【正文】 特琳阿洛塔是該校都市農(nóng)業(yè)計劃的學(xué)生。研究人員正在研究包括草莓、西紅柿和甘薯在內(nèi)的植物。這所大學(xué)還有其他綠地。，我們也有自己的農(nóng)場實驗，由此可推斷出有許多大學(xué)生正在參與這項城市農(nóng)業(yè)計劃。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation39。s capital what and how food can be grown on a rooftop. ‘This is the future for food. You grow it here, you prepare it in a mercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets, food trucks, and then you recycle. ’ Sandy Farber Bandier 喜歡向住在華盛頓特區(qū)和首都以外地區(qū)的人們展示在屋頂上可以種植什么以及如何種植食物。她認(rèn)為這是食品的未來。你在這里種植，在商業(yè)廚房里準(zhǔn)備，通過農(nóng)貿(mào)市場分發(fā)。食品卡車，然后回收利用。 由此可推斷出她對于屋頂花園的未來很自信。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。第一段說美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費，美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。接著下文進行了詳細(xì)介紹了在大學(xué)校舍的頂部建造花園，種植多種植物吸收雨水，利用城市上空的一種資源，成為了城市農(nóng)業(yè)的一部分，有人認(rèn)為這是未來的食物。由此可知，本文主要敘述了綠色屋頂城市農(nóng)業(yè)的未來。綜觀全文可知，文中g(shù)reen roofs（綠色屋頂）貫穿全文，第一段最后一句green roofs（綠色屋頂）是建在城市的農(nóng)業(yè)（Urban Agriculture），故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(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。8．閱讀理解 You know, the soft subjects, says the boy in maths. The easy ones: the stupid girls at the bottom take them. Like dance. It shouldn39。t even be a subject. We39。re choosing subjects for our Alevel taster day at school. I see the raised eyebrows (眉毛) when I explain two of my GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) choices are dance and drama(戲劇). I was told by advisers that dance and drama wouldn39。t help me to get a suitable career. My friends told me I39。d get bored of dance and switch to science within the first month. But taking GCSE dance was the best decision I ever made. Dance gives me something to pour my head and heart into. It gives me a feeling of belonging, creativity, security and freedom. The education secretary Nicky Morgan has put emphasis on (強調(diào)) science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), saying that students who focus on the arts risk their careers. Stopping young people from expressing themselves at such a young age is not doing them any favours. Perhaps Nicky Morgan has forgotten to open the door of having a drive to study that subject day in, day out. It shouldn39。t matter what that subject is. I don39。t doubt the influence that STEM subjects can have on the people that love them. But to force children into one field is cruel. As much as I try, I39。m not good at and don39。t love physics, biology or maths. I don39。t want a career in these areas. There has been a decrease in the number of state schools offering arts subjects taught by specialist teachers. I can39。t even imagine how it feels to be told that you don39。t teach a real subject by an 8yearold boy. To the teachers, the parents, the government I say: Let children make their own decisions. Let them live in the present. Let them have a real, unlimited education.（1）How does the boy in maths feel about dance? A.Useless.B.Difficult.C.Beautiful.D.Important.（2）After the author took GCSE dance, she ________ A.lost interest in itB.kept her mind on itC.turned to other subjectsD.struggled with Her lessons（3）What do we know about Nicky Morgan? A.She encourages students to learn soft subjects.B.She suggests students take a risk in their careers.C.She underlines the importance of STEM subjects.D.She allows students to express themselves freely.（4）What39。s the present situation of arts subjects? A.They attract much attention worldwide.B.They are taught by nonprofessionals.C.They are considered less important.D.They have made great progress.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，很多人認(rèn)為藝術(shù)課是學(xué)習(xí)不好的孩子的救命稻草，是毫無用處的學(xué)科。而作者卻認(rèn)為藝術(shù)課給了她歸屬感，是使她不斷奮斗的動力源泉。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的”The easy ones: the stupid girls at the bottom take them. Like dance. It shouldn39。t even be a subject.“很簡單：底層愚蠢的女孩才會上這些課。就像跳舞。它甚至不應(yīng)該成為一個學(xué)科?？芍瑢W(xué)數(shù)學(xué)的男孩認(rèn)為舞蹈沒有用處。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的” Dance gives me something to pour my head and heart into“舞蹈給了我全身心投入的東西，可知，在作者參加完GCSE的舞蹈課程后，她就一直專注于此。故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的”The education secretary Nicky Morgan has put emphasis on science , technology. engineering and maths (STEM)“可知，Nicky Morgan強調(diào)理工學(xué)科的重要性。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的”There has been a decrease in the number of state schools offering arts subjects taught by specialist teachers“開設(shè)由專業(yè)教師講授藝術(shù)課程的公立學(xué)校數(shù)量有所減少?？芍囆g(shù)學(xué)科被認(rèn)為是不重要的，沒有得到重視。故選C。 【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，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 How was your day today? If it was just sort of OK, with nothing much happening, then Scott Shaffer wants to hear from you. Mr Shaffer is the editor of the Journal of Mundane Behaviour. We can learn a lot about the way that society works by examining normal patterns of behavior, he says. All the ordinary decisions we make and ordinary things we do are society in action. The idea that social scientists should study the unmarked, in Mr Shaffer39。s words, has also spread to historians. Traditionally, most history has been written as the story of greatness. It is all about great ideas, great people and great economic and social forces changing the way that millions of people live for ever. Albert Einstein39。s theory of relativity changed the way that we look at the universe. But has he been of more benefit to humanity than the unknown person who invented the first really fortable shoe? Try thinking great thoughts when your feet hurt. In recent years, books of microhistory have been a great success with the public. Most micro historians like to relate their subject to wider developments in society. According to historian Catherine Gallagher, the potato was once a matter of great argument. Supporters pointed out that it could grow cheaply and easily and help feed the poor. Opponents said that this would lead to the poor being more powerful, since they did not have to spend every hour working to feed themselves. It seems that European socialism started with an argument about vegetables. Britis