【正文】 ronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences. Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings showing ancient weaving machines and then toothbrushes! The paintings also give some evidence of the lifestyle at the time with, for example, pictures of people boiling milk over 1,000 years ago. Experts believe that there is more evidence to be found, but even now the caves are a wonderful natural museum. If the walls and ceilings of the caves were all put together they would form a tapestry 20 kilometers long and 2 meters high! It won39。t be possible to travel back in timethat only happens in filmsbut visiting these caves would be the nearest experience you could get to travelling back in time.（1）Why were Chinese historians excited when they found cave paintings showing ancient science? A.Because they had rarely seen cave paintings.B.Because they could make the place a tourist attraction.C.Because they could learn about ancient science through them.D.Because they would be given lots of money for the discovery.（2）The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City______. A.have 500 manmade cavesB.have been there for at most 1,600 yearsC.help us to know little about ancient scienceD.have paintings on their ceilings in every cave（3）Experts had discovered cave paintings showing the ancient techniques of ______. A.pottery making and wine productionB.weaving machines and toothbrushesC.boiling milk over 1,000 years agoD.architecture and weaving（4）The article is more likely to be selected from the magazine ______. A.Modern CountriesB.Business WorldC.Network WorldD.Popular Science【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了科學(xué)家們在中國甘肅的敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中發(fā)現(xiàn)了反映古代科學(xué)的壁畫。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences可知，這些壁畫為中國古代在數(shù)學(xué)、物理、化學(xué)、天文，地理、建筑以及農(nóng)學(xué)等領(lǐng)域的科技發(fā)明提供了證據(jù)，由此可知科學(xué)家們對此感到很興奮的原因是他們可以通過這些壁畫了解古代的科學(xué)，故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的There are 500 manmade caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years.可知，敦煌莫高窟有500個人工洞穴，故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings可知，科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)壁畫中展示了古代制陶和釀酒技術(shù)，故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了科學(xué)家們在中國甘肅敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中發(fā)現(xiàn)了反映古代科學(xué)的壁畫，這屬于科學(xué)范疇，因此文章最有可能出自科學(xué)雜志，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(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。8．閱讀理解 She was known to millions as the Queen of Crime or the Duchess (女公爵)of Death. But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing about the weapons most often used in murder. I don39。t think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body, Agatha Christie once said. But her pen dared to travel where her eyes would not. In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。s murder stories made her the world39。s bestknown mystery (神秘)writer. Only the Bible and Shakespeare39。s works have sold more copies than her. Her novels have been turned into films and TV scenes. This month, British TV announced they will remake eight Christie films. Her work has continuing appeal for viewers, said director Laura Mackie. There is always a desire for a really good detective novel. Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and lots of short stories, dying at the age of 86. With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are Murder on the Orient Express(1934) and Death on the Nile (1937). Poirot is a tidy little man with a funnylooking moustache, an eggshaped head and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from observing the behaviour of those around him, always managing to spot patterns that others cannot see. Poirot has bee so famous that someone has even written his biography, The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot.（1）What kind of works did Agatha Christie write? A.Love stories.B.Documentary books.C.Adventure stories.D.Murder stories.（2）We can infer from the text that Christie . A.joined the Army in World War IB.has been a teacher at a police academyC.is the third bestselling writer in the worldD.has had all her novels turned into films（3）From Mackie39。s view, why do Christie39。s novels have continuous appeal for viewers? A.Because she is wellknown to the whole world.B.Because she has a good knowledge of weapons.C.Because people have a desire to learn about murders happening.D.Because people are longing to read really good detective novels.（4）What is Hercule Poirot? A.He is Christie39。s coworker.B.He is the hero in many of Christie39。s works.C.He is a real police officer.D.He is the writer who wrote a biography of Christie.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要介紹以寫謀殺故事而成為世界著名推理小說家的Agatha Christie以及她的作品。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中In her 50year writing profession, Christie39。s murder stories made her the world39。s bestknown mystery (神秘)w