【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 one of the largest digital donor drives in US history. That same year, the Cleveland Library and the Pratt Library in Baltimore peted to see who could encourage more donations. While the Pratt Library won with a $41,000 acquisition, the Cleveland Library was able to raise a fairly large amount for its programs as well. In 2016, the University of Michigan encouraged students and friends to donate to hourly challenges. They raised an amazing $ million! The university hopes to recreate the magic this year, with a virtual celebration to mark the institution39。s 200th anniversary. Giving Tuesday is not just a US phenomenon, but a global movement. In 2016, 98 countries participated in the event, raising $177 million, a 44% increase over 2015, when 71 nations collected $ million. These numbers can only increase as the day gains further recognition. Though donating funds is a great way to help, there are numerous other ways to support your local munity. You can give back by volunteering at a nearby nonprofit or food bank. Social media experts can do their share by spreading the information and inspiring their colleagues to get involved. Another great way to celebrate Giving Tuesday is by helping those closest to you, whether that39。s assisting a family member with chores or helping a neighbor with yard work.（1）Why is Giving Tuesday started? A.To appeal to people to perform an act of kindness.B.To promote sales of the holiday shopping season.C.To inspire the poor to have a positive view of life.D.To encourage people to donate organs for patients.（2）It can be inferred from the text that . A.people donated money actively for the two libraries in BaltimoreB.the University of Michigan thought it challenging to get donationsC.Giving Tuesday hasn39。t been universally accepted in the world so farD.the donations to the institution were given for its 200th anniversary（3）The author tries to tell the readers in Paragraph 5. A.why we need to volunteer in our local munityB.who we will celebrate Giving Tuesday together withC.where we should donate funds to benefit other peopleD.how we can give to help those who are in great need【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹Giving Tuesday,并激勵人們慷慨行善。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“While Black Friday and Cyber Monday help start the holiday shopping season, Giving Tuesday, which will be observed on November 28,attempts to inspire the season of giving.”可知,人們慶祝Giving Tuesday的目的是激勵人們慷慨行善。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“These numbers can only increase as the day gains further recognition.”可以推斷出,到目前為止在世界上慶祝Giving Tuesday還不夠普遍。故選C。 （3）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第五段中的“)Though donating funds is a great way to help, there are numerous other ways to support your local munity.”可知,本段文章的內(nèi)容主要講述為社會奉獻(xiàn)有許多種方式。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Singles Day: Alibaba Says a Lot of People in China Bought OnlineThe planet39。s biggest shopping day has e and gone, and Alibaba again showed the world how many mountains of stuff (物品) it could persuade people to buy in the 24 hours. Monday was Nov. 11, known in China as Singles Day. This year, nearly $ billion worth of stuff was sold on Alibaba39。s platforms (平臺) that day, beating last year39。s $ billion and making Black Friday look, yet again, like a yard sale. China has grown richer and more digitally connected. Alibaba has bee a technology powerhouse. Along the way, the pany has made a few famous friends. This year the singer Taylor Swift performed in its livestreamed evening gala (慶典) in Shanghai on Sunday. In previous years the model Miranda Kerr and the actors Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig also showed on the Singles Day stage. Alibaba started taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers with big buyers across the world. Its businesstobusiness site, allowed people to buy almost everything. Alibaba39。s advantage wasn39。t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Alibaba now calls itself a data and technology pany, one that provides digital tools to help the businesses on its platforms. That, in turn, leads consumers to look to those platforms for their every need, from shopping and services to entertainment and travel. Today, Alibaba is itself a gigantic pany, and it wants to grow bigger still.（1）Where is this passage probably from? textbook. newspaper. science news report. advertisement.（2）How many famous people showed on the Singles Day stage? ....（3）What does Alibaba39。s advantage mainly lie in? platform. service. price. size.（4）Which word can replace the underlined word gigantic in the last paragraph ? ....【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了引領(lǐng)了中國雙十一購物節(jié)的阿里巴巴公司。每年購物節(jié)前夕都會找明星預(yù)熱。同時介紹了阿里巴巴的相關(guān)信息。 （1）考查推理判斷。本文介紹了中國雙十一購物節(jié)相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)和阿里巴巴公司的情況，可以從報紙了解到相關(guān)信息。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的Taylor Swift ，Miranda Kerr，Nicole Kidman，Daniel Craig等人都參加了雙十一晚會慶典，共4人，故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Alibaba39。s advantage wasn39。t hard to see: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.”阿里巴巴的優(yōu)勢不難看出，就是其規(guī)模，而且阿里巴巴的規(guī)模以中國標(biāo)準(zhǔn)而言也是非常大的。故選D。 （4）考查詞義猜測。最后一段中的“and it wants to grow bigger still”，阿里巴巴也想繼續(xù)擴(kuò)大，此處使用了bigger形容詞的比較級，由此可判斷劃線詞意為“大”，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Going back to school can be an anxious time for many students. But one institution in Texas is doing its part to make sure middle schoolers are returning refreshed and inspired to learn. Through a process called the bathroom inspiration project, teachers and administrators at Warren Middle School, spent their summer beautifying the school39。s restrooms by painting motivational murals (壁畫) on each of the stalls (小隔間).Forming messages like Your mistakes don39。t define you and Scatter (撒播) kindness, the brightly colored words are exactly what a young student needs to see when having a rough dayor any school day for that matter. And now that classes are officially in session, people are already noticing a positive impact. Since posting photos of