【正文】 problems of inventing flying vehicles.B.the enginecan be transported quickly after being folded and packed（2）Peter Coker uses the example of Formula One racing car to show that ________. A.s main concern. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors to power the vehicle.s almost time for your son to e home. ”她說這些郁金香球莖秋天種下，整個(gè)冬天都在土里。 progress. And day after day, the time approached when my son would finally be home. ”我日復(fù)一日的關(guān)注這花的成長。t have a good track record when it es to making them grow.”我不是個(gè)好園丁，我喜歡漂亮的花，但我在種植方面沒有良好的記錄，可知，作者雖然喜歡花，但不擅長種花。 She walked me through the process of planting them. I thanked her — trying to show my gratitude for her gift. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，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，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Placebo：Heal Your Body【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，有時(shí)候病人的病并不是需要真正的藥物來醫(yī)治，而是需要醫(yī)生開一些安慰的藥劑，安慰病人的心理使病人的情緒得到舒緩，從而有利于病情的痊愈。Placebo：The Best DoctorThe bad effect.t be healed by it. The strange power of the placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is. There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind. And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo．（1）What do we know about placebo according to the passage? A.B.The patient needs help badly．The doctor knows better about your body．D.所以此處的it是指的安慰劑。(4)考查主旨大意。 When you see the leaves of the tiny flowers pushing toward the sun, you39。It was a long winter — cold and dark. I endured both the weather and the loneliness and fear I felt with my son away. Dead leaves, frost and finally a heavy snow covered the area where I39。 progress. And day after day, the time approached when my son would finally be home. Now with spring just around the corner, nothing could keep either of us from marching toward the light. Almost all of those bulbs bloomed. And with each brightly colored flower, I marked off one day closer to getting to hold my son in my arms again.（1）What can we know about the author? is a professional gardener. is not good at growing flowers. never plants flowers at home. often sends friends flowers as gifts.（2）Why did the writer forget the tulip bulbs soon? bitter winter reminded her of her son far away. was discouraged from making another attempt. failed to live through the cold and long winter. had no hope for beautiful flowers indeed.（3）What were those flowers mentioned in the last paragraph referred to? physical representation of the hope. deep inside her heart and soul. lesson she will never forget pletely. trouble she had in making them e out.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? dark winter with hope. hope in winter. area of green in spring. a changeable life.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者的兒子去了中東，作者感到孤獨(dú)和寂寞。根據(jù)第三段中的“It was a long winter — cold and dark …Dead leaves, frost and finally a heavy snow covered the area where I39。 （4）考查主旨大意。B故選B。 The pany is testing a fullsize prototype of the Hoverbike, which will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams.the actual structure of the Jetpack is uniqueD.the JetpackTo advertise the two personal flying vehicles.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，講述一種個(gè)人飛行工具很快就會(huì)應(yīng)用于現(xiàn)實(shí)，然而安全性和強(qiáng)度一直是個(gè)大問題，文中介紹了兩家研發(fā)飛行器的公司的最新的產(chǎn)品，新產(chǎn)品把安全放在首位，并對(duì)產(chǎn)品進(jìn)行了改進(jìn)。故選A。根據(jù)第一段可知，許多人一直夢(mèng)想能像騎自行車一樣簡單的飛來飛去，科技的發(fā)展讓這個(gè)夢(mèng)想很快實(shí)現(xiàn)。 With fuel costs rising and airlines finding more fees to impose on travelers every day, airfare isn39。 Fly during the least popular times. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are the slowest days to fly, which means cheaper deals than the rest of the week. You can also find reduced rates on early morning flights, since many people don39。re willing to travel on major holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.s rare your flight es with a free meal. Snacks on the plane are not cheap and almost never healthy. Don39。D.B.Book early morning flights.（3）The underlined word “hefty” here has the same meaning as ________.A.B.C.D.故選C。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will be charged for seeking a lastminute bump to first class, and the cost can be ，升級(jí)座位只是有時(shí)候免費(fèi)，所以在升級(jí)成頭等艙時(shí)要先確認(rèn)。t dare to. They thought that the pole could break or it would not be long enough. They put so much energy into these thoughts that they gave in.They had easy access to the good side.Desperate. reaction when Nam and Ariki decided to take up the poles? A.The members encouraged them to have a try.（4）What can we infer about Naru and Ariki? A.They hesitated to make the jump over and over again.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一個(gè)島被大的懸崖分成完全不同的兩部分，好的一面有水有樹食物充足而另一面幾乎沒水沒植物，野獸聚集。t dare to”可知，首領(lǐng)和醫(yī)生被選上時(shí)他們感到害怕。t look so difficult, replied ariki, ever determined. Perhaps the jump will go badly. But staying forever on this side of the island surely won39。the social skills than Chinese parentswhat their children want but they can39。D.. A.s attitude towards Chinese education reform? A.根據(jù)第四段中的“nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities”可知中國的父母不鼓勵(lì)孩子參與額外的活動(dòng)?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。t expect his wife to be in (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children.It is difficult to take care of a family.（2）Why do people preserve their independence? A.B.Perfect marriages conflict with independence.B.故選A。文章主要分析現(xiàn)在的人們?yōu)槭裁春茈y找到生活伴侶，其原因可能主要是對(duì)對(duì)方的期望過高以及經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力較大的現(xiàn)實(shí)。s Nest, a small green observation tower with an outer ladder that I used to climb on for a wide view of the grounds, but which has since been knocked down.16