【正文】 the Second World War.與英語(yǔ)不同，漢語(yǔ)允許他們把這七個(gè)數(shù)字放在兩秒鐘之內(nèi)）可推知，比起美國(guó)人，中國(guó)人的母語(yǔ)讓中國(guó)人更容易記住一列數(shù)字。同時(shí)根據(jù)第三段中的The number system in English is highly so in China, Japan, and Korea. They have a logical counting system.（英語(yǔ)中的數(shù)字系統(tǒng)是高度不規(guī)則的。they pronounce the numbers in a shorter periodB.Their math education.Children in Western countries have to learn by heart the learning things.D. The regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions, such as addition, far more easily. Ask an Englishspeaking sevenyearold to add thirtyseven plus twentytwo in her head, and she has to change the words to numbers (37+22). Only then can she do the math: 2 plus 7 is 9 and 30 and 20 is 50, which makes 59. Ask an Asian child to add threetensseven and twotenstwo, and then the necessary equation(等式) is right there, in the sentence. No number translation is necessary: it39。 It turns out that there is also a big difference in how numbernaming systems in Western and Asian languages are constructed. In English, we say fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, so one might expect that we would also say oneteen, twoteen, threeteen, and fiveteen. Take a look at the following list of numbers: 4, 8, 5, 3, 7, 9, 6. Read them loud. Now look away and spend 20 seconds memorizing them in order before saying them out loud again. If you speak English, you have about a 50% chance of remembering those perfectly. If you are Chinese, though, you39。（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。C.故選A。（2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。 language on English.C.D.B. Pipe down!, meaning Be quiet!, is anothermon expression that has nautical origins. The ship39。s development. Shipssetting sail from England determined to extend Britain39。ll build reconfigurable (可重構(gòu)的) robots that can fold on their own from one thing into another, like Transformers.’”可知衛(wèi)星，安全氣囊的折疊，未來(lái)電腦的發(fā)展和未來(lái)可重構(gòu)機(jī)器人，這些都和科學(xué)技術(shù)相關(guān)，故推測(cè)本文很有可能出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙的科學(xué)板塊。故選C。D.D.A satellite is equipped with solar panels and a folded map.C.s Erik Demaine, we39。s now mathematically proven that you can pretty much fold anything, says physicist Robert J. Lang, who quit his engineering job eight years ago to fold things full time. Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a advised wellknown ear manufacturer the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard. He is currently working on a space telescope lens that, if all goes according to plan, should be able to unfold to the size of a football field. At one time or another in your life you have probably done origami, even if it was just making a paper airplane or something more plicated like a paper crane. The chances are that as you did it, you reflected on how inventive this traditional art is. Animals, boxes, flowers, boats: it all can be created from a single square or rectangular sheet of paper simply by folding it. No cutting, no pasting.It39。 Applications for origami engineering go further than many of us might imagine. Some day, says MIT39。It requires plex techniques.A space telescope lens can be folded to the size of an umbrella.B.Culture.根據(jù)第三段中的“Lang, an origami enthusiast since age six, advised a wellknown ear manufacturer the best way to fold an airbag into a dashboard.”可知折紙愛(ài)好者Lang向一位制造商建議了把安全氣囊折疊到儀表盤(pán)中的最佳方式。s Erik Demaine, ‘we39。going sailing ships in the fifteenthcentury, the sea became even more important to the country39。The influence of British sailors39。故選C。s boatswain (水手長(zhǎng)) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep.”可知船上的水手長(zhǎng)會(huì)在一天結(jié)束的時(shí)候吹口哨或吹笛子，向水手們表示應(yīng)該安靜下來(lái)睡覺(jué)了。t like the meal her host prepared.根據(jù)第二段中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 ，她因?yàn)樽炖镉袞|西故用手勢(shì)表示OK，但這個(gè)手勢(shì)在主人所在國(guó)家是非常粗魯?shù)囊馑迹灾魅松鷼馐且驗(yàn)檎`會(huì)了她，故選B。Western culture fail to provide their children with adequate number knowledge.C.Their mother tongue.C.Their different IQ.（3）Asian children can reach answers in basic math functions more quickly because ____________.A.通讀全文可知，本文介紹了東西方數(shù)字系統(tǒng)之間的差異對(duì)東西方人數(shù)學(xué)能力的影響。根據(jù)第一段中的Because we most easily memorize whatever we can say or read within a twosecond period. And unlike English, the Chinese language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two seconds.（因?yàn)槲覀冏钊菀子涀∥覀冊(cè)谝粌擅腌妰?nèi)能說(shuō)或讀的東西。 A paid administrator(行政人員) was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than million tickets were sold.（1）What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? bring Europe together again. honor heroes of World War II. introduce young theatre groups. attract great artists from Europe.（2）Why did some uninvited theatre groups e to Edinburgh in 1947? owned a public house there. came to take up a challenge. thought they were also famous. wanted to take part in the festival.（3）What does the Fringe mean in the third paragraph? groups groups groups groups（4）We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival故選A。故選D。 An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can39。即使是頭腦最冷靜的司機(jī)，在被迫面對(duì)粗魯?shù)鸟{駛行為時(shí)，也需要極大的耐心來(lái)放棄反擊的欲望。所以司機(jī)鼓勵(lì)老婦人隨時(shí)隨地過(guò)馬路并不總是正確的。 London, United Kingdom Rome, Italy部分中的“No wonder it39。 （3）考查推理判斷。s a large and impressive entertainment we can39。B.D.s Festival.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了四個(gè)地方舉辦的節(jié)日—— Northside Festival ， Solely Women （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weathe