【正文】 or nonWestern view on world events. Russia Today and Al Jazeera International, an Arabic pany, are international channels that broadcast in English. Both panies say they give a fresh view on big stories, and their experienced journalists often report from places where Western journalists do not work, and so they give us stories that we don39。explain a reasonprefer to read local news故選C。link wealth with bad behaviorB.To test whether the saying “money is the root of all evil” is true.The rich are more likely to act badly.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，作者主要通過展示幾個實(shí)驗(yàn)的結(jié)果，旨在證明金錢是一切罪惡的根源這一說法可能是有一定道理的。 But let us return to children. One of the major mistakes in education in the 1970s was the attempt to equip children with confidence by giving them lots of successes （setting the bar very low）. The consequence was that the ego of kids became bound up with success, and they became unable to take risks and collapsed as soon as they hit a proper challenge.doubt the abilities of the top skaters（2）Which of the following is the structure of the passage? A.How we can avoid failure in life第三段James Dyson為正面例子證明：成功是建立失敗的基礎(chǔ)上的。 Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start close relationships? Does modem life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for money or status. A man doesn39。Couples share the burdens.說明現(xiàn)在是夫妻雙方共同承擔(dān)負(fù)擔(dān)。m always strapped for cash，so I assumed I could only afford to breathe the air — but luckily everything about Copenhagen is breathtaking.Because she wanted to see as many attractions as possible.（2）What did the author find difficult at the Kastellet Fortress? A.RundetaarnGlyptotek art museum這篇文章主要介紹了作者去哥本哈根的窮游經(jīng)歷，所以作者寫這篇文章的目的是分享自己的旅游經(jīng)歷，故選C。 Dance at the University of California at San Diego(:// theatre. uscd. edu) is seeking an experienced theatre artist in lighting design. Applicants must work for us for at least one year. Significant professional experience is required. This position is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels.Assistant Director —Media Resources Center.（2）Which can you apply to if you have excellent interpersonal munication skills? A.故選A。Permitted（2）考查推理判斷。8．閱讀理解 Birds in the Mouth tells of a divorced father who worries about his 13yearold daughter and her mysterious appetites. It turns out that his daughter eats live birds.D.Samanta Schweblin是英國文學(xué)雜志《格蘭達(dá)》提名的最年輕的西班牙小說家之一，本文中對她及其作品進(jìn)行了簡單的介紹。文中第四段提到作者寫的故事中關(guān)于平凡生活中突然發(fā)生了一些不尋常的事情，一些新的、奇怪的或未知的事情，她認(rèn)為這與人們已知世界有關(guān)的，有可能發(fā)生的。a reportB.根據(jù)第三段中的“Young monkeys are carried on their mothers39。蜘蛛猴是群居動物，小蜘蛛猴掛在媽媽的腹部，直到它們16周大可以騎在媽媽的背上。In a large munity The brownheaded spider monkey lives in a large munity of about 20 to 100 male and female monkeys. They split into smaller groups for feeding. Females usually give birth to only a single baby each year or two. Young monkeys are carried on their mothers39。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Qualifications for the position include a degree in Art History or related fields with knowledge of art and design history, library experience, excellent interpersonal and munication skills and familiarity with photoshop and scanning.”可知如果你人際關(guān)系好，交流能力強(qiáng)，可以應(yīng)征Assistant Director— Media Resources Center。 job announcements will remain open until the position is filled. Applicants are required to work for us at send s to iobs. The salary differs depending on your experience. Please include your desired salary in your application letter.（1）What ad may an applicant pay close attention to if he/she has free time? A. MFA is preferred. Full Professor in Theatre and Dance根據(jù)第三段中的“Taking a photo with her was almost impossible with all the tourists crowding around”可知在Kastellet Fortress，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)最困難的事情就是和雕塑拍照，故選D。5．閱讀理解Independence is much more important than love.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本人是一篇說明文，美國最新的一項(xiàng)問卷調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，50%的人覺得找到相伴一生的另一半很困難，作者從工作經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力以及對配偶要求過高等因素進(jìn)行了分析。The pressure to survive.C.很明顯，這個問題就是為了引出下文對中心論點(diǎn)的論述服務(wù)的。 In healthcare, however, things are very different. Clinicians don39。故選D。Money is the root of all evil.C.show how the saying proves the findings根據(jù)第一段中的“ watch an international news program on a satellite channel probably from UK or the USA.”和第二段中的“The main international broadcasters are BBC World and CNN”可以推斷出第一段是引子，是為了引出下文的話題（介紹BBC World和CNN）。B.t normally see.B.（3）考查主旨大意。 According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people39。They have more desires.C.D.(1)考查推理判斷。 We want our children to succeed, in school and, perhaps even more importantly, in life. But the paradox(悖論) is that our children can only truly succeed if they first learn how to fail. Consider the finding that worldclass figure skaters fall over more often in practice than lowlevel figure skaters. At first sight this seems contradictory. Why are the really good skaters falling over the most?而第四和第五兩段分別以醫(yī)療和20世紀(jì)七十年代的兒童教育為反例證明：不經(jīng)歷失敗就不會獲得成功和提高。t expect his wife to be in (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children.B.故選A。 Finding a sitting place【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和寫作意圖兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的同時，需進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。Wichita State University.D.【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇廣告類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。 Spider monkeys hug each other and wrap their tails around each other. They are very intelligent and have strong memories. They were named spider monkeys because they look like spiders as they ha