【文章內容簡介】 language decides or limits your thoughts. Languages are just different. They don39。t decide what we are able to think about or are not able to think about. I can think about snow floating on water even if we don39。t have a word for that in English. So when you39。re out skiing or snowboarding or just shoveling your driveway this winter, don39。t believe the people who try to tell you that Eskimos have 100 words for snow.（1）Why are Eskimos thought to have so many words for snow? A.Because snow is everywhere where Eskimos live.B.Because the story about it got enriched and believed.C.Because snow is of great importance to Eskimos.D.Because Eskimos have great affection for snow.（2）How does the writer explain the first problem? A.By presenting figures.B.By making parisons.C.By quoting sayings.D.By adopting idioms.（3）The example of the west Greenlandic word 39。siku39。 shows that . A.the making of words varies from language to languageB.the Inuit and Yupik languages have more words for snowC.the richness of words and phrases leads to different ideasD.more phrases about snow are found in the English language（4）What conclusion can we safely draw from the last two paragraphs? A.Eskimos better understand snow than other people.B.Languages deeply influence people39。s ability to think.C.There is no point counting Eskimo39。s expressions for snow.D.What es into our mind is limited by our language.【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了愛斯基摩人描述雪的詞語雖然多但并非傳言中的100多個。出現(xiàn)這一想象的原因是1. 愛斯基摩人本身就說兩種語言，不同的語言就會有不同的描述。2. 詞匯方面的融合也使得他們有很多能描述雪的詞語。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“His number was approximately five Eskimo words for snow, but somehow the story was so wide spread and romantic that it got out of control and grew bigger and bigger.”可知，本身Benjamin Lee Whorf對于雪的詞匯可能就只有5個，但是故事不斷的傳播，甚至帶著浪漫主義氣息，使得故事傳播的越來越廣泛，故事內容也越來越夸張。故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段 中的“Just as we have talked about how English and many other languages developed from a mon language called ProtoIndoEuropean …”，作者將英語和從原始印歐語發(fā)展而來的其他語言進行了比較，由此可知采用了比較的方法。故選B。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的”We express all the same ideas。 we just do it a little differently because of the way our language is built.“以及第四段的例子中，不同語言、不同詞匯表達的都是同一個意思，唯一不同的是語言構建方式的不同而已。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Languages are just different. They don39。t decide what we are able to think about or are not able to think about.”語言都是不一樣的，而且語言也決定不了我們能或不能想什么；以及最后一段中的“don39。t believe the people who try to tell you that Eskimos have 100 words for snow.”不用相信那些想要告訴你愛斯基摩人有100種描述雪的詞匯，即不用在意究竟有多少詞。由此可知，詞匯的多少并不影響思想，故選C。 【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，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Whizzfizzing Festival One of the Home Counties to the north and west of London, Buckinghamshire is known for the rolling Chiltern Hills, its pretty villages, and the muchloved children39。s author Roald Dahl. The writer who penned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda and The Big Friendly Giant is the i9nspiration for the Whizzfizzing Festival – which will transform the markettown of Aylesbury into all kinds of music, colour and fun on Saturday, 1 July. Formerly known as The Roald Dahl Festival, this year39。s event will celebrate a broad range of children39。s films and bring to life some of its bestloved characters – from Alice in Wonderland and the Gruffala to The Big Friendly Giant and Harry Potter. Things to see and do The fun and festivals start at 11 . with a colourful children39。s parade. More than 650 local school children and teachers, many in fancy dress, will march through the town carrying giant carnival puppets(木偶), with thousands of audiences lining the streets to watch. The parade will be followed with a range of childfriendly activities and workshops held in venues across the town. Don39。t be late for the Mad Hatters Tea Party in the Bucks County Museum, catch a splendid screening of a Roald Dahl movie in the Old Court House, and watch leading children39。s authors, including Julian Clary, give readings in the Market Square. CBeebies39。 children39。s chef Katy Ashworth will once again be cooking up a storm with her interactive Concoction Kitchen, located outside Hale Leys Shopping Centre. Little chefs will have lots of opportunities to get involved with preparing, cooking – and best of all, tasting – Katy39。s fabulous recipes. With handson arts and crafts workshops, storytelling sessions, live music, a fancy dress petition, street theatre and more, there is something for everyone. For more information, visit: （1）Who is Whizzfizzing Festival intended for? A.Children.B.Film stars.C.Publishers.D.Children39。s authors.（2）Which film was made from Roald Dahl39。s work? A.Gruffalo.B.Harry Potter.C.Alice in Wonderland.D.The Big Friendly Giant.（3）Which of the following best describes Whizzfizzing Festival? A.Varies.B.Global.C.Boring.D.Ordinary.（4）What type of writing is this text? A.An exhibition guide.B.An art show review.C.An announcement.1