【正文】 20, we put the “decade” first and the unit number second (twentyone, twentytwo), while for the teens, we do it the other way around (fourteen, seventeen, eighteen). The number system in English is highly irregular. Not so in China, Japan, and Korea. They have a logical counting system. Eleven is tenone. Twelve is tentwo. Twentyfour is twotensfour and so on.s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas.”可知，或許麥當(dāng)勞的漢堡將最終取代著名的西班牙tapas，由此可推斷tapas指西班牙的一種食品。選A。McDonald.American novels.. A.s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald39。 However, it39。通讀全文可知，短文主要介紹了蔚縣剪紙有四個主要步驟。s cutting skills, and 70 percent on the maker39。The Yuxian Papercut SkillsC.Carving skill（3）According to the passage, the Yuxian papercut is especially famous for its__________. A.s papercut was added to the list ofIntangible Cultural Heritage (非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)) established by UNESCO (United NationsEducational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).（1）The first paragraph is actually about___________. A. The Yuxian papercut is different from most papercutsproduced in other regions of China. Papercuts from other regions are mostlycut with scissors or knives from singlecolored paper, such as red or blackpaper.3．閱讀理解 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。可知這種做法主要與印度教有關(guān)，所以印度人前額戴紅點(diǎn)是展示他們的宗教信仰。 它因其高昂的票價被稱為精英主義；以及最后一段中的“And accusations of elitism ring hollow when so much is given away for free on TED39。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 TED began in 1984 as a conference that brought together individuals from the fields of technology, entertainment and design. It was intended to be a onetime event focusing on technology and design. The event ended up losing money, and it was six years before the founders tried it again. This time it worked, and since 1990, the TED conference has been an annual event. There are now two held every year, with topics as diverse as music, medicine, and money. Other specialized spinoff conferences address narrower issues.The TED website came from a desire to share the conferences with the world, to offer free knowledge from the world39。t immune to criticism. It39。s on TED today. and cons of . is TED（2）Which of the following statements is NOT true? TED conference came after the success of . TED conferences are now held every year. talks are available in many languages. Sapling Foundation owns .（3）From the last two paragraphs, we can infer that ________. is accepted to all involved that some TED talks might not be published host of the conference is one who plays a supportive role to the speakers is criticized for giving special treatment to the wealthy or powerful negative ments on TED greatly affects its reputation（4）This author probably believes that________. is elitist is beneficial isn39?？芍?，“”這種表述錯誤，故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。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，可以時時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。 It is monly believed that the earliest Chinese papercutsappeared during the sixth century. Some scholars believe it was even has it that during the Western Han Dynasty(206BCAD24), Emperor Wudi wasvery sad after one of his favorite concubines, Madame Li, died. A Taoistpriest, Li Shaoweng, cut a piece of hemp paper in the shape of Madame Li. Whenevening fell, the emperor39。 There are four major procedures to making the Yuxianpapercut: First, sketch the pattern on the draft paper。s cutting skills, and 70percent on the maker39。the inventor of Chinese papercutB.advanced cutting techniques（4）What is the best title for the passage? A.（1）考查段落大意。故選C。這些都是圍繞著“中國蔚縣剪紙”這個主題展開的。s certain that many things from America are as much a part of people39。s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the lifestyle of the Spanish people, The Spanish people normally eat at home.most Spanish people don39。B.D.To unite European Communities.（4）What do you think Spanish tapas might be? A.D.(3)考查推理判斷。5．閱讀理解s book The Number Sense. As Dahaene explains: Chinese number words are remarkably brief. Most of them can be spoken out in less than onequarter of a second (for instance, 4 is “si” and 7 “qi”). Their English pronunciations are longer. The memory gap between English and Chinese apparently is entirely due to this difference in length. That difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American children. Fouryearold Chinese children can count, on average, to 40. American children at that age can count only to 15. By the age of five, in other words, American children are already a year behind their Asian friends in the most fundamental of math skills.s culture.（1）What does the passage mainly talk about?A.文章介紹了東西方數(shù)字系統(tǒng)之間的差異對東西方人數(shù)學(xué)能力的影響，同時也發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個非常不同的地方：善于數(shù)學(xué)也可能植根于一個群體的文化中。故選D。6．閱讀理解 s minds. It39。s worth it. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike? s minds.”標(biāo)語幫助人們更好地理解品牌，告訴他們它想賣給顧客什么。根據(jù)第二段中的“The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers. Good slogans leave a message inside people39。more givers say they feel having happy lives than nongiversC.ask for more donations根據(jù)第三段年齡，性別，收入，信仰，家庭環(huán)境都相同的兩個人，總是向慈善機(jī)構(gòu)捐錢的那個人，更快樂。 B.To reduce the cost of coffee productionD.Unconcerned.D. （2）考查推理判斷。和第五段中的“Indeed, studies claim that by 2050 the area of the world suitable for growing coffee will be cut by half.”事實上，研究表明，到2050年，世界上適合種植咖啡的面積將減少一半。s whole identity. A name can represent a pers