【正文】 。D.Mckinlock Court,（5）Where can we see the special artworks? A.On all floors of Rice Building.B.On the second floor of Rice Building.C.On the first floor of Michigan Avenue Building.D.On the lower floor of Michigan Avenue Building.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）A（5）B 【解析】【分析】大意：本文介紹美術(shù)博物館，介紹了它的影響力和美術(shù)博物館的示意圖。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)On the back of this Visitor Guide, you39。ll find directions to some mustsee works in our collection the don39。t miss list for the Art Museum,可知，這篇文章來(lái)自參觀指南的一頁(yè)，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) On the back of this Visitor Guide, you39。ll find directions to some mustsee works in our collection the don39。t miss list for the Art Museum,可知，在在清單上可以看到一些必須看見(jiàn)的作品，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)示意圖可知，博物館俯瞰圖包括五部分，故選D。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)THEBRIDGE中的Second floor：Chinese art可知，THEBRIDGE的第二樓含有中國(guó)藝術(shù)，故選A。 （5）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)RICE BUILDING中的Second floor:special artworks可知，RICE BUILDING的第二樓含有特殊的藝術(shù)品，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題、詞義猜測(cè)題和主旨題是閱讀理解題中常考題型。細(xì)節(jié)題需要從文中尋找答案。9．閱讀理解 Compass It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it.Gunpowder It was one of the greatest inventions. It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it. At first, it was used for making fireworks. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The method of making it was spread throughout most parts of Eurasia by the end of 13th century.Paper making China was the first country in the world to make paper. During the Western Han Dynasty （206 BC一9 AD）, paper was made in some places in China, It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty （25 AD 220 AD） by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark, ropes, rags and so on. Before it was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones. They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks.Printing It was developed in 1041~1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe. It was the basic method at that time.（1）After the ____________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel. A.passB.printingC.gunpowderD.papermaking（2）At first, gunpowder was used for____________. A.finding directionsB.making fireworksC.carving charactersD.writing（3）Printing was developed in the____________. A.Tang DynastyB.Song DynastyC.Han DynastyD.Qing Dynasty（4）The best title for the reading material is____________. A.The Four Dynasties of Ancient ChinaB.The Four Great Inventors of Ancient ChinaC.The Four Great Inventions of Ancient ChinaD.The Four Great History Characters of Ancient China【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文講述了中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明，指南針，火藥，造紙和印刷。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)pass的信息中After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel 可知，指南針發(fā)明后，海洋向旅游開(kāi)放，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)gunpowder的信息中At first, it was used for making fireworks 可知， 起初，火藥被用于制作煙火，故選B。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)printing的信息中It was developed in 1041~1048 in the Song Dynasty 可知， 印刷術(shù)是在宋朝發(fā)展起來(lái)的 ，故選B。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)本文講述了中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明，指南針，火藥，造紙和印刷可知，The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China 中國(guó)古代的四大發(fā)明，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題，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 This August, we39。ll wele guests from all over the world. Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions. It39。s important for us to know about them. In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean. So, it39。s not proper to use one39。s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects. Doing so may offend some guests. Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal thingseven by accident. If this happens, say sorry politely. Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement. People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky. Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky. Muslims（穆斯林）do not eat pork, and words like pigs are not considered proper. People from Brazil, Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs（手帕）as gifts. They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings. Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia, where most Muslims live. （1）Indians don39。t hold food with the left hand because they consider it _____. A.uncleanB.uselessC.valuelessD.unimportant（2）The word offend in the second paragraph might mean______. A.honorB.helpC.hateD.hurt（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts.B.All the elderly people in the West like being helped by others.C.The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Wes