【正文】 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.3．閱讀理解（2）考查推理判斷。In a newspaper.The gala awards ceremony attracts only influential businessmen.D.re from, how they like to purchase music, what they eat, their attitudes towards ticket prices, how receptive they are to different forms of advertising, why they go to festivals in the first place, where they sleep, and much more.s beloved festival industry.根據(jù)The Restoration Theater部分中的“The stage was a very clever idea , in that on the sides of the stage large back shutters (百葉窗) were painted with the scene.”舞臺是一個非常聰明的想法，因為舞臺兩側(cè)的大背板上都畫著場景)可知，在The Restoration Theater舞臺設計非常巧妙。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。 an upper stage or balcony for various purposes. The reason for this design is that there were no scene changes, or breaks during the play. Very little scenery was used, so the actors had to create a scene through their voices and dialogues. This led to a more poetic script, and poets became the main source of script writing.Theaters developed in many parts of Greece. Ancient Greek theaters were built in natural open air sites on conveniently shaped hills. This allowed a great mass of people to enjoy a show at a time. Due to this, actors placed emphasis on exaggerated (夸張的) action and speech. And, colorful symbolic masks and costumes were used.The Medieval TheaterThe Restoration Theater故選A。2．閱讀理解Wele to the 2017 UK Festival Awards Throughout the day of the event, the Conference invites numerous industry insiders(行家) to discuss the issues most relative to the sector, reviewing its immediate past and portending to the future. The evening39。 Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent pany founded in the UK. undertaken in the preparation stage for last year39。 We hope you find the information useful. （1）Which phrase is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “portending” in paragraph 2? A.D.故選B。 In Korea, it is rude to wear shoes inside someone39。 While travelling in Thailand, Elizabeth Brown learned that there are differences in food in the United States and Thailand. She stopped at a small, familyowned restaurant in Chiang Mai and ordered spring rolls. She was really enjoying eating them until she got the last one and noticed that there was an insect inside. She plained to the server. Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some countries.D.How to be polite根據(jù)第三段Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some ，昆蟲在一些國家也是佳肴，故選D。t have enough space for visitors items larger than 17*26 inches in the gallery.t touch the works of art.（1）According to the text, which item can be carried into the gallery? A.packageB.比如，游客攜帶的物品需要在入口處接受檢查；過大的物品不允許帶入博物館；此外，除了服務犬外其他動物不允許進入等等。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。Although Chinese is known as one of the hardest languages to learn, a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it with hopes of big benefits.For Fekete Marcell Zoltan, 17, from the HungarianChinese Bilingual School, studying Chinese may secure him a future job as a Hungarian diplomat(外交官) to China. After graduation from high school, I would like to further my studies in China, he said. attitude to learning Chinese? ....【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了漢語變得越來越受歡迎這一現(xiàn)象。 （4）考查推理判斷。 More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for row of lights. It is the most important holiday in India.s about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India39。 In India, Diwali is a fiveday harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called diyas.s famous River Walk.（1）Which is the main symbol in the Indian holiday Diwali? A.Lamps.To create a new business for the firm.C.Many American cities pete to hold Diwali.C. （2）考查推理判斷。它在美國越來越受歡迎。 There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the standard patterns of the newsroom seem foreign to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middlesize cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. Then residents in these munities were phoned at random and asked the same questions.t rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily conflict of world views between reporters and their readers.quite trustworthysomewhat conflictingvery informativerather shallow（3）The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their ______. A.traditional lifestyleC. （3）考查細節(jié)理解。 s a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study puter engineering, thinks it will be important for his career. Chinese is a good language to know, especially with China being a growing power, he said.Mandarin might help him learn more about China.D.Mandarin should be taught in classrooms throughout the US.B.s growing power on American education.D.根據(jù)本句句意可知，漢語是一門全世界10億人說的語言，專家認為掌握了它的人會在全球經(jīng)濟中有優(yōu)勢，故選A。 16