【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ople working indoors. He noted that the youngest people in the study were 10 years old, while the oldest was 90 years old. They came from China39。s 33 provinces. In his words, the data and facts are convincing and this range of ages and locations across the country provided a real, objective and representative sample. The researchers noted that the effect of air pollution on verbal ability is even more serious as people age, especially among men and the less educated. The researchers also stressed that every country, whether developed, developing or poor, should focus on air pollution or humans will face a bad situation.（1）What is the result of the study? pollution has a bad effect on people39。s intelligence. are more affected by air pollution than males. are more affected by air pollution than Chinese. working indoors are actually not affected by air pollution.（2）What did Chen say about the study? is doubtful. is extremely unfair. is mon and not representative. is relatively objective and persuasive.（3）What did the researchers emphasize in the last paragraph? data from the 33 provinces is convincing. whole world should pay attention to air pollution. less educated take more responsibility for air pollution. pollution39。s influence on verbal ability is less serious as people age.（4）Where is the text most likely taken from? life diary. guidebook. science magazine. biography.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，一項(xiàng)新的研究表明，長(zhǎng)期暴露在空氣污染中會(huì)在語(yǔ)言和數(shù)學(xué)兩個(gè)方面影響一個(gè)人的智力，因此每個(gè)國(guó)家都應(yīng)關(guān)注空氣污染否則人類將面臨一個(gè)糟糕的局面。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“The researchers reported that longterm exposure to air pollution can affect a person39。s mental abilities in two areas: Language and math.”可知，研究人員報(bào)告說(shuō)，長(zhǎng)期暴露在空氣污染中會(huì)在兩個(gè)方面影響一個(gè)人的智力：語(yǔ)言和數(shù)學(xué)。即研究結(jié)果是空氣污染會(huì)對(duì)人們的智力產(chǎn)生不良影響。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“In his words, the data and facts are convincing and this range of ages and locations across the country provided a real, objective and representative sample.”可知，用Xi Chen的話說(shuō)，調(diào)查得到的數(shù)據(jù)和事實(shí)令人信服，全國(guó)各地的不同年齡和不同地方的人提供了真實(shí)，客觀和有代表性的研究樣本。即Xi Chen對(duì)這項(xiàng)研究說(shuō)的是“研究結(jié)果是相對(duì)客觀和有說(shuō)服力的?！惫蔬xD。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段“The researchers noted that the effect of air pollution on verbal ability is even more serious as people age, especially among men and the less educated. The researchers also stressed that every country, whether developed, developing or poor, should focus on air pollution or humans will face a bad situation.”可知，研究人員指出，隨著人們年齡的增長(zhǎng)，空氣污染對(duì)言語(yǔ)能力的影響更加嚴(yán)重，尤其是在男性和文化程度較低的人群中。研究人員還強(qiáng)調(diào)，每個(gè)國(guó)家，無(wú)論是發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家，發(fā)展中國(guó)家還是貧窮國(guó)家，都應(yīng)關(guān)注空氣污染否則人類將面臨一個(gè)糟糕的局面。因此在最后一段中研究人員強(qiáng)調(diào)了全世界應(yīng)該注意空氣污染。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段“A new study shows that air pollution can cause a huge reduction in our intelligence. The study was a project involving researchers at Peking University in China and Yale University in the United States.”可知，本文的話題是研究表明空氣污染會(huì)大大降低人們的智力。該研究是一個(gè)由中國(guó)北京大學(xué)和美國(guó)耶魯大學(xué)的研究人員參與的項(xiàng)目。因此可以推斷出文章可能來(lái)自于科學(xué)雜志。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，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。5．閱讀理解 A car dealership in my hometown of Albuquerque was selling six to eight new cars a day. I was also told that 72 percent of this dealership39。s firsttime visitors returned for a second visit. I was curious. How does a car dealership get 72 percent of its firsttime visitors to return? And how can they sell six to eight cars a day in a declining car market? When I walked into Saturn of Albuquerque that Friday, the staff there didn39。t know me from Adam。 yet they shared with me their pricing policy, the profit margin on every model, and staff ine. They even opened their training manuals for my review and invited me back on Saturday if I wanted more information. On Sunday, the day after my second visit to the Saturn store, my wife, Jane, and I were walking as we frequently do. On this particular June morning, Jane gently slipped her hand in mine and said tenderly, ＂I don39。t know if you remember, but today39。s my fifth anniversary of being cancerfree.＂ I was surprised, partially because I was embarrassed that I had forgotten and, partially because.... Well, I didn39。t know what to do with Jane39。s information. The next day, Monday, Jane went off to work teaching school. Still not knowing what to do to mark this special occasion, I did the most impetuous thing I39。ve ever done in my life: I bought a new Saturn. I didn39。t pick the color or the model, but I paid cash and told them I39。d bring Jane in on Wednesday at 4:30. I told them why I was buying the car. On Tuesday, it dawned on me that Jane always wanted a white car. I called the sales consultant at Saturn, and I asked him if he had anything white in the store. He said he had one left but he couldn39。t guarantee it39。d still be available on Wednesday at 4:30 because they were selling so fast. I said I39。d take my chances and asked him to put it in the showroom. Wednesday came. Unexpectedly, someone in our family was admitted to the hospital. So, it wasn39。t until 9:30 Saturday morning when we finally made our way to the Saturn store. Jane had never been in a Saturn store. When we went through the front door, the Lord took control of her feet and her mouth. She saw that little white Saturn coupe all the way across the showroom floor. She quickly passed a multicolored sea of automobiles, sat in the little white Saturn and said, ＂Oh, what a pretty little car. Can I have a new car?＂ I said, ＂No. Not until our son graduates from college.＂ She said, ＂I39。m sick and tired of driving that old Dodge, I want a new car.＂ I said, ＂I promise, just three more semesters and he39。ll be out.＂ Next, Jane walked around to the front of the car. As she looked it over, she let out the most bloodcurdling, shrill scream I39。d ever heard in 29 years of marriage. Now, before I tell you why Jane screamed, let me tell you what the sales consultant had done. He had ordered a large, professionally engraved sign (white letters on blue). The sign stood alone on the hood of the little white Saturn coupe. It said ＂Congratulations, Jane. This car is yours. Five years cancerfree. Let39。s celebrate life. From Team Saturn＂ Every employee at Saturn of Albuquerque had signed the back of that sign. Jane saw it, screamed, collapsed in my arms and cried loudly. I didn39。t know what to do. I was in tears. I took out my invoice (發(fā)票) from the previous Monday, pointing to the white coupe, said, ＂No, honey, this car isn39。t yours. I bought you this one.＂ I tapped the invoice with my index finger. Jane said, ＂No, I want this one right here.＂ While this conversation was going on, there was no one in the store. The sales consultant had arranged it so that we could share the moment