【正文】 guages. Since the late 1800s many American Indian children have attended boarding schools. At that time, Indian children were required to attend schools by law, and the government forced Indian families to send their children to such schools. The children were separated from their families. and given English name The teachers often taught native American students in English, instead of the language of their parents. They were told they needed to learn English in 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(shuō)明文，美國(guó)的印第安人正在使用新的方法來(lái)增加本族語(yǔ)言的使用，否則，他們的本族語(yǔ)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(shuō)他們本族語(yǔ)言的本地美國(guó)人的數(shù)量在過(guò)去的一個(gè)世紀(jì)中已將減少?？芍?，會(huì)說(shuō)本族語(yǔ)的美國(guó)土著的人數(shù)在過(guò)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(lái)提升族人的本族語(yǔ)使用能力。可知，如果越來(lái)越多的族人只說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，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(wàn)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(shuō)自己民族的語(yǔ)言，可知，現(xiàn)在僅僅有不到兩百人可以說(shuō)這種語(yǔ)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(yǔ)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(wèn)題的解決方案：美國(guó)的印第安人正在使用新的方法（app）來(lái)增加本族語(yǔ)使用人數(shù)。選項(xiàng)A中efforts能凸顯人們這一問(wèn)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 The Art Museum of Chicago Visiting time The museum is open daily 10:30 am 5:00 pm. The museum and its shops are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year39。s Day. Highlights (亮點(diǎn))of the Art Museum American Art Discover how artists have expressed many aspects of the American experience through the rich variety of this collection. Impressionism: Monet, Degas, Renoir and More Learn about the color and excitement of late 19thcentury life as you view one of the most admired collections of French Impressionism in the world. Hidden Histories Hear stories about artists and their artworks that may be overlooked or underappreciated for one reason or another. For families with children It is free for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18 and the Art Museum is the perfect place for an outing with the whole family. Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games.（1）When can you visit the museum? Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. April Fool39。s Day. New Year39。s Day.（2）Who of the following has to pay for his/her visit? 19 yearold Chicago student. 13yearold girl. 17 yearold Chicago girl. 9 yearold pupil.（3）What can people do in the Art Museum of Chicago? stories about artists and their artworks. about the color and excitement of 18thcentury life. how artists have expressed the African experience. a visit to the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了芝加哥藝術(shù)博物館的有關(guān)信息，包括其開(kāi)放時(shí)間、博物館藝術(shù)特點(diǎn)等。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“The museum and its shops are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year39。s Day.”博物館及其商店會(huì)在感恩節(jié)、圣誕節(jié)、新年當(dāng)天關(guān)閉，因此可以在愚人節(jié)進(jìn)行參觀。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It is free for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18”對(duì)于14歲以下的小孩以及18歲以下的芝加哥籍青少年都是免費(fèi)的。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center,”參觀者可以參觀Ryan教育中心的合家歡空間，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules, planning your next move and acting as a team member are all game ideas that you will e across throughout your life. Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as ropejumping and hideandseek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will b