【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 . Music gives children an opportunity for selfexpression, and that helps develop their selfconfidence. Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.（1）According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _______________. their classroom skills and paying attention their classroom skills and imagination their attention, direction and imagination music, making music and trying out their own ideas（2）What does the underlined phrase glued to in the second paragraph mean? to turn on looking to leave playing（3）The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could _______________. children selfexpression and selfconfidence to children achievement and success children something to be proud of children39。s selfconfidence（4）What39。s the best title of this passage? is a must as a course at school. builds children39。s selfconfidence. makes students much smarter. music and making music.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文介紹了音樂在學(xué)生的成長過程中不容忽視的作用，應(yīng)該被列為學(xué)校里的一門必修課程．音樂不但能夠提高學(xué)生們的注意力和服從指揮的能力，而且也能讓學(xué)生發(fā)揮想象力，培養(yǎng)他們的創(chuàng)造能力。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。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。故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Parents can enjoy listening to their children39。s music instead of seeing them glued to a puter or TV screen.”家長們能享受孩子們的音樂，而不是看他們不愿離開電腦或電視。glue的原意“似膠般固著于”，這里引申為“不愿離開”。故選C。 （3）考查段落大意。 根據(jù)第三段中的“Music builds selfconfidence, too.”音樂也建立自信可知, 故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。 第一段中的“The arts, especially music, should be part of every school39。s lessons at every grade level.”即本篇文章的主題句。根據(jù)概括標(biāo)題需遵循“征對性、概括性、醒目性”的原則可知A為最佳答案，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，段落大意和主旨大意四個題型的考查，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。5．閱讀理解 The end of the year is drawing near, and winter is in full swing. The season brings along with it strong winds and snow — an environment that39。s never fortable to be in. This unpleasant and even frightening aspect of winter can often be seen in literature. In Shakespeare39。s King Lear (1606), the king has given away his kingdom and been rejected by his two ungrateful daughters. He is out in the winter cold，suffering things that are usually reserved for the poorest and most unfortunate human beings. The winter is bad enough for Lear，but being abandoned by his family is worse. A song from another Shakespeare play, As You Like It(1599), is fitting for this poor old man39。s situation: Blow, blow, thou winter wind/Thou art not so unkind /As ma39。s ingratitude (忘恩負(fù)義). Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無人性). There aren39。t many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare. Once winter became less of a threat to human beings, literary works featuring it became more positive. Since Charles Dickens, the representation of the season in literature has often featured happy Christmas celebrations. The cold of the winter weather provides a contrast to the fun going on indoors. Dickens39。 A Christmas Carol (1843) was the start of this, but Christmas is still a mon, cheery element (元素)in stories that feature winter scenes today. Consider the joy felt by Harry Potter and his friends in J. K. Rowling39。s Harry Potter and the Philosopher39。s Stone (1997) as they sit down for their festive meal： Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat，roast turkeys。 mountains of roast and boiled potatoes。 platters of chipolatas。 tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce. It is almost as much a pleasure to read about the meal as it might have been to eat it. Although winter still isn39。t the most cheerful season in novels and poems, it39。s safe to say that writers have certainly warmed up since Shakespeare39。s days.（1）What39。s the author39。s main purpose in writing this article? remend some winter stories in literature. explain what winter is like in literary works. describe certain customs that are related to winter. tell us why winter is described as unpleasant in literature.（2）What can we learn from Shakespeare39。s works? didn39。t like winter for its bad weather. Lear was forced to give up being a king in a cold winter.39。s in winter when King Lear drove his two daughters off. is pared with the ugly side of humanity.（3）Why does the author mention Charles Dickens in the passage? a lot of his works are related to winter. he is the most popular author of winter stories. he started a new way of representing winter. his works make people feel cheerful in winter.（4）The example of Harry Potter and the Philosopher39。s Stone is used mainly to show . Christmas food makes the winter cheery is still a symbol of joy in modern stories39。s a pleasure to read Christmasrelated books in winter has bee the happiest season in literary works【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了冬季的令人不快甚至是令人恐懼的方面經(jīng)常在文學(xué)作品中看到，但隨著時間的推移，文學(xué)作品中冬天的含義也在發(fā)生變化。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“This unpleasant and even frightening aspect of winter can often be seen in literature”可知，人們經(jīng)?？梢栽谖膶W(xué)中看到冬季的令人不快甚至是令人恐懼的方面。隨后，作者描述了冬天在不同作家的作品中的不同方面?？赏浦?，作者寫本文是為了解釋文學(xué)作品中的冬天是什么樣子的。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無人性). There aren39。t many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare.”可知，在莎士比亞的戲劇《皆大歡喜》中，冬天被用來展現(xiàn)人性的丑陋。莎士比亞認(rèn)為，沒有什么比冬天更糟糕的了。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段可知，自狄更斯以來，在文學(xué)中這個季節(jié)的表現(xiàn)常常是圣誕快樂的慶?；顒?。由此可知，作者在文中提到查爾斯狄更斯是因?yàn)樗_啟了一種描寫冬天的新方式。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段可知，寒冷的冬季天氣與室內(nèi)的樂趣形成了對比。再根據(jù)第六段第二句話可知，在J. K. Rowling的《哈利?波特與魔法石》中，哈利?波特和他的朋友們在享用圣誕大餐時是快樂的。作者通過這個例子說明在現(xiàn)代故事中圣誕節(jié)仍然是快樂的象征。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(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。6．閱讀理解 Before you make friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kind of things they do.