazing（3）What is the most unbelievable part of Shi Cheng according to the passage? A.The mountains surrounding the city led to the consequence.（2）What does the underlined word initial mean in paragraph 2? A.d never know that an entire city was below. Beneath the water in the China39。 （4）考查文章結(jié)構(gòu)。根據(jù)第一段中的“petitive cheerleading is more than a form of entertainment. It is really a petitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activity.”及最后一段中的“There can be no doubt that petitive cheerleading is a sport with professional skills. ”競(jìng)技啦啦隊(duì)是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的運(yùn)動(dòng)，是一項(xiàng)具有專業(yè)技能的運(yùn)動(dòng)。bineTo make the audience feel amused.C.s why cheerleaders are trying to experience great difficulty in their performance.（3）主旨大意題。D.What mattersShe was badly treated.C.Her host didn39。s house because taking food or drink suggests that you think the host cannot afford the meal. More and more people around the world are travelling abroad to study, to go on vacation, or to work, and while it can be a great way to learn about other cultures, there may be times when travelers accidentally annoy their host.推理是在既有信息的基礎(chǔ)上得出合乎文章內(nèi)容的內(nèi)涵意義，即某一問題、某一觀點(diǎn)沒有直接表述，而寓意在文章的字里行間，要求通過文中信息分析推出某種符合作者思想、符合文章邏輯的內(nèi)涵意義。所以B選項(xiàng)“他們對(duì)不符合預(yù)期的事物感到厭煩”符合題意。Forcing themselves to stay in their dorms on weekends.D.Participating in almost all activities in college.（2）New college students might be homesick because Be realistic about what to expect from student life and from yourself. Set up a balance between work and leisure. CAUSES for others the change takes longer and sometimes appears as homesickness.（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由上下文聯(lián)系推知?jiǎng)澗€詞的意思是“想，認(rèn)為”。B.American Indian language is well preserved.（3）Why do most people study more international languages? A.Some minority languages have died out.C.Fear.D.D.By municating more with foreigners.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，一些國際語言被廣泛用于許多目的，多數(shù)人學(xué)習(xí)更多的國際語言是為了找到一份好工作。根據(jù)第二段中的“There are many languages in the entire world but two or three minority languages die out each year.”可知一些少數(shù)民族的語言已經(jīng)滅絕?！军c(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，從而選出正確答案。 If you are homesick, you might notice an increase in: The distance from home—the farther you go, the worse it may be. If work is proving too difficult, you may need to improve your study skills or your organization of time.they feel upset about something unexpectedC.（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由原文“Keep in good contact with the people you have left behind”可知，要跟留下的人保持聯(lián)系，所以A選項(xiàng)“要一直讓老朋友留下”是不正確的。3．閱讀理解 The same gesture can have very different meanings in different countries. The gesture meaning OK in the United States means something pletely different in Brazil as Ella Yao discovered. Ella had travelled to Brazil to study and was living with a host family. During dinner, her host asked Ella if she was enjoying the meal. Because her mouth was full of food, Ella made a sign with her hand that to her meant OK. Although Ella meant the food was good, this symbol in Brazilian culture is extremely rude and her host was deeply annoyed.She didn39。When in Rome（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 s a very mon thing for gymnasts, so it39。 Besides, there is also a strict rule of time. The whole performance has to be pleted in less than three minutes and fifteen seconds, during which the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area. Any performance beyond the limit of time is invalid.To pare skills of participants.examinelacks necessary guidelines to followB.根據(jù)第二段中的“including their jumps, tumbling, and overall energy.”通常這些競(jìng)技啦啦隊(duì)長(zhǎng)會(huì)將他們的體操經(jīng)驗(yàn)融入其中，包括跳躍、翻滾和總能量。屬于總分總結(jié)構(gòu)，故選C。 It39。WonderfulIts structure keeps perfect in the water for a long time.D.根據(jù)第二段中的“After the initial findings, international archaeologists and a film crew then recorded the preservation of the lost ruins.”可知在的發(fā)現(xiàn)之后，國際考古學(xué)家和一個(gè)攝制組記錄下了失落的遺址的保存（情況）。石城在水下很深的地方，所以參觀石城需要潛水，所以最有可能去游玩的是那些喜歡潛水的人，故選B。t create the special feel of a New England winter.A person permanently living in a foreign country.Winters in Long Island are milder.D.The colorful light display.C.D. （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第一段中的Instead of enjoying Florida39。還有什么能比和家人朋友坐在一起吃感恩節(jié)火雞大餐或者看著鄰居的孩子在圣誕節(jié)興奮地打開禮物更好呢？可知選C。 s appearances can messages about themselves.B.What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for panies.（3）Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由此可知作者對(duì)奇裝異服的態(tài)度是負(fù)面的，選A。 That sounds like a good thing, certainly pared with the mon public image of undergraduates as a bunch of lazybones. But changes in attitude that the researchers recorded were rather worrying. In the university group, again, none were detectable. But those who had chosen the vocational route showed marked drops in interest in tasks that are investigative and enterprising in nature. And that might restrict their choice of careers.. A.