【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 s long and 2 meters high! It won39。t be possible to travel back in timethat only happens in filmsbut visiting these caves would be the nearest experience you could get to travelling back in time.（1）Why were Chinese historians excited when they found cave paintings showing ancient science? A.Because they had rarely seen cave paintings.B.Because they could make the place a tourist attraction.C.Because they could learn about ancient science through them.D.Because they would be given lots of money for the discovery.（2）The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City______. A.have 500 manmade cavesB.have been there for at most 1,600 yearsC.help us to know little about ancient scienceD.have paintings on their ceilings in every cave（3）Experts had discovered cave paintings showing the ancient techniques of ______. A.pottery making and wine productionB.weaving machines and toothbrushesC.boiling milk over 1,000 years agoD.architecture and weaving（4）The article is more likely to be selected from the magazine ______. A.Modern CountriesB.Business WorldC.Network WorldD.Popular Science【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了科學(xué)家們在中國甘肅的敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中發(fā)現(xiàn)了反映古代科學(xué)的壁畫。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences可知，這些壁畫為中國古代在數(shù)學(xué)、物理、化學(xué)、天文，地理、建筑以及農(nóng)學(xué)等領(lǐng)域的科技發(fā)明提供了證據(jù)，由此可知科學(xué)家們對此感到很興奮的原因是他們可以通過這些壁畫了解古代的科學(xué)，故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的There are 500 manmade caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years.可知，敦煌莫高窟有500個人工洞穴，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings可知，科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)壁畫中展示了古代制陶和釀酒技術(shù)，故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了科學(xué)家們在中國甘肅敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中發(fā)現(xiàn)了反映古代科學(xué)的壁畫，這屬于科學(xué)范疇，因此文章最有可能出自科學(xué)雜志，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Generally speaking, people like those who have a good sense of humor. Sometimes a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Brian39。s being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this bynowfamiliar excuse wouldn39。t work any longer. His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech. Yes, the boss was, as Brian entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室): everyone was hard at work. Brian39。s boss came up to him. Suddenly, Brian forced a smile and stretched out his hand. How do you do! he said. I39。m Brian. I39。m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Doesn39。t the early bird get the worm? The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh. Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying no, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it39。s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that edians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.（1）Brian was late for his job because ________. A.he got up lateB.he was seriously illC.he was caught in a traffic jamD.he was busy applying for a new job（2）What can we infer about humor? A.It is the early bird.B.It is important in our lives.C.Brian often saved his job with humor.D.It can solve racial discriminations.（3）What does the underlined phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.chargeB.tried to setC.gave upD.tried to hold back（4）What can we learn from the text? A.Many people lack in a sense of humor.B.Brian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.C.It wasn39。t the first time that Brian came late for work.D.Humor is the most interesting way of solving problems.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，上班族Brian因為遇到了交通阻塞上班遲到，而在此之前他已經(jīng)收到了遲到的最后通牒，因此這次很可能被辭退。當(dāng)他在9：35分時走進辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強顏歡笑，伸出手來。你好!他說。我是布萊恩。我正在申請一份工作，據(jù)我所知，這份工作在35分鐘前才開始招聘。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃嗎?于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過一點幽默化解了這次危機。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job.”可知Brian上班遲到是因為遇到了交通阻塞，故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Brian had saved his job, with the only tool that could win—a laugh.”可知布萊恩保住了他 的工作，用的是唯一能贏的工具——笑聲。即可推測幽默在生活中是很重要的，故選B。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.”可知房間里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能強忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。