【正文】 的冬天，我愿意忍受長島我稱之為家鄉(xiāng)的地方的惡劣天氣長達(dá)65年，可知，佛羅里達(dá)的冬天比長島更加溫和，所以選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“ I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven39。t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors39。 children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? ”我認(rèn)為我回來的最大原因是和我?guī)讉€(gè)月沒見過的人一起慶祝節(jié)日。還有什么能比和家人朋友坐在一起吃感恩節(jié)火雞大餐或者看著鄰居的孩子在圣誕節(jié)興奮地打開禮物更好呢？可知選C。 （4）考查寫作意圖?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹作者自己獨(dú)特的習(xí)慣，喜歡家鄉(xiāng)寒冷的冬天，而不愿享受佛羅里達(dá)溫和的冬天；因?yàn)樽髡呦肽罴亦l(xiāng)的冬天，想念家鄉(xiāng)的景色，想念家鄉(xiāng)的親朋好友，可知，作者寫作本文的目的是解釋自己對家鄉(xiāng)的思念的原因，所以選D。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和寫作意圖三個(gè)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。7．閱讀理解 Thomas Cheatham had planned to study Latin during his time at Hebron High School in Texas. But when he learned that the school district was going to offer a Mandarin(普通話) class, he quickly changed his mind. I thought Mandarin would be more beneficial than Latin, said Cheatham, who is now in his second year of studying the language. He speaks Mandarin to order food at Chinese restaurants and can read social media posts from his Chinesespeaking friends. While it39。s a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study puter engineering, thinks it will be important for his career. Chinese is a good language to know, especially with China being a growing power, he said. Many experts agree that proficiency(熟練) in a language spoken by a billion people worldwide will give American students an edge in the global economy. People are looking at China as our next economic petitor, and interest in Mandarin is growing fast, said Marty Abbott, director of the American Council(議會) on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. We39。re seeing it in all parts of the country. Abbott predicts that as many as 100,000 students are now studying Mandarin in public and private schools throughout the US. She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an important needs language and provides professional development programs for teachers. Our government wants to increase our language ability for national security and economic petitiveness, Abbott added. At the same time, the Chinese government is spreading knowledge of the Chinese language and culture through Confucius Institutes set up in many US states. For example, the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas in Dallas has been the home of a Confucius Institute for 10 years. It sponsors Confucius Classrooms at 21 local public and private schools, where tens of thousands of students are learning Mandarin.（1）Why did Thomas Cheatham decide to study Mandarin instead of Latin? A.Mandarin was easier to learn than Latin.B.Mandarin could be helpful to his future career.C.Mandarin might help him learn more about China.D.Mandarin could enable him to study puter engineering.（2）The underlined word edge in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A.a slight advantageB.the outside limitC.a sharp tone of voiceD.an exciting quality（3）Which of the following statements might Marty Abbott agree with? A.Mandarin should be taught in classrooms throughout the US.B.Those skilled at Chinese will be the most petitive in the future.C.The US government39。s policy has helped popularize Mandarin in the US.D.Americans learn Mandarin because they worry about their national security.（4）What does the author mainly talk about in this passage? A.The rising popularity of Mandarin among American students.B.The great benefits of learning Mandarin for American students.C.The influence of China39。s growing power on American education.D.The effect of Confucius Institutes in promoting Mandarin in the US.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，以一個(gè)美國學(xué)生的經(jīng)歷為例來講述隨著中國經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展，普通話在美國校園很流行，這是中國在世界舞臺上地位上升的一個(gè)反映。許多美國學(xué)生認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)中文能夠在今后職業(yè)發(fā)展的道路上有所幫助，美國政府對中文的重視也促使更多的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中文。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“While it39。s a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study puter engineering, thinks it will be important for his career.”可知，Thomas希望中文能夠在他今后職業(yè)發(fā)展的道路上對他有所幫助。故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)本句句意可知，漢語是一門全世界10億人說的語言，專家認(rèn)為掌握了它的人會在全球經(jīng)濟(jì)中有優(yōu)勢，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an important needs language and provides professional development programs for teachers. ”可知，美國政府的政策促進(jìn)了普通話在美國的普及，故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。縱觀全文，主要介紹了美國學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)中文熱情升溫的現(xiàn)象，分析了出現(xiàn)該現(xiàn)象的背景和原因，故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇社會文化類閱讀，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。8．閱讀理解 Baths in Japan In many western countries people do not bathe (沐浴) every day. Sometimes they bathe only once a week. Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot of money. In cold countries people usually do not feel they are dirty if they do not have a bath. In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill. Each house has its own bathroom but there are also big bathhouses for everybody. They are found everywhere in Japan. In the bathhouse there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three meters wide, three meters long and about one meter deep: halfway down there is a narrow (狹窄的) seat that goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, they wash themselves first, and then get into the big bath. The person stays there for a short time. When they get out of the bath, they wash their body with soap and water. After the soap is all washed away, the person gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath. The water in the big bath is changed quite often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They