【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ed the Union and ended slavery. The picture of Alexander Hamilton appears on the tendollar bill. Hamilton was never president. But he was the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers. He was also an economist and political philosopher. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president, serving from 1829 to 1837. He supported popular democracy and individual liberty. His picture is on the twentydollar bill. Another president is on the fiftydollar bill. Ulysses S. Grant served from 1869 to 1877. Before serving as president, Grant was military mander of Union forces during the Civil War. Under his mand, the Union Army defeated Confederate forces. So who do you think is on the one hundreddollar bill? It is Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was never elected president, but was one of the Founding Fathers. He was also a leading writer and printer, political thinker, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civil activist, and diplomat. These American statesmen are on the front of the bills. The backs of the notes show images from nation39。s history or famous places. They are in order, the Great Seal of the United States, the signing of Declaration of Independence and the Lincoln Memorial. The others are the Treasury Building, the White House, the Capitol Building and independence Hall.（1）The design of the bills shows that Americans values their people39。s__________ . A.talents in many waysB.success in their careersC.inventions in new fieldsD.contributions to the country（2）For hundreds of years, those historic men on the bills fought for the nation39。s ____________. A.economy and powerB.independence and democracyC.wealth and successD.faith and glory（3）Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A.Men on the MoneyB.the Design of US BillsC.History on the MoneyD.the Story of US Bills【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了各種面值的美元紙幣上偉大人物，以及他們對國家所做出的貢獻。 （1）考查推理判斷。文章在描述每一種面值的紙幣上的人物時，都著重描寫他們對國家的作用與影響，George Washington是第一任總統(tǒng)，Thomas Jefferson獨立宣言的主要起草者，Abraham Lincoln結(jié)束內(nèi)戰(zhàn)，廢除奴隸制，Alexander Hamilton第一個財政部長和開國元勛之一，Andrew Jackson支持大眾民主和個人自由，Benjamin Franklin開國元勛之一，從而可判斷美國人民看重的是偉人對這個國家做出的貢獻。故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“President Washington has been called the ‘Father of his country.’；第二段中的“Jefferson was one of the most influential of the nation39。s Founding Fathers.”及下文對美元上其他人物的介紹可知，文章中提到的這些歷史上著名的人物，無論是獨立戰(zhàn)爭，美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)，還是獨立宣言的起草與簽署都反映出他們?yōu)闋幦业莫毩⑴c民主所做出的努力與犧牲。故選B。 （3）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“The picture of George Washington is on the onedollar third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, is on the twodollar bill.”及下文各段的段首句可知，本文主要描述了各種面值的美元紙幣上偉大人物，以及他們對國家所做出的貢獻。故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要根據(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。5．閱讀理解 Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of being better readers than those who don39。t. With help from their parents, children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills. A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them, Donna George said. They are sadly mistaken. George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. It is better for children to hear things at a high level than where they are, George said. Parents are their child39。s first teacher. Parents help their children build listening, phonics, prehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them. Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy—television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Jones said that while her 14yearold daughter and 10yearold son enjoy reading, the television sometimes bees a distraction. So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series. Parents who do not read themselves should not count on their children being enthusiastic about it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents39。 job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.（1）According to George, reading aloud to children ______. them correct mistakes helpful to their reading parents39。 first duty to their children get children out of television39。s attraction（2）The underlined word distraction (in Paragraph4) means something that can _____. children39。s reading skills children form the right habit of reading children interested in reading children concentrating on reading（3）What is important according to the fourth paragraph? skills. speed. materials. environment.（4）The best title for the passage would be ______. Spend More Time Reading with Parents Are Their Child39。s First Teacher Parents Make Their Child a Better Reader