【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 中更被動，在SAT考試中得分低于男生，這不是巧合。因此推斷作者說“教育不是旁觀者的活動”是為了表明男孩和女孩都應(yīng)該積極參與課堂討論。故選D。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Our research contradicted the traditional assumption that girls control classroom munication in reading while boys in math. We found that whether the subject was language arts and English or math and science, boys got more than their fair share of teacher attention.”可知，我們的研究違背了傳統(tǒng)的假設(shè)，即女孩在閱讀中控制課堂交流，而男孩在數(shù)學中控制課堂交流。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，無論是語言藝術(shù)和英語，還是數(shù)學和科學，男孩在教師的注意力中所占的份額都超過了他們的平均水平。因此女孩在閱讀中控制課堂交流，而男孩在數(shù)學中控制課堂交流的說法是錯誤的。故選B。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Numerous researchers have shown that when students participate in classroom discussion they hold more positive attitudes toward school, and that positive attitudes promote learning.”可知，A項“學生們能夠積極參與課堂討論”是對的；根據(jù)第四段的“Years of experience have shown that the best way to learn something is to do it yourself. It is also important to give students specific and direct feedback about the quality of their work and answers. ”可知，多年的經(jīng)驗表明，最好的學習方法是自己去做。給學生關(guān)于他們的工作和答案的質(zhì)量的具體而直接的反饋也是很重要的。 故B、C都是有利的因素；而D項“學生們將自己的陳述轉(zhuǎn)化為不確定的評論 ”文章中沒有提到。故選D。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解 Michele Gentile, an Italian bookseller, is offering free books to children in exchange for plastic bottles to recycle. Michele owns Ex Libris Cafe in Polla, a small town in southern Italy. He said he thought of the recycling program because he wanted to inspire children in the small town to read and pay attention to the environment. My goal is t0 spread the passion and love for books among those people in Italy who do not usually read while at the time helping the environment, Gentile explained. The idea for the initiative (倡議) came after Gentile collaborated with a nearby middle school on an aluminum recycling project. Working together, the schoolchildren and Gentile collected enough cans to purchase books for an entire classroom. His new program too off from there and has already spread into northern Italy: Gentile39。s hopes his work will continue to make headlines and bee a worldwide initiative. The free books e from customers in Gentile39。s shop who have donated money to purchase a suspended book. The idea es from a World War II practice in which customers would buy two Coffees: one for themselves and another for the next person in line. Gentile has been using the extra books as part of his recycling initiative, While Gentile39。s program is a great way to recycle and get kids to read, it also brings awareness to the growing problem of plastic waste. Singleuse plastics make up around 26 percent of all the plastics in the world, only 14 percent of which are recycled. Plastics that end up in landfills take around 500 years to depose (分解), is a major concern for environmentalists. Cutting down on plastic waste is important if we want to better the environment for future generations, and recycling programs like Gentile39。s book giveaway are a great way to meet that goal.（1）What is the purpose of Gentile39。s book giveaway? sell more coffee and books. attract more customers. collect money for a new project. inspire reading and recycling.（2）How did Gentile e up with the idea? with a school to recycle cans. school kids don39。t like reading. books for a local school. a “suspended” book for a child.（3）Who pay for the books of the project? local government. himself. publishers. customers.（4）Which of the following is the best title for the text? Italian39。s Reading Initiative Can Get Kids Free Books39。s Way of Doing Business New Way to Deal with Plastic Waste【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，意大利書商Michele Gentile發(fā)起了一項“拿瓶換書”的活動，只要孩子們拿一個塑料瓶和一個鋁罐就可以跟他換一本書，以此來鼓勵孩子們閱讀和環(huán)保。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“He said he thought of the recycling program, because he wanted to inspire children in the small town to read and pay attention to the environment. ”他說他想到了環(huán)保的項目，他想啟發(fā)和鼓勵這個小鎮(zhèn)的孩子們閱讀和關(guān)注環(huán)保)可知，Michele的目的是鼓勵和啟發(fā)孩子們閱讀和環(huán)保。故選D。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“The idea for the initiative (倡議) came after Gentile collaborated with a nearby middle school on an aluminum recycling project. ”這個倡議的想法是在和附近的一個中學合作鋁回收項目之后產(chǎn)生的，可知，和一所中學合作鋁回收的項目讓Michele有了這個想法。故選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“The free books e from customers in Gentile39。s shop who have donated money to purchase a 39。39。suspended book. ”這些免費圖書來自于Gentile書店的顧客，他們捐錢買了一本“暫停使用”的書，可知，書店的顧客為圖書付了錢。故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Michele Gentile, an Italian bookseller, is offering free books to children in exchange for plastic bottles to recycle. ”一位名叫Michele Gentile的書商正在為孩子們提供可回收的塑料瓶可以換得的免費書籍，可知，本文主要講述Michele Gentile讓孩子通過可回收利用的塑料瓶來換免費書籍的故事。故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 The Wall Street Journal recently published an excellent article penned by Wendy Bounds on a hot topic here at MNN: the airpurifying qualities of the mon house plant. Given that the air inside your home can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the air outside of it, making it clean with plants like peace lily (百合花) and asparagus fern (蘆筍蕨) is an economical artistically pleasing alternative to air purifiers. So it39。s been acknowledged that a bunch of pretty putted houseplants can help you maintain a healthier home, but a smarter home? That39。s the question in light of a recent study published by the Journal of Environmental Psychology showing that the presence of plants in a room, particularly in an office environment, can shrink attention span (范圍). Struggling directive attention (the kind of attention that takes effort) can be refreshed through exposure ho to naturalistic environments. Basically, taking a walk through the park can clear one39。s head. But can a head be refreshed simply by being surrounded by houseplants? To test their theory, the study39。s authors rounded up a bunch of participants, put some of them in a mom with no plants and put others in a room with our plants placed around a desk, and put them all to the same series of tests. First was a Rearing Span Teat which involves reading a series of sentences aloud and remembering the Last word in each sentence. This task requires that you fluently switch between attention demanding tasks: from rending and memorizing at one moment to writing and recalling at the next. Next came a proofreading task fallowed by another Reading Span Test. The results? Participants working in the room with the plants improved their performanc