【正文】 , June 9～10, from 12 pm to 6 pm ”； Solely Women 部分中的“ Time: June 8~10, from 12 pm to 5 pm ”； Broadway Commons Carnival 部分中的“ Time: May 31～June 17, from 5 pm to 11 pm” 以及 Long Island39。s Festival 部分中的“ Time: June 8～10, from 10 am to 11 pm ”可知Northside Festival 只有兩天時間，選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和數(shù)字計算兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進推理計算，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Ray Tokuda, a 54yearold Japanese American, is proud of the title his school has given him. He is a Shifu, a Chinese word literally meaning a master, mentor or senior practioner of martial arts. Tokuda has reason to be proud. He has been involved with Chinese martial arts for almost four decades. After learning them at the martial arts school in New Mexico State, today he is among the most experienced kung fu teachers of the school. Practicing martial arts two to three hours and helping students improve their skills have bee Tokuda39。s daily routine. He expects to practice and teach martial arts for the rest of his life. I39。m still learning. It39。s worth more than a lifetime to learn Chinese martial arts, he said. Once I started, I just couldn39。t stop. I think it39。s also the magic of Chinese culture. Tokuda was sent to the martial arts school when he was 10. He still remembers how unwilling he was when starting out. My father had always wanted to learn Chinese martial arts but never got the chance, so he put his kid in, he said. I was so afraid at that time because I thought kung fu was all about fighting. But things changed after he learned that martial arts were more than punching and kicking. One of the things martial arts teach me is overing adversity, Tokuda said. As a little kid, my first lesson was like, oh, look, this is a thing that I can get through by diligence, perseverance（毅力）and dedication, and that was priceless for my life. Learning Chinese martial arts opened a gateway for him to better understand Chinese culture because he could hear a lot of ancient Chinese kung furelated stories. It is like in America, where we hear stories about knights in shining armor and King Arthur and noble deeds done, he said. I feel martial arts preserve something of ancient China that can39。t be found in books. They are sort of an oral history. Tokuda has also been invited to various events in his home state to showcase traditional Chinese culture, including the dragon dance and lion dance, which he also learnt at the martial arts school. Because of this, he is now considered a cultural envoy (使者) in the eyes of the public.（1）Tokuda didn39。t want to learn kung fu because he had thought it was __________. A.practicalB.magicalC.violentD.difficult（2）From the passage, what can we learn about Tokuda? A.He learnt martial arts from his father.B.He is the founder of the kung fu school.C.He learnt from martial arts how to deal with difficulties.D.He is the most experienced kung fu teacher of his state.（3）Which of the following words can best describe Tokuda? A.Modest and friendly.B.Devoted and persevering.C.Talented and humorous.D.Motivated and considerate.【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，功夫讓一位日裔美國人成為中國文化使者，幫助傳播中國傳統(tǒng)文化——武術。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“I was so afraid at that time because I thought kung fu was all about fighting. ”可知，那時，Tokuda以為功夫就是打斗。故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第六段中的‘One of the things martial arts teach me is overing adversity,’ Tokuda said.‘As a little kid, my first lesson was like, oh, look, this is a thing that I can get through by diligence, perseverance（毅力）and dedication, and that was priceless for my life.’”Tokuda認為，武術教他的一件事就是克服逆境，從而可以推斷出他從武術中學會了如何處理困難。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Tokuda has reason to be proud. He has been involved with Chinese martial arts for almost four decades. ”Tokuda從事中國武術近40年，可以推斷他的堅持；第三段中的“Practicing martial arts two to three hours and helping students improve their skills have bee Tokuda39。s daily routine. He expects to practice and teach martial arts for the rest of his life. ”幫助學生提高他們的技能已經(jīng)成為Tokuda每天的例行公事，他希望在他的余生中練習和教授武術，可以推斷他對自己事業(yè)的熱愛與奉獻。故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，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 The bestknown example of external( 外部的)influence causing language change is the Americanization of world culture, which has caused English words to appear in city streets all over the world. The effect is most noticeable in pop music. Foreign groups often record in English, and the words are picked up and repeated in the same language everywhere, even by children who otherwise have little or no mand of the language. I once met a Brazilian child of about ten who could count 39。one, two, three39。, but only by adding the words 39。o39。clock, four o39。clock rock 39。at the end. Some people are often strongly critical of the influence of English on their language especially when an English word replaces a traditional word. In 1977, France passed a law banning the use of English words in official situations if an equivalent( 意義相同的)French expression existed but the law seemed to be honored more in the breaking than in the observing. Some other countries have considered introducing a similar law despite the evidence that such laws have very little effect, and that the arrival of loan words( 外來詞) can greatly enrich a language (as indeed in the case of English itself, which has a long history of weling foreign words). However, not everyone is critical. In particular, mercial firms and advertisers are well aware of the potential selling power that the use of English vocabulary can bring. In Japan, English is even used in television mercials, despite the fact that the majority of viewers would not understand exactly what was being said: the excellence implied by the mere use of English is apparently enough to mand the strategy to the advertisers. Most of the influence of Engli