【正文】 order to get a job, earn money and buy a house or nice things. However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members. At least one organization is turning to modern technologyThe Sealaska Heritage Institute, a nonprofit group, has developed two apps for speakers of the Tlingit language. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a reference for important language topics such as conversation phrases, number, and letters. The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left. in addition, very few young people are able to speak Tlingit. Currently there are two apps, called Learning Tlingit and Tlingit Language Games. The Learning Tlingit app serves as a language guide. It provides Tlingit words and expressions, the tribal alphabet, as well as a basic list of the words included. With the Tlingit Language Games app, users are given a choice of different places of environments, like a house, forest or ocean.（1）What is the problem the native Americans are facing now? number of native Americans has been increasing. and fewer native Americans speak their own language. native language has been extinct.39。s hard to increase the interest of hearing native languages.（2）What will be the result if more and more native Americans only speak English? will get better jobs and higher pay. will teach their own children to speak English. will lose their history and culture. will get along well with the government.（3）What can we know about Tlingit? can help the native people know some language topics. can help the: native people earn money and buy a. house or nice things is a very popular app among the native speakers is a native language spoken by fewer than 200 people.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? Indian tribes39。 efforts to increase native speakers. for the disappearance of some American Indian languages. to help the native tribes lead a traditional life. popularity of the language learning apps.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，美國(guó)的印第安人正在使用新的方法來增加本族語言的使用，否則，他們的本族語言將面臨嚴(yán)重的危機(jī)。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Yet the number of native. Americans with the ability to speak their tribe39。s language has decreased over the past century. ”但是能說他們本族語言的本地美國(guó)人的數(shù)量在過去的一個(gè)世紀(jì)中已將減少。可知，會(huì)說本族語的美國(guó)土著的人數(shù)在過去的一個(gè)多世紀(jì)中已經(jīng)減少了，故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的“However, fearing a loss of history and culture, the Indian Nations are experimenting with new ways to increase the language ability of tribal members.”然而，害怕失去自己的歷史和文化，許多印第安部落嘗試新的方法來提升族人的本族語使用能力?？芍?，如果越來越多的族人只說英語，他們將會(huì)失去自己的歷史和文化。故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第九段中的“The Tlingit tribe has about 10, 000 members. They live mainly in southeastern Alaska. But as of 2013, the tribe had only 125 native speakers left.”特林吉特部落有大約一萬人。他們主要居住在阿拉斯加?xùn)|南部。但是就2013年的統(tǒng)計(jì)，這個(gè)部落只有125人可以說自己民族的語言，可知，現(xiàn)在僅僅有不到兩百人可以說這種語言了，故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文前六段描述了美國(guó)印第安人在民族語言方面面臨的處境以及這一處境引起的擔(dān)憂，最后四段提出了針對(duì)這一問題的解決方案：美國(guó)的印第安人正在使用新的方法（app）來增加本族語使用人數(shù)。選項(xiàng)A中efforts能凸顯人們這一問題的擔(dān)心及在努力尋求解決方案方面所做的努力。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個(gè)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，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Beltana Station —— Stay with a difference Beltana Station is a fully working sheep and cattle station, and a great place for a holiday with a real difference in Australia. Here the animals are not just to be looked at. They are part of everyday working life at the historic Beltana Station. What to do See how a station really works. Join in the daily working life with station workers. Shearing (剪羊毛) and campouts are part of Beltana Station39。s activities. Farm animals to see: sheep and cattle. For the kids, depending on the season, there will be animals to feed — lambs and calves. The station is a joy for painters and photographers. There is a family games room. Three roads for 4wheeldrive cars through the station take in such views as Lake Torrens, Mount Deception, relics in Old Beltana town and much more. Where to live the historic 1860s shearers39。 rooms tworoom small houses (1860s) one small historic country house Beltana Station is not a resort (度假勝地) hotel. Unlike other places, you can experience real life with real people in Beltana.（1）What would be a proper activity for children at Beltana Station? with station workers. shearing. cattle. lambs.（2）What may people learn when visiting Beltana Station? needed for long walks in mountains. of Australian history. to do in team sports. to keep pets.（3）What is special about Beltana Station? is a large wild park. offers reallife work experience. has seasonal family activities. is a good place for weekend piics.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了貝爾塔納站的一些日常工作。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)What to do部分中的“For the kids, depending on the season, there will be animals to feed—lambs and calves (小羊和小牛).”對(duì)于孩子們來說，根據(jù)季節(jié)的不同，會(huì)有小動(dòng)物來喂養(yǎng)。由此可知，在貝爾塔納車站，孩子們可以喂羊羔。故案選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are part of everyday working life at the historic Beltana Station.”可知，它們是歷史悠久的貝爾塔納車站日常工作生活的一部分。由此推斷，參觀貝爾塔納車站可以了解澳大利亞歷史。故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Unlike other places, you can experience real life with real people in Beltana.”可知，與其他地方不同的是，在貝爾塔納你可以和真實(shí)的人一起體驗(yàn)真實(shí)的生活。由此可知，貝爾塔納車站提供了真實(shí)的工作體驗(yàn)。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇生活類閱讀，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)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 If you live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language for several hours each day. So it may bee part of your inner speech. In other words, you start thinking in that language. Your mind stops trying to translate things from your native language into the second language. But most of the English learners live in places where English is not the main language. This may be true for you. You may not have many chances to practice English. You may even be selftaugh