【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 . A.argue with their studentsB.be more sure about their answersC.express their ideas more clearlyD.develop their students39。 own way of thinking（2）Which of the following statements best expresses the author39。s idea? A.Chinese professors can always give correct answer to the question.B.American professors are not responsible since they don39。t give students answers.C.American education produces aggressive students.D.Education in China is not helpful in developing students39。 creativity.（3）Which of the following methods did the author mainly employ in developing the article? A.Comparison and contrast.B.Cause and effect.C.Giving examples.D.Description.（4）What is the author39。s attitude towards education in .? A.PositiveB.NegativeC.NeutralD.Unsure【答案】 （1）D（2）D（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】文章描述中西方不同的文化背景下，學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)方式和表達(dá)方式的不同。 （1）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容The professor didn39。t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a researcher looking for answers to questions together with the ，給出最后答案，而是作為研究者，和學(xué)生一起尋找問題的答案。下句說到他們和學(xué)生交流的語言特征是使用很多的情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，并舉了很多例句，因此可推斷美國教授這樣做是為了發(fā)展學(xué)生自己的思維方式。故選D。 （2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中作者的描述，中國學(xué)生總是期待教授給出問題的答案，他們對(duì)權(quán)威的期待比美國學(xué)生高的多，一旦中國學(xué)生得到答案，他們就很確定。可推斷中國教育對(duì)發(fā)展學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造力是沒有幫助的。故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知，文章通過比較和對(duì)比來說明中西方學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)方式和教育方式的不同。故選A。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。作者只是通過比較和對(duì)比來描述中西方學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)方式和教育方式的不同，并沒有對(duì)美國教育加以評(píng)論，故作者對(duì)美國教育的態(tài)度是中立的。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，涉及推理判斷題和細(xì)節(jié)理解題。推理判斷題要注意聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出所需信息；細(xì)節(jié)理解題要注意仔細(xì)閱讀文章，從文中找出所需答案。5．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)校在八月中旬開學(xué),克里夫蘭的學(xué)校通常在9月的第一個(gè)星期一之前開始。波士頓，芝加哥，紐約和圣地亞哥的學(xué)校在9月的第一個(gè)星期一之后的周二或周三開始。綜上所述，丹佛的學(xué)校開學(xué)最早。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years，the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms，extreme cold可知俄亥俄州的學(xué)校受到暴風(fēng)雪的影響，因而開學(xué)日發(fā)生了變化。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段 中的”In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts …next year.“可知猶太州學(xué)年從8月25日到8月30日開始，一直持續(xù)到5月的最后一周或明年6月的第一周