【正文】 浸式語言教學(xué)法）. Children in the immersion program hear only the new language in the classroom. The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new language. Some experts （家） say the immersion program is the most effective （有效的） for young children to learn a language. But there can be a problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at such an early age. Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language. Only seven of the fifty states require （要求） schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school. By then, students are about thirteen years old. American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. The government has increased support for foreign language study in its Education Law called No Child Left Behind. At college, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages and more languages are being studied now. Spanish is the most widely taught at American colleges and universities. French, German, Chinese and Italian are also popular.（1）Where is Spanish the most widely taught? A.At American colleges and universities.B.At American secondary schools. C At American high schools. D. At American elementary schools.（2）Students in the immersion program can do the following things EXCEPT ____. A.hearing the new languageB.hearing their native language C playing games in the new language D. talking to one another in the new language?（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The government doesn39。t support this program.B.All schools will take part in the immersion program.C.It39。s not good for children to learn a foreign language at an early age.D.Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language.（4）What is the passage mainly about? A.Foreign language teaching in American families.B.A foreign language teaching method in America.C.Foreign language teaching at American universities.D.Foreign language teaching at American high schools.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了美國最受歡迎的教孩子們外國語言的方法——沉浸式語言教學(xué)法。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Spanish is the most widely taught at American colleges and ，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Children in the immersion program hear only the new language in the classroom. The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new 、用新語言玩游戲、唱歌和相互談?wù)?，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign 。故選D。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了美國最受歡迎的教孩子們外國語言的方法——沉浸式語言教學(xué)法。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題常考題型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 It39。s a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their gardens. They39。re digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds（種子）. By summer, their gardens will be full of bright colors. The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did. Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses without gardens often rent（租用） land from the government. At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a hobby. People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally（起初） grew wild in other countries. Every year, there are petitions for the largest vegetables, but don39。t expect to win：Britain39。s biggest carrot is almost six metres long.（1）In summer, British gardens are often . A.covered with grey leaves and plantsB.colorful with different plantsC.too hot for people to work thereD.full of people digging there（2）A recent survey showed that of the British felt it important to do some gardening. A.around 70%B.over 50%C.only 20%D.about 10%（3）We can infer from Paragraph 4 that . A.seeds were provided for freeB.roses were first grown in BritainC.gardening is a hobby in the worldD.the owner of Chatsworth House was rich（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence? A.It is mon to grow carrots.B.It is hard to win the petition.C.The carrot is much easier to grow.D.The carrot is their favorite vegetable.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是講述了英國人喜歡種花園的事情。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)By summer, their gardens will be full of bright ，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden，可知大概70%人們覺得花時(shí)間在花園里很重要 ，故選A。 （3）推理題。根據(jù)At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House，可知Chatsworth House得主人是富有的，故選D。 （4）詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)Every year, there are petitions for the largest vegetables, but don39。t expect to win: Britain39。s biggest carrot is almost six metres long. 可知想要超過6米長的胡蘿卜很難，所以贏比賽很難，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測(cè)題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，詞義猜測(cè)題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意。11．閱讀理解 Everyone has eaten instant noodles（方便面）. It is very easy to cook it instantly by putting the noodles into the boiling water and adding in ingredient packets, together with other food like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered whether this is the correct way of cooking it? When you first take out the noodles from the packaging, you will notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. In order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side, it needs some form of wax coating（石蠟涂層） to achieve an attractive instant noodles in front of us. However, researches have shown that the layer of wax coating on the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not eat it too often. It is advisable to have a break of 23 days before we start to eat another packet of instant noodles as our body need about 3 days to clear that layer of wax coating away from our body system. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating stored in our stomach? It will lead to CANCER. There are two key points to take note wh