【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ce to collectively celebrate and fondly reflect upon the achievements of the past year. With a gourmet dinner, gala awards ceremony and aftershow party, it attracts over 1,000 of the most influential people in the business. Along with its sister events, the UK Festival Conference and the European Festival Awards, The UK Festival Awards amp。 Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent pany founded in the UK. Awards include Best Major, MediumSized and Small Festival, Best Family Festival, Best Overseas Festival, Best Use of New Technology, and of course – Best Toilets. As the festival season is approaching, we thought it39。d be a good time to release our free UK Festival Market Report for 2015 / 2016. We gathered the data in our annual census(人口普查) undertaken in the preparation stage for last year39。s UK Festival Awards. The latest UK Festival Market Report can be downloaded below. Included in the Report is a bunch of related information about festivalgoers: where they39。re from, how they like to purchase music, what they eat, their attitudes towards ticket prices, how receptive they are to different forms of advertising, why they go to festivals in the first place, where they sleep, and much more. We hope you find the information useful. （1）Which phrase is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “portending” in paragraph 2? A.getting downB.adding upC.giving wayD.looking forward（2）What can be inferred from the passage? A.An annual census is conducted and released in the FestivalB.The Festival Awards Ltd, is responsible for not less than three events.C.The gala awards ceremony attracts only influential businessmen.D.Public voting plays a leading role in deciding a variety of festival honors.（3）Where most probably will you see this passage? A.In a magazine.B.In a newspaper.C.On a website.D.In a TV program.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了the 2017 UK Festival Awards。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Throughout the day of the event, the Conference invites numerous industry insiders(行家) to discuss the issues most relative to the sector, reviewing its immediate past and portending to the future.” 在活動的當天，會議邀請了許多業(yè)內(nèi)人士來討論與該行業(yè)相關(guān)的最重要的問題，回顧其過去的過去，并展望未來。根據(jù)reviewing its immediate past 和to the “展望未來”，故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段“Along with its sister events, the UK Festival Conference and the European Festival Awards, The UK Festival Awards amp。 Conference is owned and produced by Festival Awards Ltd, an independent pany founded in the UK.”和第五段中的“Awards include Best Major, MediumSized and Small Festival, Best Family Festival, Best Overseas Festival, Best Use of New Technology, and of course – Best Toilets.”可知，The Festival Awards Ltd負責不少于三項活動。故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“The latest UK Festival Market Report can be downloaded below.”可知，這篇文章最有可能來自一個網(wǎng)址。故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Guess what former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and United States president Donald Trump39。s granddaughter, Arabella Kushner, have in mon? They both study Chinese as a second language. Although Chinese is known as one of the hardest languages to learn, a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it with hopes of big benefits. Nov 2 saw more than 120 people, ing from 105 countries, pete in the finals of the 12th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign secondary school students. Held in Zhengzhou, Henan province, the finals was mainly made up of speech contests and talent shows. The contestants also visited the Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes and other historical sites in Henan. While reasons for learning Chinese were different, a mon one was interest in the country39。s rich culture and rapid development. Raissa, 17, from the Union of the Comoros, developed a strong emotional connection with China after her grandmother was cured by doctors of the Chinese medical team in Africa three years ago. This led her to learn Chinese at a local Confucius Institute. Fascinated by Chinese culture, the petitor has taken part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China. My dream is to study medicine in China so that I could cure patients like the Chinese doctors did, she said. For Fekete Marcell Zoltan, 17, from the HungarianChinese Bilingual School, studying Chinese may secure him a future job as a Hungarian diplomat(外交官) to China. After graduation from high school, I would like to further my studies in China, he said. Robert Davis, director of the Chineselanguage program in Chicago39。s public school system, may give you a hint. Chinese isn39。t the new French. It39。s the new English, which is widely used all over the world. he told CGTN.（1）Why are Mark Zuckerberg and Arabella Kushner mentioned in paragraph one? show Chinese is popular. introduce them to the readers. tell the readers they love China. stress the importance of learning Chinese.（2）The underlined word Fascinated in paragraph 6 can be replaced by ______. （3）What is the mon reason for the petitors to learn Chinese? 39。s easy to learn. want to bee a doctor. hope for a good job after graduation. have interest in Chinese culture and rapid development.（4）What is Robert Davis39。 attitude to learning Chinese? ....【答案】 （1）A（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了漢語變得越來越受歡迎這一現(xiàn)象。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“They both study Chinese as a second language.”以及上文可知，前澳大利亞的首相Kevin Rudd, 臉譜 CEO Mark Zuckerberg and 川普的孫女 Arabella Kushner,是為了突出他們都在學(xué)漢語，從而表明漢語很流行，所以選A。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第六段中的“Fascinated by Chinese culture, the petitor has taken part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China.”可知是由于被中國文化吸引，參賽者參加各種有關(guān)中醫(yī)以及民間藝術(shù)的活動，所以fascinated表示吸引，故選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段“While reasons for learning Chinese were different, a mon one was interest in the country39。s rich culture