【正文】 he first year after winning Noble Prize, literature winners may . A.bee less productiveB.make more money from writingC.have the freedom to create more and better worksD.disappear from the public eyes for a period of time【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了諾貝爾獎獲得者在決定如何花他們的獎金時展現(xiàn)出很多的獨特性。比如，房產(chǎn)就是眾多諾貝爾獎獲得者喜歡投資的方向。作者還提到了諾貝爾和平獎獲得者對獎金的花費更公開，而文學家獲得者對獎金的花費更私人化。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段可知，諾貝爾獎獲得者在決定如何花他們的獎金時展現(xiàn)出很多的獨特性。originality獨創(chuàng)性，創(chuàng)造性， 故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第六段中的“For winners of the peace prize the decision is often more clearcut, as the honor tends to go to politicians, organizations and activists who are under more public supervision.”諾貝爾和平獎得主的獎金如何用的決定通常會更清晰，公開。因為和平獎通常會由政治家、組織及活動家獲得，而他們通常處在更多的公眾監(jiān)管之下。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的During the first year after they39。ve won they often write less,...可知在獲得諾貝爾獎之后的第一年，作家作品會少一些。故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及詞義猜測和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 It is monly believed that in medieval France, New Year was celebrated on 1 April. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, changing New Year to 1 January. With no modern munications, news travelled slowly and new ideas were often questioned. Many people did not hear of the change, some merely forgot, and others chose to ignore it. These people were called fools. Invitations to nonexistent New Year parties were sent and other practical jokes were played. Over time playing tricks on 1 April became a tradition. The custom eventually spread to England and Scotland, and it was later transported across the Atlantic to the American colonies (殖民地) of the English and the French. April Fools39。 Day has now developed into an international festival of fun, with different nationalities celebrating the day in special ways. France and Italy In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the fish of April. By the month of April fish have only just hatched and are therefore easy to catch. Children stick paper fish to their Friends39。 backs and chocolate fish are found in the shops. America and Britain Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on 1 April. A mon trick is to point to a friend39。s shoe and say Your shoelace (鞋帶) is untied. When they look down, they are laughed at. Schoolchildren might tell a friend that school has been cancelled. Sometimes the media get involved. Once, a British short film was shown on April Fools39。 Day about spaghetti farmers and how they harvest their crop from spaghetti trees! Scotland In Scotland, April Fools39。 Day lasts for two days! The second day is called Taily Day and tricks on this day involve the bottom (or the tail, in informal speech). Often a sign saying ‘kick me39。 is stuck onto someone39。s back without them knowing.（1）In what condition would someone be called fish of April in France? A.When one is fooled.B.If one is fond of fish.C.When one fools others.D.If one prefers chocolate.（2）What was the purpose of the British short film? A.To help the audience.B.To trick the audience.C.To warn the audience.D.To inform the audience.（3）Where does April Fools39。 Day last for more than one day? A.Italy.B.France.C.America.D.Scotland.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，愚人節(jié)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)發(fā)展成為一個國際性的娛樂節(jié)日，不同的國家以不同的方式慶祝這一天。作者講述了關(guān)于“愚人節(jié)”的一些事情以及一些國家愚人節(jié)的風俗習慣。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)France and Italy部分中的“In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the‘fish of April’.“在法國和意大利，如果有人捉弄你，你就是“四月魚”?！笨芍?，在法國當一個人被愚弄時才會有人被稱為“四月魚”。故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)America and Britain部分中的“Today, Americans and the British play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on 1 , a British short film was shown on April Fools39。 Day about spaghetti farmers and how they harvest their crop from spaghetti trees!”今天，美國人和英國人都會在4月1日這天對朋友和陌生人開些小玩笑。有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面”和“有一次，愚人節(jié)放映了一部英國短片，講的是種意大利面的農(nóng)民如何從意大利面樹上收獲意大利面。”可知，英國短片的目的是來欺騙觀眾。故選B。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Scotland部分中的“In Scotland, April Fools39。 Day lasts for two days!“在蘇格蘭，愚人節(jié)要持續(xù)兩天！”可知，在蘇格蘭愚人節(jié)持續(xù)超過一天。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。9．The passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. In a career that lasted more than half a century, Tom Wolfe wrote fiction and nonfiction bestsellers including The Electric KoolAid Acid Test and The Bonfire of the Vanities. Along the way, he created a new type of journalism and coined phrases that became part of the American vocabulary. Wolfe began working as a newspaper reporter, first for The Washington Post, then the New York Herald Tribune. He developed a literary style in nonfiction that became known as the New Journalism. I39。ve always agreed on a theoretical level that the techniques for fiction and nonfiction are interchangeable, he said. The things that work in nonfiction would work in fiction, and vice versa. When Tom Wolfe39。s voice broke into the world of nonfiction, it was a time when a lot of writers, and a lot of artists in general, were turning inwards, says Lev Grossman, book critic for Time magazine. Wolfe didn39。t do that. Wolfe turned outwards. He was a guy who was interested in other people. Wolfe was interested in how they thought, how they did things and how the things they did affected the world around them. In 1979, Wolfe published The Right Stuff, an account of the military test pilots who became America39。s first astronauts. Four years later, the book was adapted as a feature film. The Right Stuff was the book for me, says Grossman. It reminded me, in case I39。d forgotten, that the world is an incredible place. In The Right Stuff, Wolfe popularized the phrase pushing the envelope. In a New York magazine article, Wolfe described the 1970s as The 39。Me39。 Decade. Grossman says these phrases became part of the American idiom because they were accurate. He was an enormously forceful observer, and he was not afraid of making strong claims about what was happening in reality, Grossman says.