【正文】 ve made a mistake，you know that you have made progress!“當(dāng)你知道你犯了一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，你就知道你進(jìn)步了!可推知，作者說“盡量多犯錯(cuò)誤”，是因?yàn)榉稿e(cuò)誤是學(xué)好英語的必經(jīng)之路。由此推知，oddmanout指與別的不一樣的事物。Someone or something standing out of the group.D. and BarsThere are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities. If you can find one, you39。Conversation ClubsMany cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another. Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you. They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee(費(fèi)用). 所有這些都在暗示人們,上大學(xué)的人應(yīng)該減少,而參加技術(shù)工作的人應(yīng)該增多，故選D。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Parents begin indoctrinating (灌輸) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. Whether they want to go to college or not doesn39。the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education（2）Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year? A.t matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments (入學(xué)) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them. One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty per cent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up. （1）It39。High school teachers urge their students to go to college.D.根據(jù)最后一段中的“Of the sixty per cent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.”可知作者列舉了三種情況,說明有些人不適合大學(xué)教育,故選A。 ShoppingEven if you don39。 and bars.（3）Why does the writer say Make as many mistakes as possible? everyone will make mistakes in learning English. making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English. everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes. making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking.（4）What is the purpose of the passage? tell us that English is all around us. tell us that we can speak English alone. give us some advice on how to practice speaking. tell us speaking is the easiest of the four skills in learning English.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了如何提高英語學(xué)習(xí)者的口語水平的多個(gè)技巧和方法。根據(jù)第三段中的”If you pay to go to a language school, you should use the opportunity to speak.“如果你花錢去語言學(xué)校，你應(yīng)該利用這個(gè)機(jī)會說英語；第四段中的”They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee(費(fèi)用).“他們通常是免費(fèi)的，盡管有些人可能會收取一點(diǎn)入場費(fèi)；第六段部分中的”If you can find one, you39。根據(jù)第二段中的”Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practice speaking when you are alone?“你在哪里可以找到說英語的人?當(dāng)你一個(gè)人的時(shí)候，你怎么練習(xí)說呢?及下文所推薦的地方和方法可知，文章主要講述了如何提高英語學(xué)習(xí)者的口語水平的多個(gè)地方和方法。 The arts, especially music, should be part of every school39。 Music builds selfconfidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for selfexpression, and that helps develop their selfconfidence.根據(jù)第一段中的“They could improve their classroom skills”和“Making music also lets children use their imagination”可知，音樂通過提高學(xué)生的課堂技能和發(fā)揮他們的想象力，使其更加聰明。 根據(jù)第三段中的“Music builds selfconfidence, too.”音樂也建立自信可知, 故選D。t Depend on Money Bee More Interested in Challenging Jobs Graduates Would Take a Pay Cut to Make a Difference【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，通過工作能有一個(gè)積極的社會影響對年輕人的幸福至關(guān)重要。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個(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，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。s skin.根據(jù)第二段中的“Santa Anna gave some to the parttime inventor Thomas Adams. Thomas Adams changed the gum and marketed it as a candy.”Santa Anna給了兼職發(fā)明家Thomas Adams一些。故選D。1907年，第一臺口香糖機(jī)問世，并開始銷售涂了糖衣的口香糖。 at school he respects his teachers and shares the feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characteristics that I don39。s friend isD. （2）考查推理判斷。故選A。He hasn39。 it39。說明他非常沒有禮貌，很粗魯。故選A。t we go higher?t new antiaging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.s pretty cool to think about, he says with a smile.（1）What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us? can live to 122. people are creative. are sporty at 85. live longer than men.（2）According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______. average human life span could be 110 cannot find ways to slow aging people can expect to live to over 150 are not sure how long people can live（3）Who would agree that a scientist will bee famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity? Shay. Austad. Miller. Martin.（4）What can we infer from the last three paragraphs? of us could be good at sports even at 120. average human life span cannot be doubled. believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before. techniques could be used to change flies into a new species【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了科學(xué)家對長壽的不同觀點(diǎn)和對延長人的壽命的不同理解。 （4）考查推理判斷。t a healthy choice, but what should they do if their children are picky eaters who refuse fruit and vegetables? There are ways to help kids eat healthily and avoid involving many fights at the dinner table.