【正文】 opolis and head to nearby Delphi to see the home of the ancient Oracle, before flying to the island of Crete where you can explore its capital, Heraklion, and enjoy its worldfamous diet of seafood and cheese.Duration: 8 Days Prices From: US$ 892Trip Type: Romance amp。 Honeymoon, Tailormade Travel IdeasLondon for Families Designed to thrill people of all ages, this family London vacation explores the sights, history and magic of this great city. Visit the world of Harry Potter, the original Madame Tussaud39。s Wax Museum, and take the Original London Sightseeing Tour.Duration: 9 Days Prices From: US$ 634 Trip Type: Family Vacations, Stopovers/City Breaks, Tailormade Travel IdeasAustralia amp。 New Zealand Explore the two most popular cities of Australia and New Zealand on this airland tour. Start in Sydney, where you39。ll tour the Sydney Opera House, sail across the famous harbour, and see koalas and kangaroos at Taronga Zoo. Then head on to Auckland where you39。ll explore the twin harbours, learn about Maori traditions, and enjoy unbeatable views of the landscape.Duration: 11 Days Prices From: US$ 1,999 Trip Type: Vacation Packages with AirfareClassic Egypt This tour is a true classic designed to give the traveler with limited time a superb introduction to the civilization of Ancient Egypt, focusing on the Nile and its importance to the people. The ancient land of Egypt inspires the imagination like no other. Unlock the land of the Pharaohs on this 9 day journey along the Nile.Duration: 9 Days Prices From: US$ 1,495 Trip Type: Classics (Bestsellers), Tailormade Travel Ideas（1）Which trip is more likely taken by a newlymarried couple? A.London for Families.B.Australia amp。 New Zealand.C.Classic Egypt.D.Athens and Crete Explorer.（2）If you are on the trip to London for Families, you will see ________. ancient Oracle world of Harry Potter and kangaroos ancient land of Egypt（3）From the text, it can be learnt that all the four trips ________. the same trip type more than one week more than US$ 1000 their famous diet（4）Where is the text probably taken from? travel brochure. science fiction. storybook. textbook.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了四個(gè)旅游行程。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)Athens and Crete Explorer部分中的”Trip Type: Romance amp。 Honeymoon, Tailormade Travel Ideas“旅行類型：浪漫蜜月，量身定做的旅行創(chuàng)意，可推知，新婚夫婦極可能會(huì)選擇Athens and Crete Explorer”雅典和克里特島探險(xiǎn)家“。故選D。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)London for Families部分中的”Visit the world of Harry Potter“參觀哈利波特的世界，可知，如果參加倫敦的家庭之旅，你會(huì)看到哈利波特的世界。故選B。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)四個(gè)旅游行程中Duration（持續(xù)時(shí)間）的介紹信息“Duration: 8 Days ，Duration: 9Days，Duration: 11Days”可知，這四個(gè)旅游行程都超過了一周。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的”We have many trips for you to explore the world your way. Our travel ideas are as diverse as the world itself and are designed to let you experience it. Please start with the following four trips.“我們有很多旅行供您以您的方式探索世界。我們的旅游理念和世界本身一樣多樣化，旨在讓您體驗(yàn)它。請(qǐng)從以下四次旅行開始?？赏浦?，這篇文章可能來自于旅游手冊(cè)。故選A。 【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，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 If spending is a measure of what matters, then the people of the developing world place a high value on brains. While private spending on education has not changed much in the rich world in the past ten years, in China and India it has more than doubled. Since brainpower is the primary generator of progress, this burst of enthusiasm for investing in private education is excellent news for the world. But not everybody is delighted. Because private education increases inequality, some governments are trying to stop its advance. That39。s wrong: they should wele it, and spread its benefits more widely. ① Education used to be provided by religious institutions or entrepreneurs. But when governments, starting in Prussia in the 18th century, got into the business of nationbuilding, they realized they could use education to shape young minds. As state systems grew, private schooling was left to the elite and the pious(虔誠的). Now it is enjoying popularity again, for several reasons. Ines are rising, especially among the better off, at the same time as birth rates are falling. In China the former onechild policy means that six people—two parents and four grandparents—can pour money into educating a single child. ② All over the developing world, people want more or better education than governments provide. Where cities are growing at unmanageable speed, the private education is taking up the slack. In India the private education now educates nearly half of all children, in Pakistan more than a third, and in both countries the state education is shrinking. Even where the state does pretty well, as in East Asia, richer people still want better schooling for their children than the masses get. Thus, Vietnam, which has an outstanding stateschool system for a poor country, measured by its performance in the OECD39。s PISA test, also has the fastestgrowing private education. ③ In most ways, this is an excellent thing, because the world is getting more and better schooling. In rich countries, once the background and ability of the children who attend private schools are taken into account, their exams results are about the same as those in the state education. But in developing countries private schools are better—and much more efficient. A study of eight Indian states found that, in terms of learning outes per rupee, private schools were between times and 29 times more costeffective than state schools. ④ They tend to sort children by ine, herding richer ones towards better schools that will enhance their already superior life chances. That is one reason why many governments are troubled by their rise. Governments are right to worry about private education39。s contribution to inequality, but they are wrong to discourage its growth. Governments should instead focus on improving the