【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Europeans.C.He turned it into chewing gum.D.He used it for medical purposes.（2）Which of the fallowing is the least popular? A.ChicletsB.Gumballs.C.Dubble Bubble.D.Blibber Blubber.（3）What was special about Dubble Bubble when it was invented? A.It was pinkcolored.B.It was candycoated.C.It was hard to remove from one39。s skin.D.It was invented by a US military member.（4）What does the text mainly introduce? A.The popularity of gum.B.The history of bubblegum.C.The origins of chewing gum.D.The invention of the gumball machine.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了泡泡糖的起源和歷史。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Santa Anna gave some to the parttime inventor Thomas Adams. Thomas Adams changed the gum and marketed it as a candy.”Santa Anna給了兼職發(fā)明家Thomas Adams一些。Thomas Adams將口香糖改頭換面，將其作為一種糖果推向市場?？芍猅homas Adams把Santa Anna給他的樹膠變成了口香糖。故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Blibber Blubber was too sticky and it was also too difficult to remove the burst bubble from one39。s skin without using some special tools.”Blibber Blubber太粘了，不使用一些特殊的工具就很難把皮膚上破裂的泡沫去除。可推知因為Blibber Blubber的特性，Blibber Blubber最不受歡迎。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Pink was the only color which could be used at the time, and Dubble Bubble has remained pink ever since.”粉紅色是當(dāng)時唯一可以使用的顏色，Dubble Bubble從那時起一直保持粉紅色?？芍?dāng)Dubble Bubble被發(fā)明出來的時候，它的特別之處是它是粉色的。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第三段中的“A history of bubblegum just wouldn39。t be plete without mentioning the gumball machine, which popularized gum. The first gumball machine came onto the scene in 1907 and sold sugarcoated chewing gum.”泡泡糖的歷史如果不提到普及了泡泡糖的口香糖機就不完整了。1907年，第一臺口香糖機問世，并開始銷售涂了糖衣的口香糖。以及文章的主要內(nèi)容是圍繞著泡泡糖的歷史展開，可知本文主要介紹泡泡糖的歷史。故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(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。4．閱讀理解 It is hard to say the first day of school in the United States because when the first day of school is and what happens on the first day of school usually are different by districts(地區(qū)). The first day of school for many school districts in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in midtolate August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September. Schools in Cleveland, Ohio used to start the school year on the day after the first Monday in September, but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extreme cold. In the 19781979 school year, the Ohio Department of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went into effect in the 19801981 school year. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation(迎新)period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings. In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for ining freshmen.（1）According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest? A.Schools in Denver.B.Schools in Cleveland.C.Schools in New York City.D.Schools in Boston.（2）Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year? A.Because of some political events.B.Because of the entrance examinations.C.Because of the increasing number of students.D.Because of the extreme weather.（3）How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah? A.About seven months.B.About eight months.C.About nine months.D.About ten months.（4）The article is probably taken from ________. A.a book about one39。s life storyB.an official website of educationC.an advertisement in a newspaperD.a sports magazine【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，美國開學(xué)第一天的日期沒有明文規(guī)定，因地區(qū)而異。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的”For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, …Monday in September.“ 可知，丹佛的學(xué)校在八