【文章內容簡介】 zilian culture is extremely rude and her host was deeply annoyed. While travelling in Thailand, Elizabeth Brown learned that there are differences in food in the United States and Thailand. She stopped at a small, familyowned restaurant in Chiang Mai and ordered spring rolls. She was really enjoying eating them until she got the last one and noticed that there was an insect inside. She plained to the server. Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some countries. All these mistakes can be avoided with some research on cultural differences before you go abroad. However, if you do accidentally annoy someone, quickly apologize, and learn from your mistake.（1）For what reason did Ella make her host angry?A.She spoke with her mouth full.B.Her host misunderstood her gesture.C.She didn39。t like the meal her host prepared.D.Her host didn39。t like using body language.（2）What happened to Elizabeth Brown in a Thai restaurant?A.She ate an insect.B.She was badly treated.C.She argued with the server.D.She learned insects are wele there.（3）What may be the best title for the text?A.What mattersB.When in RomeC.How to be politeD.Why make mistakes【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B 【解析】【分析】這是一篇關于風俗文化的文章。文章介紹了在韓國穿著鞋子在家里是不禮貌的和OK這個手勢在美國和巴西的不同以及泰國的飲食文化，告訴我們?yōu)榱吮苊庹`會一定要學會你所想去國家的文化即入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，如果我們不小心觸碰到了他們的文化要立刻道歉并改正。（1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Because her mouth was full of food, Ella made a sign with her hand that to her meant OK. Although Ella meant the food was good, this symbol in Brazilian culture is extremely rude and her host was deeply ，她因為嘴里有東西故用手勢表示OK，但這個手勢在主人所在國家是非常粗魯?shù)囊馑?，所以主人生氣是因為誤會了她，故選B。（2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some ，昆蟲在一些國家也是佳肴，故選D。注意A項錯誤，文章是說She was really enjoying eating them until she got the last one and noticed that there was an insect ，并沒有提到她吃了昆蟲。（3）主旨大意題。本文講了不同國家有不同的風俗，并告訴我們要入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，故B項“When in Rome,Do as the Romans Do”即入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，適合作文章題目。5．閱讀理解 LEGO began as one man39。s small business. But today, it is the second largest toy pany in the world. The LEGO pany sells small, brightly colored plastic bricks (積木). People can buy LEGO bricks in over 90 countries. Ole Kirk Kristiansen from Denmark began his own business in 1932. He made products (產品) from wood including colorful wooden toys. Kristiansen39。s young son, Godtfred, worked with him. Their business helped them make a lot of money. By 1934, the Kristiansens named their pany LEGO, which came from two Danish words, leg and godt, meaning play well. The LEGO pany grew slowly. But it continued to create excellent wooden toys. By 1947, the LEGO pany began using a new material (材料) to make their toys — plastic. One of the toys they sold was called the Automatic Binding Brick. A person could put the bricks together to build something. But the bricks did not hold together easily. Still, they were a popular toy. A few years later, in 1954, Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen had a big idea. He wanted all of the LEGO bricks to fit together. Finally, four years later, in 1958, the LEGO pany found their answer. They invented the first modern style LEGO brick, which was similar to the Automatic Binding Brick but each piece would fit with any other piece. Since that time, any toy that the LEGO pany created would fit with any other toy they created. Today, LEGO is not only the second largest toy maker in the world, but also making its products a great way for children to learn creative building skills.（1）When the LEGO pany was set up, it ________. a rapid growth to attract children children to work with it small but successful（2）What do we know about the Automatic Binding Brick? was liked by few people. was the best of its kind. was a building toy. was made of wood.（3）The first modern style LEGO brick________. together perfectly created by Godtfred and his father invented in the early 1950s greatly from the Automatic Binding Brick（4）What39。s the best title for the text? : Educational Toys: Play Well Companies: From Small to Big Companies: Never Too Late to Create【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了丹麥知名玩具品牌樂高的發(fā)展歷程。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“LEGO began as one man39。s small business”；以及第二段中的“Their business helped them make a lot of money,可知，高公司在創(chuàng)立初期雖然規(guī)模不大但盈利很多。因此可知公司規(guī)模雖小但很成功，故選D。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“A person could put the bricks together to build something.”可知，Automatic Binding Brick是一種拼裝積木，可以使用積木組裝玩具，故選C。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的the first modern style LEGO brick ... each piece would fit with any other piece”可知，現(xiàn)代的樂高積木可以彼此完全貼合，從而組裝成一個整體。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第三段“By 1934, the Kristiansens named their pany LEGO, which came from two Danish words, ‘leg’ and ‘godt’， meaning ‘play well’. The LEGO pany grew slowly. But it continued to create excellent wooden toys. ”可知，文章介紹了知名積木玩具樂高的發(fā)展情況， LEGO在丹麥語中意為玩得好”，這是公司制作玩具的宗旨所在， 因此B項作標題概括了文章主旨也表達了樂高的宗旨，故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，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)上下文進行概括歸納，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 Arabica plants, which produce 70% of all mercial coffee, can be adversely affected by even a halfdegree change in typical weather conditions. This sensitivity to temperature puts the plant at increased risk of the effects of climate change. In Central America the average temperature has risen by a full degree Celsius since 1960. In Ethiopia the average temperature has increased by 1. 3 degrees. This increase is enough to have notabl