【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ns, such as addition, far more easily. Ask an Englishspeaking sevenyearold to add thirtyseven plus twentytwo in her head, and she has to change the words to numbers (37+22). Only then can she do the math: 2 plus 7 is 9 and 30 and 20 is 50, which makes 59. Ask an Asian child to add threetensseven and twotenstwo, and then the necessary equation(等式) is right there, in the sentence. No number translation is necessary: it39。s fivetensnine. When it es to math, in other words, Asians have a builtin advantage. For years, students from China, South Korea, and Japan outperformed their Western classmates at mathematics, and the typical assumption is that it has something to do with a kind of Asian talent for math. The differences between the number systems in the East and the West suggest something very different that being good at math may also be rooted in a group39。s culture.（1）What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The Asian numbernaming system helps grasp advanced math skills better.B.Western culture fail to provide their children with adequate number knowledge.C.Children in Western countries have to learn by heart the learning things.D.Asian children39。s advantage in math may be sourced from their culture.（2）What makes a Chinese easier to remember a list of numbers than an American?A.Their understanding of numbers.B.Their mother tongue.C.Their math education.D.Their different IQ.（3）Asian children can reach answers in basic math functions more quickly because ____________.A.they pronounce the numbers in a shorter periodB.they practice math from an early ageC.they don39。t have to translate language into numbers firstD.American children can only count to 15 at the age of four【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文為介紹說明文。文章介紹了東西方數(shù)字系統(tǒng)之間的差異對東西方人數(shù)學能力的影響，同時也發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個非常不同的地方：善于數(shù)學也可能植根于一個群體的文化中。（1）主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了東西方數(shù)字系統(tǒng)之間的差異對東西方人數(shù)學能力的影響。同時根據(jù)第三段中的The number system in English is highly so in China, Japan, and Korea. They have a logical counting system.（英語中的數(shù)字系統(tǒng)是高度不規(guī)則的。在中國、日本、韓國則不是這樣的。他們有一個邏輯計數(shù)系統(tǒng)。）及第四段中的That difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American children.（這種差異意味著亞洲兒童比美國兒童學的要快得多。）可推知，本文主要探討了亞洲兒童在數(shù)學方面的優(yōu)勢可能來源于他們的文化的問題。故選D。（2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的Because we most easily memorize whatever we can say or read within a twosecond period. And unlike English, the Chinese language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two seconds.（因為我們最容易記住我們在一兩秒鐘內(nèi)能說或讀的東西。與英語不同，漢語允許他們把這七個數(shù)字放在兩秒鐘之內(nèi)）可推知，比起美國人，中國人的母語讓中國人更容易記住一列數(shù)字。故選B。（3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中對亞洲孩子與美國孩子在基本數(shù)學運算方面的對比可知，亞洲兒童可以更快地在基本數(shù)學運算中找到答案，是因為他們不必先把語言翻譯成數(shù)字。故選C。5．閱讀理解 On hearing the words Just do it!, you will know there is a Nike product nearby. If it39。s “Always CocaCola”, you can be sure someone wants to sell you a refreshing drink. An advertising slogan(廣告標語) is to a brand what eyes are to a person. The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers. Good slogans leave a message inside people39。s minds. It39。s almost certain that every brand has a popular slogan. Here are a few examples: Just do it!This slogan speaks out to teens. It tells them to do something, but only if they think it39。s worth it. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike? Always CocaCola.Coke39。s slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brand39。s spirit. It seems to say Coke is the only drink there is。 there are no other forms of drinks. Share moments, share life.This slogan from Kodak connects photos and beauty. It asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of themusing Kodak film of course!（1）What would be the best title for the text? Do It! And Brand Slogans Is A Good Slogan?（2）Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence (paragraph 2)? good advertising slogan should draw people39。s attention. brand should have an advertising slogan just as people have eyes. advertising slogan is as important to a brand as eyes are to a person. advertising slogan acts as the eyes of a brand.（3）The word them in the last paragraph refers to____. happy moments and beauty film（4）Which of the following tables can best match the slogans with their brands? A.B.C.D.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了品牌與標語之間的關(guān)系。 （1）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“On hearing the words ‘Just do it!’, you will know there is a Nike product nearby. If it39。s ‘Always CocaCola’, you can be sure someone wants to sell you a refreshing drink.”介紹了品牌與標語之間的關(guān)系，下文舉了幾個例子，故選B。 （2）考查句義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers. Good slogans leave a message inside people39。s minds.”標語幫助人們更好地理解品牌，告訴他們它想賣給顧客什么。好的標語在人們的頭腦中留下了一個信息。 可知，使用“An advertising slogan(廣告標語) is to a brand what eyes are to a person.” 作者把標語對于品牌的作用比作眼睛對于人的作用，也就是說廣告標語對一個品牌和眼睛對一個人一樣重要。故選C。 （3）考查代詞指代。根據(jù)最后一段中“It asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of themusing Kodak film of course!”可知，them指的是前文的“happy moments”。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers. Good slogans leave a message inside people39。s minds.(標語幫助人們更好地理解品牌，告訴他們它想賣給顧客什么。好的標語在人們的頭腦中留下了一個信息?？芍砀裰械牡谝粭l“Obey your thirst”服從你的渴望，標語當中的“thirst”有口渴的意思，故可能跟飲料有關(guān)；根據(jù)常識可知，這是飲料雪碧的廣告語。結(jié)合選項，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測，句義猜測和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 Climate change is perhaps the key issue of our time. Often, however, it is presented to us as being so abstract that it seems impossibly distant. For those of you looking for something a little more concrete, a new report suggests that the effects of climate change may significantly affect coffee. The report, put out by The Climate Institute, describes the effects of climate change on various coffeegrowing nations and the resultant effects on the plants and those who grow them. Coffee Ar