【正文】 to do something that makes life a bit easier for other people. And maybe one day a historian will e along and write the story. It is something to get excited about, though perhaps not very excited.（1）Why does the author tell you to try thinking great thoughts when your feet hurt? A.To show the ordinary is necessary.B.To show history is created by the unknown.C.To show great thoughts are unnecessary.D.To show greatness es from the ordinary.（2）What was the most important thing about the argument about the potato? A.It helped the poor to feed themselves.B.It helped to spend less money on food.C.It brought about a struggle against the rich.D.It led to great changes in society.（3）Why didn39。t people smile in pictures painted hundreds of years ago? A.They lived a hard life.B.Their teeth looked terrible.C.They were not friendly.D.They preferred to look serious.（4）What is mainly discussed in the text? A.The ways to make life easier.B.The importance of the ordinary in history.C.The increasing interest in microhistory.D.Unknown people who invented small things.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文。論述了關(guān)注社會(huì)中普通人的重要性。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“All the ordinary decisions we make and ordinary things we do are society in action.”及第二段中的“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.”可知第一個(gè)發(fā)明舒適的鞋的未知人的重要性。作者以此來印證普通人和普通人的想法的重要性。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“According to historian Catherine Gallagher, the potato was once a matter of great argument. ”以及“ It seems that European socialism started with an argument about vegetables.” 可知作者在文中提到了potato,而恰恰是對(duì)potato的討論帶來了社會(huì)的變革。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“It is all because of dentistry, he says. Once people were able to look after their teeth, they began to smile and the world became a happier place”可推斷當(dāng)人們會(huì)照料自己的牙齒的時(shí)候,人們才敢笑,這表明在此之前人不敢笑,是因?yàn)樗麄兊难例X很糟糕。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文主題為The importance of the ordinary in history,（歷史中普通人的重要性）各段落緊扣主題內(nèi)容,論證了作者在本文中的觀點(diǎn)普通人是很重要的。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生根據(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 Prezi Pro users! With Prezi Desktop, all your Prezis are synchronized(同步的) for editing or presenting, online or off. Prezi is engineered for smooth, highresolution remote(高分辨率) presenting across all devices, wherever there39。s a connection. No WiFi? No problem. You can present offline using our desktop app. You can even use your mobile device as a remote presentation clicker. Prezi works with iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.BasicIndividualTeams For students and teachers, we offer discounts when you sign up using a valid school address. Click here to Learn more.（1）If one wants to use Prezi for presentations online, and control who sees them, how much does it cost at least a month? A.Free.B.$ 5C.$ 15D.$ 59（2）According to the passage, how many of the following conclusions are TRUE? ①Prezi is a software for editing presentations that only can be used online②For Prezi, both mobile phone app and PC software are available.③Most Prezi users prefer plus advanced presenter features, and offline access.④A university student may get lower prices when getting Prezi software.A.1B.2C.3D.4（3）Where does the passage most probably e from? A.Magazine.B.Website.C.Textbook.D.Newspaper.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要介紹了Prezi這款軟件的信息。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Standard部分中Create beautiful presentations in our online editor, and control who sees them.（在我們的在線編輯器中創(chuàng)建漂亮的演示文稿，并控制誰能看到它們。）及下面的價(jià)格可知，如果你想用Prezi在網(wǎng)上做演講，并控制誰能看到，至少一個(gè)月要花五美元。故選B。（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句With Prezi Desktop, all your Prezis are synchronized(同步的)for editing or presenting, online or off.（使用Prezi桌面，您的所有Prezis是同步編輯或呈現(xiàn)，在線或離線。）可知，Prezi是編輯的軟件演示，在線離線都可以使用，故選項(xiàng)①錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)第一段中You can present offline using our desktop app. You can even use your mobile device as a remote presentation clicker. Prezi works with iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.（您可以使用我們的桌面應(yīng)用程序離線演示。您甚至可以使用您的移動(dòng)設(shè)備作為遠(yuǎn)程演示單擊器。Prezi適用于iPhone、iPad和Android設(shè)備。）可知，手機(jī)應(yīng)用和電腦軟件都可以使用Prezi。故選項(xiàng)②正確；根據(jù)Plus部分中For more presenting power. Everything you get with Basic, plus privacy control, advanced presenter features, and offline access.（來獲得更多的表達(dá)能力。所有你得到的基本，加上隱私控制，先進(jìn)的演示功能，和離線訪問。）可知，大多數(shù)Prezi用戶更喜歡高級(jí)呈現(xiàn)器功能和離線訪問。故選項(xiàng)③正確；根據(jù)最后一段For students and teachers, we offer discounts when you sign up using a valid school ，大學(xué)生購買Prezi軟件時(shí)可能會(huì)得到更低的價(jià)格。故④正確。綜上可知有三項(xiàng)結(jié)論是正確的。故選C。 （3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句Click here to Learn more.（點(diǎn)擊這里了解更多信息。）可知，文章最有可能摘自網(wǎng)站。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。應(yīng)用文閱讀可以先看題干，抓住關(guān)鍵詞，在原文找對(duì)應(yīng)詞、短語或句子，注意同義詞、反義詞、上下義詞等。9．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 The